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1989 Prince Edward Island general election
Canadian provincial election
Canadian provincial election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 1989 Prince Edward Island general election |
| country | Prince Edward Island |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| party_colour | no |
| party_name | no |
| previous_election | 1986 Prince Edward Island general election |
| previous_year | 1986 |
| outgoing_members | 57th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| election_date | |
| elected_mps | [members](58th-general-assembly-of-prince-edward-island) |
| next_election | 1993 Prince Edward Island general election |
| next_year | 1993 |
| seats_for_election | All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| majority_seats | 17 |
| colour1 | |
| leader1 | Joe Ghiz |
| leader_since1 | October 24, 1981 |
| party1 | |
| leaders_seat1 | [6th Queens](6th-queens) |
| last_election1 | 21 seats, 50.3% |
| seats1 | **30** |
| seat_change1 | 9 |
| popular_vote1 | **85,982** |
| percentage1 | **60.7%** |
| swing1 | 10.4pp |
| image2 | **PC** |
| colour2 | |
| leader2 | Mel Gass |
| leader_since2 | June 11, 1988 |
| party2 | |
| leaders_seat2 | *Ran in [2nd Queens](2nd-queens) (lost)* |
| last_election2 | 11 seats, 45.5% |
| seats2 | 2 |
| seat_change2 | 9 |
| popular_vote2 | 50,731 |
| percentage2 | 35.8% |
| swing2 | 9.7pp |
| map_image | Prince Edward Island general election 1989 - Results by District.svg |
| map_size | 400px |
| map_caption | Seats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts. |
| title | Premier |
| posttitle | Premier after election |
| before_election | Joe Ghiz |
| before_party | |
| after_election | Joe Ghiz |
| after_party |
The 1989 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 29, 1989.
The campaign resulted in the re-election of the Liberal government of Premier Joe Ghiz. In this election, the Liberals won 60.7% of the popular vote, the highest percentage that a winning party has taken on record in Prince Edward Island. The Progressive Conservatives won 2 seats despite taking 36 percent of the popular vote; they were due 12 seats. This was the lowest share of the vote that the Progressive Conservatives ever received, 35.8%. Only 5 times has the Opposition had 2 or fewer seats in the history of Prince Edward Island; this was one of them.
One of the two members from each constituency is styled a Councillor, and the other an Assemblyman. In electoral contests Councillor candidates run against Councillor candidates; Assemblyman candidates against Assemblyman candidates.
Opinion polls
| Polling firm | Last day | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| of survey | Source | PEILA | PCPEI | NDPPEI | ME | Sample | PE | Liberal}};" data-sort-type="number" | PE | PC}};" data-sort-type="number" | PE | NDP}};" data-sort-type="number" | |||
| *Election 1989* | May 29, 1989 | **60.7** | 35.8 | 3.5 | |||||||||||
| Baseline Research | May 10, 1989 | **68** | 26 | 6 | |||||||||||
| *[Election 1986](1986-prince-edward-island-general-election)* | April 21, 1986 | **50.3** | 45.5 | 4.0 |
Party standings
| **Liberal** | **PC** |
|---|
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | 1986 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change | 21 | 30 | 85,982 | 60.7% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Joe Ghiz | +9 | +10.4% | Mel Gass | 11 | 2 | -9 | 50,731 | 35.8% | -9.7% | Jim Mayne |
Members elected
The Legislature of Prince Edward Island had two levels of membership from 1893 to 1996 - Assemblymen and Councillors. This was a holdover from when the Island had a bicameral legislature, the General Assembly and the Legislative Council.
In 1893, the Legislative Council was abolished and had its membership merged with the Assembly, though the two titles remained separate and were elected by different electoral franchises. Assembleymen were elected by all eligible voters of within a district. Before 1963, Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district, but afterward they were elected in the same manner as Assemblymen.
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1st Kings](1st-kings) | Ross "Johnny" Young | Liberal | ||||
| [2nd Kings](2nd-kings) | Claude Matheson | Liberal | ||||
| [3rd Kings](3rd-kings) | Peter Doucette | Liberal | ||||
| [4th Kings](4th-kings) | Stanley Bruce | Liberal | ||||
| [5th Kings](5th-kings) | Rose Marie MacDonald | Liberal |
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1st Prince](1st-prince) | Robert Morrissey | Liberal | ||||
| [2nd Prince](2nd-prince) | Keith Milligan | Liberal | ||||
| [3rd Prince](3rd-prince) | Léonce Bernard | Liberal | ||||
| [4th Prince](4th-prince) | Stavert Huestis | Liberal | ||||
| [5th Prince](5th-prince) | Walter McEwen | Liberal |
Queens
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [1st Queens](1st-queens) | Marion Murphy | Liberal | ||||
| [2nd Queens](2nd-queens) | Gordon MacInnis | Liberal | ||||
| [3rd Queens](3rd-queens) | Betty Jean Brown | Liberal | ||||
| [4th Queens](4th-queens) | Alan Buchanan | Liberal | ||||
| [5th Queens](5th-queens) | Wayne Cheverie | Liberal | ||||
| [6th Queens](6th-queens) | **Joseph Atallah Ghiz** | Liberal |
Sources
References
- "Provincial General Election Results, 1989". Elections PEI.
- "Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article".
- (May 17, 1989). "Ghiz to win handily, Islander poll shows". The Windsor Star.
- Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island". [[Canadian Parliamentary Review]].
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