1986 Prince Edward Island general election

1986 Prince Edward Island general election
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All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.60%[1]
  First party Second party
 
PC
Leader Joe Ghiz James Lee
Party Liberal Progressive Conservative
Leader since October 24, 1981 November 7, 1981
Leader's seat 6th Queens 5th Queens (lost)
Last election 11 seats, 45.8% 21 seats, 53.7%
Seats won 21 11
Seat change Increase10 Decrease10
Popular vote 75,187 68,062
Percentage 50.3% 45.5%
Swing Increase4.5pp Decrease8.2pp
Seats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts.
Premier before election

James Lee
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Joe Ghiz
Liberal

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The 1986 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 21, 1986.[2]

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.[3]

  1. ^ "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island". Archived from the original on September 17, 2019. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1986" (PDF). Elections PEI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Joseph A. Ghiz". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.