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1986 Prince Edward Island general election

Canadian provincial election

Canadian provincial election

FieldValue
election_name1986 Prince Edward Island general election
countryPrince Edward Island
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1982 Prince Edward Island general election
previous_year1982
outgoing_members56th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island
election_date
elected_mpsmembers
next_election1989 Prince Edward Island general election
next_year1989
seats_for_electionAll 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
majority_seats17
turnout87.60%
colour1
leader1Joe Ghiz
leader_since1October 24, 1981
party1
leaders_seat16th Queens
last_election111 seats, 45.8%
seats121
seat_change110
popular_vote175,187
percentage150.3%
swing14.5pp
image2PC
colour2
leader2James Lee
leader_since2November 7, 1981
party2
leaders_seat25th Queens (lost)
last_election221 seats, 53.7%
seats211
seat_change210
popular_vote268,062
percentage245.5%
swing28.2pp
map_imagePrince Edward Island general election 1986 - Results by District.svg
map_size400px
map_captionSeats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts.
titlePremier
posttitlePremier after election
before_electionJames Lee
before_party
after_electionJoe Ghiz
after_party

The 1986 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 21, 1986.

The election resulted in the defeat of the two-term Progressive Conservative government by the Liberals led by Joe Ghiz. Ghiz, the son of a Lebanese store owner, went on to become the first Canadian premier that was not of complete European descent.

Party standings

LiberalPC
PartyParty LeaderSeatsPopular Vote1982ElectedChange#%Change2175,18750.3%21
LiberalJoe Ghiz11+10+4.5%James Lee11-1068,06245.5%-8.2%Jim Mayne

Members elected

The Legislature of Prince Edward Island had two levels of membership from 1893 to 1996 - Assemblymen and Councillors. This was a holdover from when the Island had a bicameral legislature, the General Assembly and the Legislative Council.

In 1893, the Legislative Council was abolished and had its membership merged with the Assembly, though the two titles remained separate and were elected by different electoral franchises. Assembleymen were elected by all eligible voters of within a district. Before 1963, Councillors were only elected by landowners within a district, but afterward they were elected in the same manner as Assemblymen.

Kings

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st KingsRoss "Johnny" YoungLiberal
2nd KingsRoddy PrattProgressive
Conservative
3rd KingsA. A. "Joey" FraserProgressive
Conservative
4th KingsStanley BruceLiberal
5th KingsArthur J. MacDonaldLiberal

Prince

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st PrinceRobert MorrisseyLiberal
2nd PrinceKeith MilliganLiberal
3rd PrinceLéonce BernardLiberal
4th PrinceStavert HuestisLiberal
5th PrinceGeorge McMahonProgressive
Conservative

Queens

DistrictAssemblymanPartyCouncillorParty
1st QueensMarion ReidProgressive
Conservative
2nd QueensGordon MacInnisLiberal
3rd QueensBetty Jean BrownLiberal
4th QueensWilbur MacDonaldProgressive
Conservative
5th QueensWayne CheverieLiberal
6th QueensJoseph Atallah GhizLiberal

Sources

References

  1. "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island".
  2. "Provincial General Election Results, 1986". Elections PEI.
  3. "Joseph A. Ghiz". [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]].
  4. Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island". [[Canadian Parliamentary Review]].
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