Alberta general election, 1986
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The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta
, Canada
. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
.
Peter Lougheed
, who had created the modern Alberta Progressive Conservatives
, led it to power in 1971, and served as premier of Alberta for fourteen years, retired from politics in 1985. The PC Party elected Don Getty
as its new leader.
Getty was not able to gain the confidence of Albertans as Lougheed had, and the party's popular vote fell by ten percentage points. The PCs were still, however, able to win a fifth term in government, with over half the votes in the province, and 61 of the 83 seats in the legislature.
The New Democratic Party
, now led by Ray Martin
, was able to make itself the focus of opposition to the PC government, winning almost 30% of the vote, and sixteen seats in the legislature (up from two in the 1982 election
.)
The Liberal Party
of Nicholas Taylor
returned to the legislature for the first time since 1969 with four seats. Two seats were won by former Social Credit
members who had formed the Representative Party of Alberta
after winning re-election in 1982 as independents.
Western Canada Concept
, a western separatist party that had won almost 12% of the vote in 1982, collapsed under the leadership of Jack Ramsay
, who later served as a Reform Party of Canada
Member of Parliament
.
The Social Credit Party of Alberta
nominated no candidates. The party had governed Alberta for 36 years before getting bounced out of power by the Tories in 1971.
The election of a 22-member opposition to Alberta's legislature signals for the first time since 1971 a significant competitive voice to the dominant Conservative Party in that province's voting citizenship. This development and the emergence of the New Democrats as the primary opposition party in Alberta necessitates a reevaluation of Alberta politics, which critics have long labeled as ideologically conservative, anachronistic, and oddly unpredictable. Alberta politics are now beginning to resemble that of Canada's other provinces. The rise of a new, competent opposition is a healthy development in Alberta's politics and will likely contribute positively to Alberta's economic and social well-being, Tupper (1986) argues.
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Note:
1Nancy Betkowski later changed her last name to Nancy MacBeth.
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It was held on May 8, 1986 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...
.
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....
, who had created the modern Alberta Progressive Conservatives
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
, led it to power in 1971, and served as premier of Alberta for fourteen years, retired from politics in 1985. The PC Party elected Don Getty
Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
as its new leader.
Getty was not able to gain the confidence of Albertans as Lougheed had, and the party's popular vote fell by ten percentage points. The PCs were still, however, able to win a fifth term in government, with over half the votes in the province, and 61 of the 83 seats in the legislature.
The 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...
, now led by Ray Martin
Ray Martin (politician)
Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity...
, was able to make itself the focus of opposition to the PC government, winning almost 30% of the vote, and sixteen seats in the legislature (up from two in the 1982 election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
.)
The Liberal Party
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...
of Nicholas Taylor
Nicholas Taylor
Nicholas "Nick" William Taylor is a retired geologist, businessman and politician and former Canadian Senator from Alberta, Canada....
returned to the legislature for the first time since 1969 with four seats. Two seats were won by former 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....
members who had formed the Representative Party of Alberta
Representative Party of Alberta
The Representative Party of Alberta was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada formed by Raymond Speaker in 1984. The party was right of center, conservative in ideology and considered a modern version of Social Credit without the monetary reforms....
after winning re-election in 1982 as independents.
Western Canada Concept
Western Canada Concept
The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western...
, a western separatist party that had won almost 12% of the vote in 1982, collapsed under the leadership of Jack Ramsay
Jack Ramsay (politician)
F.J. "Jack" Ramsay is a former Reform Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons. Ramsay is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.-Western Canada Concept:...
, who later served as a Reform Party of Canada
Reform Party of Canada
The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party that existed from 1987 to 2000. It was originally founded as a Western Canada-based protest party, but attempted to expand eastward in the 1990s. It viewed itself as a populist party....
Member of Parliament
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
.
The Social Credit Party of Alberta
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....
nominated no candidates. The party had governed Alberta for 36 years before getting bounced out of power by the Tories in 1971.
The election of a 22-member opposition to Alberta's legislature signals for the first time since 1971 a significant competitive voice to the dominant Conservative Party in that province's voting citizenship. This development and the emergence of the New Democrats as the primary opposition party in Alberta necessitates a reevaluation of Alberta politics, which critics have long labeled as ideologically conservative, anachronistic, and oddly unpredictable. Alberta politics are now beginning to resemble that of Canada's other provinces. The rise of a new, competent opposition is a healthy development in Alberta's politics and will likely contribute positively to Alberta's economic and social well-being, Tupper (1986) argues.
Results
Overall voter turnout was 47.25%.| Party | Party leader | Candidates | Seats | Popular vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1982 | 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... |
Don Getty Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before... |
83 | 75 | 61 | -18.7% | 366,783 | 51.40% | -10.88% |
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... |
Ray Martin (politician) Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity... |
83 | 2 | 16 | +700% | 208,561 | 29.22% | +10.47% |
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 "Nick" William Taylor is a retired geologist, businessman and politician and former Canadian Senator from Alberta, Canada.... |
63 | - | 4 | 87,239 | 12.22% | +10.41% |
Representative Representative Party of Alberta The Representative Party of Alberta was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada formed by Raymond Speaker in 1984. The party was right of center, conservative in ideology and considered a modern version of Social Credit without the monetary reforms.... |
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... |
46 | * | 2 | * | 36,656 | 5.15% | * |
Independent | 20 | 2 | - | -100% | 6,134 | 0.86% | -3.01% |
Western Canada Concept Western Canada Concept The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation.The party argued that Western... |
Jack Ramsay (politician) F.J. "Jack" Ramsay is a former Reform Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons. Ramsay is a former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer.-Western Canada Concept:... |
20 | - | - | - | 4,615 | 0.65% | -11.11% |
Confederation of Regions | Elmer Knutson Elmer S. Knutson was a Canadian fringe politician. He was born on the family farm in Torquay, Saskatchewan. He worked on road gangs, in lumber camps and mines until he won a baseball scholarship to a Lutheran college in North Dakota, USA. After serving in the Royal Canadian Navy during World War... |
6 | * | - | * | 2,866 | 0.40% | * |
Heritage The Heritage Party of Alberta The Heritage Party of Alberta was a right-wing political party active in Politics of Canada during the 1980s. Throughout its existence, it was led by Mike Pawlus.... |
Mike Pawlus Mike Pawlus was a minor provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He led the fringe right wing The Heritage Party of Alberta during the entire existence of the party.-Political career:... |
6 | * | - | * | 601 | 0.08% | * |
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:... |
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6 | - | - | - | 199 | 0.03% | -0.01% | ||
| Total | 333 | 79 | 83 | - | 713,654 | 100% | |
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Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts| 21st Alberta Legislative Assembly 21st Alberta Legislative Assembly The members of the 21st Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on May 8, 1986.On March 20, 1989, the 22nd Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.-Party standings after the 21st General Election:... |
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| District | Member | Party |
Athabasca-Lac La Biche Athabasca-Lac La Biche Athabasca-Lac La Biche was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada from 1986 until 1993, when it was dissolved.-MLAs:The district elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:-Election results:... |
Leo Piquette Leo Piquette Léo Piquette was elected to the Alberta Legislative Assembly in the 1986 Alberta election. He was a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party for the district of Athabasca-Lac La Biche.... |
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... |
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 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta... |
Barrhead | Ken Kowalski Ken Kowalski Kenneth "Ken" Reginald Kowalski, MLA is a provincial level politician and former teacher from Alberta, Canada. He is a current member and also dean of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and has served continuously since November 1979 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus... |
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 Bow Valley Bow Valley is a valley located along the upper Bow River in Alberta, Canada.The name "Bow" refers to the reeds that grew along its banks and which were used by the local First Nations peoples to make bows; the Peigan name for the river is "Makhabn", meaning "river where bow weeds grow".-Parks:Bow... |
Tom Musgrove Tom Musgrove Tom Musgrove is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
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 | Sheldon Chumir Sheldon Chumir Sheldon Chumir was a Canadian lawyer and Liberal Party politician from Alberta.Sheldon Chumir was born in Calgary. He studied law at the University of Alberta, graduating in 1963 with the gold medal... |
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... |
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 | David J. 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-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 | Janet Koper Janet Koper Janet Shirley Koper was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 to 1988 sitting as a member of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Forest Lawn | Barry Pashak Barry Pashak Barry Leonard Pashak is a former college instructor and a Canadian provincial and federal level politician. He served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993 sitting with the opposition New Democratic Party caucus... |
NDP |
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... |
Dianne Mirosh Dianne Mirosh Dianne Mirosh is a former provincial-level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997. During her time in office, she served a number of cabinet portfolios in the Don Getty and Ralph Klein governments.-Political career:Mirosh was... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-McCall | Stan Nelson Stan Nelson -Political career:Nelson was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1982 Alberta general election. He won a commanding majority of votes taking over 75% of the ballots cast and defeating four other candidates. Nelson won his second term in the 1986 Alberta general election... |
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 | Gordon Shrake Gordon Shrake Gordon Wells Shrake is a former municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He first served as a City of Calgary Alderman from 1971 until 1982 when he was elected as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, serving from 1982 to 1993.-Alderman:Shrake was first elected to... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Montrose | Rick Orman Rick Orman Richard “Rick” D. Orman is a Canadian politician. Orman was born in Calgary, Alberta in 1948 as a fourth generation Albertan. He studied at the University of Calgary before graduating with honours from Eastern Washington University in 1971. Orman served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Mountain View | Bob Hawkesworth Bob Hawkesworth Robert "Bob" Andrew Hawkesworth is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Hawkesworth attended the University of Alberta and the University of Calgary before being elected in 1980 to Calgary City Council as alderman for Ward 3... |
NDP |
Calgary-North Hill | Fred Stewart Fred Stewart (Alberta politician) Frederick "Fred" Stewart is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.-Political career:Stewart was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the Calgary North Hill electoral district in the 1986 Alberta general election... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-North West | Stan Cassin Stan Cassin -Political career:Cassin was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta after winning the Calgary North West electoral district in the 1986 Alberta general election. He held the riding for the Progressive Conservatives winning in a landslide. Cassin ran for a second term in office in the 1989... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-Shaw | Jim Dinning Jim Dinning Jim Dinning is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta , and now serves on the board of directors of a variety of Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace... |
Progressive Conservative |
Calgary-West | Elaine McCoy Elaine McCoy Elaine McCoy, QC, BA, LL.B is a Canadian senator from Alberta. She has been the last remaining member of the Canadian Senate to sit as a Progressive Conservative since the retirement of Senator Lowell Murray on September 26, 2011.-Senate of Canada:Senator McCoy was appointed to the Senate by... |
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... |
Ken Rostad Ken Rostad Ken Rostad is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997. During his time in office he served numerous cabinet portfolios in the Alberta provincial government.... |
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... |
Jack Ady Jack Ady Jack Ady is a member of the former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1997.-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... |
Representative Representative Party of Alberta The Representative Party of Alberta was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada formed by Raymond Speaker in 1984. The party was right of center, conservative in ideology and considered a modern version of Social Credit without the monetary reforms.... |
Cypress-Redcliff | 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:... |
Stanley Schumacher Stanley Schumacher Stanley Stanford Schumacher was speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and a member of the Canadian House of Commons from Alberta, Canada-Early life:He was born in Hanna, Alberta to parents Louis and Gladys Schumacher... |
Progressive Conservative |
Dunvegan Dunvegan (electoral district) Dunvegan was a provincial electoral district in Northwestern Alberta. In 2004 the district was re-named Dunvegan-Central Peace. The district was created in 1986 from Spirit River-Fairview.-Members of the Legislative Assembly :... |
Glen Clegg Glen Clegg Glen Clegg is a civil servant and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 until 2001.-Political career:... |
Progressive Conservative |
Edmonton-Avonmore | Marie Laing Marie Laing Marie Laing, Ph.d.; R.Phsych was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:Laing represented the now-defunct southeast Edmonton riding of Edmonton-Avonmore for the Alberta New Democrats. She currently teaches psychiatry at the University of Alberta in... |
NDP |
Edmonton-Belmont | Tom Sigurdson Tom Sigurdson Thomas "Tom" Sigurdson is a former Canadian provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993... |
NDP |
Edmonton-Beverly | Ed Ewasiuk Ed Ewasiuk Ed William "Eddie" Ewasiuk was a labour activist, a city councilor in Edmonton, Alberta and a NDP Member of the Legislative Assembly in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-Early life:... |
NDP |
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 :... |
Christie Mjolsness Christie Mjolsness Christie Mjolsness is a former provincial level politician and athlete from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:Mjolsness ran for public office in the 1982 Alberta general election... |
NDP |
Edmonton-Centre | William Roberts William Roberts (Alberta politician) William Roberts is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:... |
NDP |
Edmonton-Glengarry | John Younie John Younie John Younie is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for a single term from 1986 to 1989 and sat as a member of the New Democrats caucus when they held official opposition status.... |
NDP |
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.... |
Nancy Betkowski Nancy MacBeth Nancy MacBeth, née Elliott is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001.-Early life:... 1 |
Progressive Conservative |
Edmonton-Gold Bar | Bettie Hewes Bettie Hewes Elizabeth Jane Hewes was a Canadian politician, former Edmonton City Councilor, and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Hewes graduated from the University of Toronto in 1944 with degree in occupational therapy.... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Highlands | Pam Barrett Pam Barrett Pam Barrett was a politician who left politics in February 2000, after having a life-changing near-death experience.-Early political career:... |
NDP |
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 | Alex McEachern Alex McEachern Alex McEachern is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:... |
NDP |
Edmonton-Meadowlark | Grant Mitchell Grant Mitchell (politician) -Early life:He received a B.A. degree from the University of Alberta and an M.A. degree from Queen's University. From 1976 to 1979, he worked as a public servant with the Government of Alberta... |
Liberal |
Edmonton-Mill Woods | Gerry Gibeault Gerry Gibeault Gerry Gibeault is a former School Trustee with Edmonton Public Schools and served as the Trusee for Ward I. He previously served as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993 sitting with the New Democrat caucus in opposition.-Early life:Gibeault graduated post secondary... |
NDP |
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... |
Ray Martin Ray Martin (politician) Raymond Martin is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.Born in 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Martin attended the University of Alberta in Edmonton. He was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity... |
NDP |
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-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.... |
Gordon Wright Gordon Wright (politician) Gordon Samuel Dales Wright was a lawyer who served as a Crown Prosecutor for the Attorney Generals office. He was also former provincial politician and perennial candidate from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 until his death.-Political... |
NDP |
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.... |
Don Getty Don Getty Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before... |
Progressive Conservative |
Fort McMurray Fort McMurray (provincial electoral district) Fort McMurray was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, from 1986 until 2004, when it was included in the new district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.-MLAs:The district elected the following members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:... |
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 |
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:... |
Bob Elliott Bob Elliott (Alberta politician) Robert "Bob" Elliott was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus.-Political career:... |
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.... |
Harry Alger Harry Alger Harry Alger is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature from 1982 until 1989.-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 |
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... |
Ronald Moore Ronald Moore (politician) Ronald Moore is a former provincial level politician and current columnist in Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993.-Early life:... |
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... |
Representative |
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... |
Doug Cherry Doug Cherry Doug Cherry is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:... |
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.... |
Roy Brassard Roy Brassard Roy Brassard was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Alberta MLA, and more recently a public school board member.-Provincial government:... |
Progressive Conservative |
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 Deryl 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-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson Halvar Jonson Halvar C. Jonson . is a former teacher and high school principal. He was also a long serving provincial politician from Alberta, Canada... |
Progressive Conservative |
Red Deer North Red Deer North Red Deer North 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.... |
Stockwell Day Stockwell Day Stockwell Burt Day, Jr., PC, MP is a former Canadian politician, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is a former cabinet minister in Alberta, and a former leader of the Canadian Alliance. Day was MP for the riding of Okanagan—Coquihalla in British Columbia and the president of... |
Progressive Conservative |
Red Deer South Red Deer South Red Deer South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.The district was created from Red Deer in 1986.... |
John Oldring John Oldring John Oldring is a former municipal provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Red Deer city council from 1974 to 1986 before becoming a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.... |
Progressive Conservative |
Redwater-Andrew | Steve Zarusky Steve Zarusky Steve Zarusky is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:... |
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 |
Sherwood Park Sherwood Park (electoral district) Sherwood Park is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:- Members of the Legislative Assembly :-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:... |
Peter Elzinga Peter Elzinga Peter Elzinga was the executive director of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, Canada, a former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and former cabinet minister in Alberta.... |
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 |
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.... |
Bryan Strong Bryan Strong Bryan Strong was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1989 as part of the New Democratic Party caucus in opposition.... |
NDP |
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:... |
John Drobot John Drobot John Drobot is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993.-Political career:... |
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:... |
Brian C. Downey Brian C. Downey Brian C. Downey is a former politician from Alberta, Canada.Downey was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Stettler as a Progressive Conservative member during the 1986 Alberta general election. He served his first term as a backbencher in the Don Getty government... |
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... |
Jim Heron Jim Heron James "Jim" P. Heron was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1989.-Political career:... |
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:... |
Derek Fox Derek Fox Derek Fox is an insurance agent and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 1993.-Political career:... |
NDP |
Vermilion-Viking | Steve West Steve West (politician) Steven "Steve" C. West is a business man, and a former veterinary doctor, teacher, farmer and former provincial level politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1986 to 2001. He served numerous portfolios in the cabinet for the Alberta government during his... |
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:... |
Robert Fischer Robert Fischer (politician) Robert "Butch" Fischer is a former long serving provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 until 2001 sitting with the governing Progressive Conservative caucus. He was investigated for a conflict of interest in 2001 that... |
Progressive Conservative |
Westlock-Sturgeon | Nicholas Taylor Nicholas Taylor Nicholas "Nick" William Taylor is a retired geologist, businessman and politician and former Canadian Senator from Alberta, Canada.... |
Liberal |
West Yellowhead West Yellowhead (electoral district) West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current riding's mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.... |
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 |
Wetaskiwin-Leduc | Donald H. Sparrow Donald H. Sparrow Donald H. Sparrow is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 to 1993.-Political career:Sparrow ran for a seat as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1982 Alberta general election... |
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... |
Progressive Conservative |
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1Nancy Betkowski later changed her last name to Nancy MacBeth.