Alberta general election, 1989
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 Donald 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.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | 83 | 61 | 59 | -3.3% | 367,244 | 44.29% | -7.11% | ||
| New Democratic | <center> Ray Martin | 83 | 16 | 16 | - | 217,972 | 26.29% | -2.93% | |
| Liberal | <center> Laurence Decore | 83 | 4 | 8 | +100% | 237,787 | 28.68% | +16.46% | |
| Social Credit | <center> | 6 | * | - | * | 3,939 | 0.47% | * | |
| Independent | 10 | - | - | - | 2,162 | 0.26% | -0.60% | ||
| Communist | <center> | 2 | - | - | - | 85 | 0.01% | -0.02% | |
| Total | 267 | 83 | 83 | - | 829,189 | 100% | <center> | ||
| 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 would later change her last name to Nancy MacBeth
See also
| Preceded by: 1986 Alberta election | Alberta elections | Followed by: 1993 Alberta election |