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

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