Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_204_72 ( id number, "election year" number, "# of\nconstituency votes" number, "# of\nparty list votes" number, "% of\nparty list votes" number, "# of\noverall seats won" text, "+/-" number )

### Question ###
what was the number of party votes cast in 1987 ?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT "# of\nparty list votes" FROM table_204_72 WHERE "election year" = 1987