1997 Alberta general election|
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Turnout | 53.75% |
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Majority party
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Minority party
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LIB
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Leader
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Ralph Klein
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Grant Mitchell
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Party
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Progressive Conservative
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Liberal
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Leader since
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December 14, 1992
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November 13, 1994
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Leader's seat
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Calgary-Elbow
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Edmonton-McClung
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Last election
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51 seats, 44.49%
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32 seats, 39.73%
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Seats before
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52
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31
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Seats won
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63
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18
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Seat change
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11
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13
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Popular vote
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483,914
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309,748
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Percentage
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51.17%
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32.75%
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Swing
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6.7%
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6.98%
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Third party
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Fourth party
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NDP
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SC
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Leader
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Pam Barrett
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Randy Thorsteinson
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Party
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New Democratic
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Social Credit
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Leader since
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1996
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1993
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Leader's seat
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Edmonton-Highlands
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ran in Red Deer-South (lost)
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Last election
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0 seats, 11.01%
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0 seats, 2.41%
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Seats before
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0
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0
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Seats won
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2
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0
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Seat change
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2
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0
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Popular vote
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83,292
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64,667
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Percentage
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8.81%
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6.84%
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Swing
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2.2%
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4.43%
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The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Ralph Klein's Conservatives were re-elected, with increased number of seats in the Legislature. Liberal Official Opposition lost some seats dropping from 32 to 18, but retaining the status of Official Opposition. NDP gained two, to have a grand total of two seats.