1986 Prince Edward Island general election
Canadian provincial election
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The 1986 Prince Edward Island general election was held on April 21, 1986.[2]
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April 21, 1986
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All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island 17 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 87.60%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seats won by each party per district. Voters elect two members (one Councillor and Assemblyman) from each of the 16 districts. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Party standings
| 21 | 11 |
| Liberal | PC |
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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| 1982 | Elected | Change | # | % | Change | |||
| Liberal | Joe Ghiz | 11 | 21 | +10 | 75,187 | 50.3% | +4.5% | |
| Progressive Conservative | James Lee | 21 | 11 | -10 | 68,062 | 45.5% | -8.2% | |
| New Democratic | Jim Mayne | 0 | 0 | - | 5,965 | 4.0% | +3.5% | |
| Independent | - | 0 | - | 280 | 0.2% | +0.2% | ||
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.[4]
Kings
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
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| 1st Kings | Ross "Johnny" Young | Liberal | Albert Fogarty | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 2nd Kings | Roddy Pratt | Progressive Conservative |
Francis O'Brien | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 3rd Kings | A. A. "Joey" Fraser | Progressive Conservative |
Peter MacLeod | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 4th Kings | Stanley Bruce | Liberal | Gilbert R. Clements | Liberal | ||
| 5th Kings | Arthur J. MacDonald | Liberal | Barry Hicken | Liberal | ||
Prince
| District | Assemblyman | Party | Councillor | Party | ||
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| 1st Prince | Robert Morrissey | Liberal | Robert E. Campbell | Liberal | ||
| 2nd Prince | Keith Milligan | Liberal | Allison Ellis | Liberal | ||
| 3rd Prince | Léonce Bernard | Liberal | Edward Clark | Liberal | ||
| 4th Prince | Stavert Huestis | Liberal | |
Prowse Chappel | Progressive Conservative | |
| 5th Prince | George McMahon | Progressive Conservative |
Peter Pope | Progressive Conservative | ||