187th New York State Legislature
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| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||||||
| Term | January 1, 1987 – December 31, 1988 | ||||||||
| Senate | |||||||||
| Members | 61 | ||||||||
| President | Lt. Gov. Stan Lundine (D) | ||||||||
| Temporary President | Warren M. Anderson (R) | ||||||||
| Party control | Republican (35–26) |
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| Members | 150 | ||||||||
| Speaker | Mel Miller (D) | ||||||||
| Party control | Democratic 1987: (94–56) 1988: (93–57) |
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| 1st | January 7 – July 11, 1987 |
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| 2nd | January 6 – August 25, 1988 |
| 3rd | November 28 – December 1, 1988 |
| 4th | December 28, 1988 – |
The 187th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7, 1987, to December 31, 1988, during the fifth and sixth years of Mario Cuomo's governorship, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1938 and the U.S. Supreme Court decision to follow the One man, one vote rule, re-apportioned in 1982 by the Legislature, 61 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts for two-year terms. Senate and Assembly districts consisted of approximately the same number of inhabitants, the area being apportioned contiguously without restrictions regarding county boundaries.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Conservative Party, the Right to Life Party, the Liberal Party, the New Alliance Party and the Socialist Workers Party also nominated tickets.
The New York state election, 1986, was held on November 4. Governor Mario Cuomo was re-elected, and Congressman Stan Lundine was elected Lieutenant Governor, both Democrats. The elections to the other three statewide elective offices resulted in the re-election of the three incumbent officeholders: a Republican Comptroller, a Democratic Attorney General and a Republican U.S. Senator. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats 2,655,000; Republicans 1,212,000; Conservatives 152,000; Right to Life 131,000; Liberals 120,000; New Alliance 24,000. The Socialist Workers' candidate for U.S. Senator polled about 7,300 votes.
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