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Candidate Summary of Results (General Elections 1905-2015)

Results – Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta First Party 1 0  72  0.00
Alberta Party 35 1 33,221  2.23
Communist Party – Alberta 2 0 182  0.01
Green Party of Alberta 24 0 7,215  0.48
Alberta Liberal Party 56 1 62,153  4.18
Alberta New Democratic Party 87 54 604,518 40.62
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 87 10 413,610  27.79
Alberta Social Credit Party 6 0 834  0.06
Wildrose Party 86 21 360,511  24.22
Independent Candidates 14 0 5,932  0.40
TOTAL 398 87 1,488,248 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.

Results – Monday, April 23, 2012

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Party 38 0 16,959 1.31
Communist Party – Alberta 2 0 209 0.02
Green Party of Alberta 25 0 5,043 0.39
Alberta Liberal Party 87 5 127,626 9.89
Alberta New Democratic Party 87 4 127,074 9.85
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 87 61 567,312 43.97
Alberta Social Credit Party 3 0 292 0.02
Separation Party of Alberta 1 0 68 0.01
Wildrose Alliance of Alberta 87 17 442,325 34.28
Independent Candidates 12 0 3,444 0.27
TOTAL 429 87 1,290,352 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.

Results – Monday, March 3, 2008

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Green 79 0 43,222 4.55
Alberta Party 1 0 42 0.00
Communist Party – Alberta 2 0 96 0.01
Alberta Liberal Party 82 9 251,158 26.43
Alberta New Democratic Party 83 2 80,578 8.48
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 72 501,063 52.72
Alberta Social Credit Party 8 0 2,043 0.21
Separation Party of Alberta 1 0 119 0.01
Wildrose Alliance of Alberta 61 0 64,407 0.78
Independent Candidates 7 0 7,635 0.80
TOTAL 407 83 950,363 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.

Results – Monday, November 22, 2004

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Alliance Party 83 1 77,466 8.70
Alberta Greens 49 0 24,451 2.75
Alberta Liberal Party 82 16 261,737 29.39
Alberta New Democratic Party 83 4 90,829 10.20
Alberta Party 4 0 2,481 0.28
Alberta Social Credit Party 42 0 10,998 1.23
Communist Party – Alberta 2 0 98 0.01
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 62 416,886 46.80
Separation Party of Alberta 12 0 4,695 0.53
Independent Candidates 10 0 994 0.11
TOTAL 450 83 890,635 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No candidates were nominated by the Equity Party or the Reform Party of Alberta.

Results – Monday, March 12, 2001

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta First Party 16 0 8,851 0.87
Alberta Greens 10 0 2,850 0.28
Alberta Liberal Party 83 7 276,854 27.33
Alberta New Democratic Party 83 2 81,339 8.03
Alberta Social Credit Party 12 0 5,361 0.53
Communist Party – Alberta 2 0 117 0.01
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 74 627,252 61.91
Independent Candidates 29 0 10,528 1.04
TOTAL 318 83 1,013,152 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No candidates were nominated by the following parties:
Alberta Party Political Association,
Equity Party,
Natural Law Party, or the
Reform Party of Alberta.

Results – Tuesday, March 11, 1997

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Greens 7 0 1,039 0.11
Alberta Liberal Party 83 18 309,748 32.75
Alberta New Democratic Party 77 2 83,292 8.81
Alberta Social Credit Party 70 0 64,667 6.84
Communist Party – Alberta 1 0 61 0.01
Forum Party 4 0 597 0.06
Natural Law Party of Alberta 16 0 1,303 0.14
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 63 483,914 51.17
Independent Candidates 6 0 1,092 0.11
TOTAL 347 83 945,713 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No candidates were nominated by the Alliance Party of Alberta or the Reform Party of Alberta.

Results – Tuesday, June 15, 1993

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Greens 11 0 1,995 0.20
Alberta Liberal Party 83 32 392,899 39.73
Alberta New Democratic Party 83 0 108,883 11.01
Alberta Social Credit Party 39 0 23,885 2.41
Alliance Party of Alberta 4 0 3,548 0.36
Communist Party – Alberta 1 0 47 0.00
Confederation of Regions Party of Alberta 12 0 3,556 0.36
Natural Law Party of Alberta 45 0 5,017 0.51
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 51 439,981 44.49
Independent Candidates 21 0 9,214 0.93
TOTAL 382 83 989,025 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No candidates were nominated by the Reform Party of Alberta.

Results – Monday, March 20, 1989

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Liberal Party 83 8 237,787 28.68
Alberta New Democratic Party 83 16 217,972 26.29
Alberta Social Credit Party 6 0 3,939 0.47
Communist Party – Alberta 2 0 85 0.01
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 59 367,244 44.29
Independent Candidates 10 0 2,162 0.26
TOTAL 267 83 829,189 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No Candidates were nominated by the following parties:
Alberta Independence Party,
Alberta Political Alliance,
Confederation of Regions Party of Alberta,
Heritage Party of Alberta, or the
Representative Party of Alberta.

Results –Thursday, May 8, 1986

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Liberal Party 63 4 87,239 12.22
Alberta New Democratic Party 83 16 208,561 29.22
Communist Party of Alberta 6 0 199 0.03
Confederation of Regions Party of Alberta 6 0 2,866 0.40
Heritage Party of Alberta 6 0 601 0.08
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 83 61 366,783 51.40
Representative Party of Alberta 46 2 36,656 5.14
Western Canada Concept Party of Alberta 20 0 4,615 0.65
Independent Candidates 20 0 6,134 0.86
TOTAL 333 83 713,654 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No candidates were nominated by the Alberta Political Alliance Party or the Alberta Social Credit Party.

Results – Tuesday, November 2, 1982

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Liberal Party 29 0 17,074 1.81
Alberta New Democratic Party 79 2 177,166 18.75
Alberta Reform Movement 14 0 6,258 0.66
Alberta Social Credit Party 23 0 7,843 0.83
Communist Party of Alberta 8 0 389 0.04
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 79 75 588,485 62.28
Western Canada Concept Party of Alberta 78 0 111,131 11.76
Independent Candidates 34 2 36,590 3.87
TOTAL 344 79 944,936 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
No candidates were nominated by the Unparty Party (Alberta).

Results – Wednesday, March 14, 1979

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Liberal Party 78 0 43,792 6.16
Alberta New Democratic Party 79 1 111,984 15.75
Alberta Social Credit Party 79 4 141,284 19.87
Communist Party of Alberta 7 0 357 0.05
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 79 74 408,097 57.40
Independent Candidates 12 0 5,449 0.77
TOTAL 334 79 710,963 100.00
Note: The total number of candidates nominated represents the number of candidates who contested the election.
All registered parties nominated candidates to contest the election.

Results – Wednesday, March 26, 1975

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Liberal Party 46 0 29,424 4.98
Alberta New Democratic Party 75 1 76,360 12.94
Alberta Social Credit Party 70 4 107,211 18.17
Communist Party of Alberta 14 0 768 0.13
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta 75 69 369,764 62.65
Independent Candidates 13 1 6,643 1.13
TOTAL 293 75 590,170 100.00

Results – Monday, August 30, 1971

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Independent 3 0 462 0.07
Liberal 20 0 6,475 1.01
New Democratic Party 70 1 73,038 11.42
Progressive Conservative 75 49 296,934 46.40
Social Credit 75 25 262,953 41.10
TOTALS 243 75 639,862 100.00

Results – Tuesday, May 23, 1967

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Coalition 2 0 3,654 0.73
Independent 7 1 6,916 1.38
Independent Progressive Conservative 2 0 1,118 0.22
Independent Social Credit 2 0 693 0.14
Liberal 45 3 53,847 10.81
Liberal/Progressive Conservative Coalition 1 0 699 0.14
New Democratic Party 65 0 79,610 15.98
Progressive Conservative 47 6 129,544 26.00
Social Credit 65 55 222,270 44.60
TOTALS 236 65 498,351 100.00

Results – Monday, June 17, 1963

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Alberta Unity Movement 3 0 2,233 0.55
Coalition 1 1 2,179 0.54
Communist 4 0 527 0.13
Independent 3 0 3,966 0.98
Independent Social Credit 6 0 3,178 0.79
Liberal 55 2 79,709 19.76
New Democratic Party 56 0 38,133 9.45
Progressive Conservative 33 0 51,278 12.71
Progressive Conservative – Liberal 1 0 1,134 0.28
Social Credit 63 60 221,107 54.81
TOTALS 225 63 403,444 100.00

Results – Thursday, June 18, 1959

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Coalition 1 1 2,279 0.55
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 32 0 17,899 4.33
Independent 2 0 3,640 0.88
Independent Social Credit 2 1 2,393 0.58
Labour Progressive 4 0 884 0.21
Liberal 51 1 57,408 13.88
Progressive Conservative 60 1 98,730 23.88
Social Credit 64 61 230,283 55.69
TOTALS 216 65 413,516 100.00

Results – Wednesday, June 29, 1955

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 38 2 31,180 8.24
Coalition 2 1 4,581 1.21
Conservative 26 3 34,757 9.19
Independent 7 1 4,225 1.13
Independent Social Credit 3 1 2,721 0.72
Labour Progressive 9 0 3,420 0.90
Liberal 53 15 117,741 31.13
Liberal Conservative 2 1 4,001 1.06
Social Credit 62 37 175,553 46.42
TOTALS 202 61 378,179 100.00

Results – Tuesday, August 5, 1952

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 41 1 41,929 14.05
Conservative 5 1 6,271 2.10
Farmer’s Candidate 1 0 655 0.22
Independent 1 0 705 0.24
Independent Labour 1 0 2,927 0.98
Independent Social Credit 6 1 4,203 1.41
Labour 1 0 527 0.18
Labour Progressive 2 0 1,132 0.38
Liberal 55 3 66,738 22.37
Non-Partisan Farmer 1 0 463 0.16
People’s Candidate 1 0 296 0.10
Progressive Conservative 7 1 4,700 1.57
Social Credit 61 53 167,789 56.24
TOTALS 183 60 *298,335 100.00
*Taken from first count votes

Results – Tuesday, August 17, 1948

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 51 2 56,387 19.13
Independent 7 1 9,014 3.05
Independent Citizen’s Association 2 0 3,969 1.35
Independent Social Credit 3 1 2,958 1.00
Labour 1 0 3,579 1.21
Labour Progressive 2 0 1,372 0.47
Liberal 49 2 52,655 17.86
Social Credit 57 51 164,003 55.63
United Labour 1 0 856 0.30
TOTALS 173 57 294,793 100.00

Results – Tuesday, August 8, 1944

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 57 2 70,307 24.92
Farmer’s Labour 1 0 390 0.14
Independent 36 3 47,239 16.75
Labour Progressive 30 0 12,003 4.26
Labour United 1 0 1,788 0.63
Single Tax 1 0 480 0.17
Social Credit 57 51 146,367 51.88
Veterans & Active Force Party 1 1 3,532 1.25
TOTALS 184 57 282,106 100.00

Results – Thursday, March 21, 1940

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation 36 0 34,316 11.11
Communist 1 0 1,067 0.35
Independent 59 19 131,172 42.47
Independent Farmer 2 0 314 0.10
Independent Labour 1 0 251 0.08
Independent Liberal 1 0 1,136 0.37
Independent Progressive 4 0 1,726 0.56
Independent Social Credit 1 0 362 0.12
Labour 2 1 3,258 1.05
Liberal 2 1 2,755 0.89
Social Credit 56 36 132,507 42.90
TOTALS 165 57 *308,864 100.00
*First vote count used

Results – Thursday, August 22, 1935

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 39 2 19,358 6.41
Communist 9 0 5,771 1.91
Economic Reconstruction 1 0 192 0.06
Independent 7 0 2,740 0.90
Independent Conservative 1 0 258 0.08
Independent Labour 1 0 224 0.07
Independent Liberal 1 0 955 0.31
Labour 11 0 5,086 1.68
Liberal 61 5 69,845 23.14
Social Credit 63 56 163,700 54.25
United Farmers of Alberta 45 0 33,063 11.0
United Front 1 0 560 0.19
TOTALS 240 63 301,752 100.00

Results – Thursday, June 19, 1930

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 18 6 27,954 14.85
Independent 29 3 25,449 13.52
Labour 11 4 14,354 7.63
Liberal 36 11 46,275 24.59
United Farmers of Alberta 47 39 74,187 39.41
TOTALS 141 63 188,219 100.00

Results – Monday, June 28, 1926

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 56 5 40,091 22.10
Independent 3 0 1,254 0.70
Independent Labour 1 1 2,467 1.37
Independent Liberal 5 0 2,728 1.51
Independent U.F.A 5 0 999 0.55
Labour 12 5 14,123 7.79
Liberal 54 7 47,450 26.17
Liberal Progressive 1 0 252 0.13
United Farmers of Alberta 46 43 71,967 39.68
TOTALS 183 61 181,331 100.00

Results – Monday, July 18, 1921

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 13 0 32,734 10.98
Independent 18 4 28,794 9.66
Independent Labour 7 0 10,733 3.60
Independent Liberal 1 0 1,467 0.49
Labourc 10 4 33,987 11.40
Labour Socialist 2 0 2,628 0.88
Liberal 61 15 101,584 34.07
United Farmers of Alberta 45 38 86,250 28.92
TOTALS 157 61 298,177 100.00

Results – Thursday, June 7, 1917

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 48 19 47,055 41.79
Independent 11 2 6,569 5.83
Labour 2 1 3,576 3.17
Liberal 49 34 54,212 48.14
Non-Partisan 1 0 416 0.37
Socialist 3 0 784 0.70
TOTALS 114 56 112,612 100.00
Soldiers Vote (Province at large) 2 13,286 21
TOTALS 135 58 125,898 100.00

Results – Thursday, April 17, 1913

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 56 17 43,737 45.10
Independent 14 0 3,639 3.75
Independent Liberal 1 0 47 0.05
Liberal 56 39 47,748 49.23
Socialist 5 0 1,814 1.87
TOTALS 132 56 96,985 100.00

Results – Monday, March 22, 1909

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 29 2 15,848 31.70
Independent 6 1 1,695 3.39
Independent Liberal 2 1 1,311 2.62
Labour 1 0 214 0.43
Liberal 42 36 29,634 59.26
Socialist 2 1 1,302 2.60
TOTALS 82 41 50,004 100.00

Results – Thursday, November 9, 1905

Registered Political Party or Independent Candidate Nominated Elected Votes Received % of Vote
Conservative 22 3 9,342 37.13
Independent 7 0 1,336 5.31
Liberal 27 22 14,485 57.56
TOTALS 56 25 25,163 100.00