The Tories and the NDP are running a full slate, but for the second straight election, the Alberta Liberals have failed to field a full share of candidates.
The Liberal candidate in Peace River dropped out at the last minute, and a replacement failed to file his papers by the nomination deadline Monday afternoon.
"Overwhelmingly … we feel disappointed that he wasn't able to file his papers on time, but at the same time I would say that we're a party of volunteers," said Alberta Liberal campaign manager Kieran Leblanc.
"People take time out of their lives to run for public office and to volunteer on campaigns. We're not a big machine."
In the 2004 provincial election, the Liberal candidate in Drumheller-Stettler also dropped out.
The Progressive Conservatives and the NDP are the only parties that will be represented in all 83 ridings.
Seven people are running as Independents across Alberta, including former Calgary alderman Barry Erskine.
The Wildrose Alliance is 22 candidates short of a full slate. Its previous incarnation, the Alberta Alliance, ran candidates in all ridings in 2004, electing one MLA.
The Alberta Greens are fielding 79 candidates compared with 49 in the last provincial election.
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- As Premier Ed Stelmach and Alberta Conservatives savour their sweeping election victory, some people are raising a nagging concern: why so few people bothered to vote.
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