1990 Zimbabwean general election

General elections were held in Zimbabwe on 23 March 1990 to elect the President and Parliament. They were the first elections to be contested under the amended constitution of 1987, which established an elected executive presidency and abolished the Senate. They were also the first ever elections in the country to be contested on a single roll, with no separate voting for whites and blacks.

1990 Zimbabwean general election

23 March 1990

Presidential election

Candidate Robert Mugabe Edgar Tekere Party ZANU–PF ZUM Popular vote 2,026,976 413,840 Percentage 83.05% 16.95%

President before election Robert Mugabe ZANU–PF Elected President Robert Mugabe ZANU–PF

Parliamentary election

Party Leader % Seats ± ZANU–PF Robert Mugabe 80.5% 117 +53 ZUM Edgar Tekere 17.6% 2 New ZANU–Ndonga Ndabaningi Sithole 0.9% 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

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In the presidential contest, incumbent Robert Mugabe secured his first full term; he had become President following the 1987 constitutional amendments after serving as Prime Minister since the country gained internationally recognised independence in 1980.[1] Mugabe's ZANU–PF party won 117 of the 120 elected seats in Parliament.[2]