The 1989 Quebec general election was held on September 25, 1989, to elect members of the
National Assembly
In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...
of the Province of
Quebec
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, Canada. The incumbent
Quebec Liberal Party, led by Premier
Robert Bourassa, won re-election, defeating the
Parti Québécois
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, led by
Jacques Parizeau
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Early life and career
Parize ...
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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.
Results
The overall results were:
See also
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List of Quebec premiers
This is a list of the premiers of the province of Quebec since Canadian Confederation in 1867. Quebec uses a unicameral (originally bicameral) Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that c ...
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Politics of Quebec
The politics of Quebec are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of Quebec is Quebec City, where the Lieutenant Governor, P ...
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Timeline of Quebec history
This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Q ...
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34th National Assembly of Quebec The 34th National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1989 Quebec general election and sat from November 28, 1989, to March 18, 1992; from March 19, 1992, to March 10, 1994; and from March 17, ...
External links
CBC TV video clipResults by party (total votes and seats won)Results for all ridings
References
Further reading
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