1997 Alberta general election

1997 Alberta general election

← 1993 March 11, 1997 (1997-03-11) 2001 →

83 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
42 seats needed for a majority
Turnout53.75%
  Majority party Minority party
 
LIB
Leader Ralph Klein Grant Mitchell
Party Progressive Conservative Liberal
Leader since December 14, 1992 November 13, 1994
Leader's seat Calgary-Elbow Edmonton-McClung
Last election 51 seats, 44.49% 32 seats, 39.73%
Seats before 52 31
Seats won 63 18
Seat change Increase11 Decrease13
Popular vote 483,914 309,748
Percentage 51.17% 32.75%
Swing Increase6.7% Decrease6.98%

  Third party Fourth party
 
NDP
SC
Leader Pam Barrett Randy Thorsteinson
Party New Democratic Social Credit
Leader since 1996 1993
Leader's seat Edmonton-Highlands ran in Red Deer-South (lost)
Last election 0 seats, 11.01% 0 seats, 2.41%
Seats before 0 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Increase2 Steady0
Popular vote 83,292 64,667
Percentage 8.81% 6.84%
Swing Decrease2.2% Increase4.43%

Premier before election

Ralph Klein
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Ralph Klein
Progressive Conservative

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The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

The Progressive Conservative government led by Premier Ralph Klein won its eighth consecutive mandate going back to 1971, increasing its share of votes and seats in the Legislature relative to the previous election in 1993. The Liberal Party retained Official Opposition status, though it lost nearly half its seats. After an electoral wipeout in 1993, the NDP returned to the Legislature by winning two seats.