South African general election 1987 Tags: Election.The 1987 South African general election was held on 6 May 1987. The State of Emergency existing in South Africa at that time cast a cloud over the elections. It was once again won by the National Party (NP) under the leadership of P. W. thumbnail firstLeader P. W. Botha secondLeader Andries Treurnicht start date 1987-05-06 title South African general election 1987 Learn more... Loading...