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Alberta by the numbers
CBC Online News | Updated January 31, 2008
Statistics on voter turnout and election history.
2004 Election Results — Parties, Votes and Seats Won
| Legend PC=Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta LIB=Liberal Party ND=New Democratic Party AA=Alberta Alliance Party GRN=Alberta Greens ASC=Alberta Social Credit Party SP=Separation Party of Alberta AP=Alberta Party IND=Independent CP=Communist Party - Alberta |
Candidates Elected, Previous Elections
| Legend LIB=Liberal Party NDP=New Democratic Party PC=Progressive Conservative Party AA=Alberta Alliance Party |
- MLAs elected in 2004: 83
- Men: 71 - 85.4%
- Women: 12 - 14.6%
2004 voter turnout in constituencies
- Highest: Edmonton-Riverview - Kevin Taft - 62.9%
- Lowest: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo - Guy Boutilier - 26.4%
- Candidate with most votes in 2004: Kevin Taft (Edmonton-Riverview) - 16,246 votes (65.5% of the vote in the riding)
- Candidate with least votes in 2004: Naomi Rankin (Edmonton-Mill Woods) - 42 votes (0.4% of the vote in the riding)
- Riding with the most votes: Edmonton-Whitemud - 16,246 ballots cast
- Number of parties running in 2008: 9
- Number of parties running in 2004: 9
Votes Cast in Alberta Previous General Elections
Tory Premiers
Premier |
Years in Office |
| Peter Lougheed | Sept. 1971-Nov. 1985 |
| Don Getty | Nov. 1985-Dec. 1992 |
| Ralph Klein | Dec. 1992-Dec. 2006 |
| Ed Stelmach (Sworn in as Premier Dec. 14, 2006) |
Dec. 2006-Present |
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