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The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelveth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1952 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. ...

Ernest C. Manning in his third election as leader of the Social Credit Party, led it to its fifth consecutive election victory, increasing its share of the popular vote, and winning 53 of the 60 seats in the legislature. Ernest Charles Manning (September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968, the longest term of office of any Alberta premier, and the second longest serving premier in Canada. ... 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. ...

The Liberal Party formed the official opposition with only 3 seats. The Conservative Party returned to Alberta politics again, nominating cnadidates both under the "Conservative" banner, and under the "Progressive Conservative" banner recently adopted by its federal counterpart. The party won two seats, one under each banner. The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation won one seat, and the remaining two seats were won by independents. The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... The Parliamentary Opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... 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
Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	1948	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change
	Social Credit	Ernest C. Manning	61	51	53	+3.9%	167,789	56.24%	+0.61%
	Liberal		55	2	3	+50.0%	66,738	22.37%	+4.51%
	Cooperative Commonwealth		41	2	1	-50.0%	41,929	14.05%	-5.08%
	Conservative	Percy Page	5	*	1	*	6,271	2.10%	*
	Progressive Conservative	Percy Page	7	*	1	*	4,700	1.57%	*
	Independent Social Credit		6	1	1	-	4,203	1.41%	+0.41%
	Independent Labour		1	1	-	-100%	2,927	0.98%	-0.02%
	Labour Progressive		2	-	-		1,132	0.38%	-0.09%
	Independent		1	1	-	-100%	705	0.24%	-2.81%
	Farmer's candidate		1	*	-	*	655	0.22%	*
	Labour		1	-	-		527	0.18%	-1.03%
	Non-Partisan Farmer		1	*	-	*	463	0.16%	*
	People's candidate		1	*	-	*	296	0.10%	*
Total			183	57	60	+5.3%	298,335¹	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. ... Ernest Charles Manning (September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968, the longest term of office of any Alberta premier, and the second longest serving premier in Canada. ... 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. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 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. ...

¹ Taken from first count votes.

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Alberta general election, 1905 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (330 words)
	The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada.
	The Alberta Liberal Party of Alexander C. Rutherford won twenty three of the twenty five seats in the new legislature, defeating the Conservative Party, which was led by a young lawyer, Richard Bennett, who later served as Prime Minister of Canada.
	The election in 1905 was a bitter one, especially in Calgary and Southern Alberta where the Liberals were accused of vote tampering and interfering with Conservative voters.

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	Alberta’s inception as a province in 1905 heralded the birth of the Conservative Party of Alberta.
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