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1989 Quebec general election

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.

1989 Quebec general election
← 1985 September 25, 1989 1994 →
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
 
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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

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

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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 ridings New 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

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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 — — 506
Sorecom August 26, 1989 [1] 44 37 7 — — 1,000
Sorecom June 1989 [1] 53 35 — — — —
Election 1985 December 2, 1985 55.99 38.69 - 5.32

Results

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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 


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 1.47
 
█ Equality/Unity
4 / 125
4.68%
 4.68 4.68
 
█ Green
0 / 125
1.99%
 1.85 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 0.47
 
█ Other
0 / 125
1.17%
 -0.34
 

Synopsis of results

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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 – – 863 29,988
Outremont Lib Lib 11,774 49.90% 2,964 12.56% 76.19% 11,774 8,810 – 1,893 649 – – 468 23,863
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. ^ 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Aubin, Benoit (September 2, 1989). "Striking miners jeer Bourassa but polls say campaign strong". The Globe and Mail. p. A5.
  2. ^ a b c d Drouilly, Pierre (December 4, 2017). "Élections québécoises de 1989". donneesquebec.ca. Atlas des élections au Québec.
  3. ^ a b "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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Further reading

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