Alberta general election, 1979 - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

, Canada

Canada

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. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...

.

The Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...

of Peter Lougheed

Peter Lougheed

Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....

won its third consecutive term in government. Despite losing over five percentage points of the popular vote, the PC Party increased its legislative caucus, winning seventy four of the seventy nine seats. During the campaign, some Progressive Conservatives spoke of winning "79 in '79", i.e., all seventy nine seats in the legislature, harkening back to Social Credit's unofficial slogan, from the 1963 election

Alberta general election, 1963

The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C...

, "63 in '63".

Social Credit held on to the four seats they had won in the 1975 election

Alberta general election, 1975

The Alberta general election of 1975 was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....

, and formed the official opposition in the legislature. Grant Notley

Grant Notley

Walter Grant Notley was a provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984....

, leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party

Alberta New Democratic Party

The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...

, was the only other opposition member.

Results

Party	Party leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular vVote
Party	Party leader	# of candidates	1975	Elected	% Change	#	%	% Change	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...	Peter Lougheed Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....	79	69	74	+7.2%	408,097	57.40%	-5.25%	Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...	79	4	4	-	141,284	19.87%	+1.70%	New Democrats Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	Grant Notley Grant Notley Walter Grant Notley was a provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984....	79	1	1	-	111,984	15.75%	+2.81%	Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...	Nicholas Taylor Nicholas Taylor Nicholas "Nick" William Taylor is a retired geologist, businessman and politician and former Canadian Senator from Alberta, Canada....	78	-	-	-	43,792	6.16%	+1.18%	Independent	8	-	-	-	3,430	0.48%	+0.37%	Independent Conservative	3	-	-	-	1,613	0.23%	+0.05%¹	Independent Christian	1	*	-	*	403	0.06%	*	Communist Communist Party (Alberta) Communist Party – Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. It is a provincial branch of the Communist Party of Canada.-History:...	7	-	-	-	357	0.05%	-0.08%
Total		334	75	79	+5.3%	710,963	100%
Source: Elections Alberta

Notes:

¹ Percent compared to Independent Progressive Conservative during the 1975 Election.

^* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

	District	Member	Party	Athabasca Athabasca (provincial electoral district) Athabasca was a provincial electoral district covering north east Alberta, Canada.The riding, was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province...	Frank Appleby Frank Pierpoint Appleby Frank Pierpoint Appleby is a former provincial level politician and Royal Air Force officer. from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.-Early life:Appleby enlisted in the Royal...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...	Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. This riding is home to the popular tourist destination Banff National Park, environmental issues tend to dominate here....	Greg Stevens Greg Stevens Greg Phillip Stevens was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1979 to 1989.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Barrhead	Hugh Horner Hugh Horner Hugh Macarthur Horner was a physician and surgeon. He served as a Canadian federal and provincial politician. Horner was born in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan...	Progressive Conservative	Bonnyville Bonnyville (provincial electoral district) Bonnyville was a provincial electoral district in north east Alberta, Canada. It elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from its creation in 1952 until 1997 when the riding was renamed Bonnyville-Cold Lake, to more accurately reflect the two largest population centres in the...	Ernie Isley Ernie Isley (Alberta politician) Ernest Douglas "Ernie" Isley is a former school principal and provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993...	Progressive Conservative	Bow Valley	Fred Mandeville Fred Mandeville Frederick "Fred" Thomas Mandeville was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1982 sitting as part of the Social Credit caucus when it was both in government and official opposition...	Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values....	Calgary-Bow	Neil Webber Neil Webber Patrick Neil Webber is a former provincial level politician and cabinet minister from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Buffalo	Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger Tom Sindlinger is a politician in Alberta, Canada, and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Tom Sindlinger was elected as a member for the district of Calgary-Buffalo in the 1979 for the Progressive Conservatives. He disagreed with his party on matters relating to the Heritage Trust...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Currie	Dennis Anderson Dennis Anderson (politician) Dennis Anderson is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Egmont	Merv Leitch Merv Leitch Clarence Mervin "Merv" Leitch is a former lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Elbow	David John Russell David John Russell David John Russell was a politician from Alberta, Canada.Born in Calgary in 1931, Russell was elected to Calgary City Council and served as Alderman on two different occasions, the first time from 1960–1961 and then again from 1963 to 1967.Russell was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Fish Creek	William Edward Payne William Edward Payne William "Bill" Edward Payne is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. Premier Peter Lougheed appointed Payne to the Executive Council of Alberta...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Foothills	Stewart McCrae Stewart McCrae (politician) Stewart Alden McCrae was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1973 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Forest Lawn	John Zaozirny John Zaozirny John Brian Zaozirny is a businessman as well as a former lawyer and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Glenmore Calgary-Glenmore Calgary Glenmore is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The electoral riding of Calgary Glenmore is one of two original Calgary ridings of the seven that still survives from the 1959 redistribution of the Calgary riding...	Hugh Planche Hugh Planche Hugh Planche is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-McCall	Andrew Little	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-McKnight	Eric Musgreave Eric Musgreave Eric Charles Musgreave was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1989 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus....	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Millican	David Carter David J. Carter David John Carter is a politician, clergyman, photographer and author from Alberta, Canada.Carter served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Mountain View	Stan Kushner Stan Kushner -Political career:Kushner was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1979 Alberta general election and held the district for one for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta as a back bench member in the assembly before leaving politics....	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-North Hill	Ed Oman Ed Oman Edwin Albert "Ed" Oman is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Oman was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the Calgary North Hill electoral district in the 1979 Alberta general election...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-North West	Sheila Embury Sheila Embury Sheila Barbara Embury was a former nurse and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Sheila Barbara Embury was born on June 6, 1931...	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-West	Peter Lougheed Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as the tenth Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985....	Progressive Conservative	Camrose Camrose (provincial electoral district) -1944 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive...	Gordon Stromberg Gordon Stromberg Gordon Emil Stromberg was a provincial and municipal level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus from 1971 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Cardston Cardston (provincial electoral district) Cardston was a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in when Alberta first became a province in 1905.The riding has always occupied the most southern portion of the province along the Canada / United States border...	John Thompson John Thompson (Alberta politician) John MacKenzie Thompson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1986.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Chinook	Henry Kroeger Henry Kroeger Henry Kroeger was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 until his death in 1987...	Progressive Conservative	Clover Bar Clover Bar (provincial electoral district) -1944 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive...	Walt Buck Walt Buck Dr. Walter "Walt" Alexander Buck is a former provincial level politician and dentist from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1989. During his time in office he served in numerous party caucuses and as an Independent.-Political career:Buck ran...	Social Credit	Cypress Cypress (provincial electoral district) -1944 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive...	Alan Hyland Alan Hyland Alan William Hyland is a municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Drayton Valley	Shirley Cripps Shirley Cripps Shirley A. Cripps was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1989. During her time in the Alberta Legislature she served in the Executive Council of Alberta from 1986 to 1989.-Political career:Cripps ran for a...	Progressive Conservative	Drumheller Drumheller (provincial electoral district) Drumheller was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1963 and again from 1971 to 1997.-History:...	Lewis Clark Lewis Clark Lewis Mitchell "Mickey" Clark was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus in government.-Political career:Clark ran for a seat to the Legislative Assembly of...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Avonmore	Horst Schmid Horst Schmid Horst Adolph Louis Charles Schmid is a former provincial level politician, miner, accountant and current businessman from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative party from 1971 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Belmont	William Mack William L. Mack William "Bill" L. Mack was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1982.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Beverly	Bill Diachuk Bill Diachuk Bill Wasyl Diachuk was a municipal and provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He began his political career in Edmonton municipal politics serving two separate stints as a separate school trustee. The first was from 1962 to 1964 and the second from 1966 to 1971...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Calder Edmonton-Calder Edmonton-Calder is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is currently represented by Progressive Conservative MLA Doug Elniski.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :...	Tom Chambers Tom Chambers (politician) Thomas "Tom" William Chambers is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton Centre Edmonton Centre (provincial electoral district) Edmonton Centre is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-Provincial General Election results:-Senate nominee election district results:...	Mary LeMessurier Mary LeMessurier Mary J. LeMessurier is a former provincial level politician and social activist from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986 and sat with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Glenora Edmonton-Glenora Edmonton-Glenora is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It is located north of the North Saskatchewan river....	Lou Hyndman Lou Hyndman Louis Davies "Lou" Hyndman is a Canadian academic, lawyer and retired politician. He was named the 15th Chancellor of the University of Alberta on June 10, 1994...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Glengarry	Rollie Cook Rollie Cook Roland "Rollie" David Bertram Cook was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986.-Early life:...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Gold Bar	Al Hiebert Al Hiebert Alois "Al" Paul Hiebert is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Highlands	David Thomas King David Thomas King David Thomas King is a Canadian politician and public education policy activist. He is a former Progressive Conservative Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from August, 1971 to April, 1986, during which time he was Legislative Secretary to Premier Peter Lougheed , Minister of...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton Jasper Place	Leslie Young Leslie Young Leslie "Les" Gordon Young was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1989...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Kingsway	Kenneth Paproski Kenneth Paproski Kenneth Robert Howard Paproski is a former provincial level politician and medical doctor from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton Meadowlark Edmonton Meadowlark Edmonton Meadowlark is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	Gerard Amerongen Gerard Amerongen Gerard "Gerry" Joseph Taets von Amerongen is a politician and lawyer from Alberta, Canada.Amerongen first ran for Member of the Legislative Assembly in the 1955 Alberta provincial election for the Conservative Party in the Edmonton district...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Mill Woods	Milt Pahl Milt Pahl Milton "Milt" George Pahl was a provincial level politician and current businessman from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986. During his time in office he sat as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Norwood Edmonton-Norwood Edmonton-Norwood was provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The District was created from the Edmonton district in 1959 and was abolished in 2004 when it merged with Edmonton-Highlands to form Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood. The district was a swing riding and was held by every major party...	Catherine Chichak Catherine Chichak Catherine Chichak was a provincial and municipal politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Parkallen	Neil Stanley Crawford Neil Stanley Crawford Neil Stanley Crawford was a politician and jazz musician from Alberta, Canada.-Early life:Neil was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He married Catherine May Hughes September 3, 1951...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Sherwood Park Edmonton-Sherwood Park Edmonton-Sherwood Park is a former provincial electoral district located in the Alberta cities of Edmonton and Sherwood Park. The electoral district was split in 1986 between Edmonton-Gold Bar and Sherwood Park....	Henry Woo Henry Woo Henry Woo was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Strathcona Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district) Edmonton-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It shares the same name as the federal electoral district of Edmonton—Strathcona....	Julian Koziak Julian Koziak Julian Koziak is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 1986.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Whitemud Edmonton-Whitemud Edmonton-Whitemud is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. In 1989, its constituents unseated the Premier of the day, Donald Getty, by voting for Liberal candidate, Percy Wickman....	Peter Knaak Peter Knaak Peter Knaak was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1982.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Edson Edson (provincial electoral district) Edson was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1986.-History:The electoral district was created during the 1913 Alberta general election from all of Lac St...	Ian Reid Ian Reid (Alberta politician) Ian Wilson Carlyle Reid was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1989...	Progressive Conservative	Grande Prairie Grande Prairie (provincial electoral district) Grande Prairie was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Elmer Borstad Elmer Borstad Elmer Elsworth Borstad is a retired municipal and provincial level politician, pipe-fitter, farmer, sailor and entrepreneur from Alberta, Canada...	Progressive Conservative	Highwood Highwood (electoral district) Highwood is a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....	George Wolstenholme George Wolstenholme George Kenneth Wolstenholme is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1975 until 1982.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Innisfail Innisfail (provincial electoral district) Innisfail is a former Alberta provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1993.-1905 general election:-External links:*...	Nigel Pengelly Nigel Pengelly Nigel Ian Pengelly was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1989. He sat in the back benches of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus....	Progressive Conservative	Lac La Biche-McMurray	Norm Weiss Norm Weiss Norman "Norm" A. Weiss is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Lacombe Lacombe (provincial electoral district) -1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive...	Jack Cookson Jack Cookson John "Jack" William Cookson was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave Lake (electoral district) Lesser Slave Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. It has existed since 1971.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :...	Larry Shaben Larry Shaben Lawrence "Larry" Ralph Shaben was a Canadian politician of Lebanese descent and the first Muslim Cabinet Minister in Canada. He was also one of the first Muslims to be elected to higher office in North America. He held a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1989 sitting with...	Progressive Conservative	Lethbridge-East Lethbridge-East Lethbridge-East is an provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 83 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.The...	Archibald D. Johnston Archibald D. Johnston Archibald Dick Johnston is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Lethbridge-West Lethbridge-West Lethbridge-West is an Alberta provincial electoral district, covering the western half of the city of Lethbridge, including all of West Lethbridge....	John Gogo John Gogo John Albert Gogo is a former provincial politician and career soldier in the Canadian Armed Forces. From 1949 to 1962 he served as a in the Canadian Army attaining the rank of Sargent. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993...	Progressive Conservative	Little Bow	Raymond Speaker Raymond Speaker Raymond Albert "Ray" Speaker, PC, OC is a farmer and Canadian politician.Speaker was born and raised in Enchant, Alberta where he farms to this day...	Social Credit	Lloydminster Lloydminster (Alberta electoral district) Lloydminster was an Albertan provincial electoral district that was created prior to the 1971 general election to represent Lloydminster and the surrounding area...	Bud Miller Bud Miller James "Bud" Edgar Miller is a retired provincial level politician and farmer from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. During his time in provincial office he served in the Executive Council as the Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife...	Progressive Conservative	Macleod Macleod (provincial electoral district) Macleod is a former provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 2004 in the province of Alberta.-1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	LeRoy Fjordbotten LeRoy Fjordbotten LeRoy Fjordbotten is a former provincial level politician, farmer and auctioneer. He served as cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta serving various portfolios from 1982 to 1992...	Progressive Conservative	Medicine Hat Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district) Medicine Hat is an Albertan provincial electoral district, covering most of the city of Medicine Hat.Under the Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution of 2004, the constituency covers the portion of the city north of the South Saskatchewan River, the Trans-Canada Highway and Carry Drive...	Jim Horsman Jim Horsman James "Jim" Deverell Horsman, is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. During his time in public office he also served numerous cabinet portfolios in the Government of Alberta.-Early life:James...	Progressive Conservative	Olds-Didsbury Olds-Didsbury Olds-Didsbury was a provincial electoral district in central southern Alberta, Canada.The riding was created in 1963 as a merger between the Olds and Didsbury ridings....	Robert Curtis Clark Robert Curtis Clark Robert "Bob" Curtis Clark is a former teacher, civil servant and provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1960 to 1981. During his career he served as Leader of the Alberta Social Credit Party and Leader of the Official Opposition...	Social Credit	Peace River Peace River (provincial electoral district) Peace River is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...	Al Adair Al Adair James Allen "Al" "Boomer" Adair was a minor league baseball player, radio broadcaster, published author and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1993.-Early life:Adair played minor league Baseball for the Peace...	Progressive Conservative	Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Pincher Creek-Crowsnest was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Frederick Bradley Frederick Deryl Bradley Frederick "Fred" Deryl Bradley is a former provincial level politician. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993. He also served in the cabinet as Minister of the Environment from 1982 to 1986...	Progressive Conservative	Ponoka Ponoka (provincial electoral district) Ponoka was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of Alberta represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986.-History:...	Don McCrimmon Don McCrimmon Donald "Don" James McCrimmon was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Red Deer Red Deer (provincial electoral district) Red Deer was a provincial electoral district representing the city of Red Deer, Alberta in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1986...	Norman Magee Norman Magee Norman Frederick Magee is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus....	Progressive Conservative	Redwater-Andrew	George Topolnisky George Topolnisky George Topolnisky was a provincial level politician and teacher from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House (electoral district) Rocky Mountain House is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting since 1959...	John Murray Campbell John Murray Campbell John "Jack" Murray Campbell is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1989.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Smoky River Smoky River Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River. The descriptive name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree Indians....	Marvin Moore Marvin Moore Marvin Everard Moore was a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1989...	Progressive Conservative	Spirit River-Fairview Spirit River-Fairview Spirit River-Fairview was a provincial electoral district in Northwestern Alberta. In 1971 the district created by a merger of the Spirit River and Dunvegan electoral districts. The district was abolished in 1986 and recreated into Dunvegan....	Grant Notley Grant Notley Walter Grant Notley was a provincial politician in Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1984 and also served as leader of the Alberta NDP from 1968 to 1984....	NDP Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...	St. Albert St. Albert (provincial electoral district) St. Albert formally styled Saint Albert is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandate to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta of Alberta, Canada....	Myrna Fyfe Myrna Fyfe Myrna Catherine Fyfe is a retired provincial level politician and hospital administrator from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1986.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	St. Paul St. Paul (provincial electoral district) St. Paul was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Charles Anderson Charles Earland Anderson Charles Earland Anderson was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus during his time in office....	Progressive Conservative	Stettler Stettler (provincial electoral district) Stettler was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Graham Harle Graham Harle Graham Lisle Harle was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from February 14, 1972 to 1986 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Stony Plain Stony Plain (electoral district) Stony Plain originally styled Stonyplain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. From 1926 to 1957 Single Transferable Vote was used in the...	William Purdy William Purdy William "Bill" Frederick Purdy was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. During his time in office he sat with the governing Progressive Conservative party...	Progressive Conservative	Taber-Warner	Robert Bogle Robert Bogle Robert John "Bob" Bogle is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1993.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Three Hills	Connie Osterman Connie Osterman Constance "Connie" Elaine Osterman is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1979 to 1992 sitting with the Progressive Conservative caucus in government...	Progressive Conservative	Vegreville Vegreville (provincial electoral district) Vegreville was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	John Batiuk John Batiuk John S. Batiuk was a municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 to 1986. Batiuk sat with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus....	Progressive Conservative	Vermilion-Viking	Tom Lysons Tom Lysons Thomas "Tom" Fredrick Lawrence Lysons was a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1986.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Wainwright Wainwright (provincial electoral district) Wainwright was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Charles Stewart Charles Stewart (Alberta politician) Charles Stewart was a Canadian politician, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.-Political career:...	Progressive Conservative	Wetaskiwin-Leduc	Dallas Schmidt Dallas Schmidt Dallas Wilbur Schmidt was a provincial level politician and Royal Canadian Air Force pilot from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1975 to 1982 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus...	Progressive Conservative	Whitecourt	Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy is a former businessman, farmer and long serving municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 2001...	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