Prince Edward Island general election, 1989
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Results of the 1993 PEI general election.
The 1989 Prince Edward Island general election which was held on May 29, 1989, saw a huge victory for Premier Joe Ghiz's Liberal Party. 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 were able to win 2 seats despite taking their lowest share of the vote ever, 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.
1989 Prince Edward Island Election Results |
Party |
Leader |
Results |
Seats |
% of votes cast |
Liberal |
Joe Ghiz |
30 |
60.7% |
Progressive Conservative |
Mel Gass |
2 |
35.8% |
New Democratic |
Jim Mayne |
0 |
3.5% |
Independents |
|
0 |
0.0% |
Total |
|
32 |
100.0% |
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