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Encyclopedia > Alberta general election, 1993

The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third 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 June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history. 923 - Battle of Soissons: King Robert I of France is... June 15, 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. Establishment of independent Slovakia and Czech Republic. January 3 - In Moscow, George H. W. Bush and... 1993 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.


After the resignation of 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... Don Getty as party leader and provincial premier, the 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 elected former Motto: Heart of the new west Area: 712.14 sq. km. Population  - Total (2004)  - Metropolitan (2004)  - Cdn. Mun. Rank:  - Cdn. CMA Rank:  - Density 933,495 1,037,100 Ranked 3rd Ranked 5th 1252.3/km² Time zone Mountain: UTC-7 Latitude Longitude 51°... Calgary mayor The Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. He has held the post since 1992. Mayor of Calgary Klein rose to public prominence as a radio and television personality, much as did radio-evangelist... Ralph Klein as his replacement. The initial response from voters was muted: the party increased its share of the popular vote only marginally, and lost eight seats in the legislature. It nonetheless continued to have a large majority in the legislature for its seventh consecutive term in government.


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 of Laurence G. Decore ( June 28, 1940 - November 6, 1999) was a Ukrainian- Canadian lawyer, politician, former mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. Born, Lavrentiy Dikur, in Vegreville, Alberta, he is the son of John Decore, a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons in 1949... Laurence Decore capitalized on the stagant PC vote and the collapse of 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 vote from 26% to 11%. As opposition to the PC government coalesced around Decore and the Liberals, they managed to win almost 40% of the popular vote and 32 seats in the legislature, forming the largest opposition caucus in Alberta history.


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's NDP went down to defeat by being shut out of the legislature for the first time since 1967.


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Party Party Leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular Vote
1989 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
The Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. He has held the post since 1992. Mayor of Calgary Klein rose to public prominence as a radio and television personality, much as did radio-evangelist... Ralph Klein
83 59 51 -13.6% 439,981 44.49% +0.20%
     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
Laurence G. Decore ( June 28, 1940 - November 6, 1999) was a Ukrainian- Canadian lawyer, politician, former mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. Born, Lavrentiy Dikur, in Vegreville, Alberta, he is the son of John Decore, a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons in 1949... Laurence Decore
83 8 32 +300% 392,899 39.73% +11.05%
     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 - -100% 108,883 11.01% -15.28%
     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
39 - - - 23,885 2.41% +1.94%
     Independent 21 - - - 9,214 0.93% +0.67%
     The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party, the political arm of Maharishi Mahesh Yogis Transcendental Meditation movement. It never won a seat in Parliament, or came close. Its most famous member was the magician Doug Henning, who ran as a... Natural Law
45 * - * 5,017 0.51% *
     Confederation of Regions
12 * - * 3,556 0.36% *
     Alliance
4 * - * 3,548 0.36% *
     Categories: Organization stubs | Green political parties | Alberta political parties ... Green
11 * - * 1,995 0.20% *
     Communist
1 - - - 47 x -0.01%
Total 382 83 83 - 989,025 100%
 
Source: Elections Alberta (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/welcome.html)

Notes:


* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote


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:
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Donald Getty, in his second election as Progressive Conservative Party leader, led it to its sixth... 1989 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 24th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 11, 1997 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. Ralph Kleins second election as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party was considerably more successful than his first. The PC Party won over half the popular... 1997 Alberta election




 

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