1989 Alberta general election


The 1989 Alberta general election 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 as less than three years had passed since the previous election. Premier Don 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, the PC's benefited from a split vote between the two main opponents Liberals and NDP and sustained a net loss of only two seats in the legislature. Most notably, the premier lost his own seat of Edmonton-Whitemud to Liberal candidate Percy Wickman. The PC's were reduced to just two seats in Edmonton, however despite their losses in urban areas they remained largely dominant in Calgary while their losses were somewhat offset by gains in rural areas, notably at the expense of the moribund Representative Party. Getty himself would quickly return to the Legislature by winning a by-election in a safe rural seat.
The New Democratic Party led by Ray Martin largely held its share of the popular vote, with its gains being balanced by its losses and the party left with the same number of seats as in the previous 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 whereas the NDP continued to dominate in Edmonton the Liberal vote was more evenly distributed and the party's legislative caucus increased from four to only eight members.
The Representative Party, which had elected 2 candidates in the previous election, did not run any candidates in 1989. Leader Ray Speaker defected to the Progressive Conservatives, while Walt Buck retired. The party disbanded soon after the election.

Results

Overall voter turnout was 53.60%.
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* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts
DistrictMemberParty
Athabasca-Lac La BicheMike CardinalProgressive Conservative
Banff-CochraneBrian EvansProgressive Conservative
BarrheadKen KowalskiProgressive Conservative
BonnyvilleErnie IsleyProgressive Conservative
Bow ValleyTom MusgroveProgressive Conservative
Calgary-BowBonnie LaingProgressive Conservative
Calgary-BuffaloSheldon ChumirLiberal
Calgary CurrieDennis AndersonProgressive Conservative
Calgary-EgmontDavid J. CarterProgressive Conservative
Calgary-ElbowRalph KleinProgressive Conservative
Calgary-Fish CreekWilliam Edward PayneProgressive Conservative
Calgary-FoothillsPat Black2Progressive Conservative
Calgary-Forest LawnBarry PashakNDP
Calgary-GlenmoreDianne MiroshProgressive Conservative
Calgary-McCallStan NelsonProgressive Conservative
Calgary-McKnightYolande GagnonLiberal
Calgary-MillicanGordon ShrakeProgressive Conservative
Calgary-MontroseRick OrmanProgressive Conservative
Calgary-Mountain ViewBob HawkesworthNDP
Calgary-North HillFred StewartProgressive Conservative
Calgary-North WestFrank BrusekerLiberal
Calgary-ShawJim DinningProgressive Conservative
Calgary-WestElaine McCoyProgressive Conservative
CamroseKen RostadProgressive Conservative
CardstonJack AdyProgressive Conservative
ChinookShirley McClellanProgressive Conservative
Clover BarKurt GesellProgressive Conservative
Cypress-RedcliffAlan HylandProgressive Conservative
Drayton ValleyTom ThurberProgressive Conservative
DrumhellerStanley SchumacherProgressive Conservative
DunveganGlen CleggProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-AvonmoreMarie LaingNDP
Edmonton-BelmontTom SigurdsonNDP
Edmonton-BeverlyEd EwasiukNDP
Edmonton-CalderChristie MjolsnessNDP
Edmonton CentreWilliam RobertsNDP
Edmonton-GlengarryLaurence DecoreLiberal
Edmonton-GlenoraNancy Betkowski 1Progressive Conservative
Edmonton-Gold BarBettie HewesLiberal
Edmonton-HighlandsPam BarrettNDP
Edmonton Jasper PlaceJohn McInnisNDP
Edmonton KingswayAlex McEachernNDP
Edmonton MeadowlarkGrant MitchellLiberal
Edmonton-Mill WoodsGerry GibeaultNDP
Edmonton NorwoodRay MartinNDP
Edmonton-ParkallenDoug MainProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-StrathconaGordon WrightNDP
Edmonton-WhitemudPercy WickmanLiberal
Fort McMurrayNorm WeissProgressive Conservative
Grande PrairieBob ElliottProgressive Conservative
HighwoodDon TannasProgressive Conservative
InnisfailGary SevertsonProgressive Conservative
LacombeRonald MooreProgressive Conservative
Lesser Slave LakePearl CalahasenProgressive Conservative
Lethbridge EastArchibald D. JohnstonProgressive Conservative
Lethbridge-WestJohn GogoProgressive Conservative
Little BowRaymond SpeakerProgressive Conservative
LloydminsterDoug CherryProgressive Conservative
MacleodLeRoy FjordbottenProgressive Conservative
Medicine HatJim HorsmanProgressive Conservative
Olds-DidsburyRoy BrassardProgressive Conservative
Peace RiverAl AdairProgressive Conservative
Pincher Creek-CrowsnestFrederick Deryl BradleyProgressive Conservative
Ponoka-RimbeyHalvar JonsonProgressive Conservative
Red Deer NorthStockwell DayProgressive Conservative
Red Deer SouthJohn OldringProgressive Conservative
Redwater-AndrewSteve ZaruskyProgressive Conservative
Rocky Mountain HouseTy LundProgressive Conservative
Sherwood ParkPeter ElzingaProgressive Conservative
Smoky RiverWalter PaszkowskiProgressive Conservative
St. AlbertDick FowlerProgressive Conservative
St. PaulJohn DrobotProgressive Conservative
StettlerBrian C. DowneyProgressive Conservative
Stony PlainStan WoloshynNDP
Taber-WarnerRobert BogleProgressive Conservative
Three HillsConnie OstermanProgressive Conservative
VegrevilleDerek FoxNDP
Vermilion-VikingSteve WestProgressive Conservative
WainwrightRobert FischerProgressive Conservative
Westlock-SturgeonNicholas TaylorLiberal
West YellowheadJerry DoyleNDP
Wetaskiwin-LeducDonald H. SparrowProgressive Conservative
WhitecourtPeter TrynchyProgressive Conservative

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