CREATE TABLE table_204_72 (id NUMBER, "election year" NUMBER, "# of\ constituency votes" NUMBER, "# of\ party list votes" NUMBER, "% of\ party list votes" NUMBER, "# of\ overall seats won" CLOB, "+/-" NUMBER)

what was the number of party votes cast in 1987 ?
SELECT "# of\nparty list votes" FROM table_204_72 WHERE "election year" = 1987
SELECT "# of\nparty list votes" FROM "table_204_72" WHERE "election year" = 1987