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.

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]

Results

President

Candidate Party Votes %
Robert MugabeZANU–PF 2,026,97683.05
Edgar TekereZimbabwe Unity Movement413,84016.95
Invalid/blank votes146,388
Total2,587,204100
Registered voters/turnout4,799,33353.91
Source: African Elections database

Parliament

Party Votes % Seats +/–
ZANU–PF 1,690,07180.54117+53
Zimbabwe Unity Movement369,03117.592New
ZANU–Ndonga 19,4480.9310
UANC11,1910.530New
National Democratic Union4980.020New
Independents7,9540.380–1
Invalid/blank votes139,653
Total2,237,846100120+20
Source: African Elections Database

References

  1. Rebecca Falconer; Lydia O'Connor (2017-11-16). "A Look Back At Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's Rise To Power". HuffPost.
  2. Elections in Zimbabwe African Elections Database
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