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Encyclopedia > Alberta general election, 1989

The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of 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 (2.95%) Population ( 2004)  - Population 3... Alberta, Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. Bordering the United States, its territorial claims extend north into the Arctic Ocean as far as the North Pole. Canada is a federation of ten provinces... Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. The members of the 26th Alberta Legislature were elected in the 26th Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. Members of the 26th Legislature Tony Abbott, Progressive Conservative - Drayton Valley-Calmar Cindy Ady, Progressive Conservative - Calgary Shaw Bharat... Legislative Assembly of Alberta.


Donald Ross Getty (born August 30, 1933), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party between 1985 and 1992. A former quarterback with the Edmonton Eskimos, Getty was one of the six Tories elected to the provincial legislature with Peter Lougheed in the 1967... Donald Getty, in his second election as The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. The party has formed the provincial government, without interruption, since 1971 under the leadership of Peter Lougheed ( 1971- 1985), Don Getty ( 1985- 1992) and current Premier Ralph Klein ( 1992-present). History The... Progressive Conservative Party leader, led it to its sixth consecutive term in government, despite losing a significant share of the popular vote and two seats in the legislature, including his own seat of Edmonton Whitemud to Liberal Candidate Percy Wickman.


The 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. From the mid-1980s until 2004 the party abbreviated its name as ND. Though the CCF was founded in 1932, the party did... New Democratic Party led by There are a number of notable people by the name Ray Martin. These include: Ray Martin, veteran Australian television presenter Ray Martin, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you... Ray Martin largely held its share of the popular vote, and also its 16 seats in the legislature.


The The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. The Liberals formed the government in Alberta for the first 15 years of the provinces existence. Alexander C. Rutherford (1905-1910), Arthur L. Sifton (1910-1917) and Charles Stewart (1917-1921) led Liberal governments, until the party was... Liberal Party, under new leader Laurence Decore, was the principal beneficiary of the voters' continuing distrust of Don Getty. The Liberals' share of the popular vote increased to over 28%, more than the NDP, but the party's legislative caucus increased from four to only eight members.


Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular Vote
1986 Elected % Change # % % Change
     The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. The party has formed the provincial government, without interruption, since 1971 under the leadership of Peter Lougheed ( 1971- 1985), Don Getty ( 1985- 1992) and current Premier Ralph Klein ( 1992-present). History The... Progressive Conservative
Donald Ross Getty (born August 30, 1933), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta and leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party between 1985 and 1992. A former quarterback with the Edmonton Eskimos, Getty was one of the six Tories elected to the provincial legislature with Peter Lougheed in the 1967... Donald Getty
83 61 59 -3.3% 367,244 44.29% -7.11%
     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. From the mid-1980s until 2004 the party abbreviated its name as ND. Though the CCF was founded in 1932, the party did... New Democratic
There are a number of notable people by the name Ray Martin. These include: Ray Martin, veteran Australian television presenter Ray Martin, Canadian politician This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If an article link referred you... Ray Martin
83 16 16 - 217,972 26.29% -2.93%
     The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. The Liberals formed the government in Alberta for the first 15 years of the provinces existence. Alexander C. Rutherford (1905-1910), Arthur L. Sifton (1910-1917) and Charles Stewart (1917-1921) led Liberal governments, until the party was... Liberal 83 4 8 +100% 237,787 28.68% +16.46%
     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 party was founded in 1935 in the depths of the Great Depression by evangelist William Aberhart. It shocked Canadian political observers... Social Credit
6 * 2 * 3,939 0.47% *
     Independent 10 - - - 2,162 0.26% -0.60%
     Communist
2 - - - 85 0.01% -0.02%
Total 267 83 83 - 829,189 100%
 
Source: Elections Alberta (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/welcome.html)

Note:


* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


See also

  • A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. See political party for a more comprehensive discussion. Federal parties The general rule on naming applies. That means: the parties... List of Alberta political parties


Preceded by:
1986 Alberta election
Alberta is a province of Canada. Elections Alberta general election, 1905 Alberta general election, 1909 Alberta general election, 1913 Alberta general election, 1917 Alberta general election, 1921 Alberta general election, 1926 Alberta general election, 1930 Alberta general election, 1935 Alberta general election, 1940 Alberta general election, 1944 Alberta general election... Alberta elections Followed by:
The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. After the resignation of Don Getty as party leader and provincial premier, the Progressive Conservative Party... 1993 Alberta election



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Alberta became one of the most impoverished areas of Canada during the 1930s, and social welfare programs were rapidly expanded at this time to help the poor and the unemployed of the province.
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