Zimbabwean general election, 1990

Zimbabwean presidential election, 1990

23 March 1990

185px Candidate Robert Mugabe Edgar Tekere Party ZANU-PF Zimbabwe Unity Movement 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

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, i.e. with no separate voting for whites and blacks.

The result was a victory for incument President Robert Mugabe, whose ZANU-PF party won 117 of the 120 elected seats in Parliament.

Results

President

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Robert Mugabe	ZANU-PF	2,026,976	83.05
Edgar Tekere	Zimbabwe Unity Movement	413,840	16.95
Invalid/blank votes		146,388	–
Total		2,587,204	100
Registered voters/turnout		4,799,333	53.91
Source: African Elections database

Parliament

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
ZANU-PF	1,690,071	80.54	117	+53
Zimbabwe Unity Movement	369,031	17.59	2	New
ZANU-Ndonga	19,448	0.93	1	0
UANC	11,191	0.53	0	New
National Democratic Union	498	0.02	0	New
Independents	7,954	0.38	0	–1
Invalid/blank votes	139,653	–	–	–
Total	2,237,846	100	120	+20
Source: African Elections Database