General elections were held in Papua New Guinea between 13 June and 4 July 1987.

None of the eighteen female candidates were elected, leading to the first all-male National Parliament in Papua New Guinea's history.

[3] The three vacant seats were later won by the National Party, PDM and PPP.

Incumbent Prime Minister Paias Wingti defeated former Prime Minister Michael Somare by a vote of 54 to 51.

[5] Wingti formed a 25-member cabinet, with Minister of Education Aruru Matiabe also serving as Acting Foreign Minister due to the previous incumbent Ted Diro being accused of corruption during an ongoing inquiry.