| Election name | 1982 Prince Edward Island general election |
|---|---|
| Country | Prince Edward Island |
| Ongoing | no |
| Party colour | no |
| Party name | no |
| Previous election | 1979 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Previous year | 1979 |
| Election date | September 27, 1982 |
| Next election | 1986 Prince Edward Island general election |
| Next year | 1986 |
| Seats for election | All 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Majority seats | 17 |
| Turnout | 78.2%[1] |
| Leader 1 | James Lee |
| Leader since 1 | November 7, 1981 |
| Leaders seat 1 | 5th Queens |
| Last election 1 | 21 seats, 53.3% |
| Seats 1 | 21 |
| Popular vote 1 | 71,274 |
| Percentage 1 | 53.7% |
| Swing 1 | 0.4pp |
| Before election | James Lee |
| Posttitle | Premier after election |
| After election | James Lee |
| Outgoing members | 55th General Assembly of Prince Edward Island |
| Elected mps | members |
| Leader 2 | Joe Ghiz |
| Leader since 2 | October 24, 1981 |
| Leaders seat 2 | 6th Queens |
| Last election 2 | 11 seats, 45.3% |
| Seats 2 | 11 |
| Popular vote 2 | 60,771 |
| Percentage 2 | 45.8% |
| Swing 2 | 0.5pp |
The 1982 Prince Edward Island general election was held on September 27, 1982.[2]
In 1981, after just two years as premier, Angus MacLean resigned his position after the election of James Lee to the Progressive Conservative leadership. In the same year, the Liberals selected future premier Joe Ghiz as their leader. Lee called an early election (traditionally elections in PEI are held every four years) in which a few seats changed hands, but the overall count stayed the same as in 1979.
This election also marked the lowest point in popular support for the New Democrats on PEI, who were led by an interim leader.
Party standings
| 21 | 11 |
| PC | Liberal |
| Party | Party Leader | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Elected | Change | % | Change | James Lee | 21 | 21 | - | 71,274 | 53.7% | +0.4% | Liberal | Joe Ghiz | 11 | 11 | - | 60,771 | 45.8% | +0.5% | David Burke (interim) | 0 | 0 | - | 629 | 0.5% | -0.8% | |||
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.[3]
Kings
Prince
Queens
Sources
- ^ "Saltwire | Prince Edward Island"
- ^ "Provincial General Election Results, 1982". Elections PEI. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
- ^ Fred Driscoll. "History and Politics of Prince Edward Island". Canadian Parliamentary Review
Further reading
- Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs, 1982. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 1984. ISBN 9781442671966.