Alberta general election, 1989
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The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Many political observers were surprised by the early election call - less than three years had passed since the previous election. Premier Don Getty, in his second election as Progressive Conservative Party leader, led it to its sixth consecutive term in government, despite losing a significant share of the popular vote and two seats in the legislature, including his own seat of Edmonton-Whitemud to Liberal candidate Percy Wickman.
The New Democratic Party led by Ray Martin largely held its share of the popular vote, and also its 16 seats in the legislature.
The Liberal Party, under new leader Laurence Decore, was the principal beneficiary of the voters' continuing distrust of Don Getty. The Liberals' share of the popular vote increased to over 28%, more than the NDP, but the party's legislative caucus increased from four to only eight members.
The Representative Party, which had elected 2 candidates in the previous election, did not run any candidates in 1989 (although it remained registered). Leader Ray Speaker defected to the Progressive Conservatives, while Walt Buck retired. The party disbanded soon after the election.
Results
Overall voter turnout was 53.60%.[1]
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | |||||
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| 1986 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Don Getty | 83 | 61 | 59 | -3.3% | 367,244 | 44.29% | -7.11% | |
| New Democrats | Ray Martin | 83 | 16 | 16 | - | 217,972 | 26.29% | -2.93% | |
| Liberal | Laurence Decore | 83 | 4 | 8 | +100% | 237,787 | 28.68% | +16.46% | |
| Social Credit | Harvey Yuill | 6 | * | - | * | 3,939 | 0.47% | * | |
| Independent | 10 | - | - | - | 2,162 | 0.26% | -0.60% | ||
| Communist | Norman Brudy | 2 | - | - | - | 85 | 0.01% | -0.02% | |
| Representative | 0 | 2 | - | -100% | 0 | 0.00% | - | ||
| Total | 267 | 83 | 83 | - | 829,189 | 100% | |||
| Source: Elections Alberta | |||||||||
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
Note:
- 1 Nancy Betkowski later changed her last name to MacBeth
- 2 Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson
References
- ↑ Election Alberta (July 28, 2008). 2008 General Report (PDF). p. 158. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
See also
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