1997 Alberta general election facts for kids
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83 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 42 seats needed for a majority |
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The 1997 Alberta general election 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.
Results
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||||||||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ralph Klein | 83 | 51 | 63 | +23.5% | 483,914 | 51.17% | +6.68% | |||||||||
| Liberal | Grant Mitchell | 83 | 32 | 18 | -43.8% | 309,748 | 32.75% | -6.98% | |||||||||
| New Democratic | Pam Barrett | 77 | - | 2 | 83,292 | 8.81% | -2.20% | ||||||||||
| Social Credit | Randy Thorsteinson | 70 | - | - | - | 64,667 | 6.84% | +4.43% | |||||||||
| Natural Law | Maury Shapka | 16 | - | - | - | 1,303 | 0.14% | -0.37% | |||||||||
| Green | David Parker | 7 | - | - | - | 1,039 | 0.11% | -0.09% | |||||||||
| Independent | 6 | - | - | - | 1,092 | 0.11% | -0.82% | ||||||||||
| Forum | William Finn | 4 | |align="right"| - | |align="right"| 597 | 0.06% | |- | Communist | Naomi Rankin | 1 | - | - | - | 61 | 0.01% | x | ||
| Total | 347 | 83 | 83 | - | 945,713 | 100% | |||||||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta | |||||||||||||||||
Notes:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
x – less than 0.005% of the popular vote
| Popular vote | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | 51.17% | |||
| Liberal | 32.75% | |||
| New Democratic | 8.81% | |||
| Social Credit | 6.84% | |||
| Others | 0.43% | |||
| Seats summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | 75.90% | |||
| Liberal | 21.69% | |||
| New Democratic | 2.41% | |||
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member | Party | |
| Athabasca-Wabasca | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative | |
| Airdrie-Rocky View | Carol Haley | Progressive Conservative | |
| Banff-Cochrane | Janis Tarchuk | Progressive Conservative | |
| Barrhead-Westlock | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | |
| Bonnyville-Cold Lake | Denis Ducharme | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Bow | Bonnie Laing | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Gary Dickson | Liberal | |
| Calgary-Cross | Yvonne Fritz | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Currie | Jocelyn Burgener | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-East | Moe Amery | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Egmont | Denis Herard | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Elbow | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | Heather Forsyth | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Foothills | Pat Black1 | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Fort | Wayne Cao | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Glenmore | Ron Stevens | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Lougheed | Marlene Graham | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-McCall | Shiraz Shariff | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Montrose | Hung Pham | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Mountain View | Mark Hlady | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-North Hill | Richard Magnus | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-North West | Greg Melchin | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Nose Creek | Gary Mar | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Shaw | Jon Havelock | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-Varsity | Murray Smith | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary-West | Karen Kryczka | Progressive Conservative | |
| Cardston-Taber-Warner | Ron Hierath | Progressive Conservative | |
| Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan | Rob Lougheed | Progressive Conservative | |
| Cypress-Medicine Hat | Lorne Taylor | Progressive Conservative | |
| Drayton Valley-Calmar | Tom Thurber | Progressive Conservative | |
| Drumheller-Chinook | Shirley McClellan | Progressive Conservative | |
| Dunvegan | Glen Clegg | Progressive Conservative | |
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Julius Yankowsky | Progressive Conservative | |
| Edmonton-Calder | Lance White | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Castle Downs | Pamela Paul | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Centre | Laurie Blakeman | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Ellerslie | Debby Carlson | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Glengarry | Bill Bonner | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Glenora | Howard Sapers | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Hugh MacDonald | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Highlands | Pam Barrett | NDP | |
| Edmonton-Manning | Ed Gibbons | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-McClung | Grant Mitchell | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Karen Leibovici | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Mill Creek | Gene Zwozdesky | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Don Massey | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Norwood | Sue Olsen | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Riverview | Linda Sloan | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Rutherford | Percy Wickman | Liberal | |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Raj Pannu | NDP | |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | David Hancock | Progressive Conservative | |
| Fort McMurray | Guy C. Boutilier | Progressive Conservative | |
| Grande Prairie-Smoky | Walter Paszkowski | Progressive Conservative | |
| Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Wayne Jacques | Progressive Conservative | |
| Highwood | Don Tannas | Progressive Conservative | |
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Gary Severtson | Progressive Conservative | |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Paul Langevin | Progressive Conservative | |
| Lacombe-Stettler | Judy Gordon | Progressive Conservative | |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Pearl Calahasen | Progressive Conservative | |
| Leduc | Albert Klapstein | Progressive Conservative | |
| Lethbridge-East | Ken Nicol | Liberal | |
| Lethbridge-West | Clint Dunford | Progressive Conservative | |
| Little Bow | Barry McFarland | Progressive Conservative | |
| Livingstone-Macleod | David Coutts | Progressive Conservative | |
| Medicine Hat | Rob Renner | Progressive Conservative | |
| Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Richard Marz | Progressive Conservative | |
| Peace River | Gary Friedel | Progressive Conservative | |
| Ponoka-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative | |
| Red Deer-North | Stockwell Day | Progressive Conservative | |
| Red Deer-South | Victor Doerksen | Progressive Conservative | |
| Redwater | Dave Broda | Progressive Conservative | |
| Rocky Mountain House | Ty Lund | Progressive Conservative | |
| Sherwood Park | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative | |
| St. Albert | Mary O'Neill | Progressive Conservative | |
| Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | Colleen Soetaert | Liberal | |
| Stony Plain | Stan Woloshyn | Progressive Conservative | |
| Strathmore-Brooks | Lyle Oberg | Progressive Conservative | |
| Vegreville-Viking | Ed Stelmach | Progressive Conservative | |
| Vermilion-Lloydminster | Steve West | Progressive Conservative | |
| Wainwright | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative | |
| West Yellowhead | Ivan Strang | Progressive Conservative | |
| Wetaskiwin-Camrose | LeRoy Johnson | Progressive Conservative | |
| Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative | |
Note:
- 1 Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson.
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