1989 Quebec general election

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1989 Quebec general election

September 25, 1989

125 seats in the 34th National Assembly of Quebec
63 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout75.02% (Decrease0.67%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
EP
Leader Robert Bourassa Jacques Parizeau Robert Libman
Party Liberal Parti Québécois Equality
Leader since October 15, 1983 March 18, 1988 1989
Leader's seat Saint-Laurent L'Assomption D'Arcy-McGee
Last election 99 seats, 55.99% 23 seats, 38.69% pre-creation
Seats won 92 29 4
Seat change Decrease7 Increase6 Increase4
Popular vote 1,702,808 1,369,067 125,726
Percentage 49.95% 40.16% 3.69%
Swing Decrease6.04% Increase1.47%

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.

Premier before election

Robert Bourassa
Liberal

Premier after election

Robert Bourassa
Liberal

The 1989 Quebec general election was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National Assembly of the Province of Quebec, Canada. The incumbent Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier Robert Bourassa, won re-election, defeating the Parti Québécois, led by Jacques Parizeau.

This election was notable for the arrival of the Equality Party, which advocated English-speaking minority rights. It won four seats, but never had any success in any subsequent election.

1988 redistribution of ridings

The Commission de la représentation électorale performed a redistribution in 1988, which increased the number of seats in the National Assembly from 122 to 125 for the next general election:

Abolished ridingsNew ridings
Drawn from parts of other ridings
Reorganization of ridings
Merger of ridings
Division of ridings
Renaming of ridings
  1. drawn from parts of Beauce-Nord and Lévis
  2. drawn from parts of L'Assomption and Terrebonne
  3. drawn from parts of Anjou, Bourget and LaFontaine

Opinion polls

Voting intentions (1985-1989)
  Liberal
  Parti Québécois
  Equality Party
  NDP


Evolution of voting intentions at provincial level
Polling firm Last day
of survey
Source QLP PQ EQP Other ME Sample
Election 1989 September 25, 1989 49.95 40.16 3.69 6.20
Sorecom August 29, 1989 [1] 48 38 5 N/a N/a 506
Sorecom August 26, 1989 [1] 44 37 7 N/a N/a 1,000
Sorecom June 1989 [1] 53 35 N/a N/a N/a N/a
Election 1985 December 2, 1985 55.99 38.69 - 5.32

Results

[2]

Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1989)
Political party Party leader MNAs Votes
Candidates 1981 1985 ± # ± % ± (pp)
Liberal Robert Bourassa 12599927Decrease1,702,808207,499Decrease49.95%6.04Decrease
Parti Québécois Jacques Parizeau 12523296Increase1,369,06749,059Increase40.16%1.47Increase
Equality Robert Libman 1944Increase125,726125,726Increase3.69%New
Unity James Atkinson 1633,86233,862Increase0.99%New
Green Jean Ouimet 4667,67563,062Increase1.99%1.85Increase
New Democratic Gaétan Nadeau 5541,50441,084Decrease1.22%1.20Decrease
Independent 3223,75115,896Increase0.70%0.47Increase
Lemon Denis Patenaude 117,5507,550Increase0.22%New
Independent PQ 16,0466,046Increase0.18%New
Workers Gérard Lachance 195,4975,110Increase0.16%0.15Increase
Progressive Conservative Robert Coppenrath 124,75030,460Decrease0.14%0.89Decrease
Parti indépendantiste Gilles Rhéaume 124,60710,816Decrease0.14%0.31Decrease
Marxist–Leninist Christine Robidoux 304,2454,245Increase0.12%New
Parti 51 André Perron 113,8463,846Increase0.11%New
United Social Credit Jean-Paul Poulin 112,9731,323Increase0.09%0.04Increase
Socialist Movement 102,203394Increase0.06%0.01Increase
Commonwealth of Canada 111,799441Decrease0.05%0.02Decrease
Communist Marianne Roy 1080826Decrease0.02%
Libertarian 1192192Increase0.01%New
Total 557122 125 3,408,909 100.00%
Rejected ballots 92,159 39,534Increase
Voter turnout 3,501,068 36,836Increase 75.69 0.73Decrease
Registered electors 4690,690 94,090Increase

Vote and seat summaries



Seats and popular vote by party
PartySeatsVotesChange (pp)
 Liberal
92 / 125
49.95%
-6.04
 
 Parti Québécois
29 / 125
40.16%
1.47
 
 Equality/Unity
4 / 125
4.68%
4.68
 
 Green
0 / 125
1.99%
1.85
 
 New Democratic
0 / 125
1.22%
-1.20
 
 Progressive Conservative
0 / 125
0.14%
-0.89
 
 Independent
0 / 125
0.70%
0.47
 
 Other
0 / 125
1.17%
-0.34
 

Synopsis of results

Results by riding - 1989 Quebec general election[2][3]
Riding Winning party Turnout
[a 1]
Votes
Name 1985 Party Votes Share Margin
#
Margin
%
Lib PQ Eq/Un Green NDP I-PQ Ind Oth Total
 
Abitibi-Est Lib Lib 12,09955.67%2,46511.34%73.47%12,0999,63421,733
Abitibi-Ouest PQ PQ 15,58867.40%8,04734.79%72.97%7,54115,58823,129
Acadie Lib Lib 19,07765.62%11,65140.07%74.64%19,0777,4261,0831,48829,074
Anjou PQ Lib 12,55451.89%2,1098.72%77.26%12,55410,44568850624,193
Argenteuil Lib Lib 14,18751.91%5,09818.65%73.43%14,1879,0894,05227,328
Arthabaska Lib PQ 16,56951.48%2,6928.36%81.63%13,87716,5691,74132,187
Beauce-Nord Lib Lib 13,66061.13%6,09427.27%75.94%13,6607,56667244922,347
Beauce-Sud Lib Lib 18,62369.78%13,30149.84%73.25%18,6235,3222,74526,690
Beauharnois-Huntingdon New Lib 12,34848.23%3,06411.97%76.23%12,3489,2843,96925,601
Bellechasse Lib Lib 11,11450.43%1910.87%76.43%11,11410,92322,037
Berthier Lib Lib 17,63061.63%6,65223.25%76.32%17,63010,97828,608
Bertrand PQ PQ 20,18853.75%2,8197.51%81.58%17,36920,18837,557
Bonaventure Lib Lib 11,77859.65%6,38632.34%73.94%11,7785,3921,2661,06224619,744
Bourassa Lib Lib 13,74756.52%4,87920.06%73.49%13,7478,8686451,06124,321
Bourget Lib Lib 12,41747.50%1590.61%76.77%12,41712,2584281,03926,142
Brome-Missisquoi Lib Lib 13,50254.18%7,26429.15%75.72%13,5026,2382,7562,07335324,922
Chambly Lib Lib 15,43548.62%2,4967.86%80.35%15,43512,9392,79757231,743
Champlain Lib Lib 14,32545.61%3,29010.48%77.87%14,32511,0356,04631,406
Chapleau Lib Lib 15,56955.24%2,95410.48%63.80%15,56912,61528,184
Charlesbourg Lib Lib 20,81859.76%9,69927.84%80.22%20,81811,1191,1401,76134,838
Charlevoix Lib Lib 11,81654.13%1,8048.26%73.82%11,81610,01221,828
Châteauguay Lib Lib 12,52843.64%2,0537.15%78.94%12,52810,4755,00769728,707
Chauveau Lib Lib 19,02153.76%5,62215.89%74.05%19,02113,3992,96135,381
Chicoutimi PQ PQ 18,04755.81%4,93315.26%75.48%13,11418,04791426032,335
Chomedey Lib Lib 16,89553.39%9,11228.80%72.56%16,8957,7835,8895014769831,642
Crémazie Lib Lib 15,10050.20%2,3647.86%79.06%15,10012,7361,38549636130,078
D'Arcy-McGee Lib Eq 15,74657.85%6,06922.30%76.34%9,67782915,74653217326227,219
Deux-Montagnes Lib Lib 15,65646.48%5151.53%75.95%15,65615,1412,44943533,681
Dorion Lib Lib 11,63251.00%2,2079.68%75.95%11,6329,42587843743422,806
Drummond Lib Lib 17,50656.26%4,99416.05%77.21%17,50612,5121,10031,118
Dubuc PQ PQ 12,58954.91%2,2529.82%73.04%10,33712,58922,926
Duplessis PQ PQ 12,06649.86%6102.52%71.70%11,45612,06667824,200
Fabre Lib Lib 16,28351.68%2,5798.19%79.27%16,28313,7041,52031,507
Frontenac Lib Lib 17,07863.76%9,18334.28%80.90%17,0787,8951,81326,786
Gaspé Lib Lib 11,28751.00%1,9378.75%71.38%11,2879,3501,16033422,131
Gatineau Lib Lib 12,17956.00%5,05423.24%65.54%12,1797,1252,44621,750
Gouin PQ PQ 10,56851.03%2,18510.55%73.38%8,38310,56892948234720,709
Groulx Lib Lib 17,18448.10%1,3053.65%74.99%17,18415,8791,5891,07735,729
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve[a 2] PQ PQ 14,63963.50%7,89034.23%68.55%6,74914,63968532611453923,052
Hull Lib Lib 13,98055.25%4,54617.97%62.17%13,9809,43475167346325,301
Iberville Lib Lib 16,61751.07%3,2459.97%76.40%16,61713,3721,57697132,536
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 4,37351.49%2532.98%83.77%4,3734,1208,493
Jacques-Cartier Lib Eq 14,82143.90%8022.38%79.84%14,0193,03514,8211,4192285019233,764
Jean-Talon Lib Lib 16,53054.40%4,25814.01%83.87%16,53012,27297760630,385
Jeanne-Mance Lib Lib 17,29665.06%10,33738.88%70.80%17,2966,9591,93039926,584
Johnson PQ PQ 12,73149.22%1,1414.41%78.47%11,59012,73140146118523825725,863
Joliette PQ PQ 18,58260.68%9,53731.14%77.92%9,04518,5822,85414230,623
Jonquière PQ PQ 17,29456.05%5,50517.84%76.11%11,78917,2941,77430,857
Kamouraska-Témiscouata Lib Lib 12,35455.67%4,12118.57%66.68%12,3548,2331,60522,192
L'Assomption Lib PQ 18,59055.52%5,13415.33%80.24%13,45618,5901,43933,485
La Peltrie Lib Lib 20,52852.17%4,27810.87%80.12%20,52816,2502,56739,345
Labelle Lib PQ 16,89754.80%2,9599.60%73.99%13,93816,89730,835
Lac-Saint-Jean PQ PQ 15,37055.04%3,62312.97%77.55%11,74715,37035645027,923
LaFontaine Lib Lib 15,32857.83%5,75721.72%70.73%15,3289,57176384326,505
La Pinière New Lib 17,15558.16%6,98523.68%76.28%17,15510,1701,23793529,497
Laporte Lib Lib 11,72039.58%2,9079.82%78.70%11,7208,8131,2653777,43629,611
La Prairie New PQ 14,32047.28%7902.61%77.29%13,53014,3201,90652930,285
Laurier Lib Lib 11,02754.98%5,37126.78%67.17%11,0275,6561,17077772170420,055
Laval-des-Rapides Lib Lib 14,82151.52%2,1997.64%75.63%14,82112,62297235428,769
Laviolette PQ PQ 17,02166.18%8,32432.37%75.76%8,69717,02125,718
Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière New PQ 15,88948.94%1,0843.34%78.85%14,80515,8891,50527032,469
Lévis PQ PQ 17,96866.67%9,50135.25%78.90%8,46717,96851726,952
Limoilou Lib Lib 15,67155.50%5,87620.81%74.42%15,6719,7951,43664568928,236
Lotbinière Lib Lib 13,33559.85%5,59325.10%78.23%13,3357,74261658922,282
Louis-Hébert Lib Lib 14,82247.67%8852.85%80.57%14,82213,9371,6575849631,096
Marguerite-Bourgeoys Lib Lib 12,72249.88%6,64726.06%75.09%12,7226,0756,17153825,506
Marie-Victorin PQ PQ 13,58253.68%3,54614.02%74.85%10,03613,5821,36032225,300
Marquette Lib Lib 13,45748.88%4,98018.09%74.57%13,4578,4774,76256926727,532
Maskinongé Lib Lib 18,19163.63%7,79527.27%76.56%18,19110,39628,587
Masson New PQ 19,61559.42%7,96724.14%73.76%11,64819,6151,13561133,009
Matane Lib Lib 11,06157.52%2,89115.03%72.26%11,0618,17019,231
Matapédia Lib Lib 11,08560.15%3,74020.29%73.19%11,0857,34518,430
Mégantic-Compton Lib Lib 12,60860.39%6,36230.47%76.69%12,6086,2461,03974024520,878
Mercier PQ PQ 13,37157.15%6,25426.73%71.80%7,11713,3711,96156738223,398
Mille-Îles Lib Lib 16,43656.67%3,86713.33%79.37%16,43612,56929,005
Mont-Royal Lib Lib 10,84653.57%8,39041.44%70.36%10,8462,4565,6819412299220,245
Montmagny-L'Islet Lib Lib 12,68857.75%4,81421.91%71.21%12,6887,8741,40721,969
Montmorency Lib Lib 20,65359.95%9,37327.21%75.54%20,65311,2801,72652426634,449
Nelligan Lib Lib 16,28447.03%9,22126.63%74.44%16,2847,06310,24966436734,627
Nicolet-Yamaska[a 3] Lib Lib 15,16460.14%6,22324.68%80.99%15,1648,9411,11125,216
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lib Eq 11,63843.03%2,0907.73%75.34%9,5483,01711,6382,02438823419827,047
Orford Lib Lib 17,23657.48%7,63525.46%74.18%17,2369,6011,69686159429,988
Outremont Lib Lib 11,77449.90%2,96412.56%76.19%11,7748,8101,89364946823,594
Papineau Lib Lib 11,31350.68%6122.74%72.31%11,31310,70131022,324
Pointe-aux-Trembles New PQ 13,72550.41%1,7576.45%74.56%11,96813,7251,53527,228
Pontiac Lib Lib 9,51446.56%5,89028.82%64.01%9,5143,6246,2599568120,434
Portneuf Lib Lib 17,76870.70%10,40641.41%78.17%17,7687,36225,130
Prévost Lib Lib 17,67655.36%3,42310.72%75.11%17,67614,25331,929
Richelieu Lib Lib 15,79053.37%3,28811.11%79.76%15,79012,5021,29629,588
Richmond Lib Lib 16,57868.77%10,31942.80%79.76%16,5786,25950655521024,108
Rimouski Lib Lib 16,01956.29%3,57812.57%72.93%16,01912,44128,460
Rivière-du-Loup Lib Lib 11,31754.48%2,58112.42%74.55%11,3178,73672020,773
Robert-Baldwin Lib Lib 12,67146.05%9,11433.12%74.63%12,6713,55711,28727,515
Roberval PQ Lib 14,93153.31%2,5078.95%71.91%14,93112,42465128,006
Rosemont Lib Lib 13,12146.97%1330.48%75.57%13,12112,9886201,20427,933
Rousseau Lib Lib 17,29260.25%5,88220.49%71.56%17,29211,41028,702
Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue Lib PQ 13,77550.12%660.24%72.38%13,70913,77527,484
Saguenay Lib Lib 9,27343.45%5022.35%64.78%9,2738,7713,29621,340
Saint-François Lib Lib 14,96151.97%4,46915.52%74.92%14,96110,4921,88188456828,786
Saint-Henri Lib Lib 10,76547.07%4792.09%70.50%10,76510,28697853031222,871
Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 17,30653.02%3,35010.26%77.73%17,30613,9561,38132,643
Saint-Jean Lib Lib 19,41253.63%5,19014.34%78.11%19,41214,2227821,46331936,198
Saint-Laurent Lib Lib 15,49352.13%9,93433.43%74.06%15,4935,5597,10186424815829729,720
Saint-Louis Lib Lib 9,03440.58%2,37510.67%65.37%9,0346,6593,8151,80445713335822,260
Saint-Maurice Lib Lib 12,85351.26%2,4399.73%76.61%12,85310,4141,80525,072
Sainte-Anne Lib Lib 9,08941.18%1,1125.04%67.20%9,0897,9773,05794121834744322,072
Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques New PQ 15,48955.29%5,45019.45%70.25%10,03915,4891,48833210955728,014
Salaberry-Soulanges New Lib 19,28557.04%4,76314.09%79.11%19,28514,52233,807
Sauvé Lib Lib 14,09158.44%5,00720.77%70.97%14,0919,08493624,111
Shefford PQ PQ 19,98456.88%5,92516.86%79.52%14,05919,9841,09135,134
Sherbrooke Lib Lib 14,60451.39%3,31411.66%76.31%14,60411,2901,57852142428,417
Taillon PQ PQ 18,98355.92%6,42118.91%74.83%12,56218,9831,36250853433,949
Taschereau Lib Lib 10,17650.44%1,4357.11%74.05%10,1768,7411,25820,175
Terrebonne PQ PQ 15,69352.03%2,9409.75%75.84%12,75315,6931,71430,160
Trois-Rivières Lib Lib 15,18154.53%3,56212.79%75.41%15,18111,61941341221627,841
Ungava PQ PQ 6,44250.96%2431.92%51.68%6,1996,44212,641
Vachon Lib Lib 15,46845.50%1140.34%73.76%15,46815,3541,21662097936133,998
Vanier Lib Lib 16,65054.15%4,81415.66%74.10%16,65011,8361,13196216930,748
Vaudreuil New Lib 16,14651.40%5,67118.05%76.75%16,14610,4752,8521,76617131,410
Verchères PQ PQ 16,65147.76%6992.01%78.98%15,95216,6511,1001,15834,861
Verdun Lib Lib 8,29538.58%1,3676.36%75.20%8,2956,9284,85766438737221,503
Viau Lib Lib 13,96561.48%6,78129.85%69.07%13,9657,18495461322,716
Viger Lib Lib 16,84760.73%8,77231.62%76.21%16,8478,0751,83187711127,741
Vimont Lib Lib 17,65048.48%5831.60%78.02%17,65017,0671,13855336,408
Westmount Lib Eq 8,80140.64%5132.37%73.41%8,2882,3768,8011,62043014321,658
  1. including spoilt ballots
  2. formerly Maisonneuve
  3. formerly Nicolet
  = open seat
  = turnout is above provincial average
  = winning candidate was in previous Legislature
  = incumbent had switched allegiance
  = previously incumbent in another riding
  = not incumbent; was previously elected to the Legislature
  = incumbency arose from byelection gain
  = other incumbents renominated
  = previously an MP in the House of Commons of Canada
  = Unity Party candidates
  = multiple candidates

Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place[2]
Party in 1st placeParty in 2nd placeTotal
LibPQEqUn
Liberal 865192
Parti Québécois 2929
Equality 44
Total 338651125
Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[2]
Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
 Liberal 9233
 Parti Québécois 298610
 Equality 4510
 Unity 1123
 Green 3214
 New Democratic 202310
 Independent 6103
 Green 42211
 Lemon 334
 Workers 327
 Independent 276
 Socialist Movement 221
 Marxist–Leninist 219
 Progressive Conservative 152
 United Social Credit 124
 Ind-PQ 1
 Parti indépendantiste 63
 Parti 51 28
 Commonwealth of Canada 12
 Communist 1
Resulting composition of the 31st Quebec Legislative Assembly[3]
SourceParty
Lib PQ Eq Total
Seats retainedIncumbents returned 701484
Open seats held 16622
Seats changing handsIncumbents defeated 426
Open seats gained 22
Byelection gains held 22
New seatsNew MNAs 134
Previously incumbent in another riding 32
Total 92294125

See also

References

  1. Aubin, Benoit (September 2, 1989). "Striking miners jeer Bourassa but polls say campaign strong". The Globe and Mail. p. A5.
  2. Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1989". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  3. "Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription" [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). National Assembly of Quebec. Retrieved September 13, 2023.

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