1990 New Zealand General Election
National's biggest win27 October 1990 · The two-party era · 97 seats, 49 for a majority
The 1990 New Zealand general election was held on 27 October to determine the composition of the 43rd New Zealand parliament. The governing Labour Party was defeated in a landslide, ending its two terms in office.
Prime Minister before
Mike Moore
Labour
Prime Minister after
Jim Bolger
National
Largest force
National
67 of 97 seats
Turnout
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The result
National
Jim Bolger · 47.8% of votes · +27 seats
67
seats
Labour
Mike Moore · 35.1% of votes · -28 seats
29
seats
NewLabour
Jim Anderton · 5.2% of votes · +1 seats
1
seats