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The 1979 Alberta general election was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from singl ...
, which had been expanded to 79 seats. The Progressive Conservative Party of
Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed ( ; July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding ...
won its third consecutive term in government. During the campaign, some Progressive Conservatives spoke of winning "79 in '79", i.e., all 79 seats in the legislature. This harkened back to
Social Credit Social credit is a distributive philosophy of political economy developed by C. H. Douglas. Douglas attributed economic downturns to discrepancies between the cost of goods and the compensation of the workers who made them. To combat what he ...
's unofficial slogan from the 1963 election, "63 in '63". The Tories came up short of this goal, and actually lost over five percentage points of the popular vote. Nonetheless, they still won an overwhelming majority, with 74 seats. Social Credit held on to the four seats they had won in the 1975 election, and formed the
official opposition Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...
in the legislature.
Grant Notley Walter Grant Notley (January 19, 1939 – October 19, 1984) was a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984. Early life Notl ...
, leader of the
Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Alberta), commonly shortened to Alberta's NDP, is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada. It is the provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democr ...
, was the only other opposition member.


Results

Notes:
1 Percent compared to Independent Progressive Conservative during the 1975 Election.
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.


Results by riding

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Athabasca Athabasca (also Athabaska) is an anglicized version of the Cree name for Lake Athabasca in Canada, āthap-āsk-ā-w (pronounced ), meaning "grass or reeds here and there". Most places named Athabasca are found in Alberta, Canada. Athabasca may a ...
, , , , Frank Appleby
4,153
55.39% , , Ernest W. Maser
989
13.19% , , Peter E. Opryshko
1,792
23.90% , , Robert Blain Logan
554
7.39% , , , , , , Frank Appleby , - ,
Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 2019. The Banff-Cochrane electoral district is home to t ...
, , , , Greg Stevens
5,578
66.79% , , Thomas McArthur
1,462
17.51% , , Bob Ritchie
759
9.09% , , Morna F. Schechtel
543
6.50% , , , , , , , - ,
Barrhead Barrhead ( sco, Baurheid, gd, Ceann a' Bharra) is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268. History Barrhead was formed when ...
, , , , Hugh F. Horner
4,629
61.73% , , David Bouyea
1,658
22.11% , , Lionel Udenberg
1,008
13.44% , , John V. Murphy
136
1.81% , , , , , , Hugh F. Horner , - ,
Bonnyville Bonnyville is a town situated in east-central Alberta, Canada between Cold Lake and St. Paul. The surrounding Municipal District (MD) of Bonnyville No. 87's municipal office is located in Bonnyville. The community derives its name from Fat ...
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Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician, best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers for ...

3,468
49.57% , , George Nordstrom
1,275
18.22% , , Tom Turner
1,828
26.13% , , Edward Stepanik
194
2.77% , , Donald Appleby (Ind.)
206
2.94%, , , ,
Donald Hansen Donald Alfred Hansen (1924-1981) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative party. Political career H ...
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Bow Valley Bow Valley is a valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada. The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations people to make bows; the Blackfoot language name for th ...
, , Paul Bartlett
2,484
35.92%, , , , Fred T. Mandeville
4,123
59.62% , , Ron Wickson
201
2.91% , , Brian Nearing
86
1.24% , , , , , , Fred T. Mandeville , - ,
Calgary-Bow Calgary-Bow is a provincial electoral district in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of ...
, , , , Neil Webber
7,042
64.39% , , Jim Beale
1,816
16.61% , , Floyd A. Johnson
1,361
12.45% , , Clive Scott
633
5.79% , , Adela Polancec (Comm.)
47
0.43%, , , , Neil Webber , - ,
Calgary-Buffalo Calgary-Buffalo is a current provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of ...
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Tom Sindlinger Thomas L. Sindlinger (born September 2, 1941) is a politician in Alberta, Canada, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was born in Camrose, Alberta. Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffa ...

6,481
63.78% , , Jim Rocker
1,432
14.09% , , Brian Rees
1,052
10.35% , , Lloyd Hamilton
1,096
10.79% , , David Willis (Comm.)
62
0.61%, , , , Ronald H. Ghitter , - ,
Calgary-Currie Calgary-Currie is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was created in 1971 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The distric ...
, , , , Dennis L. Anderson
6,885
59.57% , , Charles S. Dunkley
2,822
24.42% , , Glenn Miller
1,042
9.02% , , Jerry Arshinoff
789
6.83% , , , , , , Fred H. Peacock , - , Calgary-Egmont, , , ,
Merv Leitch Clarence Mervin "Merv" Leitch (January 13, 1926 – June 30, 1990) was a former lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing ...

8,083
73.30% , , Albert Downton
1,245
11.29% , , Muriel McCreary
844
7.65% , , Marta Coldham
833
7.55% , , , , , ,
Merv Leitch Clarence Mervin "Merv" Leitch (January 13, 1926 – June 30, 1990) was a former lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing ...
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Calgary-Elbow Calgary-Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. Its most recent MLA was Doug Schweitzer, who won the seat in the 2019 provincial election. Schweitzer stepped down on August 31, 2022 and the e ...
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David J. Russell David Russell may refer to: Sports people * Dave Russell (footballer) (1914–2000), Scottish footballer * David A. Russell (golfer) (born 1957), English professional golfer * David J. Russell (golfer) (born 1954), English professional golfer * ...

5,941
65.67% , , Patricia (Pat) Sveen
1,321
14.60% , , William J. Oxendale
531
5.87% , , John S. Webb
1,227
13.56% , , , , , ,
David J. Russell David Russell may refer to: Sports people * Dave Russell (footballer) (1914–2000), Scottish footballer * David A. Russell (golfer) (born 1957), English professional golfer * David J. Russell (golfer) (born 1954), English professional golfer * ...
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Calgary-Fish Creek Calgary-Fish Creek is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district is large ...
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William Edward Payne William "Bill" Edward Payne (born July 4, 1933) is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the pro ...

9,187
75.94% , , Al Green
1,190
9.84% , , Margaret Young
481
3.98% , , Jerry Sykes
1,225
10.13% , , , , , , , - ,
Calgary-Foothills Calgary-Foothills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the northwest corner of Calgary. It elected six consecutive Progressive Conservative MLAs from its creation in 1971 until oust ...
, , , , Stewart A. McCrae
7,518
61.89% , , Lorraine Law
2,835
23.34% , , Steve G. Arnett
982
8.08% , , Catherine M. Fitzpatrick
789
6.50% , , , , , , Stewart A. McCrae , - , Calgary-Forest Lawn, , , , John Zaozirny
5,901
59.39% , , Don Howes
2,263
22.78% , , Doug Murdoch
813
8.18% , , Marg Bogstie
284
2.86% , , John Sutherland (Ind.)
577
5.81%
Bruce Potter (Comm.)
47
0.47%, , , , , - ,
Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore, formally styled Calgary Glenmore from 1957 to 1971, is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The electoral r ...
, , , , Hugh L. Planche
8,212
55.74% , , Ernie Kaszas
1,280
8.69% , , Neil Ellison
442
3.00% , , Nicholas Taylor
4,774
32.40% , , , , , , Hugh L. Planche , - ,
Calgary-McCall Calgary-Bhullar-McCall is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It was created in 1971, and was named after Frederick McCall and the McCall Industrial Park. As of the 2010 redistricting, the industrial ...
, , , , Andrew Little
7,918
70.39% , , Jim Richards
1,757
15.62% , , Dave Hammond
838
7.45% , , Ron Chahal
691
6.14% , , Michael J. Parker (Comm.)
20
0.18%, , , , Andrew Little , - , Calgary-McKnight, , , , Eric Charles Musgreave
7,248
61.61% , , Jerry Melchin
2,684
22.82% , , Jack Dale
1,097
9.33% , , John J. Gleason
664
5.64% , , , , , , Eric Charles Musgreave , - , Calgary-Millican, , , , David John Carter
4,034
61.80% , , Arthur J. Dixon
1,539
23.58% , , Stan Johns
595
9.11% , , Bob Cox
331
5.07% , , , , , , Thomas Charles Donnelly , - ,
Calgary-Mountain View Calgary-Mountain View is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district was created in 1971 and ...
, , , , Stan Kushner
5,141
54.54% , , Scott Saville
1,986
21.07% , , Martin Serediak
1,455
15.44% , , John Donnachie
804
8.53% , , , , , ,
John Kushner John Kushner (June 22, 1923 – March 2, 1984) was a Canadian federal and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 and then served as a Member of Parliament from 1979 until his d ...
, - , Calgary-North Hill, , , , Ed Oman
6,760
64.41% , , Dennis Shupe
1,799
17.14% , , Agnes Middleton
1,052
10.02% , , Dorothy Groves
747
7.12% , , John J. Jasienczyk (Ind.)
71
0.68%, , , , Roy Alexander Farran , - ,
Calgary-North West Calgary-North West is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The district was created in 1979 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. History The electoral district was created in ...
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Sheila Embury Sheila Barbara Embury (June 6, 1931 – August 1, 2005) was a former nurse and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. Early life Sheila Barbara Pease was born on June 6, 1931. She graduated from the University of Alberta with a nurses ...

5,976
61.59% , , Harold Gunderson
2,043
21.06% , , Ken Richmond
721
7.43% , , George R.D. Goulet
950
9.79% , , , , , , , - , Calgary-West, , , ,
Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed ( ; July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding ...

7,825
72.44% , , Frank F. Cottingham
930
8.61% , , Ed Smith
699
6.47% , , Barbara Ann Scott
874
8.09% , , Jacob H. Binnema (Ind. Christian)
406
3.78% , , ,
Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed ( ; July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding ...
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Gordon Stromberg Gordon Emil Stromberg (December 25, 1927 – September 7, 2008) was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservativ ...

7,998
60.06% , , Ralph A. Sorenson
3,121
23.44% , , Arthur C. Bunney
1,888
14.18% , , John R. Shores
278
2.09% , , , , , ,
Gordon Stromberg Gordon Emil Stromberg (December 25, 1927 – September 7, 2008) was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservativ ...
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Cardston Cardston is a town in Alberta, Canada. It was first settled in 1887 by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who travelled from Utah, via the Macleod-Benton Trail, to present-day Alberta in one of the century' ...
, , , , John Thompson
2,832
53.89% , , Broyce G. Jacobs
2,196
41.79% , , Rosemarie M. Buchannan
102
1.94% , , Paul Shaw
115
2.19% , , , , , , John Thompson , - , Chinook, , , , Henry Kroeger
4,024
66.11% , , Arlie Reil
1,310
21.52% , , John W. Oberg
406
6.67% , , Sheila Noonan
314
5.16% , , , , , , , - , Clover Bar , , C.G. Thomlinson
3,947
34.90%, , , , Walt A. Buck
6,033
53.35% , , Graham Griffiths
1,102
9.75% , , Alan M.F. Dunn
211
1.87% , , , , , , Walt A. Buck , - ,
Cypress Cypress is a common name for various coniferous trees or shrubs of northern temperate regions that belong to the family Cupressaceae. The word ''cypress'' is derived from Old French ''cipres'', which was imported from Latin ''cypressus'', the ...
, , , , Alan Hyland
3,353
56.90% , , Vern Beck
1,907
32.36% , , Clarence W. Smith
499
8.47% , , Carl Pattison
123
2.09% , , , , , , Alan Hyland , - ,
Drayton Valley Drayton Valley is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail), approximately southwest of Edmonton. It is surrounded by Brazeau County, known for its vast oil fields. The town is located between the North Sas ...
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Shirley Cripps Shirley Anne Cripps (born September 11, 1935) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1989. During her time in the Alberta Legislature she served in the E ...

3,530
56.75% , , Phil Turner
1,284
20.64% , , Gerry Hutchinson
1,290
20.74% , , Harold Knopke
94
1.51% , , , , , , Rudolph Zander , - ,
Drumheller Drumheller is a town on the Red Deer River in the badlands of Central Alberta, east-central Alberta, Canada. It is northeast of Calgary and south of Stettler, Alberta, Stettler. The Drumheller portion of the Red Deer River valley, often ref ...
, , , , Lewis (Mickey) Clark
5,585
54.56% , , Ken Taylor
1,913
18.69% , , Ray Garrett
526
5.14% , , Charles J. Dirk
209
2.04% , , Vern Hoff (Ind.)
1,927
18.83%, , , , Gordon Edward Taylor , - ,
Edmonton-Avonmore Edmonton-Avonmore was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1971 to 1997. History The Edmonton-Avonmore ...
, , , , Horst A. Schmid
5,382
53.91% , , Walter Zucht
1,691
16.94% , , Olga Blondheim
2,363
23.67% , , Betty Ann Dumbeck
511
5.12% , , , , , , Horst A. Schmid , - , Edmonton-Belmont, , , , William L. Mack
4,923
54.90% , , Ron Mix
1,813
20.22% , , Haddie Jahner
1,769
19.73% , , Charalee Graydon
369
4.12% , , , , , , Albert Edward Hohol , - ,
Edmonton-Beverly Edmonton-Beverly was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. History The Edmonton-Beverly e ...
, , , , Bill W. Diachuk
3,756
50.29% , , Pat G.A. O'Hara
854
11.44% , , Gene Mitchell
2,592
34.71% , , Teresa McKerral
231
3.09% , , , , , , Bill W. Diachuk , - ,
Edmonton-Calder Edmonton-Calder was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 2019. Hist ...
, , , , Tom Chambers
5,205
58.18% , , Dan R. Service
982
10.98% , , Bill Kobluk
2,180
24.37% , , Richard Guthrie
535
5.98% , , , , , , Tom Chambers , - ,
Edmonton-Centre Edmonton-Centre formerly styled Edmonton Centre from 1959 to 1971 was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting f ...
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Mary LeMessurier Mary Jean LeMessurier (née Murray; June 12, 1929 – March 11, 2018) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986 as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. She served as Mi ...

4,550
54.19% , , Robert J. Dunseith
838
9.98% , , Harry C. Midgley
2,273
27.07% , , Leonard Stahl
704
8.38% , , , , , ,
Gordon Miniely Gordon T. Miniely (born October 25, 1939) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. Miniely was elected to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre for the Progressive Conservatives in the 1971 Alberta general election. He served t ...
, - , Edmonton-Glengarry, , , , Rollie Cook
4,309
54.95% , , Victor Nakonechny
1,277
16.29% , , David Stewart
1,489
18.99% , , Ronald John Hayter
719
9.17% , , , , , , , - ,
Edmonton-Glenora Edmonton-Glenora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton. The electoral district, as defined by the ''Electoral Divisions Act, 2003,' ...
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Lou Hyndman Louis Davies Hyndman, (July 1, 1935 – November 24, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for 19 years and was a member of Premier Peter Lougheed and Don Getty's ...

6,597
61.23% , , Patrice Taylor
1,330
12.34% , , Doug Trace
1,838
17.06% , , David Panar
967
8.97% , , , , , ,
Lou Hyndman Louis Davies Hyndman, (July 1, 1935 – November 24, 2013) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for 19 years and was a member of Premier Peter Lougheed and Don Getty's ...
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Edmonton-Gold Bar Edmonton-Gold Bar is a provincial electoral district, in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The d ...
, , , , Alois Paul Hiebert
6,044
55.93% , , Ace Cetinski
1,397
12.93% , , Kathleen Wright
2,343
21.68% , , Laurie Switzer
1,002
9.27% , , , , , ,
William Yurko William "Vasile" Yurko MLA MP (February 11, 1926 – February 2, 2010) was a Canadian politician, and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the House of Commons of Canada. Yurko was born in 1926 in Hairy Hill, Alberta of Romanian ...
, - , Edmonton-Highlands, , , , David T. King
4,644
56.28% , , Sam Motrich
770
9.33% , , Clifford Gladue
2,065
25.03% , , Ted Power
594
7.20% , , William A. Tuomi (Comm.)
84
1.02%
Roger Lavoie (Ind.)
65
0.79%, , , , David T. King , - , Edmonton-Jasper Place, , , , Leslie Gordon Young
5,049
60.16% , , Ralph Frank Watzke
1,037
12.36% , , Charlie Wood
1,735
20.67% , , Gerald F. Paschen
554
6.60% , , , , , , Leslie Gordon Young , - ,
Edmonton-Kingsway Edmonton-Kingsway was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. History The Edmonton-Kingswa ...
, , , , Kenneth R.H. Paproski
4,387
50.44% , , Martin Hattersly
975
11.21% , , Alex McEachern
2,563
29.47% , , Dorothy A. Richardson
684
7.86% , , Eddie Keehn (Ind.)
51
0.59%, , , , Kenneth R.H. Paproski , - ,
Edmonton-Meadowlark Edmonton Meadowlark was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 2019. The electoral district loc ...
, , , , Gerard Joseph Amerongen
7,075
59.97% , , Russ Forsythe
1,237
10.48% , , Jim Bell
2,098
17.78% , , Ron Charko
904
7.66% , , C.A. Douglas Ringrose (Ind.)
448
3.80%, , , , Gerard Joseph Amerongen , - ,
Edmonton-Mill Woods Edmonton-Mill Woods is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 87 current electoral districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. T ...
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Milt Pahl Milton George Pahl (October 30, 1943 – March 1, 2023) was a provincial level politician and current businessman from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in office he ...

4,299
56.16% , , Rudy Rodriques
573
7.49% , , L. (Les) Owre
1,552
20.27% , , Rose MacPherson
989
12.92% , , , , , , , - ,
Edmonton-Norwood Edmonton-Norwood was a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post met ...
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Catherine Chichak Catherine Chichak (October 7, 1934 – April 6, 2009) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton. Early life Catherine Chichak was born in the s ...

3,950
46.61% , , Mike Ekelund
703
8.29% , , Ray Martin
3,194
37.69% , , Walter G. Coombs
486
5.73% , , Kimball Cariou (Comm.)
45
0.53%, , , ,
Catherine Chichak Catherine Chichak (October 7, 1934 – April 6, 2009) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton. Early life Catherine Chichak was born in the s ...
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Edmonton-Parkallen Edmonton-Parkallen was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. History The Edmonton-Parka ...
, , , , Neil S. Crawford
6,457
50.47% , , Morley MacCalder
1,483
11.59% , , Jim Russell
4,102
32.06% , , Philip Lister
724
5.66% , , , , , , Neil S. Crawford , - , Edmonton-Sherwood Park, , , , Henry Woo
6,285
60.57% , , Oran Johnson
1,594
15.36% , , Jim Denholm
1,682
16.21% , , Stephen Lindop
795
7.66% , , , , , , , - ,
Edmonton-Strathcona Edmonton-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It shares the same name as the federal electoral district of Edmonton Strathcona. The boundaries of Edmonton-Strathcona include the neig ...
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Julian Koziak Julian Gregory Joseph Koziak (born 16 September 1940) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. He was the son of John Harry and Marie (née Woytkiw) Koziak. Political caree ...

5,464
44.94% , , E.J.C. Charman
927
7.62% , , Gordon S.B. Wright
4,808
39.54% , , George Walton
739
6.08% , , Gerry Ball (Ind. P.C.)
155
1.28%
Joseph Hill (Comm.)
52
0.43%, , , ,
Julian Koziak Julian Gregory Joseph Koziak (born 16 September 1940) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. He was the son of John Harry and Marie (née Woytkiw) Koziak. Political caree ...
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Edmonton-Whitemud Edmonton-Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. In 1989, its constituents unseated the Premier of the day, Donald Getty, by voting for Liberal candidate Percy Wickman. The district was rep ...
, , , , Peter Knaak
6,833
57.54% , , Larry Heth
939
7.91% , , Ted Paszek
2,122
17.87% , , Don Milliken
1,964
16.54% , , , , , , Donald Ross Getty , - , Edson, , , ,
Ian Reid Ian Reid may refer to: * Ian Reid (skateboarder) (born 1977) * Ian Reid (Alberta politician) (born 1931), former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta * Ian Reid (Scottish clergyman), leader of the Iona Community 1967–1974 * Ian Reid ...

4,517
53.62% , , W.L. Land
676
8.02% , , Ron Hodgins
2,958
35.11% , , Herbert Maris
260
3.09% , , , , , ,
Robert W. Dowling Robert W. Dowling (September 9, 1895 – August 28, 1973) was a real estate investor and philanthropist in the New York City area. Dowling College was named for him. Biography Robert Whittle Dowling was born in New York City. His father Robert Em ...
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Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), a ...
, , , , Elmer Borstad
6,313
50.12% , , Donald Wood
3,380
26.84% , , Campbell Ross
2,266
17.99% , , Helen Rice
601
4.77% , , , , , , Winston Backus , - , Highwood, , , ,
George Wolstenholme George Kenneth Wolstenholme (September 7, 1916 – November 16, 1995) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1975 until 1982. Political career Wolstenholme began his po ...

5,103
66.35% , , Don Dixon
2,092
27.20% , , William C. McCutcheon
281
3.65% , , Joan Cowling
191
2.48% , , , , , ,
George Wolstenholme George Kenneth Wolstenholme (September 7, 1916 – November 16, 1995) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1975 until 1982. Political career Wolstenholme began his po ...
, - , Innisfail, , , , Nigel I. Pengelly
4,263
55.38% , , Stuart Little
2,921
37.94% , , Tim Guilbault
371
4.82% , , Janet Gratton
101
1.31% , , , , , , Clifford L. Doan , - ,
Lac La Biche-McMurray Lac La Biche-McMurray was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1971 to 1986. It replaced the district of Lac La B ...
, , , , Norman A. Weiss
3,431
49.68% , , Conrad Sehn
1,347
19.50% , , Claire E. Williscroft
1,777
25.73% , , Denise Diesel
320
4.63% , , , , , ,
Ron Tesolin Ronald "Ron" Joseph Tesolin (February 3, 1940 – November 13, 1986) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Co ...
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Lacombe Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernard Lac ...
, , , , John William Cookson
4,458
64.11% , , Elmer Suominen
1,409
20.26% , , Arthur Wigmore
717
10.31% , , Roger C. Holteen
260
3.74% , , Gordon Crofton (Ind.)
85
1.22%, , , , John William Cookson , - ,
Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (french: Petit lac des Esclaves)—known traditionally as "Beaver Lake" (ᐊᒥᐢᐠ ᓵᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ amisk sâkâhikan in the Plains Cree language, and T’saat’ine migeh in Dene Zhatıé) or "Beaver people were over the ...
, , , , Larry R. Shaben
2,313
45.82% , , Peter Moore
1,743
34.53% , , Mike Poulter
799
15.83% , ,
Dan Backs Dan Backs (born December 15, 1953) is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election, but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft, ...

171
3.39% , , , , , , Larry R. Shaben , - ,
Lethbridge-East Lethbridge-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 87 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta usi ...
, , , , Archibald Dick Johnston
5,870
59.35% , , Roxie McCallum
1,223
12.37% , , Roger Rickwood
692
7.00% , , Frank Merkl
666
6.73% , , Ken Kotkas (Ind. Con.)
1,375
13.99% , , , Archibald Dick Johnston , - ,
Lethbridge-West Lethbridge-West is an Alberta provincial electoral district, covering the western half of the city of Lethbridge, including all of West Lethbridge. Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, 13 Street forms most of the divi ...
, , , , John Gogo
5,682
64.60% , , Jerry Waldern
1,625
18.47% , , Ron Clark
971
11.04% , , Bob Wilson
511
5.81% , , , , , , John Gogo , - ,
Little Bow Little Bow was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 2019. Throughout its history, this district has been dominated by agricultural activities ...
, , Richard Papworth
1,684
29.37%, , , , Raymond Albert Speaker
3,748
65.38% , , Beth Jantzie
236
4.12% , , John W. Fujimargari
43
0.75% , , , , , , Raymond Albert Speaker , - ,
Lloydminster Lloydminster is a city in Canada which has the unusual geographic distinction of straddling the provincial border between Alberta and Saskatchewan. The city is incorporated by both provinces as a single city with a single municipal administrati ...
, , , , James Edgar Miller
4,674
78.49% , , Patrick A. Moore
445
7.47% , , Elinar A. Jonson
680
11.42% , , Gregory R. Berry
131
2.20% , , , , , , James Edgar Miller , - ,
Macleod MacLeod, McLeod and Macleod ( ) which cited: are surnames in the English language. Generally, the names are considered to be Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic ', meaning "son of '". One of the earliest occurrences of the surname is of Gi ...
, , , , LeRoy Fjordbotten
4,189
58.79% , , Roelof A. Heinen
2,369
33.25% , , Kathleen M. Cairns
384
5.39% , , Alfred Saddleback
171
2.40% , , , , , , Thomas James John Walker , - ,
Medicine Hat Medicine Hat is a city in Southern Alberta, southeast Alberta, Canada. It is located along the South Saskatchewan River. It is approximately east of Lethbridge and southeast of Calgary. This city and the adjacent Town of Redcliff, Alberta, ...
, , , , James Horsman
10,107
72.59% , , Lee Anderson
1,904
13.67% , , Frances Ost
1,134
8.14% , , Louise Mercier
729
5.24% , , , , , , , - ,
Olds-Didsbury Olds-Didsbury was a provincial electoral district in central Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1963 to 1997. It is noteworthy as the l ...
, , Bill Edgar
2,514
27.50%, , , ,
Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis "Bob" Clark (July 2, 1937 – July 10, 2020) was a teacher, civil servant and politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981 including time as a Cabinet Minister in Premier Ernest Manning's governme ...

6,399
70.00% , , Gregory Hoffarth
152
1.66% , , Stephen Shaw
55
0.60% , , , , , ,
Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis "Bob" Clark (July 2, 1937 – July 10, 2020) was a teacher, civil servant and politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981 including time as a Cabinet Minister in Premier Ernest Manning's governme ...
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Peace River The Peace River (french: links=no, rivière de la Paix) is a river in Canada that originates in the Rocky Mountains of northern British Columbia and flows to the northeast through northern Alberta. The Peace River joins the Athabasca River in th ...
, , , , Al (Boomer) Adair
3,901
59.77% , , Garry Gaudet
784
12.01% , , Richard Collins
1,604
24.57% , , Donald W. Freeland
234
3.59% , , , , , , Al (Boomer) Adair , - , Pincher Creek-Crowsnest, , , , Frederick Deryl Bradley
3,567
60.43% , , Robert (Bob) Westrop
1,503
25.46% , , Ian Downie
628
10.64% , , Ann Gill
181
3.07% , , , , , , Frederick Deryl Bradley , - , Ponoka, , , , Donald J. McCrimmon
3,317
50.17% , , Roy Kinley
1,856
28.07% , , Bruce A. Beck
1,279
19.34% , , Gus Itzek
113
1.71% , , , , , , Donald J. McCrimmon , - ,
Red Deer The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of wes ...
, , , , Norman F. Magee
5,727
43.14% , , Bob Mills
5,406
40.72% , , Ken McMillan
1,861
14.02% , , Hubert Bouten
258
1.94% , , , , , , James L. Foster , - ,
Redwater-Andrew Redwater-Andrew was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. History Boundary history Red ...
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George Topolnisky George Topolnisky (August 13, 1916 – March 19, 2012) was a provincial level politician and teacher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Cons ...

3,945
52.31% , , Erwin Hannig
547
7.25% , , Steve Leskiw
2,870
38.05% , , Rudolph Pisesky
148
1.96% , , , , , ,
George Topolnisky George Topolnisky (August 13, 1916 – March 19, 2012) was a provincial level politician and teacher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Cons ...
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Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David T ...
, , , , John Murray Campbell
4,080
52.99% , , Lavern J. Ahlstrom
2,628
34.13% , , John Younie
871
11.31% , , Roger Hamilton
104
1.35% , , , , , ,
Helen Hunley Wilma Helen Hunley (September 6, 1920 – October 22, 2010) was a Canadian politician and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the first woman to serve in that post. Early life She was born in Acme, Alberta, to James Edgar Hunley and Esta ...
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Smoky River The Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River. The descriptive name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree Indians. It drains an area of . F ...
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Marvin Moore Marvin Everard Moore (born August 31, 1938) is a former Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1989. During his time in public office, he served numbe ...

3,032
51.85% , , Bernard Lamoureux
854
14.60% , , Anne Hemmingway
1,743
29.81% , , Stephen V. Marchand
214
3.66% , , , , , ,
Marvin Moore Marvin Everard Moore (born August 31, 1938) is a former Canadian provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1989. During his time in public office, he served numbe ...
, - , Spirit River-Fairview , , Jim Reynolds
2,668
39.43% , , Aubrey Milner
356
5.26%, , , , Grant W. Notley
3,657
54.05% , , Terry Fletcher
68
1.01% , , , , , , Grant W. Notley , - , St. Albert, , , ,
Myrna Fyfe Myrna Catherine Fyfe (born August 20, 1941) is a retired provincial level politician and hospital administrator from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. Political career Fyfe ran for ...

9,361
58.68% , , Reginald C. Petch
1,686
10.57% , , Robert (Bob) Borreson
3,178
19.92% , , Gerry Thibault
1,681
10.54% , , , , , , William Ernest Jamison , - ,
St. Paul Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
, , , , Charles E. Anderson
3,173
46.26% , , John Hull
582
8.49% , , Laurent (Jeff) Dubois
2,854
41.61% , , Orest Boyko
219
3.19% , , , , , , Mick Fluker , - , Stettler, , , , Graham L. Harle
4,262
69.94% , , David Thomas
1,191
19.54% , , Fred J. Rappel
503
8.25% , , Douglas Cramer
110
1.81% , , , , , , Graham L. Harle , - , Stony Plain, , , , William Frederick Purdy
6,927
58.94% , , Oscar Venoasen
2,274
19.35% , , Sara Johnson
1,218
10.36% , , Andy R. McKinnon
1,250
10.64% , , Eleanor T. Louden (Ind. Con.)
83
0.71% , , , William Frederick Purdy , - ,
Taber-Warner Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The district has existed twice: the first iteration was represented in the A ...
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Robert Bogle Robert John "Bob" Bogle (born August 29, 1943) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. Political career Bogle first ran for office in the ele ...

5,010
64.98% , , Paul Primeau
2,108
27.34% , , Larry Schowalter
214
2.78% , , Jessie Snow
335
4.35% , , , , , ,
Robert Bogle Robert John "Bob" Bogle (born August 29, 1943) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. Political career Bogle first ran for office in the ele ...
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Three Hills Three Hills is a town in southern Alberta, Canada. It takes its name from the three somewhat-larger-than-normal hills to its north. History Three Hills post office dates from 1904. Three Hills was incorporated as a village in 1912, the year ...
, , , , Connie Osterman
4,401
59.32% , , Henry Goerzen
2,660
35.85% , , Hugh Sommerville
222
2.99% , , Ward Sykes
124
1.67% , , , , , ,
Allan Warrack Allan Alexander Warrack (born May 24, 1937) is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He was in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1971 to 1979. He held several portfolios in ...
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Vegreville Vegreville ( uk, Веґревіль) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is on Highway 16A approximately east of Edmonton, Alberta's capital city. It was incorporated as a town in 1906, and that year also saw the founding of the ''Vegrev ...
, , , , John S. Batiuk
3,835
48.99% , , Robert E. Robert
1,210
15.46% , , Harry Babchuk
2,490
31.81% , , Alan Arthur Vinet
269
3.44% , , , , , , John S. Batiuk , - ,
Vermilion-Viking Vermilion-Viking was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993. Vermilion-Viking is named for th ...
, , , , Tom Lysons
3,292
51.46% , , Doug Livingstone
2,087
32.62% , , Grant Bergman
877
13.71% , , Ralph A. Wilson
118
1.84% , , , , , , Tom Lysons , - , Wainwright, , , , Charles Stewart
3,489
56.36% , , Keith Cornish
2,103
33.97% , , Alan Richards
509
8.22% , , Sultan Tejani
77
1.24% , , , , , , Charles Stewart , - , Wetaskiwin-Leduc, , , ,
Dallas Schmidt Dallas Wilbur Schmidt, DFC and bar, (August 9, 1922 – November 22, 2007) was a Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He later served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 19 ...

8,216
58.69% , , Reinhold Ortlieb
2,702
19.30% , , Earl R. Rasmuson
2,372
16.94% , , Brian King
677
4.84% , , , , , ,
Dallas Schmidt Dallas Wilbur Schmidt, DFC and bar, (August 9, 1922 – November 22, 2007) was a Canadian fighter pilot and flying ace with the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War. He later served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 19 ...
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Whitecourt Whitecourt is a town in central Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Woodlands County. It is approximately northwest of Edmonton and southeast of Grande Prairie at the junction of Highway 43 and Highway 32. It has an elevation of . White ...
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Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy (August 22, 1931 – November 21, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and long serving municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 2001. ...

3,834
57.64% , , George L. Richardson
1,214
18.25% , , Ken Forscutt
1,442
21.68% , , , , , , , ,
Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy (August 22, 1931 – November 21, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and long serving municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 2001. ...
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See also

* List of Alberta political parties


Further reading

* {{AlbertaElections 1979 elections in Canada
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
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