1987 Swazi general election

none General elections were held in Swaziland in November 1987, having originally been scheduled for 1988, but brought forward due to tensions in the country. The elections were held using the 'Tinkhundla' system, in which voters elected members to an electoral college, who then selected 40 non-party candidates for the Parliament, whilst the King appointed a further ten.Elections in Swaziland https://web.archive.org/web/20060424234158/http://africanelections.tripod.com/sz.html#1987_House_of_Assembly_Election 2006-04-24 African Elections Database Unlike previous elections, all forty of the selected candidates were new to parliament.Tinkhundla elections, 1978-1993 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021035519/http://www.eisa.org.za/WEP/swatinkudlaelection.htm 2013-10-21 EISA References Category:Non-partisan elections Category:Elections in Eswatini General Swaziland Category:November 1987 in Africa