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The 1989 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 29, 1989.[1]
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.[2]
- ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1989" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian Parliamentary Review - Article". Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.