2008 Alberta general election

Last updated

2008 Alberta general election
Flag of Alberta.svg
  2004 March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03) 2012  

83 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
42 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout40.59%
 Majority partyMinority party
  Ed Stelmach2 (cropped).jpg Kevintaft.jpg
Leader Ed Stelmach Kevin Taft
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since December 2, 2006 March 27, 2004
Leader's seat Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Edmonton-Riverview
Last election62 seats, 46.8%16 seats, 29.4%
Seats before6016
Seats won729
Seat changeIncrease2.svg12Decrease2.svg7
Popular vote501,063251,158
Percentage52.7%26.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg5.9ppDecrease2.svg3.0pp

 Third partyFourth party
  Brian Mason.jpg Paul Hinman - Alberta Election 2012 - Wildrose Candidate (3x4 crop).jpg
Leader Brian Mason Paul Hinman
Party New Democratic Wildrose Alliance
Leader sinceJuly 13, 20042008
Leader's seat Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Cardston-Taber-Warner (lost re-election)
Last election4 seats, 10.2%1 seats, 8.7%
Seats before41
Seats won20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote80,57864,407
Percentage8.5%6.8%
SwingDecrease2.svg1.7ppDecrease2.svg1.9pp

Alberta general election 2008 results by riding.svg
Popular vote by riding. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote, but instead by results in each riding.

Premier before election

Ed Stelmach
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Ed Stelmach
Progressive Conservative

The 2008 Alberta general election was held on March 3, 2008, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

Contents

It was expected to be called early because the governing Progressive Conservatives held a leadership election on December 2, 2006, in which Ed Stelmach was elected to replace Ralph Klein as party leader and Premier. The election was called when Stelmach formally advised Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong to dissolve the Legislature, which happened on February 4, 2008. [1]

With 53% of the popular vote, the Progressive Conservatives won a decisive majority over the Liberal and other parties, despite early suggestions of a closer race.[ citation needed ]

The 2008 election had the lowest voter turnout in the province's history, with only 40.59% of eligible voters casting a ballot. [2]

Results

The Progressive Conservatives increased their majority at the expense of all other parties in the legislature. The Tories also increased their share of the popular vote, and even though their share of the vote was still significantly less than it was in 2001, they managed to win just two fewer seats than they won in that election. This was largely a result of their continued widespread support in rural areas, as well as divided opposition support in Calgary and Edmonton. The Conservative gains came mostly in and around Edmonton, where the party recorded its best results since 1982.

The Liberals held on to official opposition status but sustained a net loss of seven seats. Bucking historic trends, the party was reduced to only three seats in Edmonton, but was able to win five seats in Calgary (a net gain of one seat and the largest total won by that party in that city in the past 50 years). The Liberals also held their existing seat in Lethbridge to win a total of nine seats.

The other parties that were represented in the legislature also suffered losses on election night. The New Democrats lost two of their four Edmonton seats, and the Wildrose Alliance Party was shut out of the legislature as their leader Paul Hinman was narrowly defeated in his own constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner.

For the first time in history, a majority of the Liberal caucus were from Calgary and the combined number of Liberal and NDP MLAs from Edmonton did not exceed the number of those two parties' MLAs from Calgary.

Summary

Alberta Legislature 2008.svg
Summary of the March 3, 2008 Legislative Assembly of Alberta election results
PartyParty leaderNumber of
candidates
SeatsPopular vote
2004 Dissol. 2008% Change#%Change (pp)
Progressive Conservative Ed Stelmach 836216072+20%501,06352.72+5.92%
Liberal Kevin Taft 82161169-43.8%251,15826.43-2.96%
New Democratic Brian Mason 83442-50%80,5788.48-1.72%
Wildrose Alliance Paul Hinman 6111--100%64,4076.78-1.92%2
Greens George Read 79----43,2224.55+1.80%
  Independent 7-1--100%7,6350.80+0.69%
Social Credit Len Skowronski 8----2,0430.21-1.02%
Separation Bruce Hutton 1----1190.01-0.52%
Communist Naomi Rankin 2----960.01xx
Alberta Party Bruce Stubbs1----420.00-0.28%
 Vacant1 
Total407838383-950,363100.00 

Notes:

Vote and seat summaries

Popular vote
PC
52.72%
Liberal
26.43%
NDP
8.48%
Wild Rose Alliance
6.78%
Green
4.55%
Independents
0.80%
Others
0.23%


Seat totals
PC
86.7%
Liberal
10.8%
NDP
2.4%

Policy and other major announcements

Alberta Liberal Party

Map of election results Alberta elections 2008.png
Map of election results
  1. investment in the Heritage Fund so that income taxes can remain permanently low
  2. elimination of the infrastructure deficit by 2014
  3. establishment of an uncapped endowment for post-secondary education
  4. establishment of a $500 million endowment fund for arts, social sciences, and humanities

Cost: Net costs are zero as a result of re-allocating existing dollars and increased royalty revenues.

New Democratic Party of Alberta

Cost: $477 million surplus, based on increased royalty rates, bitumen royalty premium and reverse corporate tax cuts.

Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta

Cost: Total commitments represent 4.2 per cent of the budget for 2008–09 or $1.5 billion.

Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta

Costs: Cost of promises not released.

Alberta Greens

George Read, Leader of the Alberta Greens during the 2008 general election George Read.jpg
George Read, Leader of the Alberta Greens during the 2008 general election
  1. Increase land designated as protected
  2. Protect the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) corridor
  3. Authority and resources to enforce the legislation for protected areas officers
  1. More housing cooperatives and co-housing type developments
  2. Ensuring units are maintained by organizations that have a vested interest in sustaining them

Leader's statement

Results by region

Party name Cgy. Edm. 1 Leth. R.D. North Central South Total
  Progressive Conservative Seats:1813121020872
 Popular vote:45.81%42.74%46.16%55.46%65.83%65.13%60.85%52.66%
  Liberal Seats:53100009
 Popular vote:33.90%33.47%34.34%25.30%13.95%16.60%15.75%26.37%
  New Democrats Seats:02000002
 Popular vote:4.21%18.01%8.87%5.79%11.00%5.59%3.74%8.52%
Total seats: 2318221020883
Parties that won no seats:
  Wildrose Alliance Popular vote:8.96%1.51%7.61%7.74%5.65%5.86%16.02%6.77%
Greens Popular vote:4.87%3.16%3.02%5.71%3.19%6.12%3.63%4.58%
  Social Credit Popular vote:0.20%0.06%xxxx0.39%0.54%xx0.22%
  Separation Popular Vote:xxxxxxxxxx0.05%xx0.01%
  Communist Popular vote:0.02%0.02%xxxxxxxxxx0.01%
  Alberta Party Popular vote:xx0.02%xxxxxxxxxx0.01%
 IndependentsPopular vote:2.04%0.96%xxxxxx0.12%xx0.87%

1 "Edmonton" corresponds to only the city of Edmonton. (Only the ridings whose names begin with "Edmonton".) The four suburban ridings around the city as listed below are grouped with central Alberta in this table.

Opinion polls

Polling FirmLast Date of PollingLink Prog. Cons. Liberal New Democratic Alliance Greens
Election resultsMarch 3, 200853%26%9%7%5%
Angus Reid Strategies February 29, 2008 43%28%13%10%7%
Strategic CounselFebruary 28, 2008 50%25%8%10%8%
Leger Marketing February 25, 2008 55%24%7%8%6%
Angus Reid Strategies February 20, 2008 42%31%9%10%8%
Ipsos-Reid February 17, 2008 49%28%14%5%4%
Environics February 7, 2008 52%25%10%6%7%
Leger Marketing January 24, 2008 49%28%11%5%8%
Strategic CounselJanuary 13, 2008 58%19%9%5%9%
Last election 22 November 200448.8%29.4%10.2%8.7%2.8%

Target ridings

The following is a list of ridings that were narrowly lost by the indicated party in the 2004 election. For instance, under the Liberal column are the nine seats in which they came closest to winning but did not. Listed is the name of the riding, followed by the party which was victorious (in parentheses) and the margin, in terms of percentage of the vote, by which the party lost.

These ridings were likely targeted by the specified party because the party lost them by a very slim margin in the 2004 election.

Up to ten are shown, with a maximum margin of victory of 15%.

* Indicates incumbent not running again.

Progressive Conservative Association of AlbertaAlberta Liberal Party
  1. Cardston-Taber-Warner, (WA) 1.5%
  2. Edmonton-Meadowlark, (Lib) 1.8%
  3. Edmonton-Ellerslie, (Lib) 2.0%
  4. Edmonton-Manning, (Lib) 2.6%
  5. St. Albert, (Lib) 2.7%
  6. Edmonton-Calder, (NDP) 3.0%
  7. Edmonton-McClung, (Lib) 4.1%
  8. Lethbridge-East, (Lib) 5.0%
  9. Calgary-Varsity, (Lib) 5.3%
  10. Calgary-Currie, (Lib) 5.7%
  1. Edmonton-Castle Downs, (PC) <0.1%
  2. Calgary-McCall, (PC) 4.1%
  3. Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert, (PC) 4.4%
  4. Edmonton-Whitemud, (PC) 5.7%
  5. Edmonton-Mill Creek, (PC) 6.5%
  6. Calgary-Buffalo, (PC) 7.7%
  7. Edmonton-Calder, (NDP) 9.6%
  8. Red Deer-South, (PC) 10.8%
  9. Sherwood Park, (PC) 11.2%
Alberta New Democratic PartyWildrose Alliance Party
  1. Edmonton-Glenora, (Lib) 4.2%
  2. Edmonton Ellerslie, (Lib) 11.7%
  3. Edmonton Manning, (Lib) 14.2%
  1. Dunvegan-Central Peace, (PC) 4.1%

MLAs not running again

Timeline

Nominated candidates

Names in bold indicate party leaders and cabinet ministers. [3]

Northern Alberta

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Athabasca-Redwater Jeff Johnson
7,484 (67.99%)
Bill Bonko
1,379 (12.53%)
Peter Opryshko
1,225 (11.13%)
Mike Radojcic
517 (4.69%)
Phyllis Penchuk
403 (3.66%)
Mike Cardinal
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Ken Kowalski
8,312 (70.26%)
Leslie Penny
1,804 (15.25%)
Rod Olstad
927 (7.83%)
Dan Evans
479 (4.05%)
Carl Haugen (SC)
309 (2.61%)
Ken Kowalski
Bonnyville-Cold Lake Genia Leskiw
4,437 (75.54%)
Justin Yassoub
698 (11.88%)
Jason Sloychuk
389 (6.62%)
Jennifer Brown
350 (5.96%)
Denis Ducharme
Dunvegan-Central Peace Hector Goudreau
4,147 (51.99%)
Bob Woken
288 (3.61%)
Nathan Macklin
1,202 (15.07%)
Dale Lueken
2,339 (29.33%)
Hector Goudreau
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Guy Boutilier
4,519 (63.41%)
Ross Jacobs
1,758 (24.67%)
Mel Kraley
550 (7.72%)
Reginald (Reg) Normore
300 (4.21%)
Guy Boutilier
Grande Prairie Smoky Mel Knight
4,769 (59.44%)
John Croken
1,089 (13.57%)
Neil Peacock
832 (10.37%)
Todd Loewen
1,049 (13.07%)
Rebecca Villebrun
285 (3.55%)
Mel Knight
Grande Prairie Wapiti Wayne Drysdale
5,145 (66.70%)
Augustine Ebinu
1,304 (16.90%)
Manuella Campbell
829 (10.75%)
Art Proctor
436 (5.65%)
Gordon Graydon
Lac La Biche-St. Paul Ray Danyluk
6,527 (71.28%)
Alex Broadbent
1,627 (17.77%)
Della Drury
1,003 (10.95%)
Ray Danyluk
Lesser Slave Lake Pearl Calahasen
3,384 (65.18%)
Steve Noskey
1,109 (21.36%)
Habby Sharkawi
426 (8.20%)
Bonnie Raho
273 (5.26%)
Pearl Calahasen
Peace River Frank Oberle
3,265 (64.63%)
Adele Boucher Rymhs
1,248 (24.70%)
Georg Beinart
539 (10.67%)
Frank Oberle

Western and Central Alberta

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Banff-Cochrane Janis Tarchuk
4,727 (49.34%)
Patricia K. Robertson
2,753 (28.74%)
Anne Wilson
575 (6.00%)
Dan Cunin
1,353 (14.12%)
Zrinko Amerl (Ind.)
172 (1.80%)
Janis Tarchuk
Drayton Valley-Calmar Diana McQueen
5,931 (58.74%)
Norma Block
846 (8.38%)
Luanne Bannister
390 (3.86%)
Dean Schmale
1,053 (10.43%)
Edwin Erickson
1,877 (18.59%)
Tony Abbott
Foothills-Rocky View Ted Morton
6,916 (57.41%)
Herb Coburn
2,200 (18.26%)
Ricardo de Menezes
196 (1.63%)
Joseph McMaster
1,797 (14.92%)
Larry Ashmore
937 (7.78%)
Ted Morton
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Luke Ouellette
6,967 (62.82%)
Garth Davis
1,539 (13.88%)
Tophie Davies
702 (6.33%)
Wayne Edmundson
1,215 (10.96%)
Lisa Grant
545 (4.91%)
Anthony Haggarty (Ind)
122 (1.10%)
Luke Ouellette
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Richard Marz
7,837 (64.06%)
Tony Vonesch
1,038 (8.49%)
Andy Davies
268 (2.19%)
Curt Engel
2,572 (21.03%)
Kate Haddow
518 (4.23%)
Richard Marz
Red Deer North Mary Anne Jablonski
4,715 (57.94%)
Richard Farrand
1,770 (21.75%)
Shawn Nielsen
560 (6.88%)
Urs Lehner
630 (7.74%)
Rueben Tschetter
463 (5.69%)
  Mary Anne Jablonski
Red Deer South Cal Dallas
7,139 (56.18%)
Diane Kubanek
3,414 (26.86%)
Teresa Bryanton
597 (4.70%)
Ed Klop
949 (7.47%)
Evan Bedford
609 (4.79%)
Victor Doerksen
Rocky Mountain House Ty Lund
6,188 (62.30%)
Norm McDougall
849 (8.55%)
Jorge Souza
279 (2.81%)
Fanie van Heerden
1,156 (11.64%)
Jennifer Ripley
699 (7.03%)
Wilf Tricker (SC)
643 (6.47%)
Bruce Hutton (SPA)
119 (1.20%)
Ty Lund
Stony Plain Fred Lindsay
8,467 (63.38%)
Bill Fraser
2,552 (19.10%)
Shelina Brown
976 (7.31%)
Sandy Pariseau
793 (5.94%)
Nora Shea
571 (4.27%)
Fred Lindsay
West Yellowhead Robin Campbell
4,206 (53.83%)
Lisa Higgerty
1,932 (24.72%)
Ken Kuzminski
1,054 (13.49%)
Earle Cunningham
326 (4.17%)
Scott Pickett
296 (3.79%)
  Ivan Strang
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne George VanderBurg
6,019 (60.60%)
Mike Grey
1,106 (11.14%)
Leah Redmond
661 (6.65%)
Link Byfield
2,146 (21.61%)
   George VanderBurg

East Central Alberta

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Battle River-Wainwright Doug Griffiths
7,968 (78.57%)
Horst Schreiber
1,260 (12.42%)
Doris Bannister
431 (4.25%)
Will Munsey
483 (4.76%)
Doug Griffiths
Drumheller-Stettler Jack Hayden
6,986 (68.90%)
Tom Dooley
1,463 (14.43%)
Richard Bough
276 (2.72%)
Dave France
1,062 (10.47%)
Amanda Bolton
353 (3.48%)
Jack Hayden
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Ed Stelmach
11,169 (78.13%)
Earl J. Woods
1,343 (9.39%)
Clayton Marsden
1,233 (8.63%)
Ryan Scheie
551 (3.85%)
Ed Stelmach
Lacombe-Ponoka Ray Prins
8,202 (58.18%)
Edith McPhedran
1,200 (8.51%)
Steve Bradshaw
560 (3.97%)
Daniel Freisen
911 (6.46%)
Joe Anglin
3,226 (22.88%)
Ray Prins
Leduc-Beaumont-Devon George Rogers
9,045 (64.91%)
Joyce Assen
2,329 (16.72%)
Lisa Erickson
1,057 (7.59%)
Sharon MacLise
1,008 (7.23%)
Kevin Colton
495 (3.55%)
George Rogers
Vermilion-Lloydminster Lloyd Snelgrove
7,013 (80.75%)
Robert Sawatzky
826 (9.51%)
Wendy Myshak
482 (5.55%)
Ngaio Hotte
364 (4.19%)
  Lloyd Snelgrove
Wetaskiwin-Camrose Verlyn Olson
7,726 (65.89%)
Keith Elliott
1,646 (14.04%)
Sarah Mowat
1,078 (9.19%)
Tyler Knelsen
818 (6.98%)
Midge Lambert
458 (3.90%)
LeRoy Johnson

Central Edmonton

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Edmonton Beverly Clareview Tony Vandermeer
4,182 (39.63%)
Dawit Isaac
1,996 (18.92%)
Ray Martin
3,845 (36.44%)
Brian Dell
289 (2.74%)
Frederick Pivot
183 (1.73%)
Robin Porteous (SC)
57 (0.54%)
Ray Martin
Edmonton Centre Bill Donahue
3,291 (29.36%)
Laurie Blakeman
5,042 (44.98%)
Deron Bilous
2,163 (19.30%)
James Iverson
200 (1.78%)
David Parker
472 (4.21%)
Margaret Saunter (AP)
42 (0.37%)
Laurie Blakeman
Edmonton-Glenora Heather Klimchuk
4,604 (39.90%)
Bruce Miller
4,508 (39.07%)
Arlene Chapman
1,743 (15.11%)
Elden Van Hauwaert
275 (2.38%)
Peter Johnston
408 (3.54%)
Bruce Miller
Edmonton Gold Bar David Dorward
5,261 (37.61%)
Hugh MacDonald
6,279 (44.89%)
Sherry McKibben
1,923 (13.75%)
David Zylstra
525 (3.75%)
Hugh MacDonald
Edmonton Highlands-Norwood Andrew Beniuk
2,978 (31.92%)
Brad Smith
1,132 (12.13%)
Brian Mason
4,754 (50.95%)
Travis Loewen
245 (2.63%)
Mohamad Maie
221 (2.37%)
Brian Mason
Edmonton Mill Creek Gene Zwozdesky
6,857 (50.78%)
Aman Gill
4,058 (30.05%)
Stephen Anderson
1,822 (13.49%)
Glen Argan
726 (5.38%)
Naomi Rankin (Com)
41 (0.30%)
Gene Zwozdesky
Edmonton-Mill Woods Carl Benito
4,752 (43.87%)
Weslyn Mather
3,996 (36.89%)
Christina Gray
1,474 (13.61%)
Robert Leddy
321 (2.95%)
David Hruska
289 (2.68%)
Weslyn Mather
Edmonton Riverview Wendy Andrews
5,171 (35.03%)
Kevin Taft
7,471 (50.61%)
Erica Bullwinkle
1,284 (8.70%)
Kyle Van Hauwaert
329 (2.23%)
Cameron Wakefield
506 (3.43%)
Kevin Taft
Edmonton Rutherford Fred Horne
5,225 (42.49%)
Rick Miller
5,167 (42.02%)
Mike Butler
1,178 (9.58%)
John Baloun
379 (3.08%)
Kate Wyrostok
348 (2.83%)
Rick Miller
Edmonton Strathcona T.J. Keil
3,031 (25.50%)
Tim Vant
2,452 (20.63%)
Rachel Notley
5,862 (49.32%)
Adrian Cole
540 (4.55%)
Raj Pannu

Suburban Edmonton and environs

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Edmonton-Calder Doug Elniski
4,557 (40.86%)
Jim Kane
1,839 (16.49%)
David Eggen
4,356 (39.05%)
Mike Brown
402 (3.60%)
  David Eggen
Edmonton Castle Downs Thomas Lukaszuk
7,159 (51.55%)
Chris Kibermanis
5,090 (36.65%)
Ali Haymour
1,341 (9.66%)
Bob Reckhow
297 (2.14%)
Thomas Lukaszuk
Edmonton Decore Janice Sarich
4,577 (45.71%)
Bill Bonko
3,895 (38.89%)
Sidney Sadik
1,301 (12.99%)
Trey Capenhurst
241 (2.41%)
Bill Bonko
Edmonton Ellerslie Naresh Bhardwaj
4,581 (41.90%)
Bharat Agnihotri
3,592 (32.86%)
Marilyn Assheton-Smith
1,891 (17.30%)
Krista Leddy
471 (4.31%)
Paul Boos
335 (3.06%)
Cheryl Ullah (SC)
62 (0.57%)
Bharat Agnihotri
Edmonton Manning Peter Sandhu
4,107 (35.79%)
Sandeep Dhir
2,260 (19.70%)
Rick Murti
2,307 (20.11%)
Phil Gamache
289 (2.52%)
Odette Boily
235 (2.05%)
Dan Backs (Ind.)
2,275 (19.83%)
Dan Backs
Edmonton McClung David Xiao
7,173 (48.94%)
Mo Elsalhy
5,947 (40.57%)
Bridget Stirling
924 (6.30%)
Kristine Jassman
272 (1.86%)
Bryan Wyrostok
342 (2.33%)
Mo Elsalhy
Edmonton Meadowlark Raj Sherman
6,174 (54.83%)
Debbie Cavaliere
3,423 (30.40%)
Pascal Ryffel
1,010 (8.97%)
Richard Guyon
306 (2.72%)
Amanda Doyle
347 (3.08%)
Maurice Tougas
Edmonton-Whitemud David Hancock
12,054 (58.47%)
Nancy Cavanaugh
6,997 (33.94%)
Hana Razga
1,023 (4.96%)
Valerie Kennedy
543 (2.63%)
David Hancock
Sherwood Park Iris Evans
9,312 (63.14%)
Louise Rogers
3,843 (26.06%)
Katharine Hay
904 (6.13%)
Rick Hoines
689 (4.67%)
Iris Evans
Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Doug Horner
9,369 (60.83%)
Ray Boudreau
4,528 (29.40%)
Peter Cross
960 (6.23%)
Allan West
545 (3.54%)
Doug Horner
St. Albert Ken Allred
8,403 (54.09%)
Jack Flaherty
5,598 (36.03%)
Katy Campbell
959 (6.17%)
Ross Vincent
576 (3.71%)
  Jack Flaherty
Strathcona Dave Quest
9,951 (66.19%)
Jon Friel
2,995 (19.92%)
Denny Holmwood
911 (6.06%)
Kate Harrington
763 (5.07%)
Gordon Barrett (SC)
415 (2.76%)
Rob Lougheed

Southern Alberta

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Airdrie-Chestermere Rob Anderson
9,374 (62.58%)
John Burke
1,973 (13.17%)
Bryan Young
609 (4.07%)
Jeff Willerton
2,362 (15.77%)
David Brandreth
660 (4.41%)
Carol Haley
Cardston-Taber-Warner Broyce Jacobs
4,374 (46.02%)
Ron Hancock
436 (4.59%)
Suzanne Sirias
190 (2.00%)
Paul Hinman
4,325 (45.50%)
Billy Turner
180 (1.89%)
  Paul Hinman
Cypress-Medicine Hat Leonard Mitzel
5,640 (63.34%)
Dick Mastel
2,023 (22.72%)
Manuel Martinez
347 (3.90%)
Dan Pierson
679 (7.63%)
Bright Pride
215 (2.41%)
Leonard Mitzel
Highwood George Groeneveld
7,715 (65.11%)
Stan Shedd
1,647 (13.90%)
Carolyn Boulton
391 (3.30%)
Daniel Doherty
1,405 (11.86%)
John Barret
691 (5.83%)
George Groeneveld
Lethbridge East Jason Herasemluk
4,715 (39.21%)
Bridget Pastoor
5,582 (46.42%)
Tom Moffatt
687 (5.71%)
Grant Shaw
748 (6.22%)
Helen McMenamin
292 (2.44%)
Bridget Pastoor
Lethbridge West Greg Weadick
5,002 (43.68%)
Bal Boora
4,022 (35.13%)
James Moore
1,179 (10.30%)
Matt Fox
855 (7.47%)
Brennan Tilley
392 (3.42%)
Clint Dunford
Little Bow Barry McFarland
5,150 (58.06%)
Everett Tanis
1,080 (12.18%)
Duane Petluk
322 (3.63%)
Kevin Kinahan
2,051 (23.12%)
Marie Read
267 (3.01%)
Barry McFarland
Livingstone-Macleod Evan Berger
6,037 (64.18%)
Mike Judd
1,534 (16.31%)
Phil Burpee
476 (5.06%)
Jack Macleod
988 (10.50%)
Bryan Hunt
371 (3.95%)
David Coutts
Medicine Hat Rob Renner
5,388 (51.18%)
Karen Charlton
3,625 (34.43%)
Diana Arnott
484 (4.60%)
Clint Rabb
746 (7.08%)
Karen Kraus
285 (2.71%)
Rob Renner
Strathmore-Brooks Arno Doerksen
7,623 (74.55%)
Gerry Hart
991 (9.69%)
Brian Stokes
313 (3.06%)
Amanda Shehata
935 (9.14%)
Chris Bayford
362 (3.55%)
Lyle Oberg

Suburban Calgary

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Calgary-Bow Alana DeLong
6,687 (45.16%)
Greg Flanagan
5,173 (34.93%)
Teale Phelps Bondaroff
507 (3.42%)
Barry Holizki
1,425 (9.62%)
Randy Weeks
845 (5.71%)
Len Skowronski (SC)
171 (1.16%)
Alana DeLong
Calgary-Cross Yvonne Fritz
4,004 (56.82%)
Rob Reinhold
1,567 (22.24%)
Shelina Hassanali
476 (6.75%)
Gordon Huth
605 (8.59%)
Susan Stratton
395 (5.60%)
  Yvonne Fritz
Calgary-Foothills Len Webber
6,088 (48.20%)
Mike Robinson
4,909 (38.86%)
Stephanie Sundburg
251 (1.99%)
Kevin Legare
972 (7.70%)
Ian Groll
411 (3.25%)
  Len Webber
Calgary-Fort Wayne Cao
4,123 (49.81%)
Carole Oliver
1,770 (21.39%)
Julie Hrdlicka
1,178 (14.23%)
Travis Chase
715 (8.64%)
J. Mark Taylor
491 (5.93%)
Wayne Cao
Calgary-Hays Arthur Johnston
6,968 (54.23%)
Bill Kurtze
3,586 (27.91%)
Tyler Kinch
366 (2.84%)
Devin Cassidy
1,366 (10.63%)
Keeley Bruce
564 (4.39%)
  Arthur Johnston
Calgary-Lougheed David Rodney
7,190 (52.51%)
Lori Czerwinski
3,926 (28.68%)
Clint Marko
336 (2.45%)
Derrick Jacobson
1,620 (11.83%)
Bernie Amell
520 (3.80%)
Gordon Laurie (Ind.)
100 (0.73%)
David Rodney
Calgary-Mackay Teresa Woo-Paw
6,247 (48.40%)
Tianna Melnyk
4,048 (31.36%)
Daena Diduck
426 (3.30%)
Rob Gregory
1,609 (12.46%)
Ryan Smith
578 (4.48%)
Vacant
Calgary-McCall Shiraz Shariff
4,161 (43.16%)
Darshan Kang
4,279 (44.38%)
Preet Sihota
275 (2.85%)
Ina Given
542 (5.62%)
Heather Brocklesby
385 (3.99%)
  Shiraz Shariff
Calgary-Montrose Manmeet Bhullar
2,627 (34.45%)
Michael Embaie
1,396 (18.31%)
Al Brown
512 (6.71%)
Said Abdulbaki
818 (10.73%)
Fred Clemens
262 (3.44%)
Ron Leech (Ind)
2,010 (26.36%)
Hung Pham
Calgary-North West Lindsay Blackett
8,415 (46,21%)
Dale Martin D'Silva
5,552 (30.49%)
Colin Anderson
637 (3.50%)
Chris Jukes
2,703 (14.85%)
George Read
902 (4.95%)
  Greg Melchin
Calgary-Shaw Cindy Ady
7,010 (58.12%)
John Roggeveen
2,958 (24.53%)
Jenn Carlson
334 (2.77%)
Richard P. Dur
1,268 (10.51%)
Jennifer Oss-Saunders
491 (4.07%_
Cindy Ady
Calgary-West Ron Liepert
8,428 (47.97%)
Beth Gignac
5,693 (32.41%)
Chantelle Dubois
401 (2.28%)
Bob Babcock
2,273 (12.94%)
James Kohut
773 (4.40%)
  Ron Liepert

Central Calgary

Electoral districtCandidatesIncumbent
PCLiberalNDPWildrose AllianceGreensOther
Calgary-Buffalo Sean Chu
3,646 (38.85%)
Kent Hehr
4,583 (48.83%)
Robert Lawrence
387 (4.12%)
Stephen Ricketts
611 (6.51%)
Antoni Grochowski (SC)
158 (1.69%)
Harvey Cenaiko
Calgary-Currie Arthur Kent
4,552 (37.27%)
Dave Taylor
5,564 (45.56%)
Marc Power
531 (4.35%)
Ken Mazeroll
670 (5.49%)
Graham MacKenzie
896 (7.34%)
Dave Taylor
Calgary-East Moe Amery
4,583 (53.85%)
Bill Harvey
2,433 (28.59%)
Christopher Dovey
425 (4.99%)
Mike McCraken
681 (8.00%)
Ross Cameron
333 (3.91%)
Bonnie Collins (Com)
55 (0.66%)
Moe Amery
Calgary-Egmont Jonathan Denis
5,415 (43.61%)
Cathie Williams
3,289 (26.49%)
Jason Nishiyama
447 (3.60%)
Barry Chase
676 (5.44%)
Mark McGillvray
582 (4.69%)
Craig Chandler (Ind.)
2,008 (16.17%)
Denis Herard
Calgary-Elbow Alison Redford
6,130 (42.08%)
Craig Cheffins
5,711 (39.20%)
Garnet Wilcox
290 (1.99%)
Dale Nelson
963 (6.61%)
Jonathon Sheffield
526 (3.61%)
Barry Erskine (Ind)
948 (6.51%)
Craig Cheffins
Calgary-Fish Creek Heather Forsyth
6,884 (52.30%)
Laura Shutiak
4,038 (30.68%)
Eric Leavitt
423 (3.22%)
Jamie Buchan
1,261 (9.58%)
Kerry Fraser
556 (4.22%)
  Heather Forsyth
Calgary-Glenmore Ron Stevens
6,436 (50.67%)
Avalon Roberts
4,213 (33.17%)
Holly Heffernan
477 (3.76%)
Ryan Sadler
1,025 (8.07%)
Arden Bonokoski
550 (4.33%)
Ron Stevens
Calgary-Mountain View Leah Lawrence
4,252 (30.91%)
David Swann
7,086 (51.51%)
John Donovan
661 (4.81%)
Cory Morgan
892 (6.48%)
Juliet Burgess
865 (6.29%)
David Swann
Calgary-North Hill Kyle Fawcett
4,281 (38.22%)
Pat Murray
3,573 (31.99%)
John Chan
1,381 (12.36%)
Jane Morgan
976 (8.74%)
Kevin Maloney
732 (6.55%)
Jim Wright (SC)
228 (2.04%)
Richard Magnus
Calgary-Nose Hill Neil Brown
4,586 (49.24%)
Len Borowski
2,761 (29.65%)
Tristan Ridley
388 (4.17%)
John Murdoch
954 (10.24%)
Nick Burman
624 (6.70%)
Neil Brown
Calgary-Varsity Jennifer Diakiw
5,353 (36.69%)
Harry B. Chase
6,907 (47.33%)
Tim Stock-Bateman
530 (3.63%)
Brennan Ltyle
1,043 (7.15%)
Sean Maw
758 (5.19%)
Harry B. Chase

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ralph Klein</span> Premier of Alberta from 1992 to 2006

Ralph Philip Klein was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 12th premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2006. Klein also served as the 32nd mayor of Calgary from 1980 to 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Alberta</span>

The politics of Alberta are centred on a provincial government resembling that of the other Canadian provinces, namely a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital of the province is Edmonton, where the provincial Legislative Building is located.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jim Prentice</span> Premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015

Peter Eric James Prentice was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Prentice was appointed Minister of Industry on August 14, 2007, and after the 2008 election became Minister of Environment on October 30, 2008. On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for Calgary Centre-North. After retiring from federal politics he entered the private sector as vice-chairman of CIBC.

The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta that existed from 1905 to 2020. The party formed the provincial government, without interruption, from 1971 until the party's defeat in the 2015 provincial election under premiers Peter Lougheed, Don Getty, Ralph Klein, Ed Stelmach, Alison Redford, Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice. At 44 years, this was the longest unbroken run in government at the provincial or federal level in Canadian history.

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1905, it is the oldest active political party in Alberta and was the dominant political party until the 1921 election, with the first three provincial Premiers being Liberals. Since 1921, it has formed the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta several times, most recently from 1993 until 2012. Fourteen Liberals have served as Leader of the Opposition of Alberta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberta New Democratic Party</span> Political party in Canada

The Alberta New Democratic Party, commonly shortened to Alberta NDP, is social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left to left-wing of the political spectrum and is a provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alberta Alliance Party</span> Political party in Canada

The Alberta Alliance was a right-wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were supporters of the defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from similar provincial fringe parties like the Alberta First Party, the Alberta Party and Social Credit. Alliance supporters tended to view themselves as "true conservatives," and believed the Progressive Conservative governments of Premiers Ralph Klein and Ed Stelmach were out of touch with the needs of Albertans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Alberta general election</span>

The 2004 Alberta general election was held on November 22, 2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">26th Alberta Legislature</span>

The 26th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 1, 2005, to February 4, 2008, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2004 Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. The Legislature officially resumed on March 1, 2005, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 4, 2008, prior to the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1993 Alberta general election</span>

The 1993 Alberta general election was held on June 15, 1993, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Conservative government was re-elected, taking 51 seats out of 83 but only having support of 45 percent of voters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calgary-Lougheed</span> Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Calgary-Lougheed is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calgary-Foothills (electoral district)</span> Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Calgary-Foothills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the northwest corner of Calgary. It elected six consecutive Progressive Conservative MLAs from its creation in 1971 until ousted Premier Jim Prentice disclaimed his winning seat on the 2015 general election night, later electing a member of the Wildrose in the following by-election.

The 2006 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election was held in November and December 2006 to choose a new leader for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta to replace the retiring Ralph Klein. Ed Stelmach emerged as the winner of an eight candidate field, despite placing third on the first ballot.

Mark Norris is an Alberta politician, former MLA and candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ed Stelmach</span> Premier of Alberta from 2006 to 2011

Edward Michael Stelmach is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Alberta, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and fluently speaks the distinctive Canadian dialect of Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a farmer, except for some time spent studying at the University of Alberta. His first foray into politics was a 1986 municipal election, when he was elected to Lamont County council. A year into his term, he was appointed reeve. He continued in this position until his entry into provincial politics.

The Wildrose Party was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Alberta Alliance Party and the unregistered Wildrose Party of Alberta. The wild rose is Alberta's provincial flower.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Alberta general election</span>

The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A Senate nominee election was called for the same day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Calgary-Glenmore</span> Provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada

Calgary-Glenmore, styled Calgary Glenmore from 1957 to 1971, is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Alberta general election</span> 30th general election of Alberta, Canada

The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 seats, defeating incumbent Premier Rachel Notley. The governing Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) were reduced to 24 seats and formed the Official Opposition. The United Conservative Party was formed in 2017 from a merger of the Progressive Conservative Party and the Wildrose Party after the NDP's victory in the 2015 election ended nearly 44 years of Progressive Conservative rule.

References

References

  1. "Albertans to vote March 3". CBC News. February 4, 2008. Archived from the original on May 30, 2014. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  2. Election Alberta (July 28, 2008). 2008 General Report (PDF). p. 158. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  3. Erickson, Edwin (October 3, 2006). "Candidate Update". Alberta Greens. Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved November 3, 2006.

Works cited