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The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th) - Land 642,317 km² - Water 19,531 km² (2. ...
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ...
Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Party of Premier William Aberhart won a second term in government. Social Credit did despite lose a significant share of the popular vote. The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
William Aberhart addresses a rally (1937) The Honourable William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 - May 23, 1943), also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching, was a Canadian politician and Social Credit Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. ...
The Conservative and Liberal parties, recognizing the wide-spread popularity of the Social Credit party, ran joint candidates as independents in what was called the "Independent Movement" or the "Unity Movement". Although indepdent candidates won almost as many votes as Social Credit, the strategy was unsuccessful in preventing Social Credit from winning a majority of the seats in the legislature. The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The social democratic Co-operative Commonwealth Federation nominated cnadidates for the first time, but failed to win any seats in the legislature, despite wining over 10% of the popular vote. Social democracy is a political ideology emerging in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from supporters of Marxism who believed that the transition to a socialist society could be achieved through democratic evolutionary rather than revolutionary means. ...
The Alberta New Democrats or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Canada that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. ...
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of
candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | | 1935 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | | | Social Credit | | 56 | 56 | 36 | -35.7% | 132,507 | 42.90% | -11.35% | | | Independent | 59 | - | 19 | | 131,172 | 42.47% | +41.57% | | | Labour | | 2 | - | 1 | | 3,258 | 1.05% | -0.63% | | | Liberal | | 2 | 5 | 1 | -80.0% | 2,755 | 0.89% | -22.25% | | | Cooperative Commonwealth | | 36 | | - | | 34,316 | 11.11% | | | | Independent Progressive | 4 | | - | | 1,726 | 0.56% | | | | Independent Liberal | 1 | - | - | | 1,136 | 0.37% | 0.06% | | | Communist | | 1 | - | - | - | 1,067 | 0.35% | -1.56% | | | Independent Social Credit | 1 | | - | | 362 | 0.12% | | | | Independent Farmer | 2 | | - | | 314 | 0.10% | | | | Independent Labour | 1 | - | - | - | 251 | 0.08% | +0.01% | | Total | 165 | 63 | 57 | -9.5% | 308,864 1 | 100% | | | Source: Elections Alberta (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/welcome.html) | Notes: The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
William Aberhart addresses a rally (1937) The Honourable William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 - May 23, 1943), also known as Bible Bill for his religious preaching, was a Canadian politician and Social Credit Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. ...
There have been various groups in Canada who have nominated candidates under the label Labour Party or Independent Labour Party or other variations from the 1870s until the 1960s. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta New Democrats or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Canada that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. ...
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1 First vote count used.
See also
This article lists political parties in Canada. ...
The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
Alberta is a province of Canada. ...
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