1982 Alberta general election
The 1982 Alberta general election 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.
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79 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 40 seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 66.00% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
changeOverall voter turnout was 66.00%.[1]
Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||||
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1979 | Diss. | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Peter Lougheed | 79 | 74 | 73 | 75 | +1.4% | 588,485 | 62.28% | +4.88% | |
New Democratic | Grant Notley | 79 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +100% | 177,166 | 18.75% | +3.00% | |
Independent | 34 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 36,590 | 3.87% | +3.10% | ||
Western Canada Concept | Gordon Kesler | 78 | * | 1 | - | * | 111,131 | 11.76% | * | |
Liberal | Nicholas Taylor | 29 | - | - | - | - | 17,074 | 1.81% | -4.35% | |
Social Credit | George Richardson | 23 | 4 | 1 | - | -100% | 7,843 | 0.83% | -19.04% | |
Alberta Reform Movement | Tom Sindlinger | 14 | * | 1 | - | -100% | 6,258 | 0.66% | * | |
Communist | 8 | - | - | - | - | 389 | 0.04% | -0.01% | ||
Total | 344 | 79 | 79 | 79 | - | 944,936 | 100% | |||
Source: Elections Alberta |
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Members elected
changeFor complete electoral history, see individual districts.
References
change- ↑ Election Alberta (July 28, 2008). 2008 General Report (PDF). p. 158. Retrieved April 29, 2011.