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Encyclopedia > Alberta general election, 1997

The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997 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. ...


Ralph Klein's second election as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party was considerably more successful than his first. The PC Party won over half the popular vote, and 63 of the 83 seats in the legislature for its eighth consecutive term in government. The Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...


The Liberal Party of Grant Mitchell lost about 7% of the popular vote it had won in the 1993 election. The party's legislative caucus was reduced from 32 members to 18. The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... Grant Mitchell (born July 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman. ... The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...


Pam Barrett led the New Democratic Party back into the legislature with two seats (both in Edmonton), despite winning an even smaller share of the popular vote than in 1993. Pam Barrett was a Canadian politician who dropped out of politics in February, 2000, after having a life-changing near-death experience. ... 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. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ...


The Social Credit Party also re-emerged, but did not win any seats. 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. ...


Results

Party Party Leader # of
candidates
Seats Popular Vote
1993 Elected % Change # % % Change
     Progressive Conservative 83 51 63 +23.5% 483,914 51.17% +6.68%
     Liberal 83 32 18 -43.8% 309,748 32.75% -6.98%
     New Democratic 77 - 2   83,292 8.81% -2.20%
     Social Credit 70 - - - 64,667 6.884% +4.43%
     Natural Law
16 - - - 1,303 0.14% -0.37%
     Green
7 - - - 1,039 0.11% -0.09%
     Independent 6 - - - 1,092 0.11% -0.82%
     Forum
4 * - * 597 0.06% *
     Communist
1 - - - 61 0.01% x
Total 347 83 83 - 945,713 100%
 
Source: Elections Alberta (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/welcome.html)

Notes: The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Honourable Ralph Phillip Klein (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ... Grant Mitchell (born July 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman. ... 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. ... Pam Barrett was a Canadian politician who dropped out of politics in February, 2000, after having a life-changing near-death experience. ... 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. ... Randy Thorsteinson is an Alberta politician. ... 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. ... Categories: Organization stubs | Green political parties | Alberta political parties ... The Forum Party of Alberta was a political party in the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote


See also

  • List of Alberta political parties


This article lists political parties in Canada. ...

Preceded by:
1993 Alberta election
Alberta elections Followed by:
2001 Alberta election


The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... Alberta is a province of Canada. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ...


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Alberta is generally a dry region, especially in the south, where mountains trap air masses moving inland from the Pacific Ocean and drain them of moisture.
Alberta’s population grew rapidly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with agricultural settlement of the province.
Alberta is represented in the Canadian Parliament by 28 elected representatives in the House of Commons and by 6 senators, chosen by the federal government, in the Senate.
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