The 1975 Alberta general election was held on March 26, 1975, to elect members of the

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to the

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. The election was called on February 14, 1975

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and dissolved of the 17th Alberta Legislature. The Progressive Conservative Party led by incumbent Premier

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won its second term in government in a landslide, taking over 62 per cent of the popular vote and winning 69 of the 75 seats in the legislature to form a

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. The Social Credit Party saw its vote collapse. After 36 years in government from 1935 to 1971—virtually its entire history—it was ill-prepared for a role in opposition. It lost over half of its popular vote from the previous election, and was cut down to only four MLAs—just barely holding onto

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Background

The 1971 general election resulted in the Progressive Conservative Party led by Peter Lougheed defeating the Social Credit Party which had governed Alberta continuously for 36 years consecutive years. The Progressive Conservatives defeated the Social Credit Party by 5.3 per cent in the popular vote and formed a majority government. Social Credit leader and former Premier

Harry Strom Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 – October 2, 1984) was the ninth premier of Alberta, from 1968 to 1971. His two-and-a-half years as Premier were the last of the thirty-six-year Social Credit dynasty, as his defeat by Peter Lougheed saw its r ...

continued as leader of the opposition until 1973 when he resigned, Strom continued in the legislature until the 1975 election, when he did not seek re-election. In the 1973 leadership election,

Werner Schmidt Werner Schmidt (born January 18, 1932) is a Canadian former politician, a teacher, and school principal. Political career Schmidt was vice-president of Lethbridge Community College when he was chosen to succeed Harry Strom as leader of the Alb ...

, vice-president of Lethbridge Community College, who didn't hold a seat in the Legislative Assembly, ran against former Highways Minister Gordon Taylor, former Education Minister

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, and John Ludwig, dean of business education at Alberta College. Clark, who had the support of half of the party's MLAs, led Schmidt on the first ballot, 583 votes to 512 votes. But in an upset victory, Schmidt won on the second ballot with 814 votes, defeating Clark by 39 votes. Social Credit MLA Gordon Taylor grew detached with the party and supported Lougheed's plan to provide gas lines to rural areas. Taylor left the Social Credit caucus in 1975 just before the election. The

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led by leader

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captured a single seat in the 1971 general election. The

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failed to capture a single seat in the 1971 general election led by leader Bob Russell. Russell contested the 1973 by-election in

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finishing a distant fourth with 5.8 per cent of the vote. Russell resigned the leadership of the Liberal Party later in 1974, and was succeeded by Nicholas Taylor.

Election campaign

Progressive Conservative

Premier Peter Lougheed enjoyed strong support from his home constituency of Calgary-West, meaning he was able to campaign throughout the province. The Progressive Conservative Party campaigned a platform on administrative competence and promises outlined in an unpassed 1975–76 budget. Leaning on successful negotiations with the federal and Ontario governments and oil companies for the development of oil sands in the ''Winnipeg Agreement'' only 11 days before the legislature was dissolved. Other promises included the creation of the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, reduction of personal income taxes by at least 28 per cent, and increased social program spending, all of which were built on growing non-renewable natural resource revenue resulting from

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. Campaign slogans utilized by the Progressive Conservatives included "Lougheed Leadership", "43 Months of Progress", and "Vote Today for Alberta". The Progressive Conservative government was criticized for interference with the free market, which was exemplified with the 1974 purchase of

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for $37.5-million. The Lougheed government was also criticized for significant government spending authorized through

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instead of appropriations through the Legislature.

Social Credit Party

The Social Credit Party ran a campaign advocating for the provincial government to provide low-interest loans to Albertans for housing, farming and small business purposes. Social Credit leader Werner Schmidt promoted greater revenue sharing with municipal governments, and more conciliatory stance to negotiations with the federal government, and greater emphasis on free market enterprise. The Social Credit Party referred to themselves as "the Alberta Party" throughout the election, but was unable to gather significant momentum with the phrase. The Social Credit Party was only able to muster 70 candidates to contest the provinces 75 electoral districts. Many of the candidates focused their advertising dollars and canvassing efforts on highlighting their individual experience and value as a constituent representative rather than emphasizing the Party's platform.

New Democratic Party

NDP leader Grant Notley was elected to the Spirit River-Fairview district in 1971 by a slim margin in a competitive three-way race. The pressure in his home riding required Notley to do much of his campaigning in his home riding, and not in locations across the province. Through his efforts in the Legislature, Notley gained a reputation as a hard-working, sincere and capable representative and critic of Peter Lougheed. The NDP as able to muster candidates for all 75 constituencies, and as the only opposition party with a full slate of candidates, the NDP created the election slogan "The Only Real Opposition". The NDP's campaign strategy did not emphasis socialist programs in the early stages of the campaign, instead focusing on the Lougheed government's agreement with

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for developing the

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. Notley and the NDP believed the Syncrude agreement would be the central issue of the election, as the agreement included significant public financial investments. Notley was able to obtain several confidential government documents relating to the Syncrude project's viability which the NDP released throughout the campaign, however the Progressive Conservatives steered away from debate on the subject. Later in the election the NDP brought forward more traditional socialist programs including children's dental care, increasing old age pensions, government run auto insurance and increasing public ownership of utility companies.

Liberal

The Liberal Party focused its campaign on leader Nick Taylor's charisma and environmental opposition to the Progressive Conservatives industrialization policy. Instead the Liberal Party emphasized that Alberta's economy should be focused on renewable resources such as agriculture, timber, tourism and modern professional skills. The Liberals emphasized their platform through the campaign slogan "The Alternative". The Liberal Party was able to field 46 candidates in the province's 75 electoral districts, although with a majority of the Party's support coming from Calgary and Edmonton, many of the rural candidates were

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s. Much of the Liberal campaign resources were focused on urban candidates, with most of the resources going towards Taylor's

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constituency.

Results

To no one's surprise, the Progressive Conservative Party won a lopsided victory, capturing 62.7 per cent of the vote and 69 of 75 seats in the Legislature. The ''Edmonton Report'' cover featured a caricature of Peter Lougheed following the victory accompanied with the title "Peter The Greatest". The Social Credit Party was further decimated as they dropped from 21 seats (from 25 to 4), capturing 18.2 per cent of the vote. Leader Werner Schmidt failed to capture his own seat in

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, capturing 2,418 votes (33.43 per cent), coming second to Progressive Conservative

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who captured 4,614 votes (63.78 per cent). Independent Social Credit candidate Gordon Taylor was able to retain his seat. Schmidt resigned as leader of the Social Credit Party days after the election. The Liberal Party grew to nearly 5 per cent of the popular vote, but secured no seats. Nick Taylor came second in his constituency of Calgary-Glenmore with 4,166 votes, well behind the Progressive Conservative candidate Hugh Planche who garnered 10,641 votes. Taylor attributed the Liberal's overall poor performance to the connection with the unpopular federal Liberal Party. The New Democratic Party leader Grant Notley was able to capture his seat in Spirit River-Fairview with 50.83 per cent of the vote, defeating his only opponent, Progressive Conservative Alex Woronuk. Despite garnering 12.9 per cent of the popular vote, the NDP was only able to capture Notley's seat. The NDP was still somewhat pleased that candidates came second in northern areas of the province and all 16 Edmonton constituencies. Overall voter turnout in the election was 59.58 per cent. Note: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Results by riding

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582
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226
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826
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1,119
19.65% , , Franklin Foster
805
14.14% , , Ron Pernarowski
526
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37.41%, , , , Fred T. Mandeville
2,992
58.72% , , Syd Evans
183
3.59% , , , , , , , , Fred T. Mandeville , - ,

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5,251
52.12% , , Roy Wilson
3,537
35.11% , , Jack Dunbar
879
8.72% , , Mike Prohaszka
314
3.12% , , David Whitefield (Comm.)
64
0.64%, , , , Roy Wilson , - ,

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6,525
70.69% , , Norman Ashmead
786
8.51% , , Paula Davies
877
9.50% , , Maria Eriksen
962
10.42% , , David Wallis (Comm.)
55
0.60%, , , , Ronald H. Ghitter , - ,

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72.85% , , Edwin Ens
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11.27% , , Hiram Coulter
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75.70% , , Lloyd Downey
1,119
7.79% , , Maureen McCutcheon
712
4.96% , , Jack Haggarty
1,634
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73.68% , , Bernard Laing
589
7.05% , , Jack Peters
449
5.37% , , Sharon Carstairs
1,149
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10,917
67.50% , , Bill Campbell
2,587
16.00% , , Ken Gee
1,366
8.45% , , Acker Winn (Ind. Lib.)
324
2.01%
Hilda Armstrong
893
5.52% , , David Gutnick (Comm.)
55
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65.85% , , Ralph Cameron
838
5.19% , , Bill Peterson
498
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3,397
24.22% , , Doreen Heath
997
7.11% , , Garry Willis
440
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12.41% , , Ray Martin
1,747
13.80% , , Pat Smart
743
5.87% , , , , , , Calvin E. Lee , - , Calgary-Millican, , , , Thomas Charles Donnelly
4,978
57.56% , , Arthur J. Dixon
2,114
24.44% , , Joseph Yanchula
940
10.87% , , Jodi Mahoney
512
5.92% , , Mike Daniels (Comm.)
43
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Roger Lavoie (Ind.)
21
0.24% , , , Arthur J. Dixon , - ,

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3,800
48.76% , , Albert W. Ludwig
2,562
32.88% , , Orrin Kerr
725
9.30% , , John Sutherland
576
7.39% , , Joe Hill (Comm.)
56
0.72%, , , , Albert W. Ludwig , - , Calgary-North Hill, , , , Roy Alexander Farran
6,673
70.51% , , Robert A. Simpson
1,364
14.41% , , Joan Ryan
723
7.64% , , Dorothy Groves
584
6.17% , , Stephen Whitefield (Comm.)
60
0.63%, , , , Roy Alexander Farran , - , Calgary-West, , , ,

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78.28% , , Charles Gray
1,213
10.57% , , Neil Ellison
674
5.87% , , Steve Shaw
564
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72.40% , , Ray Reid
1,313
14.66% , , David Moore
1,141
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115
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53.21% , , Barry Bernhardt
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202
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4.10%, , , , Harry E. Strom , - ,

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67.77% , , Tom Johnson
513
10.78% , , Lars Larson
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17.13% , , Maurice Duteau
191
4.02% , , , , , , Rudolph Zander , - ,

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60.20% , , Larry Schowalter
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60.87% , , Joe G. Radstaak
1,341
17.76% , , Neil R. Larsen
1,141
15.11% , , Ann Mazur
413
5.47% , , Mike Uhryn (Con. Social.)
47
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6,662
64.72% , , Victor Nakonechny
1,164
11.31% , , Ashley Pachal
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17.09% , , John Day
661
6.42% , , Chris Hansen (Comm.)
27
0.26%, , , , Albert Edward Hohol , - ,

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61.81% , , Patrick A. Moore
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9.36% , , Bill Kobluk
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23.30% , , Rudolph Pisesky
374
4.58% , , Paul Jarbeau (Comm.)
60
0.73%, , , , Bill W. Diachuk , - ,

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67.96% , , , , Burke Barker
1,640
19.59% , , Jack Pickett
620
7.41% , , Keith Lawson (Ind.)
396
4.73%, , , , Tom Chambers , - ,

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61.79% , , Gerry Beck
386
5.97% , , Barry Roberts
1,125
17.40% , , Ed Molstad
930
14.38% , , , , , ,

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7,735
74.14% , , Al Opstad
782
7.50% , , Alex McEachern
1,837
17.61% , , , , William Askin (Con. Social.)
44
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5,247
64.14% , , Larry Latter
982
12.00% , , Grant Arnold
1,312
16.04% , , Don Hoyda
579
7.08% , , Harry J. Strynadka (Comm.)
28
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16.89% , , Muriel Venne
1,129
21.47% , , , , William A. Tuomi (Comm.)
82
1.56%, , , , David T. King , - , Edmonton-Jasper Place, , , , Leslie Gordon Young
5,436
66.02% , , Don Eastcott
1,035
12.57% , , Carol Berry
1,192
14.48% , , Philip Lister
491
5.96% , , , , , , Leslie Gordon Young , - ,

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4,897
65.96% , , Jake Johnson
619
8.34% , , Jane Weaver
1,418
19.10% , , Roy Landreth
472
6.36% , , , , , , Kenneth R.H. Paproski , - ,

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6,715
67.66% , , Russ Forsythe
1,093
11.01% , , Harvey Tilden
1,406
14.17% , , Vic Yanda
698
7.03% , , , , , , Gerard Joseph Amerongen , - ,

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4,298
58.80% , , Alfred J. Hooke
1,045
14.30% , , Howard Rubin
1,849
25.29% , , , , Gary Hansen (Comm.)
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2,003
16.11% , , , , , , , , John G. Ashton , - ,

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62.18% , , Glen Carlson
904
11.69% , , Brian Fish
1,546
19.98% , , Brian Erickson
461
5.96% , , , , , , Neil S. Crawford , - ,

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 ...

3,996
54.21% , , Betty Horch
768
10.42% , , Gordon S.B. Wright
2,108
28.60% , , Arthur Yates
415
5.63% , , Kimball Cariou (Comm.)
28
0.38%
Harry Garfinkel (Con. Social.)
24
0.33% , , ,

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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 ...

, , , , Donald Ross Getty
9,614
67.66% , , Phil Dickson
1,101
7.75% , , Lila Fahlman
2,645
18.61% , , Dilys Andersen
830
5.84% , , , , , , Donald Ross Getty , - , Edson, , , ,

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 ...

3,872
64.96% , , Ralph Bond
651
10.92% , , John Lindsay
1,426
23.92% , , , , , , , ,

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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 ...

, , , , Winston Backus
6,466
61.08% , , John Baergen
1,475
13.93% , , Ross Campbell
1,962
18.53% , , Gordon Astle
651
6.15% , , , , , , Winston Backus , - ,

Hanna-Oyen Hanna-Oyen was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1979. The electoral district took its name from the Town of Hanna, Alberta and the Village of Oye ...

, , , , John Edward Butler
2,927
68.61% , , Alfred Weik
817
19.15% , , David Urichuk
134
3.14% , , Lyall Alexander Curry
378
8.86% , , , , , , Clinton Keith French , - , 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 ...

4,037
63.64% , , Edward P. Benoit
1,925
30.35% , , Muriel McCreary
234
3.69% , , Melbe Cochlan
125
1.97% , , , , , , Edward P. Benoit , - , Innisfail, , , , Clifford L. Doan
4,029
66.27% , , Raymond C. Reckseidler
1,512
24.87% , , Pat Loughlin
376
6.18% , , Fred Monk
147
2.42% , , , , , , 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 ...

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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 ...

2,859
52.68% , , Ken Cochrane
560
10.32% , , Ronald Morgan
530
9.77% , , Jean Davidson
703
12.95% , , Mike Chandi (Ind. P.C.)
737
13.68% , , , Dan Bouvier , - ,

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
4,186
68.42% , , Ivan Stonehocker
1,414
23.11% , , Ed Kamps
486
7.94% , , , , , , , , 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
2,387
57.91% , , Dennis Barton
921
22.34% , , John Tomkins
791
19.19% , , , , , , , , Dennis Barton , - ,

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
7,233
66.82% , , John V. Anderson
1,915
17.69% , , Bessie Annand
1,006
9.29% , , Shirley Wilson
645
5.96% , , , , , , John V. Anderson , - ,

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
3,991
58.26% , , Richard David Gruenwald
1,914
27.94% , , Ian Whishaw
812
11.85% , , , , , , , , Richard David Gruenwald , - ,

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 ...

, , George McMorris
2,019
37.08%, , , , Raymond Albert Speaker
3,132
57.52% , , Wayne Doolittle
126
2.31% , , Ben Loman
157
2.88% , , , , , , 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
4,370
81.94% , , , , Dave Listoe
938
17.59% , , , , , , , , 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 ...

, , , , Thomas James John Walker
3,671
55.37% , , Leighton E. Buckwell
2,359
35.58% , , Kathleen M. Cairns
330
4.98% , , Bill Olafson
231
3.48% , , , , , , Leighton E. Buckwell , - , Medicine Hat-Redcliff, , , , James Horsman
5,678
46.33% , ,

William Wyse William Wyse (19 March 1860 – 29 November 1929) was a classical scholar, noted for his work on the Attic orator Isaeus, and a benefactor of the University of Cambridge. Life Wyse was born in Stratford, London. After education at the King ...

5,548
45.27% , , Bill Hartley
417
3.40% , , David Wilkins
532
4.34% , , Hilory Sorschan (Ind. P.C.)
53
0.43% , , ,

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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 ...

, , Kenneth Amthor
2,860
38.26%, , , ,

4,400
58.86% , , Margaret Hinton
209
2.80% , , , , , , , ,

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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
3,567
60.76% , , Budd Dennis
897
15.28% , , John Hokanson
1,292
22.01% , , , , Vera Lane (Ind. Lib.)
92
1.57 , , , Al (Boomer) Adair , - ,

Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Pincher Creek-Crowsnest was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1993. History The Pincher Creek-Crowsnest electoral district was formed pr ...

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Frederick Deryl Bradley Frederick Deryl "Fred" Bradley (born September 17, 1949) is a former politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. He also served as Minister of the Environment from 1982 to 1986 under Premiers Peter Lougheed a ...

3,209
59.81% , , Charles Duncan Drain
1,837
34.24% , , David Elliot
235
4.38% , , , , Gwen Gyulai (Ind.)
49
0.91%, , , , Charles Duncan Drain , - , Ponoka, , , , Donald J. McCrimmon
3,328
59.60% , , Alvin Goetz
1,263
22.62% , , Boug Lier
932
16.69% , , , , , , , , 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 ...

, , , , James L. Foster
6,566
65.74% , , Cecil Spiers
1,538
15.40% , , Ken McMillan
1,317
13.19% , , Herb Fielding
549
5.50% , , , , , , 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 ...

3,784
65.60% , , , , Graham Crosbie
1,824
31.62% , , , , Neil Stenberg (Comm.)
116
2.01%, , , ,

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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 Th ...

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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 ...

4,119
65.95% , , Harvey Staudinger
1,537
24.61% , , Morris Jenson
576
9.22% , , , , , , , ,

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Sedgewick-Coronation Sedgewick-Coronation was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1963 to 1979. Sedgewick-Coronation is named for t ...

, , , , Henry Kroeger
2,757
56.15% , , Ralph A. Sorenson
1,768
36.01% , , Gladys Creasy
370
7.54% , , , , , , , , Ralph A. Sorenson , - ,

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 . Fro ...

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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 ...

3,446
60.34% , , Obert Amundson
347
6.08% , , Victor Tardif
1,778
31.13% , , John Hinks
119
2.08% , , , , , ,

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2,918
48.76% , , , , , , Grant W. Notley
3,017
50.42% , , , , , , , , Grant W. Notley , - , St. Albert, , , , William Ernest Jamison
6,450
54.32% , , Keith Everitt
2,221
18.70% , , Earl Toane
1,591
13.40% , , John Bakker
1,564
13.17% , , , , , , 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; ...

, , , , Mick Fluker
2,912
57.05% , , John Hull
848
16.61% , , Pierre M. Vallee
764
14.97% , , Roland Genereux
561
10.99% , , , , , , Mick Fluker , - , Stettler, , , , Graham L. Harle
3,773
74.95% , , James Mah
866
17.20% , , William Cook
360
7.15% , , , , , , , , Jack G. Robertson , - , Stony Plain, , , , William Frederick Purdy
5,109
63.31% , , Dean Throness
1,113
13.79% , , Jim Bell
923
11.44% , , Betty Howery
628
7.78% , , Arthur Killoran (Ind. P.C.)
269
3.34% , , , William Frederick Purdy , - ,

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4,614
63.59% , , Werner G. Schmidt
2,418
33.32% , , Brian Aman
202
2.78% , , , , , , , , Douglas Miller , - ,

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 ...

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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 ...

4,268
69.66% , , Bob Sommerville
1,406
22.95% , , Bruce Potter
192
3.13% , , Wes Combs
252
4.11% , , , , , ,

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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
3,644
53.26% , , Ernie Youzwishen
908
13.27% , , Barney Welsh
2,270
33.18% , , , , , , , , 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
2,731
54.10% , , Angus MacMillan
1,274
25.24% , , Ken Jaremco
1,019
20.19% , , , , , , , , Ashley H. Cooper , - , Wainwright, , , , Charles Stewart
3,039
58.91% , , Bev Penman
1,616
31.32% , , Harold Tangen
496
9.61% , , , , , , , , Henry A. Ruste , - , 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 ...

7,544
63.76% , , Waldo Siemens
2,076
17.55% , , Earl R. Rasmuson
1,662
14.05% , , Pat Green
522
4.41% , , , , , , James D. Henderson , - ,

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. ...

3,921
71.15% , , Rig Godwin
676
12.27% , , John Udchitz
893
16.20% , , , , , , , ,

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1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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