Alberta general election, 1997

Alberta general election, 1997

March 11, 1997 (1997-03-11)

83 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 42 seats needed for a majority Turnout 53.75%   Majority party Minority party Third party   LIB NDP Leader Ralph Klein Grant Mitchell Pam Barrett Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since December 14, 1992 November 13, 1994 1996 Leader's seat Calgary-Elbow Edmonton-McClung Edmonton-Highlands Last election 51 seats, 44.5% 32 seats, 39.7% 0 seats, 11.0% Seats before 52 31 0 Seats won 63 18 2 Seat change 11 13 2 Popular vote 483,914 309,748 83,292 Percentage 51.2% 32.8% 8.8% Swing 6.7 6.9% 2.2%

Premier before election Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative Premier-designate Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative

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.

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 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.

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.

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

Results

Overall voter turnout was 53.75%.^[1]

Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

Note:

• ¹ Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson.

See also

• List of Alberta political parties

References

1. ↑ Election Alberta (July 28, 2008). 2008 General Report (PDF). p. 158. Retrieved April 29, 2011. 

External links

• Original Elections Alberta Website for 1997 election
• Present Elections Alberta Website for 1997 election

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