| Country: | Saint Lucia |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Previous Election: | 6 April 1987 Saint Lucian general election |
| Previous Year: | 6 April 1987 |
| Next Election: | 1992 Saint Lucian general election |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Seats For Election: | All 17 seats in the House of Assembly |
| Majority Seats: | 9 |
| Election Date: | 30 April 1987 |
| Turnout: | 64.72% (3.98pp) |
| Image1: | John Compton 1986 (cropped).jpg |
| Leader1: | John Compton |
| Party1: | United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) |
| Popular Vote1: | 28,046 |
| Last Election1: | 52.46%, 9 seats |
| Seats1: | 9 |
| Percentage1: | 53.18% |
| Swing1: | 0.72pp |
| Leader2: | Julian Hunte |
| Party2: | Saint Lucia Labour Party |
| Last Election2: | 38.27%, 8 seats |
| Seats2: | 8 |
| Popular Vote2: | 21,515 |
| Percentage2: | 40.80% |
| Swing2: | 2.53pp |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Subsequent Prime Minister |
| Before Election: | John Compton |
| Before Party: | United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) |
| After Election: | John Compton |
| After Party: | United Workers Party (Saint Lucia) |
Snap general elections were held in Saint Lucia on 30 April 1987,[1] after elections earlier in the month had resulted in only a single-seat majority for the UWP. Despite increasing their share of the vote from 52.5% to 53.2%, the number of seats held by the UWP and the Saint Lucia Labour Party remained the same. Voter turnout was 64.7%.[2]