New Zealand parliamentary term referendum, 1990

New Zealand

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of New Zealand

Constitution Executive (The Crown) Sovereign (Elizabeth II) Governor General (Jerry Mateparae) Executive Council Cabinet Prime Minister (John Key) Public sector organisations Government of New Zealand Legislative (Parliament) Statute of Westminster 1931 Current Parliament (49th) House of Representatives Speaker of the House (Lockwood Smith) Official Opposition Leader of the Opposition (Phil Goff) Referendums Elections Parliamentary constituencies Electoral system Electoral reform Last election (2008) Last local body election (2010) Judicial Supreme Court Chief Justice (Dame Sian Elias) Court of Appeal President (Mark O'Regan) High Court District Court Employment Court Environment Court Courts Martial Appeal Court Māori Land Court Waitangi Tribunal Other tribunals and authorities Regions and territories Realm of New Zealand Territorial authorities of New Zealand North Island South Island Stewart Island/Rakiura Chatham Islands General Regions Political culture Māori politics Foreign relations New Zealand's nuclear-free zone Political parties

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view · talk · edit

A referendum on the length of the term of Parliament was held in New Zealand on 27 October 1990. Voters were asked whether they approved of extending the term from three to four years. The change was rejected by 69.3% of voters, with a turnout of 82.4%.^[1]

Results

Choice	Votes	%
For	556,559	30.7
Against	1,258,018	69.3
Invalid/blank votes		-
Total	1,814,577	100
Source: Nohlen et al.

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p723 ISBN 0199249598