| Election Name: | 1887 German federal election |
| Country: | German Empire |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1884 German federal election |
| Previous Year: | 1884 |
| Next Election: | 1890 German federal election |
| Next Year: | 1890 |
| Seats For Election: | All 397 seats in the Reichstag |
| Majority Seats: | 199 |
| Registered: | 9,769,654 4.12% |
| Turnout: | 7,570,710 (77.49%) 16.94pp |
| Image1: | R._v._Bennigsen.jpg |
| Party1: | National Liberal Party (Germany) |
| Leader Since1: | 1867 |
| Last Election1: | 17.44%, 50 seats |
| Seats1: | 98 |
| Seat Change1: | 48 |
| Popular Vote1: | |
| Percentage1: | 21.90% |
| Swing1: | 4.46pp |
| Leader2: | Ludwig Windthorst |
| Party2: | Centre Party (Germany) |
| Leader Since2: | 26 May 1874 |
| Last Election2: | 22.52%, 99 seats |
| Seats2: | 98 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Percentage2: | 19.91% |
| Swing2: | 2.61pp |
| Image3: | Otto von Helldorff.jpg |
| Leader3: | Otto von Helldorff |
| Party3: | German Conservative Party |
| Leader Since3: | 7 June 1876 |
| Last Election3: | 15.16%, 78 seats |
| Seats3: | 80 |
| Seat Change3: | 2 |
| Percentage3: | 15.21% |
| Swing3: | 0.05pp |
| Image4: | Victor Herzog von Ratibor (cropped).jpg |
| Leader4: | Viktor I, Duke of Ratibor |
| Party4: | Free Conservative Party |
| Last Election4: | 6.85%, 28 seats |
| Seats4: | 41 |
| Seat Change4: | 13 |
| Percentage4: | 9.77% |
| Swing4: | 2.92pp |
| Image5: | Rudolf_Virchow_NLM4 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader5: | Rudolf Virchow |
| Party5: | German Free-minded Party |
| Leader Since5: | 5 March 1884 |
| Last Election5: | 17.28%, 66 seats |
| Seats5: | 32 |
| Seat Change5: | 34 |
| Percentage5: | 12.62% |
| Swing5: | 4.66pp |
| Image6: | Polen |
| Party6: | Polish Party |
| Last Election6: | 3.71%, 16 seats |
| Seats6: | 13 |
| Seat Change6: | 3 |
| Percentage6: | 3.02% |
| Swing6: | 0.69pp |
| Map Size: | 450px |
| President of the Reichstag | |
| Before Election: | Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf |
| Posttitle: | President of the Reichstag after election |
| Before Party: | German Conservative Party |
| After Election: | Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf |
| After Party: | German Conservative Party |
Federal elections were held in Germany on 21 February 1887.[1] The National Liberal Party became the largest party in the Reichstag by winning 98 of the 397 seats, whilst the Centre Party, formerly the largest party, was reduced to 98 seats.[2] Voter turnout was 77.5%.[3]