Flinders gubernatorial election, 1987

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1983 ← 	4 May 2019 	→ 1991 	
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Turnout 	511,439 (95.67%) ( 3.13pp) 	511,439 (95.67%) ( 3.13pp) 	511,439 (95.67%) ( 3.13pp)
 	 	 	
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Candidate 	Phil Chen 	Fred Specht 	
Party 	Flinders Alliance 	National 	
Running mate 	Bob Beresford 	Samuel Dickson 	
Popular vote 	258,788 	252,651 	
Percentage 	50.60% 	49.40% 	
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Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate	Two-candidate-preferred result by prefectural electorate
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Governor before election 	Governor before election 	Elected Governor 	
Fred SpechtNational 	Fred SpechtNational 	Phil ChenFlinders Alliance 	
The 1987 Flinders gubernatorial election was held on Saturday, 2 May 1987 to elect the the Governor of Flinders Prefecture. The prefectural election was held on the same date.
The incumbent first-term governor, Fred Specht of the Enderron National Party, was seeking a second term. He was narrowly defeated by Flinders Alliance candidate Phil Chen. Chen's election is currently the only time the Flinders Alliance have won a prefecture-wide office.
==Results==
Party 	Party 	Candidate 	Candidate 	Votes 	% 	
Party 	Party 	Governor 	Lt. Governor 	Votes 	% 	
 	National 	Fred Specht 	Samuel Dickson 	202,837 	39.66 	
 	Flinders Alliance 	Phil Chen 	Bob Beresford 	139,111 	27.20 	
 	Social Democrats 	Andrew Cooper 	Clark Ripley 	135,173 	26.43 	
 	Independent 	Robert Inglis 	Ray Dobson 	34,318 	6.71 	
Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	Two-candidate-preferred vote	
 	Flinders Alliance 	Phil Chen 	Bob Beresford 	258,788 	50.60 	
 	National 	Fred Specht 	Samuel Dickson 	252,651 	49.40 	
Total 	Total 	Total 	Total 	511,439