1989 Quebec general election


The 1989 Quebec general election was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the National [Assembly of Quebec|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 (Quebec)|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:

Results

! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | Political party
! rowspan=2 | Party leader
! colspan=4 | MNAs
! colspan=4 | Votes
! Candidates
!1981 [Quebec general election|1981]
!1985

!#
! ±
!%
! ±
! colspan="3" style="text-align:left;" | Total
! " colspan="2"|125
! " colspan="2"|3,408,909
! " colspan="2"| 100.00%

Analysis

Parties1st2nd3rd4th5th
9233
298610
4510
1123
3214
202310
6103
42211
334
327
276
221
219
152
124
1
63
28
12
1