Federal elections were held in Australia on 24 March 1990. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Bob Hawke defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Andrew Peacock with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Charles Blunt.
Independents: Ted Mack
The 1990 election resulted in a swing to the Coalition, whi...
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Federal elections were held in Australia on 24 March 1990. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Bob Hawke defeated the opposition Liberal Party of Australia led by Andrew Peacock with coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by Charles Blunt.
Independents: Ted Mack
The 1990 election resulted in a swing to the Coalition, which was attributed to the late 80's/early 90's recession, although Labor retained government. This was Labor’s fourth successive electoral victory with Bob Hawke as leader, a level of political success which no previous Labor government or Labor leader had enjoyed. The election was to be Hawke’s last as Prime Minister and Australian Labor Party leader; he was replaced by Paul Keating on 20 December 1991.
John Howard lost the 1987 election to Hawke, and Andrew Peacock was elected Deputy Leader in a show of party unity. In May 1989 Peacock's...
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