1989 Alberta Senate nominee election

The 1st Alberta Senate nominee election was held on October 16, 1989 in Alberta, Canada. It was held in conjunction with Alberta municipal elections under the Local Authorities Election Act., and resulted in the first Canadian Senator appointed following a popular election.

The vote was held along municipal electoral boundaries, but conducted by Elections Alberta. Candidates were registered with provincial parties.

Stan Waters, nominated by the Reform Party, won the election, and was subsequently appointed to the Senate.

Candidates and results

	Candidate	Party	Votes #	Votes %
	Stan Waters	Reform	259,292	41.7%	Bill Code	Liberal	139,809	22.5%	Bert Brown	Progressive Conservative	127,638	20.5%	Gladys Taylor	Independent	38,534	6.2%	Kenneth Paproski	Independent	30,849	5.0%	Tom Sindlinger	Independent	25,491	4.1%

See also

• Alberta Senate nominee election, 1998
• Alberta Senate nominee election, 2004
• List of Alberta senators