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Alberta general election, 1993

The 23rd general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on June 15, 1993 to elect members of the Alberta legislature.

After the resignation of Don Getty as party leader and provincial premier, the Progressive Conservative Party elected former Calgary mayor Ralph Klein as his replacement. The initial response from voters was muted: the party increased its share of the popular vote only marginally, and lost eight seats in the legislature. It nonetheless continued to have a large majority in the legislature for its seventh consecutive term in government.

The Liberal Party of Laurence Decore capitalized on the stagant 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, forming the largest opposition caucus in Alberta history.

Ray Martin's NDP were shut out of the legislature for the first time since 1967.

Party Party Leader # of candidates Seats Popular Vote
Previous After % Change # % Change
Progressive Conservative 83 59 51 -13.6% 439,981 44.49% +0.20%
Liberal 83 8 32 +300% 392,899 39.73% +11.05%
New Democratic 83 16 - -100% 108,883 11.01% -15.28%
Social Credit
39 - - 23,885 2.41% +1.94%
Independent
21 - - 9,214 0.93% +0.67%
Natural Law
45 n.a. - n.a. 5,017 0.51% n.a.
Confederation of Regions
12 n.a. - n.a. 3,556 0.36% n.a.
Alliance
4 n.a. - n.a. 3,548 0.36% n.a.
Green
11 n.a. - n.a. 1,995 0.20% n.a.
Communist
1 - - 47 x -0.01%
Total
382
83
83
-
989,025
100.00%
Source: Elections Alberta

Notes:

"Previous" refers to to standings at previous election, not to standings in the Legislature at dissolution.

n.a. = not applicable - the party was not recognized in the previous election

x - less than 0.005% of the popular vote

See also

List of Canadian political parties

Last updated: 05-06-2005 07:14:51
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