The 1997 Alberta general election was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the

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. The Progressive Conservative government led by

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won its eighth consecutive mandate going back to

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, increasing its share of votes and seats in the Legislature relative to the previous election in

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. The

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retained Official Opposition status, though it lost nearly half its seats. After an electoral wipeout in 1993, the NDP returned to the Legislature by winning two seats.

Background

The Progressive Conservative Association had governed Alberta since 1971, and premier

led the party into his second general election as party leader. The previous election in 1993 was the best result for the

since its last electoral victory in

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. This was the second consecutive election fought on a new set of electoral boundaries, due to an

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decision that was critical of the map created in 1992. The government amended the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act, introducing the present system where the commission is made up of a justice from the Court, two members appointed by the governing party, and two members appointed by the official opposition. A new Commission was created, which issued its recommendations for a new set of electoral boundaries in 1996.

Opinion polls

Results

's second election as leader of the PCs was considerably more successful than his first. The party won over half the popular vote, and 63 of the 83 seats in the legislature for its eighth consecutive term in government. The party continued to dominate in Calgary and rural areas, and managed to regain a foothold in Edmonton where it won two seats. The

of Grant Mitchell lost about 7% of the popular vote it had won in the 1993 election. The party's legislative caucus was reduced from 32 members to 18. Pam Barrett led the

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back into the legislature with two seats (both in

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), despite winning an even smaller share of the popular vote than in 1993. The Social Credit Party also re-emerged, placing a strong second in several rural ridings, but did not win any seats. Overall voter turnout was 53.75%. Alberta Legislature 1997

Notes: * Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election. x – less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Results by riding

, - , Airdrie-Rocky View, , , , Carol Louise Haley
8,492
68.93% , , James Welsh
2,197
17.83% , , Doris Bannister
482
3.91% , , Peter Smits
1,125
9.13% , , , , , , , - , Athabasca-Wabasca, , , , Mike Cardinal
3,380
58.65% , , Tony Mercredi
1,481
25.70% , , Dean Patriquin
300
5.21% , , Curtis Gunderson
468
8.12% , , Harlan Light (Green)
100
1.74%, , , , Mike Cardinal , - , Banff-Cochrane, , , , Janis Tarchuk
7,180
60.96% , , Judy Stewart
3,151
26.75% , , Jeff Eamon
754
6.40% , , Scott Mudford
661
5.61% , , , , , , Brian Evans , - , Barrhead-Westlock, , , , Kenneth R. Kowalski
6,195
60.49% , , Dale Greig
2,130
20.80% , , Joe Woytowich
643
6.28% , , J. Harvey Yuill
1,244
12.15% , , , , , , Kenneth R. Kowalski , - , Bonnyville-Cold Lake, , , , Denis Ducharme
4,593
58.32% , , Leo Vasseur
2,323
29.50% , , , , Robert Kratchmer
948
12.04% , , , , , , , - ,

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, , , , Bonnie Laing
6,664
54.07% , , Mark Dickerson
4,091
33.19% , , Brent Johner
1,144
9.28% , , , , Ronnie Shapka (Nat. Law)
158
1.28%
David Crowe (Green)
187
1.52%, , , , Bonnie Laing , - ,

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, , Terri-Lynn Bradford
4,115
43.52%, , , , Gary Dickson
4,310
45.58% , , Neil McKinnon
547
5.79% , , Raymond Neilson
300
3.17% , , Ralph Holt (Nat. Law)
115
1.22%, , , , Gary Dickson , - ,

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, , , ,

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5,964
66.88% , , Keith Jones
2,456
27.54% , , , , Maurizio Terrigno
467
5.24% , , , , , ,

, - ,

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, , , , Jocelyn Burgener
5,952
53.83% , , Mairi Matheson
3,636
32.88% , , Liz Blackwood
712
6.44% , , Jeff Townsend
610
5.52% , , Richard Shelford (Nat. Law)
109
0.99%, , , , Jocelyn Burgener , - , Calgary-East, , , , Moe Amery
4,857
59.78% , , Kelly McDonnell
1,990
24.49% , , Marg Elliot
609
7.50% , , Raymond (Chick) Hurst
613
7.54% , , , , , , Moe Amery , - , Calgary-Egmont, , , , Denis Herard
8,842
64.48% , , Pam York
3,336
24.33% , , Larry Kowalchuk
654
4.77% , , Douglas Cooper
836
6.10% , , , , , , Denis Herard , - , Calgary-Elbow, , , ,

8,237
57.78% , , Harold Swanson
5,195
36.44% , , Shawn Christie
307
2.15% , , Lera G. Shirley
421
2.95% , , Frank Haika (Nat. Law)
75
0.53%, , , ,

, - ,

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, , , , Heather Forsyth
8,274
66.47% , , Marie Cameron
3,020
24.26% , , Muriel Turner-Wilkinson
348
2.80% , , Jeff Willerton
778
6.25% , , , , , , Heather Forsyth , - , Calgary-Foothills, , , , Patricia Black
8,849
60.35% , , Albert W. Ludwig
4,339
29.59% , , Brenda Wadey
720
4.91% , , Kevin Davidson
735
5.01% , , , , , , Patricia Black , - , Calgary-Fort, , , , Wayne Cao
4,410
48.53% , , Shirley-Anne Reuben
2,817
31.00% , , Ken Sahil
891
9.81% , , Bren Blanchet
916
10.08% , , , , , , , - ,

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, , , , Ron Stevens
8,247
58.02% , , Wayne Stewart
4,919
34.61% , , Grace Johner
435
3.06% , , Vernon Cook
583
4.10% , , , , , , Dianne Mirosh , - , Calgary-Lougheed, , , , Marlene Graham
7,761
65.89% , , Darryl G. Hawkins
2,906
24.67% , , Mara Vogel
533
4.53% , , Hub Blanchet
560
4.75% , , , , , , Jim Dinning , - , Calgary-McCall, , , , Shiraz Shariff
5,118
58.67% , , Amar Singh
2,701
30.96% , , , , Rory M. Cory
876
10.04% , , , , , , Harry Sohal , - , Calgary-Montrose, , , ,

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4,556
58.56% , , Diane Danielson
2,576
33.11% , , , , Christopher Dick
536
6.89% , , Neeraj Varma (Nat. Law)
94
1.21%, , , ,

, - , Calgary-Mountain View, , , , Mark Hlady
5,468
48.36% , , Patricia Ennis
3,269
28.91% , , Gordon M. Christie
2,085
18.44% , , Jason Nicholas
450
3.98% , , , , , , Mark Hlady , - ,

Calgary-North Hill Calgary-North Hill was a Provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single Member of the Legislative Assembly, member to the Legislative Asse ...

, , , , Richard Charles Magnus
6,379
58.36% , , John Schmale
3,297
30.16% , , Jason Ness
1,183
10.82% , , , , , , , , Richard Charles Magnus , - , Calgary-North West, , , , Greg Melchin
9,190
53.19% , , Frank Bruseker
7,226
41.82% , , Jeff Pattinson
342
1.98% , , Douglas A. Picken
503
2.91% , , , , , , Frank Bruseker , - ,

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, , , , Gary Mar
7,815
64.33% , , Peter Willott
2,894
23.82% , , Doral Johnson
696
5.73% , , Greg Greene
715
5.89% , , , , , , Gary Mar , - , Calgary-Shaw, , , , Jonathan Niles Havelock
12,304
75.21% , , Sharon L. Howe
2,860
17.48% , , Shawn Keown
485
2.96% , , Michael Roth
624
3.81% , , Almas Walden (Nat. Law)
69
0.42%, , , , Jonathan Niles Havelock , - ,

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, , , , Murray D. Smith
7,232
51.34% , , Carrol Jaques
5,414
38.43% , , Dirk Huysman
640
4.54% , , Mike Bressers
646
4.59% , , Joel Ashworth (Green)
132
0.94%, , , , Murray D. Smith , - , Calgary-West, , , , Karen Kryczka
8,478
56.18% , , Paul Adams
4,995
33.10% , , Rudy Rogers
534
3.54% , , Craig Chandler
1,070
7.09% , , , , , , Danny Dalla-Longa , - , Cardston-Taber-Warner, , , , Ron Hierath
5,157
59.06% , , James Jackson
1,471
16.85% , , Suzanne Sirias
518
5.93% , , Ken Rose
1,568
17.96% , , , , , , , - , Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan, , , , Rob Lougheed
6,864
47.61% , , Muriel Abdurahman
6,364
44.14% , , Michael Berezowsky
922
6.39% , , , , Max Cornelssen (Ind.)
235
1.63% , , , Muriel Abdurahman , - , Cypress-Medicine Hat, , , , Lorne Taylor
5,754
63.18% , , Beverley Britton Clarke
2,217
24.34% , , Don Crisall
383
4.21% , , Maurice Perron
728
7.99% , , , , , , Lorne Taylor , - , Drayton Valley-Calmar, , , , Tom Thurber
6,492
60.41% , , Moe Hamdon
2,912
27.10% , , Tom Fuller
823
7.66% , , , , Roy Andresen (Ind.)
488
4.55% , , , Tom Thurber , - , Drumheller-Chinook, , , , Shirley McClellan
6,063
63.28% , , Einar B. Davison
1,432
14.95% , , , , Dale Trefz
2,056
21.46% , , , , , , , - ,

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, , , , Glen Clegg
5,149
54.56% , , Fred Trotter
3,314
35.11% , , Margaret McCuaig-Boyd
961
10.18% , , , , , , , , Glen Clegg , - ,

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, , , , Julius E. Yankowsky
3,484
34.93% , , Johanne Tardif
3,127
31.35% , , Bill Stephenson
2,842
28.49% , , Doug Smith
376
3.77% , , Andy Chichak (Ind.)
100
1.00%
William Finn (Forum)
29
0.29% , , , , - ,

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, , Lynn Faulder
3,860
32.32%, , , , Lance D. White
4,802
40.21% , , Alex McEachern
3,250
27.21% , , , , , , , , , - ,

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, , Ihor Broda
4,373
40.43%, , , , Pamela Paul
4,456
41.20% , , Peter Johnsen
1,494
13.81% , , David H. Friesen
460
4.25% , , , , , , , - , Edmonton-Centre , , Don Weiderman
3,634
33.36%, , , , Laurie Blakeman
4,769
43.78% , , Jenn Smith
1,845
16.94% , , Alan Cruikshank
420
3.86% , , Emil van der Poorten (Forum)
98
0.90%
Richard Johnsen (Nat. Law)
83
0.76% , , , Michael Henry , - ,

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, , Jasbeer Singh
2,641
25.96%, , , , Debby Carlson
5,752
56.54% , , Henry Johns
913
8.97% , , Ken Way
840
8.26% , , , , , , Debby Carlson , - ,

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, , Don Clarke
3,474
34.38%, , , , Bill Bonner
4,765
47.15% , , William Kobluk
1,366
13.52% , , Barbie-Jo Williams
335
3.32% , , David Sharkey (Nat. Law)
76
0.75%
Carl Williams (Ind.)
46
0.46% , , , Laurence Decore , - ,

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, , Kim MacKenzie
4,368
36.18%, , , , Howard Sapers
5,785
47.92% , , Arlene Young
1,198
9.92% , , Jon Dykstra
630
5.22% , , Sam Thomas (Nat. Law)
69
0.57%, , , , Howard Sapers , - , Edmonton-Gold Bar , , Susan Green
5,819
37.52%, , , , Hugh MacDonald
7,528
48.55% , , Walter Heneghan
1,970
12.70% , , , , David J. Parker (Green)
92
0.59%
Maury Shapka (Nat. Law)
75
0.48% , , , Bettie Hewes , - , Edmonton-Highlands , , Jim Campbell
2,793
24.96% , , Chris Smith
2,284
20.41%, , , , Pam Barrett
5,638
50.38% , , Tim Friesen
419
3.74% , , , , , , , - ,

Edmonton-Manning Edmonton-Manning is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is situated in the northeast quadrant of the city. It was created in 1993 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly. The riding i ...

, , Tony Vandermeer
4,358
35.44%, , , , Ed Gibbons
5,140
41.80% , , Hana Razga
2,229
18.13% , , R. Jordan Harris
524
4.26% , , , , , , Peter Sekulic , - ,

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, , Michael Mooney
5,259
40.71%, , , , Grant Mitchell
6,322
48.94% , , Richard Vanderberg
713
5.52% , , Patrick D. Ellis
542
4.20% , , Wade McKinley (Nat. Law)
61
0.47%, , , , Grant Mitchell , - , Edmonton-Meadowlark , , Laurie Pushor
4,672
38.72%, , , , Karen Leibovici
6,047
50.11% , , Terry McNally
831
6.89% , , Aaron Hinman
435
3.60% , , Geoff Toane (Nat. Law)
55
0.46%, , , , Karen Leibovici , - , Edmonton-Mill Creek , , Sukhi Randhawa
3,679
28.23%, , , , Gene Zwozdesky
6,757
51.84% , , Stephen Crocker
1,804
13.84% , , Christie Forget
776
5.95% , , , , , , , - ,

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, , Ziad N. Jaber
2,993
29.97%, , , , Don Massey
5,113
51.19% , , Ricardo Acuna
1,266
12.68% , , John Filp
546
5.47% , , Raymond Boyko (Green)
52
0.52%, , , , Don Massey , - , Edmonton-Norwood , , Andrew Beniuk
2,583
27.98%, , , , Sue Olsen
3,357
36.36% , , Sherry McKibben
2,767
29.97% , , Ray Loyer
485
5.25% , , , , , , Andrew Beniuk , - , Edmonton-Riverview , , Gwen Harris
5,122
35.43%, , , , Linda Sloan
6,066
41.96% , , Donna Fong
2,261
15.64% , , David Prenoslo
805
5.57% , , William Chapman (Nat. Law)
87
0.60%
Naomi Rankin (Comm.)
61
0.42% , , , , - , Edmonton-Rutherford , , Brenda Platzer
5,078
38.91%, , , , Percy Wickman
6,007
46.03% , , Will Hodgson
1,156
8.86% , , David Lincoln
674
5.16% , , Ian Zaharko (Ind.)
19
0.15% , , , Percy Wickman , - , Edmonton-Strathcona , , John Logan
4,096
30.44% , , Mary MacDonald
4,214
31.31%, , , , Raj Pannu
4,272
31.74% , , John Forget
552
4.10% , , Eshwar Jagdeo (Nat. Law)
47
0.35%
Myles Kitagawa (Green)
236
1.75%, , , , Al Zariwny , - , Edmonton-Whitemud, , , , David Hancock
7,973
50.79% , , Corky Meyer
5,953
37.92% , , Charan Khehra
1,012
6.45% , , Kevin Bialobzyski
635
4.04% , , Randy T. Fritz (Nat. Law)
59
0.38%, , , , Mike Percy , - , Fort McMurray (provincial electoral district), Fort McMurray, , , , Guy Boutilier, Guy C. Boutilier
5,420
55.64% , , John S. Vyboh
4,008
41.14% , , Rodney McCallum
280
2.87% , , , , , , , , Adam Germain , - , Grande Prairie-Smoky, , , , Walter Paszkowski
5,753
64.49% , , John A. Croken
1,995
22.36% , , Linda Smith
1,143
12.81% , , , , , , , , Walter Paszkowski , - , Grande Prairie-Wapiti, , , , Wayne Jacques
5,592
63.08% , , Ray Stitsen
2,003
22.59% , , Campbell Ross
1,247
14.07% , , , , , , , , Wayne Jacques , - , Highwood (electoral district), Highwood, , , , Don Tannas
9,551
69.76% , , Howard Paulsen
1,944
14.20% , , Hugh Logie
592
4.32% , , John Bergen
1,566
11.44% , , , , , , Don Tannas , - , Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, , , , Gary Severtson
7,012
59.53% , , Raymond C. Reckseidler
2,206
18.73% , , Linda Neilson
583
4.95% , , Carl Thorsteinson
1,960
16.64% , , , , , , Gary Severtson , - , Lac La Biche-St. Paul, , , , Paul Langevin (politician), Paul Langevin
4,799
53.71% , , Vital Ouellette
2,901
32.47% , , Grace Johnston
419
4.69% , , Peter Tychkowsky
483
5.41% , , Don Ronaghan (Forum)
191
2.14%
Louis Real Theriault (Ind.)
114
1.28% , , , Paul Langevin (politician), Paul Langevin , - , Lacombe-Stettler, , , , Judy Gordon
6,414
61.62% , , Garfield Marks
1,181
11.35% , , Lynne Gendron
1,068
10.26% , , Bob Argent
1,725
16.57% , , , , , , Judy Gordon , - , Leduc (provincial electoral district), Leduc, , , , Albert Klapstein
6,857
51.42% , , Terry Kirkland
4,797
35.97% , , Bill Schlacht
767
5.75% , , Henry Neumann
891
6.68% , , , , , , Terry Kirkland , - , Lesser Slave Lake, , , , Pearl Calahasen, Pearl M. Calahasen
3,389
60.33% , , Ralph Chalifoux
1,139
20.28% , , Glenn Laboucan
442
7.87% , , Robert Alford (politician), Robert J. Alford
624
11.11% , , , , , , Pearl Calahasen, Pearl M. Calahasen , - , Lethbridge-East , , Leah Waters
3,813
29.46%, , , , Ken Nicol (politician), Ken Nicol
7,578
58.54% , , Inga Jesswein
674
5.21% , , Jonathan Williams
853
6.59% , , , , , , Ken Nicol (politician), Ken Nicol , - , Lethbridge-West, , , , Clint Dunford
5,679
45.23% , , Leslie Vaala
4,765
37.95% , , Tom Hovan
806
6.42% , , Brian Stewart
1,043
8.31% , , Don Ferguson (Green)
240
1.91%, , , , Clint Dunford , - , Little Bow, , , , Barry McFarland
6,726
69.17% , , Alida Hess
2,075
21.34% , , Marko Hilgersom
868
8.93% , , , , , , , , Barry McFarland , - , Livingstone-Macleod, , , , David Coutts
5,337
50.84% , , Ernie Patterson
3,924
37.38% , , Gwen De Maere
508
4.84% , , Bob Bysouth
703
6.70% , , , , , , , - , Medicine Hat (provincial electoral district), Medicine Hat, , , , Rob Renner
5,853
51.48% , , Trevor Butts
3,232
28.43% , , George Peterson
1,065
9.37% , , Dale Glasier
1,177
10.35% , , , , , , Rob Renner , - , Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, , , , Richard Marz
6,958
56.95% , , Dave Herbert
1,562
12.78% , , Anne Wilson
247
2.02% , , Don MacDonald
3,422
28.01% , , , , , , , - , Peace River (provincial electoral district), Peace River, , , , Gary Friedel
3,745
61.25% , , Bruce MacKeen
2,323
37.99% , , , , , , , , , , Gary Friedel , - , Ponoka-Rimbey, , , , Halvar Jonson, Halvar C. Jonson
5,750
63.80% , , Joshua Phillpotts
912
10.12% , , Liz Wetheral
879
9.75% , , Randy Jones
1,439
15.97% , , , , , , Halvar Jonson, Halvar C. Jonson , - , Red Deer-North, , , , Stockwell Day
4,683
55.37% , , Norm McDougall
2,547
30.11% , , Linda Kaiser
560
6.62% , , E. Patricia Argent
655
7.74% , , , , , , Stockwell Day , - , Red Deer-South, , , , Victor Doerksen
5,751
46.91% , , Larry Pimm
4,966
40.51% , , Joanne Stanley
367
2.99% , , Randy Thorsteinson
1,145
9.34% , , , , , , Victor Doerksen , - , Redwater (provincial electoral district), Redwater, , , , Dave Broda
5,297
43.76% , , Mary Anne Balsillie
4,980
41.14% , , Tom Turner
737
6.09% , , Don Bell
987
8.15% , , E. Benjamin Toane (Nat. Law)
71
0.59%, , , , Nicholas Taylor (politician), Nicholas Taylor , - , Rocky Mountain House (electoral district), Rocky Mountain House, , , , Ty Lund
5,610
54.69% , , Roxanne V. Prior
880
8.58% , , Christine McMeckan
481
4.69% , , Lavern Ahlstrom, Lavern J. Ahlstrom
3,264
31.82% , , , , , , Ty Lund , - , Sherwood Park (electoral district), Sherwood Park, , , , Iris Evans
8,610
47.80% , , Bruce Collingwood
8,305
46.11% , , Vaughn Dyrland
1,064
5.91% , , , , , , , , Bruce Collingwood , - , Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert , , Gary Swinamer
5,388
42.52%, , , , Colleen Soetaert
6,275
49.51% , , Thomas Elchuk
476
3.76% , , Clinton Day
491
3.87% , , , , , , Colleen Soetaert , - , St. Albert (provincial electoral district), St. Albert, , , , Mary O'Neill (Canadian politician), Mary O'Neill
6,696
43.53% , , Len Bracko
6,680
43.43% , , Chris Samuel
1,198
7.79% , , John Reil
781
5.08% , , , , , , Len Bracko , - , Stony Plain (electoral district), Stony Plain, , , , Stan Woloshyn
6,267
48.85% , , Peter Marchiel
3,906
30.44% , , Felice Young
895
6.98% , , Pat Hansard
1,742
13.58% , , , , , , Stan Woloshyn , - , Strathmore-Brooks, , , , Lyle Oberg
7,235
72.40% , , Roger Nelson
1,272
12.73% , , Richard Knutson
600
6.00% , , Dan Borden
862
8.63% , , , , , , , - , Vegreville-Viking, , , , Ed Stelmach
6,090
49.71% , , Ross Demkiw
3,639
29.70% , , Greg Kurulok
1,684
13.74% , , Clifford Gundermann
810
6.61% , , , , , , Ed Stelmach , - , Vermilion-Lloydminster, , , , Steve West (Canadian politician), Steve West
5,616
55.33% , , Pat Gulak
2,787
27.46% , , Wes Neumeier
602
5.93% , , Jeff Newland
1,125
11.08% , , , , , , Steve West (Canadian politician), Steve West , - , Wainwright (provincial electoral district), Wainwright, , , , Robert Fischer (Canadian politician), Robert A. (Butch) Fischer
6,232
52.61% , , Ronald Williams
1,568
13.24% , , Lilas I. Lysne
668
5.64% , , Jerry D. Barber
3,348
28.27% , , , , , , Robert Fischer (Canadian politician), Robert A. (Butch) Fischer , - , West Yellowhead, , , , Ivan Strang, Ivan J. Strang
4,498
41.96% , , Duco Van Binsbergen
3,795
35.40% , , Glenn Taylor (politician), Glenn Taylor
2,130
19.87% , , John Ahlstrom
275
2.57% , , , , , , Duco Van Binsbergen , - , Wetaskiwin-Camrose, , , , LeRoy Johnson (politician), LeRoy Johnson
7,244
58.39% , , Jody Saddleback
1,166
9.40% , , Rick Jantz
2,060
16.60% , , Karen Richert
1,622
13.07% , , Bruce Hinkley (Forum)
279
2.26% , , , Ken Rostad , - , Whitecourt-Ste. Anne, , , , Peter Trynchy
5,759
54.12% , , Sara Lynn Burrough
2,954
27.76% , , Chauncey Featherstone
704
6.62% , , Earle Cunningham
1,183
11.12% , , , , , , Peter Trynchy , -

References

External links

Original Elections Alberta Website for 1997 election
{{AlbertaElections 1997 elections in Canada Elections in Alberta, 1997 March 1997 in Canada