The following elections occurred in the year 1989.

Africa

1989 Beninese parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 18 June 1989. At the time, the country was a one-party state under the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin, with voters given the choice of approving the party's list of 206 candidates for the Nati ...

1989 Botswana general election General elections were held in Botswana on 7 October 1989, alongside local elections.Elections held ...

* 1989 Equatorial Guinean presidential election * 1989 People's Republic of the Congo parliamentary election * 1989 Guinea-Bissau legislative election * 1989 Malagasy parliamentary election * 1989 Malagasy presidential election *

1989 Namibian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Namibia between 7 and 11 November 1989. These elections were for the Constituent Assembly of Namibia, which, upon independence in March 1990, became the National Assembly of Namibia. Background The election ...

1989 Nigerien general election General elections were held in Niger on 10 December 1989 to elect a List of heads of state of Niger, President and National Assembly of Niger, National Assembly. They were the first elections since 1970, and followed the approval of a new constitu ...

1989 Seychellois presidential election Presidential elections were held in the Seychelles in June 1989. Following a coup in 1977, the Seychelles People's Progressive Front was the sole legal party, and its leader, France-Albert René, was the only candidate in the election. He was r ...

1989 South African general election General elections were held in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by ...

** 1989 Gazankulu legislative election * 1989 Tunisian general election * 1989 Ugandan general election

Asia

* 1989 Iranian presidential election *

1989 Iranian constitutional referendum A constitutional referendum was held in Iran on 28 July 1989, alongside presidential elections. Approved by 97.6% of voters, it was the first and so far only time the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been amended. It made several c ...

* 1989 Iraqi parliamentary election *

1989 Japanese House of Councillors election House of Councillors elections were held in Japan on 23 July 1989. There were several controversial issues dominating the pre-election atmosphere, all of which reflected negatively on the ruling LDP. The most important, according to most polls, ...

* 1989 Philippine barangay election *

1989 Soviet Union legislative election Legislative elections were held in the Soviet Union on 26 March 1989 to elect members of the Congress of People's Deputies, with run-offs on 2, 9 and 20 April and 14 and 23 May. They were the first partially free nationwide elections held in t ...

1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 15 February 1989, the first since 1977. The elections that should normally have been held by 1983 had been cancelled by the 1982 referendum. Results By province By electoral district Note ...

* 1989 Taiwanese legislative election * Turkey: ** 1989 Turkish local elections ** 1989 Turkish presidential election

India

1989 Indian general election General elections were held in India on 22 and 26 November 1989 to elect the members of the ninth Lok Sabha. The incumbent Indian National Congress (Indira) government under the premiership of Rajiv Gandhi lost its mandate, even though it was ...

* Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh, 1989 *

Indian general election in Tamil Nadu, 1989 The 1989 Indian general election polls in Tamil Nadu were held for 39 seats in the state. The result was a landslide victory for Indian National Congress, and its ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, winning 38 out of 39 seats. This ...

1989 Tamil Nadu legislative assembly election The ninth legislative assembly election of Tamil Nadu was held on 21 January 1989. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won the election and its leader M. Karunanidhi, became the Chief Minister. It was his third term in office. The DMK was in powe ...

Europe

1989 Belgian regional elections A regional election was held in Belgium on 18 June 1989 to elect representatives to the first Brussels Regional Council, which replaced the Brussels Agglomeration Council as a result of the creation of the Brussels-Capital Region. Elections to th ...

* Dutch general election * Greek legislative election *

November 1989 Greek legislative election Early parliamentary elections were held in Greece on 5 November 1989.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p830 The liberal-conservative New Democracy party of Konstantinos Mitsotakis emerged as the larg ...

1989 Irish general election The 1989 Irish general election to the 26th Dáil was held on Thursday, 15 June, three weeks after the dissolution of the 25th Dáil on 25 May by President Patrick Hillery, on the request of Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The general election ...

* 1989 Luxembourg general election *

1989 Norwegian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 10 and 11 September 1989.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The Labour Party remained the largest party in the Storting, winning 63 of the 165 sea ...

1989 Polish legislative election Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 4 June 1989 to elect members of the Sejm and the recreated Senate, with a second round on 18 June. They were the first elections in the country since the communist government abandoned its monopoly ...

1989 Spanish general election 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W ...

European Parliament

* European Parliament election, June 1989 * 1989 European Parliament election in Belgium *

1989 European Parliament election in Denmark European Parliament elections were held in Denmark on 15 June 1989 to elect the 16 Danish members of the European Parliament. Results Seats are allocated first by the D'Hondt method to electoral coalitions (Social Democrats and Danish Social Lib ...

1989 European Parliament election in Portugal An election of MEP representing Portugal constituency for the 1989-1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 18 June 1989. It was part of the wider 1989 European election. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) won the elections with almost ...

* 1989 European Parliament election in Sardinia *

1989 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom The 1989 European Parliament election, was the third European election to be held in the United Kingdom. It was held on 15 June. The electoral system was First-past-the-post voting in England, Scotland and Wales and Single transferable vote in ...

1989 European Parliament election in France European Parliament elections were held in France on 15 June 1989. Six lists were able to win seats: an alliance of the centre right Union for French Democracy and the Gaullist Rally for the Republic, an alliance of the Socialist Party and the P ...

1989 European Parliament election in Greece European Parliament elections were held in Greece on 18 June 1989 to elect the 24 Greek members of the European Parliament. Members were elected by party-list proportional representation. Results The 1994 European election was the third electio ...

1989 European Parliament election in Ireland The 1989 European Parliament election in Ireland was the Irish component of the 1989 European Parliament election. The election was conducted under the single transferable vote. Results MEPs elected Voting details See also * List ...

1989 European Parliament election in Italy The 1989 European Parliament election in Italy was held on 18 June 1989. The election was paired with a 1989 Italian advisory referendum, non-binding referendum about the devolution of powers to the European Economic Community, which passed with ...

1989 European Parliament election in Luxembourg The 1989 European Parliament election in Luxembourg was the election of the delegation from Luxembourg to the European Parliament in 1989. Results Footnotes Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a ...

1989 European Parliament election in the Netherlands An election for Members of the European Parliament representing Netherlands (European Parliament constituency), Netherlands constituency for the 1989–1994 term of the European Parliament was held on 15 June 1989. It was part of the wider 198 ...

* 1989 European Parliament election in Spain * 1989 European Parliament election in West Germany *

* 1989 European Parliament election in West Germany *

* 1989 European Parliament election in Spain

France

1989 French municipal elections Municipal elections were held in France on 12 and 19 March 1989. After the 1983 disaster, the left did relatively well in 1989. They gained Nantes, Strasbourg, Brest, Orléans, Mulhouse, Avignon, Chambéry, and Blois while losing Amiens, Saint- ...

Italy

* 1989 European Parliament election in Sardinia

Serbia

* 1989 Serbian general election

Americas

North America

1989–1991 Belizean municipal elections Local elections were held in the country of Belize in two parts in 1989 and 1991. Part one was the Belize City Council election held on December 6, 1989, in which the newly elected People's United Party swept all nine seats in Belize City. Part two ...

* 1989 Belizean legislative election *

1989 Honduran general election General elections were held in Honduras on 26 November 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p407 Voters cast a single ballot for both the presidential and Congressional election.1989 Panamanian general election General elections were held in Panama on 7 May 1989, with the goal of electing both a new President of the Republic and a new Legislative Assembly. The two primary candidates in the presidential race were Guillermo Endara, who headed Democratic ...

1989 Salvadoran presidential election Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on 19 March 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p276 The result was a victory for Alfredo Cristiani of the ARENA party, who secured a majority in th ...

Canada

1989 Alberta Senate nominee election The 1989 Alberta Senate nominee election, formally the 1st Alberta Senate nominee election of Alberta was held on October 16, 1989, to nominate appointments to the Senate of Canada. The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with Alberta ...

1989 Alberta general election The 1989 Alberta general election 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 el ...

1989 Beaver River federal by-election A by-election was held in the Alberta federal riding of Beaver River (federal electoral district), Beaver River on March 13, 1989. The election was triggered by the death of incumbent John Dahmer, who died five days after winning the seat in the 19 ...

* 1989 Edmonton municipal election * 1989 Manitoba municipal elections *

1989 New Democratic Party leadership election In 1989, the New Democratic Party held a leadership election to choose a successor to Ed Broadbent. The contest, held from November 30 to December 3 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was won by Audrey McLaughlin. McLaughlin's victory was the first time a ...

1989 Newfoundland general election The 1989 Newfoundland general election was held on April 20, 1989 to elect members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was won by the Liberal party despite polling fewer votes than the Conservatives. Unusually, however, Liberal le ...

1989 Prince Edward Island general election The 1989 Prince Edward Island general election was held on May 29, 1989. The campaign resulted in the re-election of the Liberal government of Premier (Canada), Premier Joe Ghiz. In this election, the Liberals won 60.7% of the popular vote, the ...

1989 Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick leadership election The Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick held a leadership election between November 3–4, 1989, to elect a new leader for the party. The position had been held in an interim capacity by Malcolm MacLeod since former leader Richard H ...

1989 Quebec general election 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin ...

1989 Winnipeg municipal election The 1989 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1989 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg. Bill Norrie was re-elected to a fifth term as mayor without serious opposition. Results Councillors *M ...

1989 Yukon general election The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party. Results by Party , - style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan= ...

United States

1989 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1989, in two states and one territory, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures. Democratic Party (United States), Democrats picked up the open seat in N ...

=United States mayoral

= * 1989 Houston mayoral election * 1989 Pittsburgh mayoral election * 1989 Virginia gubernatorial election

Caribbean

* 1989 Antigua and Barbuda general election *

1989 Jamaican general election General elections were held in Jamaica on 9 February 1989. The result was a landslide victory for the People's National Party, which won 45 of the 60 seats. Voter turnout was 78%. They were the first seriously contested elections since 1980, as t ...

South America

1989 Argentine general election The Argentine general election of 1989 was held on 14 May 1989. Voters chose both the President and their legislators and with a turnout of 85.3%, Carlos Menem won the presidency, and the Peronist Justicialist Party won the control of both house ...

1989 Bolivian presidential election General elections were held in Bolivia on 7 May 1989.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p133 As no candidate for the presidency received over 50% of the vote, the National Congress was required to ele ...

1989 Brazilian presidential election Presidential elections were held in Brazil in 1989, with the first round on November 15 and a second round on December 17. They were the first direct presidential elections since 1960, the first to be held using a two-round system and the first t ...

1989 Chilean political reform referendum A constitutional referendum was held in Chile on 30 July 1989 to approve a series of amendments to the 1980 Constitution.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 The proposed changes were overwhelmingl ...

1989 Chilean presidential election General elections were held in Chile on 14 December 1989,Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p262 bringing an end to the military regime that had been in place since 1973. Patricio Aylwin of Concerta ...

1989 Falkland Islands general election The Falkland Islands general election of 1989 was held on Thursday 12 October 1989 to elect members to the Legislative Council. Eight Councillors were elected through universal suffrage using block voting, four from each constituency (Camp and Stan ...

1989 Uruguayan general election General elections were held in Uruguay on 26 November 1989. They resulted in a clear win for the National Party, and victory for the Herrerismo- Renovación y Victoria presidential candidate, Luis Alberto Lacalle. This was only the third time ...

Oceania

1989 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands in January 1989 to elect 24 MPs to the Parliament of the Cook Islands, Parliament. The elections saw the Cook Islands Party win 12 seats, the Democratic Tumu Party win 2 seats, and the Democratic Pa ...

Australia

1989 Australian Capital Territory election The 1989 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 4 March 1989 to elect the 1st Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their power leg ...

* 1989 Gwydir by-election * 1989 Merthyr state by-election *

1989 Queensland state election The 1989 Queensland state election was held in the Australian state of Queensland on 2 December 1989 to elect the 89 members of the state's Legislative Assembly. This was the first election following the downfall of eight-term premier Sir Joh B ...

1989 South Australian state election State elections were held in South Australia on 25 November 1989. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Libera ...

1989 Tasmanian state election The 1989 Tasmanian state election was held on 13 May 1989 in the Australian state of Tasmania to elect 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The election used the Hare-Clark proportional representation system — seven members were ele ...

1989 Western Australian state election Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 4 February 1989 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council. The Labor government, led by Premier Peter Dowding, won a third term in ...