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
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Jim Bolger | 67 | +27 | 872,358 | 47.8% | +3.8 | |
| Labour | Mike Moore | 29 | -28 | 640,915 | 35.1% | -12.8 | |
| NewLabour | Jim Anderton | 1 | +1 | 94,171 | 5.2% | +5.2 |