1989 Quebec general election

1989 Quebec general election

September 25, 1989
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%
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 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, 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:

Abolished ridings	New ridings
Drawn from parts of other ridings
	Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
	Masson
	Pointe-aux-Trembles
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

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		48	38	5	—	—	506
Sorecom	August 26, 1989		44	37	7	—	—	1,000
Sorecom	June 1989		53	35	—	—	—	—
Election 1985	December 2, 1985		55.99	38.69	-	5.32

Results

Elections to the National Assembly of Quebec (1989)

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

Results by riding - 1989 Quebec general election

Riding	Winning party								Turnout	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		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		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

  = 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

Party candidates in 2nd place

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

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

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
• Politics of Quebec
• Timeline of Quebec history
• 34th National Assembly of Quebec

External links

• CBC TV video clip
• Results by party (total votes and seats won)
• Results for all ridings

Further reading

• Leyton-Brown, David, ed. (1995). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1989. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802007148.