2012 Alberta general election
2012 Alberta general election Opinion polls Turnout 54.37%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Alison Redford
Danielle Smith
Raj Sherman
Party
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
Leader since
October 2, 2011
October 17, 2009
September 10, 2011
Leader's seat
Calgary-Elbow
Highwood
Edmonton-Meadowlark
Last election
72 seats, 52.7%
0 seats, 6.8%
9 seats, 26.4%
Seats before
66
4
8
Seats won
61
17
5
Seat change
5
13
3
Popular vote
567,312
442,325
127,626
Percentage
43.97%
34.28%
9.89%
Swing
8.8pp
27.5pp
16.5pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Brian Mason
Glenn Taylor
Party
New Democratic
Alberta Party
Leader since
July 13, 2004
May 28, 2011
Leader's seat
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
ran in West Yellowhead (lost)
Last election
2 seats, 8.5%
0 seats, 0.0%
Seats before
2
1
Seats won
4
0
Seat change
2
1
Popular vote
127,074
16,959
Percentage
9.85%
1.31%
Swing
1.3pp
1.3pp
Popular vote by riding. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote, but instead by results in each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta . A Senate nominee election was called for the same day.[1]
During the 2011 Progressive Conservative Association leadership election , eventual winner Alison Redford stated that if she became Premier she intended to pass legislation setting a fixed election date. After taking office, her government introduced a bill relating to the timing of elections, which was passed on December 6, 2011.[2] Unlike other fixed election date legislation in Canada , the 2011 Election Amendment Act fixes the election to a three-month period, between March 1 and May 31 in the fourth calendar year. However, like other legislation, this does not affect the powers of the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the Legislature before this period.[3] The writs of elections were dropped March 26, 2012.
Although the Wildrose Party led opinion polls for much of the campaign, on election night the Progressive Conservatives defied expectations to win 61 seats – a net loss of only five – en route to their 12th consecutive majority government . It is colloqually known as the "Lake of Fire " election for a series of controversies by Wildrose candidates, perceived to have hampered the party's campaign.[4] [5] [6] [7]
The victory made Redford the third woman elected in her own right as a provincial premier in Canada (after Catherine Callbeck in Prince Edward Island in 1993, and Kathy Dunderdale in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011), and the first woman elected premier in a province outside Atlantic Canada . On September 4, 2014, the Alberta PC Party became the longest-running provincial government in Canadian history. Wildrose leader Danielle Smith would later become the 19th premier of Alberta in October 2022, as leader of the United Conservative Party .
Overall, across the province, 1,290,352 valid votes were cast in this election.[8]
Background
27th Legislature
The 27th Alberta Legislature saw a significant decline in the polls for the governing Progressive Conservatives (PCs) and the popularity of Premier Ed Stelmach .
The Wildrose Party was the primary beneficiary of voter migration in opinion polls from the governing PCs, after former leader Paul Hinman won a by-election, and the party elected Danielle Smith as leader. On January 4, 2010, the Wildrose caucus supplanted the New Democrats to become the third-largest in the legislature when PC MLAs Rob Anderson (Airdrie-Chestermere) and Heather Forsyth (Calgary-Fish Creek) joined Wildrose. Later in 2010, former PC cabinet minister Guy Boutilier (Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo) joined, becoming the party's fourth MLA. However, their support has waned in the year following, as did polling fortunes for the Liberal Party, while the Alberta NDP was polling at double its result in the previous election.
The Liberals lost two MLAs during the 27th Legislature — Dave Taylor (Calgary Currie) who left to sit as an independent, before becoming the first MLA for the Alberta Party; and Bridget Pastoor (Lethbridge-East) who crossed the floor to join the PC caucus in November 2011. However, the Liberals gained one MLA in selecting Raj Sherman (Edmonton-Meadowlark) as their leader in September 2011, who had been ejected from the PC caucus in November 2010.
On January 25, 2011, Ed Stelmach abruptly announced that he would not seek re-election, and would resign as leader of the Progressive Conservatives and as premier after a successor was chosen. Alison Redford was chosen as Stelmach's successor on October 1, 2011, and following her election the PCs improved their results in opinion polls. Her new government presented six pieces of legislation, the most notable of which regarded fixed election dates, an investigation into health care, and tougher penalties for impaired driving. All six bills were passed in the fall 2011 sitting of the 27th Legislature.[9] The 2012 election is a result of the fixed election legislation, which fixed the date of the next provincial election in Alberta between March 1 and May 31, 2012, and requires subsequent elections in that period in the fourth calendar year thereafter. The law does not affect the ability of Alberta's Lieutenant-Governor to dissolve the assembly and call an election before that time. However, that is not likely to occur during majority governments . The legislature was dissolved and the writs were dropped on March 26, 2012.
Green Party dispute
A year after the previous general election the Alberta Greens became mired in an internal dispute that resulted in the collapse of the party, and its de-registration by Elections Alberta. Some of the former Green party executive, including former deputy leader Edwin Erickson, eventually joined the Alberta Party , while others regrouped and founded the Evergreen Party of Alberta .[10]
Results
As indicated on the maps, the rural vote split largely on regional lines. Wildrose support was concentrated largely in Southern Alberta while the party won only one seat north of the 53rd parallel , while the PCs were reduced to just one seat in rural Southern Alberta. Wildrose won only three urban seats (two in Calgary and one in Medicine Hat) while the PCs won the majority of seats in both Calgary and Edmonton, swept Edmonton's suburbs and swept the two seats contested in each of Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge and Red Deer. The Liberals were confined to the two largest cities, winning three seats in Calgary and two in Edmonton. The New Democrats won all four of their seats in Edmonton.
The PCs polled about 44 percent of the popular vote, and four cabinet ministers were defeated. The Wildrose won 17 seats to become the Official Opposition for the first time. It was a net increase of thirteen seats for the party, although two of the four Wildrose incumbents (Guy Boutilier and Paul Hinman ) were defeated by their PC challengers. The party polled more than 34 percent of the popular vote, more than five times their share in the previous election, and finished a close second in dozens of constituencies.
The Liberals saw their share of the vote plummet by almost two thirds and polled under ten percent for the first time since 1982 . The result therefore appeared to give credence to speculation that Liberal voters from last election voted "strategically " for moderate PC candidates to defeat the more conservative Wildrose Party. Nevertheless, the five Liberal incumbents seeking re-election all managed to do so, with the Liberals losing the three seats where their incumbents did not run again. It was the Liberals' lowest seat total since the 1986 election. The Liberals were relegated to third party status in the Legislature for the first time since 1993.
The New Democrats won four seats, double their previous total and enough to secure official party status in the Legislature. Both NDP incumbents were re-elected. The NDP polled just under ten percent of the vote, marginally less than the Liberals' share and a modest increase from the last election.
Summary
Summary of the April 23, 2012 Legislative Assembly of Alberta election results
Party
Party leader
Number of candidates[11]
Seats
Popular vote
2008
Dissol.
2012
% Change
#1
%
Change (pp )
Progressive Conservative
Alison Redford
87
72
66
61
–7.85
567,060
43.95
–8.77
Wildrose
Danielle Smith
87
—
4
17
+325
442,429
34.29
+27.51
Liberal
Raj Sherman
87
9
8
5
–37.5
127,645
9.89
–16.54
New Democratic
Brian Mason
87
2
2
4
+100
126,752
9.82
+1.34
Alberta Party
Glenn Taylor
38
—
1
—
–100
17,172
1.33
+1.32
Evergreen
Larry Ashmore
25
—2
—
—
—
5,082
0.394
–4.162
Independent
12
—
1
—
–100
3,511
0.272
–0.53
Social Credit
Len Skowronski
3
—
—
—
—
294
0.0228
–0.19
Communist
Naomi Rankin
2
—
—
—
—
210
0.0163
+0.01
Separation
Bart Hampton3
13
—
—
—
—
68
0.00527
0.00
Vacant
1
Total
429
83
83
87
+4.82
1,290,223
100.00%
Notes:
Results at the count.[12]
Results change is compared to the Alberta Greens in 2008.
Elections Alberta lists Bart Hampton as leader of the Separation Party of Alberta, however the party's only candidate is party president Glen Dundas.[13]
The voter turnout was 54%.[14]
Vote and seats summaries
Popular vote
PC
43.95%
Wildrose
34.29%
Liberal
9.89%
New Democratic
9.82%
Others
2.05%
Seats summary
PC
70.11%
Wildrose
19.54%
Liberal
5.75%
New Democratic
4.60%
Results by riding
By region
Party
Calgary
Edm.
Leth.
Red Deer
North
Central
South
Total
Progressive Conservative
Seats
20
13
2
2
10
13
1
61
Popular vote
46.16%
40.37%
38.65%
41.60%
47.70%
46.94%
38.33%
43.95%
Wildrose
Seats
2
0
0
0
1
5
9
17
Popular vote
35.61%
18.80%
29.45%
34.24%
39.69%
37.82%
51.49%
34.29%
Liberal
Seats
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
5
Popular vote
11.89%
16.13%
10.19%
12.08%
4.29%
5.41%
4.90%
9.89%
New Democratic
Seats
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
Popular vote
4.79%
21.56%
20.88%
9.17%
7.64%
6.88%
4.68%
9.82%
Total seats
25
19
2
2
11
18
10
87
Alberta Party
Popular vote
0.80%
2.46%
0.84%
2.92%
—
2.05%
—
1.33%
Evergreen
Popular vote
0.65%
0.36%
—
—
0.16%
0.27%
0.37%
0.39%
Independents
Popular vote
0.04%
0.28%
—
—
0.52%
0.58%
0.20%
0.27%
Social Credit
Popular vote
0.03%
0.02%
—
—
—
0.04%
—
0.02%
Communist
Popular vote
0.04%
0.02%
—
—
—
—
—
0.02%
Separation
Popular vote
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.04%
0.01%
Gains, holds, and losses
Defeated incumbents
Notes:
Morton was an incumbent in Foothills-Rocky View
Benito sat as a Progressive Conservative in the 27th Legislative Assembly, lost the candidate nomination, and ran as an independent
Boutilier was elected as a Progressive Conservative in the 2008 election
Danyluk was an incumbent in Lac La Biche-St. Paul
Lund was an incumbent in Rocky Mountain House
Opinion polls
The following is a summary of opinion polls leading up to the 2012 election.
Date of Polling
Polling Firm
PC
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Alberta
Evergreen
Other
April 23, 2012
Election 2012
44.0
34.3
9.9
9.8
1.3
0.4
0.3
April 22, 2012
Forum Research
36
38
10
12
3
1
April 21, 2012
Forum Research
32
41
10
13
2
2
April 20–21, 2012
Angus Reid
32
41
13
11
2
April 19, 2012
Campaign Research
34
41
11
11
3
April 18–19, 2012
Abacus Data
31
41
12
13
3
April 17–18, 2012
ThinkHQ Public Affairs
33
41
11
11
3
1
April 16, 2012
Forum Research
33
40
10
12
2
2
April 13–16, 2012
Leger Marketing
36
42
9
10
2
0.3
1
April 13–14, 2012
Return on Insight
36
43
11
9
1
0
April 12, 2012
Televised leaders' debate
April 11, 2012
Campaign Research
34.4
42.8
9.6
9.7
3.5
April 9–11, 2012
Abacus Data
29
46
10
12
2
April 9–10, 2012
Think HQ Public Affairs
29
43
12
13
2
1
April 9, 2012
Forum Research
31
43
10
11
2
2
April 5–8, 2012
Leger Marketing
34.2
35.5
12.5
13.2
2.7
1.3
0.6
April 2–4, 2012
Abacus Data
31
43
12
11
3
April 2–4, 2012
Leger Marketing
33.9
41.3
9.5
11.7
2.2
1.4
April 3, 2012
Campaign Research
28.4
45.5
11.3
10.2
4.6
April 3, 2012
Forum Research
29
43
13
10
3
3
April 2–3, 2012
Think HQ Public Affairs
30
43
11
12
3
1
March 26–28, 2012
Abacus Data
28
41
16
12
3
March 26, 2012
Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly , campaign begins
March 26, 2012
Campaign Research
30.3
39.6
13.0
11.6
5.5
March 26, 2012
Forum Research
31
41
12
11
2
3
[1]
Leger Marketing
37
34
12
11
2
6
March 22–25, 2012
Think HQ Public Affairs
36
33
13
13
2
3
March 20–25, 2012
Ipsos-Reid
38
38
11
12
2
March 5–7, 2012
Abacus Data
34
29
18
14
5
February 2012
Think HQ Public Affairs
42
29
12
13
2
2
February 10, 2012
Forum Research
37
30
14
13
6
Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2012
Abingdon Research
37.9
29.4
13.7
14.4
4.5
January 25–31, 2012
Return on Insight
46
24
12
14
4
0
January 17, 2012
Forum Research
38
29
14
13
3
4
January 13–18, 2012
Leger Marketing
53
16
11
13
2
6
December 22, 2011
Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader
December 14, 2011
Forum Research
38
23
12
13
6
9
November 4–8, 2011
Environics
51
19
13
14
3
October 17–19, 2011
Angus Reid Strategies
44
22
16
13
2
3
October 1–2, 2011
Lethbridge College
47.7
16.1
13.4
16.3
3.1
3.4
October 1, 2011
Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier
September 19–24, 2011
Think HQ Public Affairs
40
24
14
16
3
3
September 10, 2011
Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader
July 15–24, 2011
Environics
54
16
13.5
13.5
2
1
July 2011
Think HQ Public Affairs
39
30
11
14
4
2
May 28, 2011
Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader
May 20–24, 2011
Abingdon[15]
33.5
28.6
15.1
14.7
5.2
2.9
February 1, 2011
David Swann resigns as Liberal leader
January 20–31, 2011
Environics
38
26
22
10
4
January 25, 2011
Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier
Nov 22 – Dec 2, 2010
Environics
34
32
19
13
2
November 24, 2010
Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader
October 2–3, 2010
Lethbridge College
36.1
24
20.7
10.8
8.4
May 2, 2010
Environics
34
28
23
12
3
March 9, 2010
Environics
34
30
23
10
2
1
February 23, 2010
Angus Reid Strategies
27
42
19
9
3
January 28, 2010
Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader
December 11, 2009
Angus Reid Strategies
25
39
25
9
2
October 19–31, 2009
Environics
34
28
20
9
8
0
October 17, 2009
Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader
October 2009
Return on Insight
34
25
20
10
5
6
October 2009
Lethbridge College /Athabasca University
38.4
21.5
20.8
10.7
8.5
August 29, 2009
Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader
July 16, 2009
Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta
April 2009
Angus Reid Strategies
56
7
19
11
7
0
December 10, 2008
David Swann becomes Liberal leader
December 2008
Environics
62
3
16
6
14
0
October 2008
Environics
59
6
17
11
7
0
June 2008
Environics
48
7
25
10
10
0
March 2008
Environics
54
10
22
10
5
0
March 3, 2008
Election 2008
52.66
6.77
26.37
8.52
0.00
4.58
1.12
MLAs not running again
Progressive Conservative
Cindy Ady , Calgary-Shaw [16]
Ken Allred , St. Albert [17]
Lindsay Blackett , Calgary-North West [18]
Doug Elniski , Edmonton-Calder [19]
Iris Evans , Sherwood Park [20]
George Groeneveld , Highwood [21]
Broyce Jacobs , Cardston-Taber-Warner [11]
Arthur Johnston , Calgary-Hays [11]
Ron Liepert , Calgary-West [22]
Fred Lindsay , Stony Plain [11]
Mel Knight , Grande Prairie-Smoky [21]
Ken Kowalski , Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock [23]
Richard Marz , Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Barry McFarland , Little Bow [24]
Ray Prins , Lacombe-Ponoka [25]
Rob Renner , Medicine Hat [26]
Ed Stelmach , Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville [11]
Janis Tarchuk , Banff-Cochrane [27]
Liberal
Alberta Party
Independent
Timeline
December 12, 2008: Calgary-Mountain View MLA David Swann wins the Leadership of the Alberta Liberals replacing Kevin Taft .
May 15, 2009: Calgary-Glenmore MLA Ron Stevens resigns to accept a judgeship.
July 16, 2009: The Alberta Greens is deregistered by Elections Alberta .
July 18, 2009: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Guy Boutilier is removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
August 29, 2009: Robert Leddy is chosen as the interim leader of the Alberta Party replacing Bruce Stubbs.[32]
September 14, 2009: A by-election in Calgary-Glenmore elects Wildrose Alliance interim leader Paul Hinman .
October 17, 2009: The Wildrose Alliance selects Danielle Smith to replace Paul Hinman as leader in a convention in Edmonton.
November 7, 2009: A leadership review of Premier Ed Stelmach is held at a PC convention in Edmonton. He garners 77.4% support.
January 4, 2010: MLAs Rob Anderson and Heather Forsyth defect from the PC to the Wildrose Alliance.[33]
January 28, 2010: Edwin Erickson is acclaimed as leader of the Alberta Party replacing Robert Leddy.
February 24, 2010: Alberta Boundaries Commission releases its interim report on new provincial boundaries.
April 12, 2010: Calgary-Currie MLA Dave Taylor leaves the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent.[34]
June 25, 2010: PC , turned Independent , MLA Guy Boutilier joins the Wildrose Alliance.[35]
November 22, 2010: Edmonton-Meadowlark MLA Raj Sherman is removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
November 24, 2010: Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader after Edwin Erickson resigns.
December 1, 2010: The Legislative Assembly passes a bill outlining 87 electoral districts ,[36] up from the current 83. The last re-distribution was in 2004 .
January 24, 2011: Calgary-Currie MLA Dave Taylor sits as Alberta Party's first MLA.
January 25, 2011: Premier Ed Stelmach announces his intention not to run for re-election, and announces he will resign his post as Premier when a successor has been chosen at a leadership convention.[37] [38]
February 1, 2011: David Swann , Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party , announces his intention to step down as leader after the spring 2011 legislative session, though still acting as an MLA from Calgary-Mountain View .[39]
May 28, 2011: Glenn Taylor is elected leader of the Alberta Party .[40]
June 26, 2011: The Wildrose Alliance Party votes to change its name to Wildrose Party .[41]
September 10, 2011: Raj Sherman is elected leader of the Liberal Party.
September 12, 2011: Independent MLA Raj Sherman joins the Liberal caucus.[42]
October 1, 2011: Alison Redford is elected leader of the PC Association.
October 7, 2011: Redford is sworn in as premier.[43]
November 21, 2011: Liberal Bridget Pastoor crosses the floor to join the PC caucus.[44]
December 6, 2011: Third and final reading of Bill 21, legislating a general election between March 1 and May 31, 2012.[2]
December 22, 2011: The Evergreen Party of Alberta is registered with Elections Alberta , Larry Ashmore is the leader.[45] [46]
January 27, 2012: Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Lloyd Snelgrove leaves the PCs to sit as an independent.[47]
March 2012: Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Richard Marz resigns.[48]
March 26, 2012: 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly is dissolved, and the writs are dropped .[49] [50]
April 9, 2012: Nominations close at 2:00 pm MT (UTC−6 ),[50] with 429 people running in 87 ridings.[11]
April 12, 2012: A leader's debate is hosted by the Alberta media and news outlets at 6:30 pm MT. It was broadcast on multiple television and radio stations, Redford, Sherman, Smith, and Mason were in attendance.[51]
April 19, 2012: Advance polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.[50]
April 20, 2012: Advance polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.[50]
April 21, 2012: Advance polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.[50]
April 23, 2012: Election Day
Polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.[50]
Media outlets declare a PC majority at 9:00 pm.[52] [53]
May 3, 2012: Official announcement of the results.[50]
Nominated candidates
Bold indicates cabinet members , and party leaders are italicized .
Northern Alberta
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Other
Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater
Jeff Johnson 7,377 (48.40%)
Travis Olson 5,297 (34.75%)
Gino Akbari 476 (3.12%)
Mandy Melnyk 2,091 (13.72%)
Jeff Johnson Athabasca-Redwater
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
Maureen Kubinec 7,447 (44.74%)
Link Byfield 7,106 (42.67%)
Leslie Penny 929 (5.58%)
Trudy Grebenstein 983 (5.90%)
Lisa Grant (Evergreen ) 188 (1.13%)
Ken Kowalski
Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Genia Leskiw 4,815 (49.10%)
Roy Doonanco 4,126 (42.07%)
Hubert Rodden 536 (5.47%)
Luann Bannister 330 (3.36%)
Genia Leskiw
Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley
Hector Goudreau 3,983 (45.05%)
Kelly Hudson 3,756 (42.48%)
Carole Carby 256 (2.90%)
Nathan Macklin 846 (9.57%)
Hector GoudreauDunvegan-Central Peace
Fort McMurray-Conklin
Don Scott 2,591 (49.00%)
Doug Faulkner 2,121 (40.11%)
Ted Remenda 157 (2.97%)
Paul Pomerleau 419 (7.92%)
New district
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
Mike Allen 3,611 (49.06%)
Guy Boutilier 3,165 (43.00%)
Amy McBain 222 (3.02%)
Denise Woollard 363 (4.93%)
Guy Boutilier
Grande Prairie-Smoky
Everett McDonald 5,474 (45.93%)
Todd Loewen 4,901 (41.12%)
Kevin McLean 578 (4.85%)
Mary Dahr 757 (6.35%)
Andrew Muise (Ind. ) 209 (1.75%)
Mel Knight
Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Wayne Drysdale 6,710 (51.62%)
Ethane Jarvis 4,511 (34.71%)
Alya Nazarali 365 (2.81%)
Paula Anderson 1,208 (9.29%)
Anthony Barendregt (Ind. ) 204 (1.57%)
Wayne Drysdale
Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
Ray Danyluk 5,417 (42.40%)
Shayne Saskiw 5,950 (46.57%)
John Nowak 704 (5.51%)
Phil Johnson 706 (5.53%)
Ray Danyluk Lac La Biche-St. Paul
Lesser Slave Lake
Pearl Calahasen 3,518 (48.71%)
Darryl Boisson 2,847 (39.42%)
Steven Townsend 235 (3.25%)
Steve Kaz 427 (5.91%)
Donald Bissell (Ind. ) 195 (2.70%)
Pearl Calahasen
Peace River
Frank Oberle 4,334 (55.67%)
Alan Forsyth 2,213 (28.43%)
Remi Tardif 509 (6.54%)
Wanda Laurin 729 (9.36%)
Frank Oberle
Central Edmonton
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Alberta Party
Other
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Tony Vandermeer 5,018 (35.38%)
Don Martin 2,851 (20.10%)
Chris Heward 899 (6.34%)
Deron Bilous 5,264 (37.11%)
Trey Capenhurst (Evergreen ) 151 (1.06%)
Tony Vandermeer
Edmonton-Calder
Bev Esslinger 5,183 (34.75%)
Rich Neumann 2,787 (18.69%)
Alex Bosse 970 (6.50%)
David Eggen 5,729 (38.41%)
David Clark 194 (1.30%)
Margaret Saunter (Socred ) 52 (0.35%)
Doug Elniski
Edmonton-Centre
Akash Khokhar 4,289 (30.87%)
Barb de Groot 1,759 (12.66%)
Laurie Blakeman 5,589 (40.22%)
Nadine Bailey 2,258 (16.25%)
Laurie Blakeman
Edmonton-Glenora
Heather Klimchuk 6,176 (38.20%)
Don Koziak 2,732 (16.90%)
Bruce Miller 1,668 (10.32%)
Ray Martin 4,141 (25.61%)
Sue Huff 1,451 (8.97%)
Heather Klimchuk
Edmonton-Gold Bar
David Dorward 6,689 (32.97%)
Linda Carlson 3,175 (15.65%)
Josipa Petrunic 4,072 (20.07%)
Marlin Schmidt 5,809 (28.63%)
Dennis O'Neill 344 (1.70%)
David Parker (Evergreen ) 201 (0.99%)
Hugh MacDonald
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Cristina Basualdo 2,778 (21.96%)
Wayde Lever 2,025 (16.40%)
Keegan Wynychuk 587 (4.64%)
Brian Mason 6,823 (53.93%)
Cam McCormick 200 (1.58%)
Dari Lynn (Evergreen ) 188 (1.49%)
Brian Mason
Edmonton-Mill Creek
Gene Zwozdesky 6,633 (55.07%)
Adam Corsaut 2,193 (18.21%)
Mike Butler 1,640 (13.64%)
Evelinne Teichgraber 1,336 (11.09%)
Judy Wilson 198 (1.64%)
Naomi Rankin (Communist ) 44 (0.37%)
Gene Zwozdesky
Edmonton-Mill Woods
Sohail Quadri 4,943 (35.23%)
Joanne Autio 3,314 (23.62%)
Weslyn Mather 2,983 (21.25%)
Sandra Azocar 1,982 (14.13%)
Robert Leddy 263 (1.87%)
Carl Benito (Ind. ) 547 (3.90%)
Carl Benito
Edmonton-Riverview
Steve Young 7,196 (38.94%)
John Corie 2,860 (15.48%)
Arif Khan 4,238 (22.93%)
Lori Sigurdson 3,794 (20.53%)
Timothy Wong 391 (2.12%)
Kevin Taft
Edmonton-Rutherford
Fred Horne 6,945 (42.19%)
Kyle McLeod 2,769 (16.82%)
Rick Miller 3,624 (22.02%)
Melanie Samaroden 1,364 (8.29%)
Michael Walters 1,673 (10.16%)
David Tonner (Evergreen ) 86 (0.52%)
Fred Horne
Edmonton-Strathcona
Emerson Mayers 3,093 (20.38%)
Meagen LaFave 1,778 (11.72%)
Ed Ramsden 681 (4.49%)
Rachel Notley 9,403 (61.96%)
Terry Noel (Evergreen ) 222 (1.46%)
Rachel Notley
Suburban Edmonton
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Alberta Party
Other
Edmonton-Castle Downs
Thomas Lukaszuk 8,057 (52.61%)
John Oplanich 3,297 (21.53%)
Kim Cassady 1,767 (11.54%)
Brian Labelle 1,934 (12.63%)
Jeff Funnell 260 (1.70%)
Thomas Lukaszuk
Edmonton-Decore
Janice Sarich 5,724 (42.54%)
Chris Bataluk 2,909 (21.61%)
Ed Ammar 2,157 (16.03%)
Ali Haymour 2,669 (19.83%)
Janice Sarich
Edmonton-Ellerslie
Naresh Bhardwaj 5,682 (42.99%)
Jackie Lovely 3,249 (24.58%)
Jennifer Ketsa 1,512 (11.44%)
Rod Loyola 2,115 (16.00%)
Chinwe Okelu 523 (3.96%)
Athena Bernal-Born (Ind. ) 137 (1.04%)
Naresh Bhardwaj
Edmonton-Manning
Peter Sandhu 5,446 (39.58%)
Peter Rodd 3,411 (24.76%)
Jonathan Huckabay 1,094 (7.94%)
Cindy Olsen 3,386 (24.61%)
Mark Wall 188 (1.37%)
Sam Hachem (Ind. ) 135 (0.98%) Chris Vallee (Evergreen ) 100 (0.73%)
Peter Sandhu
Edmonton-McClung
David Xiao 7,179 (46.65%)
Peter Janisz 2,756 (17.91%)
Mo Elsalhy 3,800 (24.69%)
Lorne Dach 1,134 (7.37%)
John Hudson 418 (2.72%)
Nathan Forsyth (Evergreen ) 102 (0.66%)
David Xiao
Edmonton-Meadowlark
Bob Maskell 5,032 (34.67%)
Rick Newcombe 2,978 (20.52%)
Raj Sherman 5,150 (35.49%)
Bridget Stirling 1,091 (7.52%)
Neil Mather 262 (1.81%)
Raj Sherman
Edmonton-South West
Matt Jeneroux 8,505 (56.42%)
Allan Hunsperger 2,714 (18.00%)
Rudy Arcilla 2,250 (14.93%)
Muriel Stanley-Venne 1,298 (8.61%)
Bryan Peacock 308 (2.04%)
New district
Edmonton-Whitemud
Dave Hancock 12,087 (60.55%)
Ian Crawford 3,381 (16.94%)
Rick Szostak 2,356 (11.80%)
Jim Graves 1,694 (8.49%)
Julia Necheff 444 (2.22%)
David Hancock
Sherwood Park
Cathy Olesen 8,742 (45.60%)
Garnett Genuis 5,957 (31.07%)
Dave Anderson 1,835 (9.57%)
Lyndsay Pinder 1,209 (6.31%)
Chris Kuchmak 230 (1.20%)
James Ford (Ind. ) 1,063 (5.54%) Gordon Barrett (Socred ) 137 (0.71%)
Iris Evans
St. Albert
Stephen Khan 10,481 (53.76%)
James Burrows 4,130 (21.18%)
Kim Bugeaud 2,011 (10.31%)
Nicole Bownes 1,679 (8.61%)
Tim Osborne 1,195 (6.13%)
Ken Allred
Western and Central Alberta
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Alberta Party
Evergreen
Drayton Valley-Devon
Diana McQueen 7,358 (51.56%)
Dean Shular 5,462 (38.36%)
Chantelle Lillycrop 538 (3.78%)
Doris Bannister 879 (6.17%)
Diana McQueen Drayton Valley-Calmar
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Luke Ouellette 6,149 (40.08%)
Kerry Towle 7,091 (46.22%)
Les Vidok 641 (4.18%)
Patricia Norman 712 (4.64%)
Danielle Klooster 749 (4.88%)
Luke Ouellette
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Darcy Davis 6,633 (36.99%)
Bruce Rowe 10,181 (56.77%)
Garth Davis 555 (3.09%)
Kristie Krezanoski 565 (3.15%)
Vacant
Red Deer-North
Mary Anne Jablonski 5,091 (38.95%)
Randy Weins 4,430 (33.90%)
Michael Dawe 2,330 (17.83%)
Derrek Seelinger 970 (7.42%)
Brent Chalmers 248 (1.90%)
Mary Anne Jablonski
Red Deer-South
Cal Dallas 7,044 (43.74%)
Nathan Stephan 5,558 (34.52%)
Jason Chilibeck 1,193 (7.41%)
Lorna Watkinson-Zimmer 1,704 (10.58%)
Serge Gingras 604 (3.75%)
Cal Dallas
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Ty Lund 6,145 (41.49%)
Joe Anglin 7,647 (51.26%)
Mason Sisson 422 (2.83%)
Doreen Broska 703 (4.71%)
Ty LundRocky Mountain House
Spruce Grove-St. Albert
Doug Horner 10,722 (54.67%)
Travis Hughes 5,340 (27.23%)
Chris Austin 1,779 (9.07%)
Juliette "J.J." Trudeau[54] 1,773 (9.04%)
Doug Horner Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert
Stony Plain
Ken Lemke 7,496 (45.54%)
Hal Tagg 6,153 (37.37%)
Arlin Biffert 1,126 (6.84%)
Linda Robinson 1,319 (8.01%)
Kurtis Ewanchuk 217 (1.32%)
Matthew Burnett 149 (0.91%)
Fred Lindsay
West Yellowhead
Robin Campbell 4,405 (44.86%)
Stuart Taylor 2,642 (26.41%)
Michael Martyna 310 (3.16%)
Barry Madsen 794 (8.09%)
Glenn Taylor 1,668 (16.99%)
Robin Campbell
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
George VanderBurg 6,373 (45.93%)
Maryann Chichak 6,003 (43.26%)
Vern Hardman 745 (5.37%)
Blue Knox 754 (5.43%)
George VanderBurg
East Central Alberta
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Alberta Party
Other
Battle River-Wainwright
Doug Griffiths 7,205 (46.71%)
Dave Nelson 6,710 (43.50%)
Amber Greenleese 469 (3.04%)
Terry Zawalski 775 (5.02%)
Midge Lambert 265 (1.72%)
Doug Griffiths
Drumheller-Stettler
Jack Hayden 6,572 (43.58%)
Rick Strankman 7,451 (49.40%)
Cam Roset 362 (2.40%)
Aditya "Adi" Rao 416 (2.76%)
Andrew Berdahl 282 (1.87%)
Jack Hayden
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Jacquie Fenske 8,366 (49.28%)
Shannon Stubbs 5,800 (34.17%)
Spencer Dunn 845 (4.98%)
Chris Fulmer 1,556 (9.17%)
Matt Levicki (Evergreen ) 229 (1.35%) Peter Schneider (Ind. ) 180 (1.06%)
Ed Stelmach
Lacombe-Ponoka
Steve Christie 5,354 (35.87%)
Rod Fox 6,573 (43.96%)
Kyle Morrow 754 (5.04%)
Doug Hart 1,482 (9.91%)
Tony Jeglum 780 (5.22%)
Ray Prins
Leduc-Beaumont
George Rogers 8,417 (51.31%)
David Stasiewich 5,222 (31.83%)
Jasen Maminski 723 (4.41%)
Hana Razga 1,397 (8.52%)
William Munsey 453 (2.76%)
Jennifer Roach (Evergreen ) 193 (1.18%)
George RogersLeduc-Beaumont-Devon
Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Dave Quest 9,698 (50.77%)
Paul Nemetchek 6,424 (33.63%)
John Murray 1,354 (7.09%)
Michael Scott 1,625 (8.51%)
Dave QuestStrathcona
Vermilion-Lloydminster
Richard Starke 6,245 (51.92%)
Danny Hozack 4,507 (37.47%)
Corina Ganton 463 (3.85%)
Ray Stone 413 (3.43%)
Richard Yaceyko (Ind. ) 399 (3.32%)
Lloyd Snelgrove
Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Verlyn Olson 7,489 (52.32%)
Trevor Miller 4,552 (31.80%)
Owen Chubb 502 (3.51%)
Bruce Hinkley 1,578 (11.02%)
Mike Donnelly (Evergreen ) 192 (1.34%)
Verlyn Olson
Central Calgary
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Evergreen
Other
Calgary-Acadia
Jonathan Denis 6,846 (45.71%)
Richard Jones 6,312 (42.15%)
Nicole Hankel 940 (6.28%)
Nick Lepora 676 (4.51%)
Antoni Grochowski 202 (1.35%)
Jonathan Denis Calgary-Egmont
Calgary-Buffalo
Jamie Lall 3,505 (30.66%)
Mike Blanchard 2,413 (21.11%)
Kent Hehr 4,744 (41.49%)
Rebecca Eras 541 (4.73%)
Cory Mack (Alberta ) 230 (2.01%)
Kent Hehr
Calgary-Cross
Yvonne Fritz 5,492 (43.77%)
Happy Mann 4,884 (38.93%)
Narita Sherman 1,276 (10.17%)
Reinaldo Contreras 634 (5.05%)
Susan Stratton 261 (2.08%)
Yvonne Fritz
Calgary-Currie
Christine Cusanelli 7,395 (44.96%)
Corrie Adolph 4,758 (28.93%)
Norval Horner 2,640 (16.05%)
Robert Scobel 893 (5.43%)
Dean Halstead 224 (1.36%)
Norm Kelly (Alberta ) 539 (3.28%)
Dave Taylor
Calgary-East
Moe Amery 5,929 (45.59%)
Jasbir "Jesse" Minhas 4,995 (38.41%)
Ali Abdulbaki 780 (6.00%)
Robyn Luff 1,135 (8.73%)
Bonnie Devine (Communist ) 166 (1.28%)
Moe Amery
Calgary-Elbow
Alison Redford 11,181 (58.01%)
James Cole 5,523 (28.66%)
Beena Ashar 1,065 (5.53%)
Craig Coolahan 761 (3.95%)
William Hamilton 226 (1.17%)
Greg Clark (Alberta ) 517 (2.68%)
Alison Redford
Calgary-Fish Creek
Wendelin Fraser 7,626 (43.51%)
Heather Forsyth 7,700 (43.93%)
Nazir Rahemtulla 1,241 (7.08%)
Eric Leavitt 961 (5.48%)
Heather Forsyth
Calgary-Fort
Wayne Cao 4,576 (41.13%)
Jeevan Mangat 4,358 (39.17%)
Said Abdulbaki 1,126 (10.12%)
Don Monroe 761 (6.84%)
Janice Dixon 305 (2.74%)
Wayne Cao
Calgary-Glenmore
Linda Johnson 9,721 (48.02%)
Paul Hinman 7,880 (38.93%)
Dan MacAulay 1,437 (7.10%)
Rick Collier 1,204 (5.95%)
Paul Hinman
Calgary-Klein
Kyle Fawcett 6,852 (41.21%)
Jeremy Nixon 5,755 (34.61%)
Christopher Tahn 1,980 (11.91%)
Marc Power 1,687 (10.15%)
Roger Gagné 354 (2.13%)
Kyle FawcettCalgary-North Hill
Calgary-Mountain View
Cecilia Low 5,293 (30.77%)
Shane McAllister 3,942 (22.92%)
David Swann 6,849 (39.82%)
Christopher McMillan 863 (5.02%)
Inshan Mohammed (Alberta ) 255 (1.48%)
David Swann
Calgary-Varsity
Donna Kennedy-Glans 8,099 (45.65%)
Rob Solinger 4,586 (25.85%)
Bruce Payne 3,713 (20.93%)
Jackie Seidel 855 (4.82%)
Carl Svoboda 234 (1.32%)
Alex McBrien (Alberta ) 255 (1.44%)
Harry Chase
Suburban Calgary
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Alberta Party
Evergreen
Other
Calgary-Bow
Alana DeLong 6,997 (47.16%)
Tim Dyck 5,700 (38.42%)
Stephanie Shewchuk 1,302 (8.78%)
Jason Nishiyama 606 (4.08%)
Ellen Phillips 232 (1.56%)
Alana DeLong
Calgary-Foothills
Len Webber 8,260 (53.74%)
Dustin Nau 5,117 (33.55%)
Kurt Hansen 1,414 (9.16%)
Jennifer Carkner 578 (3.75%)
Len Webber
Calgary-Greenway
Manmeet Bhullar 6,509 (53.80%)
Ron Leech 3,898 (32.22%)
Iqtidar Awan 1,285 (10.62%)
Al Brown 407 (3.36%)
Manmeet Bhullar Calgary-Montrose
Calgary-Hawkwood
Jason Luan 9,050 (46.99%)
David Yager 7,046 (36.58%)
Maria Davis 1,629 (8.46%)
Collin Anderson 893 (4.64%)
Kevin Woron 241 (1.25%)
Janet Keeping 198 (1.03%)
Len Skowronski (Socred ) 105 (0.55%) Ed Torrance (Ind. ) 99 (0.51%)
New district
Calgary-Hays
Ric McIver 8,614 (55.07%)
Wayne Anderson 5,670 (36.25%)
Brian MacPhee 897 (5.73%)
Regina Vergara 461 (2.95%)
Arthur Johnston
Calgary-Lougheed
Dave Rodney 7,849 (50.26%)
John Carpay 5,995 (38.39%)
Fred Stenson 1,160 (7.43%)
Brent Kelly 612 (3.92%)
Dave Rodney
Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
Neil Brown 6,594 (46.42%)
Roy Alexander 5,458 (38.43%)
Don Thompson 1,103 (7.77%)
Anne Wilson 844 (5.94%)
Jason Webster 205 (1.44%)
Teresa Woo-Paw Calgary-Mackay
Merged district
Neil BrownCalgary-Nose Hill
Calgary-McCall
Muhammad Rasheed 3,093 (29.33%)
Grant Galpin 3,183 (30.18%)
Darshan Kang 3,854 (36.54%)
Colette Singh 226 (2.14%)
Heather Brocklesby 144 (1.47%)
Tanveer Taj (Ind. ) 46 (0.44%)
Darshan Kang
Calgary-North West
Sandra Jansen 9,164 (50.82%)
Chris Challis 6,879 (38.15%)
Robert Prcic 1,166 (6.47%)
Brian Malkinson 551 (3.06%)
Troy Millington 123 (0.68%)
Bryan Hunt 150 (0.83%)
Lindsay Blackett
Calgary-Northern Hills
Teresa Woo-Paw 7,353 (49.37%)
Prasad Panda 5,580 (37.46%)
Kirstin Morrell 1,195 (8.02%)
Stephanie Westlund 766 (5.14%)
Teresa Woo-PawCalgary-Mackay
Calgary-Shaw
Farouk Adatia 6,864 (42.13%)
Jeff Wilson 7,366 (45.22%)
John Roggeveen 1,109 (6.81%)
Ashley Fairall 615 (3.78%)
Brandon Beasley 337 (2.07%)
Cindy Ady
Calgary-South East
Rick Fraser 7,162 (48.57%)
Bill Jarvis 6,355 (43.09%)
Brad Carroll 756 (5.13%)
Marta Warszynski 474 (3.21%)
New district
Calgary-West
Ken Hughes 8,148 (49.95%)
Andrew Constantinidis 6,090 (37.33%)
Wilson McCutchan 1,217 (7.46%)
Mary Nokleby 491 (3.01%)
Pam Crosby 158 (0.97%)
Karen Huggins 209 (1.28%)
Ron Liepert
Chestermere-Rocky View
Ted Morton 6,156 (35.34%)
Bruce McAllister 10,168 (58.37%)
Sian Ramsden 564 (3.24%)
Nathan Salmon 533 (3.06%)
Ted Morton Foothills-Rocky View >
Merged district
Rob Anderson Airdrie-Chestermere
Southern Alberta
Electoral District
Candidates
Incumbent
Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal
NDP
Other
Airdrie
Kelly Hegg 5,364 (32.94%)
Rob Anderson 9,415 (57.81%)
Joel Steacy 523 (3.21%)
Bryan Young 687 (4.22%)
Jeff Willerton (Ind. ) 297 (1.82%)
Rob AndersonAirdrie-Chestermere
Banff-Cochrane
Ron Casey 6,632 (41.82%)
Tom Copithorne 5,933 (37.41%)
Pete Helfrich 2,234 (14.09%)
Jamie Kleinsteuber 1,059 (6.68%)
Janis Tarchuk
Cardston-Taber-Warner
Patrick Shimbashi 4,208 (38.35%)
Gary Bikman 5,967 (54.37%)
Helen McMenamin 332 (3.03%)
Aaron Haugen 467 (4.26%)
Broyce Jacobs
Cypress-Medicine Hat
Len Mitzel 4,737 (35.61%)
Drew Barnes 7,112 (53.47%)
Jon Mastel 775 (5.83%)
Manuel Martinez 678 (5.10%)
Len Mitzel
Highwood
John Barlow 8,167 (42.57%)
Danielle Smith 10,104 (52.59%)
Keegan Gibson 548 (2.85%)
Miles Dato 392 (2.04%)
George Groeneveld
Lethbridge-East
Bridget Pastoor 6,592 (40.94%)
Kent Prestage 5,147 (31.97%)
Rob Miyashiro 2,374 (14.75%)
Tom Moffatt 2,007 (12.45%)[55]
Bridget Pastoor
Lethbridge-West
Greg Weadick 5,757 (36.32%)
Kevin Kinahan 4,261 (26.88%)
Bal Boora 881 (5.56%)
Shannon Phillips 4,683 (29.55%)
David Walters (Alberta ) 268 (1.69%)
Greg Weadick
Little Bow
John Kolk 4,477 (35.90%)
Ian Donovan 6,756 (54.18%)
Everett Tanis 470 (3.77%)
Bev Muendel-Atherstone 767 (6.15%)
Barry McFarland
Livingstone-Macleod
Evan Berger 7,403 (41.46%)
Pat Stier 8,565 (47.97%)
Alex Macdonald 597 (3.34%)
Matthew Halton 944 (5.29%)
Larry Ashmore (Evergreen ) 347 (1.94%)
Evan Berger
Medicine Hat
Darren Hirsch 5,341 (38.56%)
Blake Pedersen 6,030 (43.53%)
Matthew Sandford 1,101 (7.95%)
Dennis Perrier 1,168 (8.43%)
Graham Murray (Evergreen ) 212 (1.53%)
Rob Renner
Strathmore-Brooks
Arno Doerksen 5,737 (39.11%)
Jason Hale 8,158 (55.61%)
Alex Wychopen 297 (2.02%)
Brad Bailey 409 (2.79%)
Glen Dundas (Separation ) 68 (0.46%)
Arno Doerksen
See also
Works cited
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