# 1989 Quebec general election

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Canadian provincial election

1989 Quebec general election ← 1985 September 25, 1989 1994 → ← outgoing members elected members → 125 seats in the 34th National Assembly of Quebec 63 seats were needed for a majority Turnout 75.02% (0.67%) 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 7 6 4 Popular vote 1,702,808 1,369,067 125,726 Percentage 49.95% 40.16% 3.69% Swing 6.04% 1.47% 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](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec) of the Province of [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada. The incumbent [Quebec Liberal Party](/source/Quebec_Liberal_Party), led by Premier [Robert Bourassa](/source/Robert_Bourassa), won re-election, defeating the [Parti Québécois](/source/Parti_Qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois), led by [Jacques Parizeau](/source/Jacques_Parizeau).

This election was notable for the arrival of the [Equality Party](/source/Equality_Party_(Quebec)), which advocated [English-speaking minority](/source/English-speaking_Quebecers) rights. It won four seats, but never had any success in any subsequent election.

## 1988 redistribution of ridings

The *[Commission de la représentation électorale](/source/Commission_de_la_repr%C3%A9sentation_%C3%A9lectorale)* 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 ridings New ridings Drawn from parts of other ridings Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière[a 1] Masson[a 2] Pointe-aux-Trembles[a 3] Reorganization of ridings Beauharnois Huntingdon Vaudreuil-Soulanges Beauharnois-Huntingdon Salaberry-Soulanges Vaudreuil Merger of ridings Saint-Jacques Sainte-Marie Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques Division of ridings Laprairie La Prairie La Pinière Renaming of ridings L'Acadie Acadie Maisonneuve Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Nicolet Nicolet-Yamaska

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** drawn from parts of [Beauce-Nord](/source/Beauce-Nord_(provincial_electoral_district)) and [Lévis](/source/L%C3%A9vis_(provincial_electoral_district))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** drawn from parts of [L'Assomption](/source/L'Assomption_(provincial_electoral_district)) and [Terrebonne](/source/Terrebonne_(provincial_electoral_district))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** drawn from parts of [Anjou](/source/Anjou_(electoral_district)), [Bourget](/source/Camille-Laurin_(electoral_district)) and [LaFontaine](/source/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

Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1989)[2] Political party Party leader MNAs Votes Candidates 1981 1985 ± # ± % ± (pp) Liberal Robert Bourassa 125 99 92 7 1,702,808 207,499 49.95% 6.04 Parti Québécois Jacques Parizeau 125 23 29 6 1,369,067 49,059 40.16% 1.47 Equality Robert Libman 19 – 4 4 125,726 125,726 3.69% New Unity James Atkinson 16 – – – 33,862 33,862 0.99% New Green Jean Ouimet 46 – – – 67,675 63,062 1.99% 1.85 New Democratic Gaétan Nadeau 55 – – – 41,504 41,084 1.22% 1.20 Independent 32 – – – 23,751 15,896 0.70% 0.47 Lemon Denis Patenaude 11 – – – 7,550 7,550 0.22% New Independent PQ 1 – – – 6,046 6,046 0.18% New Workers Gérard Lachance 19 – – – 5,497 5,110 0.16% 0.15 Progressive Conservative Robert Coppenrath 12 – – – 4,750 30,460 0.14% 0.89 Parti indépendantiste Gilles Rhéaume 12 – – – 4,607 10,816 0.14% 0.31 Marxist–Leninist Christine Robidoux 30 – – – 4,245 4,245 0.12% New Parti 51 André Perron 11 – – – 3,846 3,846 0.11% New United Social Credit Jean-Paul Poulin 11 – – – 2,973 1,323 0.09% 0.04 Socialist Movement 10 – – – 2,203 394 0.06% 0.01 Commonwealth of Canada 11 – – – 1,799 441 0.05% 0.02 Communist Marianne Roy 10 – – – 808 26 0.02% – Libertarian 1 – – – 192 192 0.01% New Total 557 122 125 3,408,909 100.00% Rejected ballots 92,159 39,534 Voter turnout 3,501,068 36,836 75.69 0.73 Registered electors 4690,690 94,090

### Vote and seat summaries

[Ternary plots](/source/Ternary_plot) - shift of electoral support (1985-1989)

		- 1985

		- 1989

Electoral districts identified by colours of winning parties

Seats and popular vote by party Party Seats Votes Change (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 12,099 55.67% 2,465 11.34% 73.47% 12,099 9,634 – – – – – – 21,733 Abitibi-Ouest PQ PQ 15,588 67.40% 8,047 34.79% 72.97% 7,541 15,588 – – – – – – 23,129 Acadie Lib Lib 19,077 65.62% 11,651 40.07% 74.64% 19,077 7,426 – – 1,083 – – 1,488 29,074 Anjou PQ Lib 12,554 51.89% 2,109 8.72% 77.26% 12,554 10,445 – – 688 – – 506 24,193 Argenteuil Lib Lib 14,187 51.91% 5,098 18.65% 73.43% 14,187 9,089 4,052 – – – – – 27,328 Arthabaska Lib PQ 16,569 51.48% 2,692 8.36% 81.63% 13,877 16,569 – – – – 1,741 – 32,187 Beauce-Nord Lib Lib 13,660 61.13% 6,094 27.27% 75.94% 13,660 7,566 – – 672 – – 449 22,347 Beauce-Sud Lib Lib 18,623 69.78% 13,301 49.84% 73.25% 18,623 5,322 – 2,745 – – – – 26,690 Beauharnois-Huntingdon New Lib 12,348 48.23% 3,064 11.97% 76.23% 12,348 9,284 3,969 – – – – – 25,601 Bellechasse Lib Lib 11,114 50.43% 191 0.87% 76.43% 11,114 10,923 – – – – – – 22,037 Berthier Lib Lib 17,630 61.63% 6,652 23.25% 76.32% 17,630 10,978 – – – – – – 28,608 Bertrand PQ PQ 20,188 53.75% 2,819 7.51% 81.58% 17,369 20,188 – – – – – – 37,557 Bonaventure Lib Lib 11,778 59.65% 6,386 32.34% 73.94% 11,778 5,392 1,266 1,062 – – – 246 19,744 Bourassa Lib Lib 13,747 56.52% 4,879 20.06% 73.49% 13,747 8,868 – – – – 645 1,061 24,321 Bourget Lib Lib 12,417 47.50% 159 0.61% 76.77% 12,417 12,258 – – – – 428 1,039 26,142 Brome-Missisquoi Lib Lib 13,502 54.18% 7,264 29.15% 75.72% 13,502 6,238 2,756 – – – 2,073 353 24,922 Chambly Lib Lib 15,435 48.62% 2,496 7.86% 80.35% 15,435 12,939 – 2,797 – – – 572 31,743 Champlain Lib Lib 14,325 45.61% 3,290 10.48% 77.87% 14,325 11,035 – – – 6,046 – – 31,406 Chapleau Lib Lib 15,569 55.24% 2,954 10.48% 63.80% 15,569 12,615 – – – – – – 28,184 Charlesbourg Lib Lib 20,818 59.76% 9,699 27.84% 80.22% 20,818 11,119 – – 1,140 – – 1,761 34,838 Charlevoix Lib Lib 11,816 54.13% 1,804 8.26% 73.82% 11,816 10,012 – – – – – – 21,828 Châteauguay Lib Lib 12,528 43.64% 2,053 7.15% 78.94% 12,528 10,475 5,007 – – – – 697 28,707 Chauveau Lib Lib 19,021 53.76% 5,622 15.89% 74.05% 19,021 13,399 – 2,961 – – – – 35,381 Chicoutimi PQ PQ 18,047 55.81% 4,933 15.26% 75.48% 13,114 18,047 – – 914 – – 260 32,335 Chomedey Lib Lib 16,895 53.39% 9,112 28.80% 72.56% 16,895 7,783 5,889 – 501 – 476 98 31,642 Crémazie Lib Lib 15,100 50.20% 2,364 7.86% 79.06% 15,100 12,736 – 1,385 496 – – 361 30,078 D'Arcy-McGee Lib Eq 15,746 57.85% 6,069 22.30% 76.34% 9,677 829 15,746 532 173 – 262 – 27,219 Deux-Montagnes Lib Lib 15,656 46.48% 515 1.53% 75.95% 15,656 15,141 2,449 – – – – 435 33,681 Dorion Lib Lib 11,632 51.00% 2,207 9.68% 75.95% 11,632 9,425 – 878 437 – – 434 22,806 Drummond Lib Lib 17,506 56.26% 4,994 16.05% 77.21% 17,506 12,512 – – – – – 1,100 31,118 Dubuc PQ PQ 12,589 54.91% 2,252 9.82% 73.04% 10,337 12,589 – – – – – – 22,926 Duplessis PQ PQ 12,066 49.86% 610 2.52% 71.70% 11,456 12,066 – – – – 678 – 24,200 Fabre Lib Lib 16,283 51.68% 2,579 8.19% 79.27% 16,283 13,704 – – – – – 1,520 31,507 Frontenac Lib Lib 17,078 63.76% 9,183 34.28% 80.90% 17,078 7,895 – 1,813 – – – – 26,786 Gaspé Lib Lib 11,287 51.00% 1,937 8.75% 71.38% 11,287 9,350 1,160 – – – 334 – 22,131 Gatineau Lib Lib 12,179 56.00% 5,054 23.24% 65.54% 12,179 7,125 2,446 – – – – – 21,750 Gouin PQ PQ 10,568 51.03% 2,185 10.55% 73.38% 8,383 10,568 – 929 482 – – 347 20,709 Groulx Lib Lib 17,184 48.10% 1,305 3.65% 74.99% 17,184 15,879 1,589 – – – – 1,077 35,729 Hochelaga-Maisonneuve[a 2] PQ PQ 14,639 63.50% 7,890 34.23% 68.55% 6,749 14,639 – 685 326 – 114 539 23,052 Hull Lib Lib 13,980 55.25% 4,546 17.97% 62.17% 13,980 9,434 751 – 673 – – 463 25,301 Iberville Lib Lib 16,617 51.07% 3,245 9.97% 76.40% 16,617 13,372 – 1,576 971 – – – 32,536 Îles-de-la-Madeleine Lib Lib 4,373 51.49% 253 2.98% 83.77% 4,373 4,120 – – – – – – 8,493 Jacques-Cartier Lib Eq 14,821 43.90% 802 2.38% 79.84% 14,019 3,035 14,821 1,419 228 – 50 192 33,764 Jean-Talon Lib Lib 16,530 54.40% 4,258 14.01% 83.87% 16,530 12,272 – – 977 – 606 – 30,385 Jeanne-Mance Lib Lib 17,296 65.06% 10,337 38.88% 70.80% 17,296 6,959 1,930 – – – – 399 26,584 Johnson PQ PQ 12,731 49.22% 1,141 4.41% 78.47% 11,590 12,731 401 461 185 – 238 257 25,863 Joliette PQ PQ 18,582 60.68% 9,537 31.14% 77.92% 9,045 18,582 – 2,854 – – – 142 30,623 Jonquière PQ PQ 17,294 56.05% 5,505 17.84% 76.11% 11,789 17,294 – – 1,774 – – – 30,857 Kamouraska-Témiscouata Lib Lib 12,354 55.67% 4,121 18.57% 66.68% 12,354 8,233 – 1,605 – – – – 22,192 L'Assomption Lib PQ 18,590 55.52% 5,134 15.33% 80.24% 13,456 18,590 – 1,439 – – – – 33,485 La Peltrie Lib Lib 20,528 52.17% 4,278 10.87% 80.12% 20,528 16,250 – – 2,567 – – – 39,345 Labelle Lib PQ 16,897 54.80% 2,959 9.60% 73.99% 13,938 16,897 – – – – – – 30,835 Lac-Saint-Jean PQ PQ 15,370 55.04% 3,623 12.97% 77.55% 11,747 15,370 – – – – 356 450 27,923 LaFontaine Lib Lib 15,328 57.83% 5,757 21.72% 70.73% 15,328 9,571 – – 763 – – 843 26,505 La Pinière New Lib 17,155 58.16% 6,985 23.68% 76.28% 17,155 10,170 – – 1,237 – – 935 29,497 Laporte Lib Lib 11,720 39.58% 2,907 9.82% 78.70% 11,720 8,813 – 1,265 377 – 7,436 – 29,611 La Prairie New PQ 14,320 47.28% 790 2.61% 77.29% 13,530 14,320 – 1,906 – – – 529 30,285 Laurier Lib Lib 11,027 54.98% 5,371 26.78% 67.17% 11,027 5,656 – 1,170 777 – 721 704 20,055 Laval-des-Rapides Lib Lib 14,821 51.52% 2,199 7.64% 75.63% 14,821 12,622 – – – – 972 354 28,769 Laviolette PQ PQ 17,021 66.18% 8,324 32.37% 75.76% 8,697 17,021 – – – – – – 25,718 Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière New PQ 15,889 48.94% 1,084 3.34% 78.85% 14,805 15,889 – – 1,505 – – 270 32,469 Lévis PQ PQ 17,968 66.67% 9,501 35.25% 78.90% 8,467 17,968 – – – – – 517 26,952 Limoilou Lib Lib 15,671 55.50% 5,876 20.81% 74.42% 15,671 9,795 – 1,436 645 – – 689 28,236 Lotbinière Lib Lib 13,335 59.85% 5,593 25.10% 78.23% 13,335 7,742 – – 616 – – 589 22,282 Louis-Hébert Lib Lib 14,822 47.67% 885 2.85% 80.57% 14,822 13,937 – 1,657 584 – – 96 31,096 Marguerite-Bourgeoys Lib Lib 12,722 49.88% 6,647 26.06% 75.09% 12,722 6,075 6,171 – – – – 538 25,506 Marie-Victorin PQ PQ 13,582 53.68% 3,546 14.02% 74.85% 10,036 13,582 – 1,360 – – – 322 25,300 Marquette Lib Lib 13,457 48.88% 4,980 18.09% 74.57% 13,457 8,477 4,762 – 569 – – 267 27,532 Maskinongé Lib Lib 18,191 63.63% 7,795 27.27% 76.56% 18,191 10,396 – – – – – – 28,587 Masson New PQ 19,615 59.42% 7,967 24.14% 73.76% 11,648 19,615 – 1,135 611 – – – 33,009 Matane Lib Lib 11,061 57.52% 2,891 15.03% 72.26% 11,061 8,170 – – – – – – 19,231 Matapédia Lib Lib 11,085 60.15% 3,740 20.29% 73.19% 11,085 7,345 – – – – – – 18,430 Mégantic-Compton Lib Lib 12,608 60.39% 6,362 30.47% 76.69% 12,608 6,246 1,039 740 – – – 245 20,878 Mercier PQ PQ 13,371 57.15% 6,254 26.73% 71.80% 7,117 13,371 – 1,961 567 – – 382 23,398 Mille-Îles Lib Lib 16,436 56.67% 3,867 13.33% 79.37% 16,436 12,569 – – – – – – 29,005 Mont-Royal Lib Lib 10,846 53.57% 8,390 41.44% 70.36% 10,846 2,456 5,681 941 229 – – 92 20,245 Montmagny-L'Islet Lib Lib 12,688 57.75% 4,814 21.91% 71.21% 12,688 7,874 – 1,407 – – – – 21,969 Montmorency Lib Lib 20,653 59.95% 9,373 27.21% 75.54% 20,653 11,280 – – 1,726 – 524 266 34,449 Nelligan Lib Lib 16,284 47.03% 9,221 26.63% 74.44% 16,284 7,063 10,249 – 664 – 367 – 34,627 Nicolet-Yamaska[a 3] Lib Lib 15,164 60.14% 6,223 24.68% 80.99% 15,164 8,941 – 1,111 – – – – 25,216 Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Lib Eq 11,638 43.03% 2,090 7.73% 75.34% 9,548 3,017 11,638 2,024 388 – 234 198 27,047 Orford Lib Lib 17,236 57.48% 7,635 25.46% 74.18% 17,236 9,601 1,696 – 861 – – 594 29,988 Outremont Lib Lib 11,774 49.90% 2,964 12.56% 76.19% 11,774 8,810 – 1,893 649 – – 468 23,594 Papineau Lib Lib 11,313 50.68% 612 2.74% 72.31% 11,313 10,701 – – – – – 310 22,324 Pointe-aux-Trembles New PQ 13,725 50.41% 1,757 6.45% 74.56% 11,968 13,725 – – – – – 1,535 27,228 Pontiac Lib Lib 9,514 46.56% 5,890 28.82% 64.01% 9,514 3,624 6,259 – 956 – – 81 20,434 Portneuf Lib Lib 17,768 70.70% 10,406 41.41% 78.17% 17,768 7,362 – – – – – – 25,130 Prévost Lib Lib 17,676 55.36% 3,423 10.72% 75.11% 17,676 14,253 – – – – – – 31,929 Richelieu Lib Lib 15,790 53.37% 3,288 11.11% 79.76% 15,790 12,502 – – – – 1,296 – 29,588 Richmond Lib Lib 16,578 68.77% 10,319 42.80% 79.76% 16,578 6,259 506 555 – – – 210 24,108 Rimouski Lib Lib 16,019 56.29% 3,578 12.57% 72.93% 16,019 12,441 – – – – – – 28,460 Rivière-du-Loup Lib Lib 11,317 54.48% 2,581 12.42% 74.55% 11,317 8,736 – – – – – 720 20,773 Robert-Baldwin Lib Lib 12,671 46.05% 9,114 33.12% 74.63% 12,671 3,557 11,287 – – – – – 27,515 Roberval PQ Lib 14,931 53.31% 2,507 8.95% 71.91% 14,931 12,424 – – – – – 651 28,006 Rosemont Lib Lib 13,121 46.97% 133 0.48% 75.57% 13,121 12,988 – – 620 – – 1,204 27,933 Rousseau Lib Lib 17,292 60.25% 5,882 20.49% 71.56% 17,292 11,410 – – – – – – 28,702 Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue Lib PQ 13,775 50.12% 66 0.24% 72.38% 13,709 13,775 – – – – – – 27,484 Saguenay Lib Lib 9,273 43.45% 502 2.35% 64.78% 9,273 8,771 – 3,296 – – – – 21,340 Saint-François Lib Lib 14,961 51.97% 4,469 15.52% 74.92% 14,961 10,492 1,881 – 884 – – 568 28,786 Saint-Henri Lib Lib 10,765 47.07% 479 2.09% 70.50% 10,765 10,286 – 978 530 – – 312 22,871 Saint-Hyacinthe Lib Lib 17,306 53.02% 3,350 10.26% 77.73% 17,306 13,956 – – 1,381 – – – 32,643 Saint-Jean Lib Lib 19,412 53.63% 5,190 14.34% 78.11% 19,412 14,222 782 – 1,463 – – 319 36,198 Saint-Laurent Lib Lib 15,493 52.13% 9,934 33.43% 74.06% 15,493 5,559 7,101 864 248 – 158 297 29,720 Saint-Louis Lib Lib 9,034 40.58% 2,375 10.67% 65.37% 9,034 6,659 3,815 1,804 457 – 133 358 22,260 Saint-Maurice Lib Lib 12,853 51.26% 2,439 9.73% 76.61% 12,853 10,414 – 1,805 – – – – 25,072 Sainte-Anne Lib Lib 9,089 41.18% 1,112 5.04% 67.20% 9,089 7,977 3,057 941 218 – 347 443 22,072 Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques New PQ 15,489 55.29% 5,450 19.45% 70.25% 10,039 15,489 – 1,488 332 – 109 557 28,014 Salaberry-Soulanges New Lib 19,285 57.04% 4,763 14.09% 79.11% 19,285 14,522 – – – – – – 33,807 Sauvé Lib Lib 14,091 58.44% 5,007 20.77% 70.97% 14,091 9,084 – – – – – 936 24,111 Shefford PQ PQ 19,984 56.88% 5,925 16.86% 79.52% 14,059 19,984 1,091 – – – – – 35,134 Sherbrooke Lib Lib 14,604 51.39% 3,314 11.66% 76.31% 14,604 11,290 – 1,578 521 – – 424 28,417 Taillon PQ PQ 18,983 55.92% 6,421 18.91% 74.83% 12,562 18,983 – 1,362 508 – – 534 33,949 Taschereau Lib Lib 10,176 50.44% 1,435 7.11% 74.05% 10,176 8,741 – – 1,258 – – – 20,175 Terrebonne PQ PQ 15,693 52.03% 2,940 9.75% 75.84% 12,753 15,693 – 1,714 – – – – 30,160 Trois-Rivières Lib Lib 15,181 54.53% 3,562 12.79% 75.41% 15,181 11,619 – – 413 – 412 216 27,841 Ungava PQ PQ 6,442 50.96% 243 1.92% 51.68% 6,199 6,442 – – – – – – 12,641 Vachon Lib Lib 15,468 45.50% 114 0.34% 73.76% 15,468 15,354 – 1,216 620 – 979 361 33,998 Vanier Lib Lib 16,650 54.15% 4,814 15.66% 74.10% 16,650 11,836 – – 1,131 – 962 169 30,748 Vaudreuil New Lib 16,146 51.40% 5,671 18.05% 76.75% 16,146 10,475 2,852 1,766 – – – 171 31,410 Verchères PQ PQ 16,651 47.76% 699 2.01% 78.98% 15,952 16,651 – – – – 1,100 1,158 34,861 Verdun Lib Lib 8,295 38.58% 1,367 6.36% 75.20% 8,295 6,928 4,857 664 387 – – 372 21,503 Viau Lib Lib 13,965 61.48% 6,781 29.85% 69.07% 13,965 7,184 – – 954 – – 613 22,716 Viger Lib Lib 16,847 60.73% 8,772 31.62% 76.21% 16,847 8,075 1,831 877 – – – 111 27,741 Vimont Lib Lib 17,650 48.48% 583 1.60% 78.02% 17,650 17,067 – – 1,138 – – 553 36,408 Westmount Lib Eq 8,801 40.64% 513 2.37% 73.41% 8,288 2,376 8,801 1,620 430 – – 143 21,658

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** including spoilt ballots

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** formerly [Maisonneuve](/source/Maisonneuve_(provincial_electoral_district))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** formerly [Nicolet](/source/Nicolet_(provincial_electoral_district))

- = 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](/source/House_of_Commons_of_Canada)

- = [Unity Party](/source/Unity_Party_(Quebec)) candidates

- = multiple candidates

### Analysis

Party candidates in 2nd place[2] Party in 1st place Party in 2nd place Total Lib PQ Eq Un Liberal 86 5 1 92 Parti Québécois 29 29 Equality 4 4 Total 33 86 5 1 125

Candidates ranked 1st to 5th place, by party[2] Parties 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th █ Liberal 92 33 █ Parti Québécois 29 86 10 █ Equality 4 5 10 █ Unity 1 12 3 █ Green 32 14 █ New Democratic 20 23 10 █ Independent 6 10 3 █ Green 4 22 11 █ Lemon 3 3 4 █ Workers 3 2 7 █ Independent 2 7 6 █ Socialist Movement 2 2 1 █ Marxist–Leninist 2 1 9 █ Progressive Conservative 1 5 2 █ United Social Credit 1 2 4 █ Ind-PQ 1 █ Parti indépendantiste 6 3 █ Parti 51 2 8 █ Commonwealth of Canada 1 2 █ Communist 1

Resulting composition of the 31st Quebec Legislative Assembly[3] Source Party Lib PQ Eq Total Seats retained Incumbents returned 70 14 84 Open seats held 16 6 22 Seats changing hands Incumbents defeated 4 2 6 Open seats gained 2 2 Byelection gains held 2 2 New seats New MNAs 1 3 4 Previously incumbent in another riding 3 2 Total 92 29 4 125

## See also

- [List of Quebec premiers](/source/List_of_Quebec_premiers)

- [Politics of Quebec](/source/Politics_of_Quebec)

- [Timeline of Quebec history](/source/Timeline_of_Quebec_history)

- [34th National Assembly of Quebec](/source/34th_National_Assembly_of_Quebec)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Sept1989_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Sept1989_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Sept1989_4-2) Aubin, Benoit (September 2, 1989). "Striking miners jeer Bourassa but polls say campaign strong". *The Globe and Mail*. p. A5.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-EQdata_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-EQdata_5-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-EQdata_5-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-EQdata_5-3) Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). ["Élections québécoises de 1989"](https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/atlas-des-elections-au-quebec/resource/01f5fec4-c3c0-4bf3-a6dc-c613d49244a6). *donneesquebec.ca*. Atlas des élections au Québec.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-MNAdata_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-MNAdata_6-1) ["Les membres de l'Assemblée nationale par circonscription"](https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/depcir/index.html) [National Assembly members by riding] (in French). [National Assembly of Quebec](/source/National_Assembly_of_Quebec). Retrieved September 13, 2023.

## External links

- [CBC TV video clip](http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-73-651-3786/politics_economy/quebec_elections/clip9)

- [Results by party (total votes and seats won)](https://web.archive.org/web/20141008025029/http://dgeq.qc.ca/francais/provincial/resultats-electoraux/elections-generales.php?e=34&s=2#s)

- [Results for all ridings](https://web.archive.org/web/20141008080517/http://dgeq.qc.ca/francais/provincial/resultats-electoraux/elections-generales.php?e=34&s=1&c=tous#s)

## Further reading

- Leyton-Brown, David, ed. (1995). [*Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1989*](https://archive.org/details/canadianannualre0000unse_p4t4). Toronto: University of Toronto Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780802007148](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780802007148).

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