Alberta general election, 1993
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The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta
, Canada
. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
. It is notable because it was seen by some as a contest between the former mayors of Calgary
and Edmonton
, Ralph Klein and Laurence Decore
, respectively.
was led by Laurence Decore
, a former mayor of Edmonton
. Despite being the smallest of the three parties in the legislature, the Liberals made major gains by criticizing the Conservatives' fiscal responsibility, the province's rapidly rising debt, and the government's involvement in the private sector which resulted in some companies defaulting on government loans.
In September 1992, Don Getty
resigned as provincial premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, after polls showed that he would not win re-election. The party convention chose Environment Minister and former Calgary mayor Ralph Klein to succeed Getty. Klein campaigned for the leadership in part by making arguments similar to Decore's. He favoured a near-immediate balancing of the provincial budget and rapid debt repayment thereafter, and declared his government "out of the business of business". By the time Klein dropped the writs, his party had regained the lead on polls.
There were several televised debates, however viewership was low since it coincided with the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
.
The Liberals capitalized on the stagnant PC vote and the collapse of the New Democratic Party
vote from 26% to 11%. As opposition to the PC government coalesced around Decore and the Liberals, they managed to win almost 40% of the popular vote and 32 seats in the legislature, including every seat in Edmonton. They formed what still stands as the largest opposition caucus in Alberta history with the exception of 1917, when the government majority was smaller but there were far fewer seats in the legislature. To the surprise of many, Decore stepped down as Liberal leader not long after the election, supposedly being pressured to resign by party insiders who felt that he missed the chance to form the government.
Ray Martin
's New Democrats
went down to defeat by being shut out of the legislature for the first time since 1967. All of their seats in Edmonton were lost to the Liberals, due to the popularity of Decore there. As well, Martin suggested that tactical voting
was to blame, as the anti-PC vote consolidated around the Liberals. Finally, some defeated NDP legislature members suggested that their platform, if actually implemented, would have been realistic.
Notes:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote
Note:
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
. It is notable because it was seen by some as a contest between the former mayors of Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
and Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Ralph Klein and Laurence Decore
Laurence Decore
Laurence G. Decore, CM was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was mayor of Edmonton, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.- Early life :...
, respectively.
Background
In 1992, the Liberal PartyAlberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
was led by Laurence Decore
Laurence Decore
Laurence G. Decore, CM was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was mayor of Edmonton, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.- Early life :...
, a former mayor of Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
. Despite being the smallest of the three parties in the legislature, the Liberals made major gains by criticizing the Conservatives' fiscal responsibility, the province's rapidly rising debt, and the government's involvement in the private sector which resulted in some companies defaulting on government loans.
In September 1992, Don Getty
Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
resigned as provincial premier and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, after polls showed that he would not win re-election. The party convention chose Environment Minister and former Calgary mayor Ralph Klein to succeed Getty. Klein campaigned for the leadership in part by making arguments similar to Decore's. He favoured a near-immediate balancing of the provincial budget and rapid debt repayment thereafter, and declared his government "out of the business of business". By the time Klein dropped the writs, his party had regained the lead on polls.
Campaign
During the general election campaign, Klein promoted the significant changes that he had made during his time of Premier, distancing the Conservatives from Getty's past administration. Decore, facing a Premier with whom he agreed on many issues, argued that the Progressive Conservative party had no moral authority left on the issues on which Klein was campaigning.http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/provincial_territorial_politics/topics/1472-9846/There were several televised debates, however viewership was low since it coincided with the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals
1993 Stanley Cup Finals
The 1993 Stanley Cup Final series was contested by the Los Angeles Kings and the Montreal Canadiens to decide the NHL championship for the 1992–93 season. It was the first appearance in the Final for the Kings, and the 34th for Montreal, their first since the 1989 Final. The Canadiens won the...
.
Election
Klein's efforts were seen as successful in reinvigorating the Conservatives from certain defeat just under a year earlier. Ending up, they retained a solid majority in the legislature for its seventh consecutive term in government. The Conservatives increased its share of the popular vote marginally, and lost eight seats in the legislature.The Liberals capitalized on the stagnant PC vote and the collapse of the New Democratic Party
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
vote from 26% to 11%. As opposition to the PC government coalesced around Decore and the Liberals, they managed to win almost 40% of the popular vote and 32 seats in the legislature, including every seat in Edmonton. They formed what still stands as the largest opposition caucus in Alberta history with the exception of 1917, when the government majority was smaller but there were far fewer seats in the legislature. To the surprise of many, Decore stepped down as Liberal leader not long after the election, supposedly being pressured to resign by party insiders who felt that he missed the chance to form the government.
Ray Martin
Ray Martin (politician)
Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity...
's New Democrats
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
went down to defeat by being shut out of the legislature for the first time since 1967. All of their seats in Edmonton were lost to the Liberals, due to the popularity of Decore there. As well, Martin suggested that tactical voting
Tactical voting
In voting systems, tactical voting occurs, in elections with more than two viable candidates, when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome.It has been shown by the Gibbard-Satterthwaite theorem that any voting method which is...
was to blame, as the anti-PC vote consolidated around the Liberals. Finally, some defeated NDP legislature members suggested that their platform, if actually implemented, would have been realistic.
Results
Overall voter turnout was 60.21%.| Party | Party leader | candidates | Seats | Popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1989 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
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83 | 59 | 51 | -13.6% | 439,981 | 44.49% | +0.20% |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Laurence Decore Laurence G. Decore, CM was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was mayor of Edmonton, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.- Early life :... |
83 | 8 | 32 | +300% | 392,899 | 39.73% | +11.05% |
New Democrats Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
Ray Martin (politician) Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity... |
83 | 16 | - | -100% | 108,883 | 11.01% | -15.28% |
Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values.... |
Randy Thorsteinson Randy Thorsteinson is a politician and businessman in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.-Early years:Thorsteinson was born in Gimli, Manitoba spending his youth living in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, Alberta and Grande Prairie, Alberta.-Education:He graduated from St. Paul's High School... |
39 | - | - | - | 23,885 | 2.41% | +1.94% |
Independent | 21 | - | - | - | 9,214 | 0.93% | +0.67% |
Natural Law Natural Law Party of Canada The Natural Law Party of Canada was the Canadian branch of the international Natural Law Party founded in 1992 by a group of educators, business leaders, and lawyers who practiced Transcendental Meditation.... |
Maury Shapka Maury Shapka is a former Canadian fringe party politician. He served as leader of the provincial Natural Law Party in Alberta from 1992 until 2002-Political career:... |
45 | * | - | * | 5,017 | 0.51% | * |
Confederation of Regions | Ray Young Ray Young is the name of:* Ray Young , vice president of International Operations at General Motors* Ray Young , former member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly... |
12 | * | - | * | 3,556 | 0.36% | * |
Alliance Alberta Party The Alberta Party Political Association, more commonly known as the Alberta Party, is a political party in the province of Alberta, Canada... |
Mark Waters (politician) -Political career:Waters was head of the lobby group Albertans For Responsible Government. The group was formed to pressure the Alberta government into bringing in democratic reforms such as citizens based initiatives.... |
4 | * | - | * | 3,548 | 0.36% | * |
Green | Betty Paschen Elizabeth "Betty" Paschen is a Canadian environmentalist and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta from its founding in 1990 to 1996.-Political career:... |
11 | * | - | * | 1,995 | 0.20% | * |
Communist Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:... |
Naomi Rankin Naomi Rankin is the current leader of the Communist Party of Alberta in Alberta, Canada.She has been leader of the Communist Party since 1992 and has run in every provincial and federal election in Alberta since 1982, for the Communist Party or the Communist Party of Canada... |
1 | - | - | - | 47 | x | -0.01% | |
| Total | 382 | 83 | 83 | - | 989,025 | 100% | |
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Notes:
x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts| 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on June 15, 1993.On March 11, 1997, the 24th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 23rd General Election:... |
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| District | Member | Party |
Athabasca-Wabasca Athabasca-Wabasca Athabasca-Wabasca was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in 1993 when the district of Fort McMurray shrank to encompass the northern Alberta city. Athabasca-Wabasca completely covered the same boundaries except for the city of Fort... |
Mike Cardinal Mike Cardinal Mike Cardinal is a politician from Alberta, Canada and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, having served in that capacity from 1989 until 2008. He sat as a Progressive Conservative and represented the districts of Athabasca-Lac La Biche, Athabasca-Wabasca, and Athabasca-Redwater... |
Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here.... |
Brian Evans Brian Evans (politician) Brian John Evans is a Canadian lawyer and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 to 1997... |
Progressive Conservative |
Barrhead-Westlock | Ken Kowalski Ken Kowalski Kenneth "Ken" Reginald Kowalski, MLA is a provincial level politician and former teacher from Alberta, Canada. He is a current member and also dean of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and has served continuously since November 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus... |
Progressive Conservative |
Bonnyville Bonnyville (provincial electoral district) Bonnyville was a provincial electoral district in north east Alberta, Canada. It elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from its creation in 1952 until 1997 when the riding was renamed Bonnyville-Cold Lake, to more accurately reflect the two largest population centres in the... |
Leo Vasseur Leo Vasseur Leo Vasseur is a politician from Alberta, Canada. He was elected in the 1993 Alberta general election defeating Ernie Isley of the Progressive Conservatives.... |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
Bow Valley | Lyle Oberg Lyle Oberg Lyle Oberg is an Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly.Oberg was born near Forestburg, Alberta in 1960. A physician by profession, Oberg was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as an Progressive Conservative in 1993. He was first appointed to the... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Bow | Bonnie Laing Bonnie Laing Bonnie Laing is a former teacher and provincial level politician and health care professional from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Bonnie Laing had a career as an educator for 26 years, she left that role when she ran for public office in 1989.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Buffalo | Gary Dickson Gary Dickson Robert Gary Dickson is a lawyer and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the first Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner.... |
Liberal |
Calgary-Cross | Yvonne Fritz Yvonne Fritz Yvonne Fritz is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Cross as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Currie | Jocelyn Burgener Jocelyn Burgener Jocelyn Burgener is a business woman. She is also a former municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-East | Moe Amery Moe Amery Moe Amery is a Canadian politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Calgary-East as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Egmont | Denis Herard Denis Herard Denis Herard is a politician from Alberta, Canada, and is the former Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLA for Calgary-Egmont. He is French-Canadian, with fore-fathers coming majorly from Quebec.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Elbow | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Fish Creek | Heather Forsyth Heather Forsyth Heather Forsyth is a Canadian politician and current member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Fish Creek as a Wildrose Alliance representative. She was a Progressive Conservative until she crossed the floor on January 4, 2010.-Early life:Forsyth was... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Foothills | Pat Black Pat Nelson Patricia "Pat" Nelson née Black is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. As a member of the ruling Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta, she served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Calgary Foothills electoral district from 1989 to 2004... 1 |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding... |
Dianne Mirosh Dianne Mirosh Dianne Mirosh is a former provincial-level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997. During her time in office, she served a number of cabinet portfolios in the Don Getty and Ralph Klein governments.-Political career:Mirosh was... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Lougheed | Jim Dinning Jim Dinning Jim Dinning is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta , and now serves on the board of directors of a variety of Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-McCall | Harry Sohal Harry Sohal Harry B. Sohal was a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Sohal was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He won the Calgary McCall electoral district holding it for the Progressive Conservatives... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Montrose | Hung Pham Hung Pham Hung Pham or Hung Kim Pham is a former politician and information expert in Alberta, Canada. He formerly served as a member of Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Early Life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Mountain View | Mark Hlady Mark Hlady Mark Hlady is a Canadian businessman and politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Hlady was elected in the 1993 general election as a Progressive Conservative in the riding of Calgary Mountain View, defeating New Democrat Bob Hawkesworth. Hlady kept his seat in the 1997... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-North Hill | Richard Magnus Richard Magnus Richard Magnus is a Canadian politician currently living in Alberta, Canada.Magnus served as a municipal alderman for Calgary city council representing Ward 4 from 1989 until his resignation in 1993... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-North West | Frank Bruseker Frank Bruseker Frank Bruseker is a former provincial level politician and current union leader from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Bruseker was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1989 Alberta general election. He defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Stan Cassin to pick up the Calgary... |
Liberal |
Calgary-Nose Creek | Gary Mar Gary Mar Gary Glen Mar QC, is a Canadian politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2007. On December 3, 2007, he was appointed as the Official Representative for Alberta in Washington, D.C., and worked in the Canadian Embassy with the official... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Shaw | Jon Havelock Jon Havelock Jonathan Niles Havelock was a Cabinet Minister from Alberta, Canada.Jon Havelock was elected as the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta member for Calgary Shaw in the 1993 Alberta general election after the former member of the riding Jim Dinning, switched ridings to Calgary Fish... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Varsity | Murray Smith Murray Smith (Alberta politician) Murray D. Smith is a businessman and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-West | Danny Dalla-Longa Danny Dalla-Longa Danny Dalla-Longa is a politician and businessman from Alberta, Canada.Dalla-Longa was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a liberal member for Calgary West in 1993. This was seen as a major upset as Calgary West was the former stronghold of Premier Peter Lougheed. Dalla-Longa largely... |
Liberal |
Cardston-Chief Mountain Cardston-Chief Mountain Cardston-Chief Mountain was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in 1993 when the boundaries for Cardston were re-drawn after Pincher Creek-Crowsnest moved south.... |
Jack Ady Jack Ady Jack Ady is a member of the former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Chinook | Shirley McClellan Shirley McClellan Shirley McClellan was born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, on January 22, 1942.-Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:McClellan was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 23, 1987.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan | Muriel Abdurahman Muriel Abdurahman Muriel Abdurahman is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.-Fort Saskatchewan Town Council:... |
Liberal |
Cypress-Medicine Hat Cypress-Medicine Hat Cypress-Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in the southeastern corner of the province.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of Medicine Hat south of the South Saskatchewan River, the Trans-Canada Highway and... |
Lorne Taylor Lorne Taylor Lorne Taylor is a former tenured professor and member of the provincial legislature of Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Taylor was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He defeated three other candidates including Al Strom of the Social Credit with a... |
Progressive Conservative |
Drayton Valley-Calmar Drayton Valley-Calmar Drayton Valley-Calmar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2001 general election:-2004 general election:... |
Tom Thurber Tom Thurber Tom Thurber is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 until 2001.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Drumheller Drumheller (provincial electoral district) Drumheller was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1963 and again from 1971 to 1997.-History:... |
Stanley Schumacher Stanley Schumacher Stanley Stanford Schumacher was speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from Alberta, Canada-Early life:He was born in Hanna, Alberta to parents Louis and Gladys Schumacher... |
Progressive Conservative |
Dunvegan Dunvegan (electoral district) Dunvegan was a provincial electoral district in Northwestern Alberta. In 2004 the district was re-named Dunvegan-Central Peace. The district was created in 1986 from Spirit River-Fairview.-Members of the Legislative Assembly :... |
Glen Clegg Glen Clegg Glen Clegg is a civil servant and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 until 2001.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Edmonton-Avonmore | Gene Zwozdesky Gene Zwozdesky Gene Zwozdesky is a politician and current cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada.Zwozdeksy, was born in Saskatchewan but came to Alberta at the age of two. He lived in Grand Centre, Hinton and Sangudo before moving to Edmonton, where he has lived in 1963 and where he obtain bachelor's degrees in... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont | Julius Yankowsky Julius Yankowsky Julius Edward Yankowsky is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until he was defeated in 2004.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Centre | Michael Henry | Liberal |
Edmonton-Ellerslie | Debby Carlson Debby Carlson Debby Carlson is a former Liberal MLA in Alberta, who represented the electoral district of Edmonton Ellerslie from 1993 to 2004.Carlson won her seat in southeast Edmonton's Ellerslie area, and held it in the 1993, 1997, and 2001 elections until 2004 when she won a highly contested federal Liberal... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Glengarry | Laurence Decore Laurence Decore Laurence G. Decore, CM was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was mayor of Edmonton, a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.- Early life :... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Glenora 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.... |
Howard Sapers Howard Sapers Howard Sapers, currently the Correctional Investigator for Canada, is a former public servant and former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing Edmonton-Glenora from 1993 until 2001.... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Gold Bar | Bettie Hewes Bettie Hewes Elizabeth Jane Hewes was a Canadian politician, former Edmonton City Councilor, and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Hewes graduated from the University of Toronto in 1944 with degree in occupational therapy.... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly | Alice Hanson Alice Hanson Alice Ann Hanson was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Manning | Peter Sekulic Peter Sekulic Peter Sekulic was a politician from Alberta, Canada.Peter was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Mayfield | Lance White Lance White (politician) Lance Day White is a former Canadian municipal and provincial level politician. He served on the Edmonton city council from 1983 until 1992. He then moved on to provincial politics and served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001.-Municipal politics:White began his... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-McClung | Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell (politician) -Early life:He received a B.A. degree from the University of Alberta and an M.A. degree from Queen's University. From 1976 to 1979, he worked as a public servant with the Government of Alberta... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Meadowlark | Karen Leibovici Karen Leibovici Karen Leibovici is a city councillor from Edmonton, Alberta.Leibovici was elected to the Alberta Provincial Legislature as a Member of Legislative Assembly in 1993 for the Edmonton Meadowlark provincial riding for the Alberta Liberal Party... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Mill Woods | Don Massey Don Massey Don Massey is a former municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004. In that period he also served as Leader of the Official Opposition and Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party in 2004... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Norwood Edmonton-Norwood Edmonton-Norwood was provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The District was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party... |
Andrew Beniuk Andrew Beniuk Andrew George Beniuk is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1993 until 1997 and has since tried to regain his seat twice since being defeated.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Roper | Sine Chadi Sine Chadi Sine Kassim Chadi is a former MLA, Canadian businessman, President and CEO of Imperial Equities Inc., a publicly traded company on the TSX Venture Exchange with a head office in Edmonton, Alberta.- Business Ties :... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Rutherford | Percy Wickman Percy Wickman Percy Dwight Wickman was a Canadian politician and well-known activist for people with disabilities. He was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario.Wickman served as an alderman on Edmonton City Council from 1977 to 1986... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Strathcona Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district) 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.... |
Al Zariwny Al Zariwny Al Zariwny is a former provincial-level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993-1997.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Whitemud 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.... |
Mike Percy Mike Percy (politician) Michael B. Percy is an academic and former politician in Alberta, Canada.Percy, an economics professor at the University of Alberta, was elected as an Alberta Liberal Party member in Edmonton-Whitemud after former MLA Percy Wickman switched to a new riding. Percy held the riding for one term,... |
Liberal |
Fort McMurray Fort McMurray (provincial electoral district) Fort McMurray was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, from 1986 until 2004, when it was included in the new district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.-MLAs:The district elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:... |
Adam Germain Adam Germain Adam Germain is a former provincial level politician, lawyer and current Court of Queen's Bench Justice from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Grande Prairie-Smoky | Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski Walter Paszkowski is a former farmer as well as a municipal and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 until 2001.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Wayne Jacques Wayne Jacques Wayne Jacques is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2001.-Political career:Jacques was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election... |
Progressive Conservative |
Highwood Highwood (electoral district) Highwood is a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.... |
Don Tannas Don Tannas Don Tannas is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1989 until 2004.-Political history:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Innisfail-Sylvan Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.... |
Gary Severtson Gary Severtson Gary Severtson is a former farmer, and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 to 2001.-Early life:Severtson had been working as a farmer since the 1960s... |
Progressive Conservative |
Lac La Biche-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:... |
Paul Langevin Paul Langevin (politician) -Political career:Langevin first ran as a Liberal candidate in the St. Paul electoral district in the 1989 Alberta general election. He was defeated by incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA John Drobot.... |
Liberal |
Lacombe-Stettler | Judy Gordon Judy Gordon Judith "Judy" Dawn Gordon is a current provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. She is the current mayor of Lacombe, Alberta. She previously served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district) Lesser Slave Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It has existed since 1971.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :... |
Pearl Calahasen Pearl Calahasen Pearl Calahasen is a Canadian politician, who currently represents the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta... |
Progressive Conservative |
Leduc Leduc (provincial electoral district) -1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive... |
Terry Kirkland Terry Kirkland Terry Kirkland is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Lethbridge-East Lethbridge-East Lethbridge-East is an provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 83 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... |
Ken Nicol Ken Nicol (politician) Ken Nicol is a Canadian politician and academic.He served as the MLA for Lethbridge East from 1993 to 2004. During his final three years, he was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, and leader of the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta... |
Liberal |
Lethbridge-West Lethbridge-West Lethbridge-West is an Alberta provincial electoral district, covering the western half of the city of Lethbridge, including all of West Lethbridge.... |
Clint Dunford Clint Dunford Clint Dunford was a Canadian politician in Lethbridge, Alberta. He was first elected in 1993 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lethbridge West, and elected to his fourth term on 22 November 2004... |
Progressive Conservative |
Little Bow | Barry McFarland Barry McFarland Barry McFarland is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Little Bow as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Medicine Hat Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district) Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering most of the city of Medicine Hat.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of the city north of the South Saskatchewan River, the Trans-Canada Highway and Carry Drive... |
Rob Renner Rob Renner Robert William Renner is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Medicine Hat as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Olds-Didsbury Olds-Didsbury Olds-Didsbury was a provincial electoral district in central southern Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in 1963 as a merger between the Olds and Didsbury ridings.... |
Roy Brassard Roy Brassard Roy Brassard was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a public school board member.-Provincial government:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Peace River Peace River (provincial electoral district) Peace River is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting... |
Gary Friedel Gary Friedel Gary Friedel is a civil servant and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Pincher Creek-Macleod Pincher Creek-Macleod Pincher Creek-Macleod was a provincial electoral district in south west Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in 1993, when Pincher Creek-Crowsnest merged with Macleod. In 1997 the riding changed names to Livingstone-Macleod.... |
David Coutts David Coutts David Coutts is a Canadian politician, who previously represented the electoral district of Livingstone-Macleod in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He is a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. He was first elected in the 1993 election, and was re-elected three times before declining... |
Progressive Conservative |
Ponoka-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson Halvar Jonson Halvar C. Jonson . is a former teacher and high school principal. He was also a long serving provincial politician from Alberta, Canada... |
Progressive Conservative |
Red Deer North Red Deer North Red Deer North is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.... |
Stockwell Day Stockwell Day Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PC, MP is a former Canadian politician, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, and a former leader of the Canadian Alliance. Day was MP for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia and the president of... |
Progressive Conservative |
Red Deer South Red Deer South Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986.... |
Victor Doerksen Victor Doerksen Victor Doerksen is a politician, accountant and former cabinet minister in Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Doerksen was born in Bassano, Alberta on November 25, 1953. He was employed by the Bank of Montreal for 12 years... |
Progressive Conservative |
Redwater Redwater (provincial electoral district) Redwater was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1940 until 1971 and again from 1993 until 2004.-MLAs:The district elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Nicholas Taylor Nicholas Taylor Nicholas "Nick" William Taylor is a retired geologist, businessman and politician and former Canadian Senator from Alberta, Canada.... |
Liberal |
Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House (electoral district) Rocky Mountain House is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting since 1959... |
Ty Lund Ty Lund Ty Lund is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Rocky Mountain House as a Progressive Conservative.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Sherwood Park Sherwood Park (electoral district) Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:... |
Bruce Collingwood Bruce Collingwood Bruce Collingwood is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
St. Albert St. Albert (provincial electoral district) St. Albert formally styled Saint Albert is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandate to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada.... |
Len Bracko Len Bracko Len Bracko is a current municipal councillor in St. Albert, Alberta and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.A high school social studies teacher by profession, Bracko entered politics by running for the Alberta Liberals in the 1989 Alberta provincial election in the riding of St.... |
Liberal |
Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:... |
Colleen Soetaert Colleen Soetaert Colleen Soetaert is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Stony Plain Stony Plain (electoral district) Stony Plain originally styled Stonyplain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. From 1926 to 1957 Single Transferable Vote was used in the... |
Stan Woloshyn Stan Woloshyn Stan Woloshyn is a politician in Alberta, Canada. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as an Alberta New Democrats candidate in 1989... |
Progressive Conservative |
Taber-Warner | Ron Hierath Ron Hierath Ron Hierath is a real estate agent and a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001.-Early life:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Three Hills-Airdrie Three Hills-Airdrie Three Hills-Airdrie is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1993 to 1997. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Members of the Legislative Assembly :-Boundary history:... |
Carol Haley Carol Haley Carol Haley is a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 2008.-Political career:Haley was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1993 Alberta general election... |
Progressive Conservative |
Vegreville-Viking Vegreville-Viking Vegreville—Viking was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1993 until 2004.-MLAs:The riding was represented by Ed Stelmach of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for its entire existence.-Election results:... |
Ed Stelmach Ed Stelmach Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA is a Canadian politician and served as the 13th Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a... |
Progressive Conservative |
Vermilion-Lloydminster Vermilion-Lloydminster Vermilion-Lloydminster is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in east-central Alberta.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency is bounded by the Saskatchewan border to the east, and clockwise from there is bounded by Battle River-Wainwright, Fort... |
Steve West Steve West (politician) Steven "Steve" C. West is a business man, and a former veterinary doctor, teacher, farmer and former provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 2001. He served numerous portfolios in the cabinet for the Alberta government during his... |
Progressive Conservative |
Wainwright Wainwright (provincial electoral district) Wainwright was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Robert Fischer Robert Fischer (politician) Robert "Butch" Fischer is a former long serving provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 until 2001 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He was investigated for a conflict of interest in 2001 that... |
Progressive Conservative |
West Yellowhead West Yellowhead (electoral district) West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current riding's mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.... |
Duco Van Binsbergen Duco Van Binsbergen Duco Van Binsbergen was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997.-Political career:... |
Liberal |
Wetaskiwin-Camrose Wetaskiwin-Camrose Wetaskiwin-Camrose is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It is one of 83 current district in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.... |
Ken Rostad Ken Rostad Ken Rostad is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997. During his time in office he served numerous cabinet portfolios in the Alberta provincial government.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Whitecourt-Ste. Anne is an Alberta provincial electoral district, located in central Alberta. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting... |
Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy is a former businessman, farmer and long serving municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 2001... |
Progressive Conservative |
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Note:
- 1 Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson.
See also
- List of Alberta political parties