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

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. Ralph Klein's Conservatives were re-elected, with increased number of seats in the Legislature. Liberal Official Opposition lost some seats dropping from 32 to 18, but retaining the status of Official Opposition. NDP gained two, to have a grand total of two seats.

Background

The Progressive Conservative Association had governed Alberta since 1971, and premier Ralph Klein led the party into his second general election as party leader. The previous election in 1993 was the best result for the

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since its last electoral victory in 1917. This was the second consecutive election fought on a new set of electoral boundaries, due to an Alberta Court of Appeal 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.

Results

Ralph Klein'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.

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

Results by riding

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Airdrie-Rocky View Airdrie-Rocky View was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1997 to 2004. History The riding was create ...

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8,492
68.93% , , James Welsh
2,197
17.83% , , Doris Bannister
482
3.91% , , Peter Smits
1,125
9.13% , , , , , , , - ,

Athabasca-Wabasca Athabasca-Wabasca was a provincial electoral district in Alberta mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post balloting from 1993 to 2004. Electoral district history The riding was created i ...

, , , , 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 Banff-Cochrane was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1940 to 1975, and again from 1979 to 2019. The Banff-Cochrane electoral district is home to ...

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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 Bonnyville-Cold Lake was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1997 to 2019. Geography Bonnyville-Col ...

, , , , Denis Ducharme
4,593
58.32% , ,

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2,323
29.50% , , , , Robert Kratchmer
948
12.04% , , , , , , , - , Calgary-Bow, , , ,

Bonnie Laing Bonnie Mary Sheila Laing (née Paul; March 30, 1937 – November 11, 2016) was a teacher, politician and health care professional from Alberta, Canada. Early life Bonnie Laing had a career as an educator for 26 years; she left that role when s ...

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%, , , ,

, - , Calgary-Buffalo , , 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 , - , Calgary-Cross, , , , Yvonne Fritz
5,964
66.88% , , Keith Jones
2,456
27.54% , , , , Maurizio Terrigno
467
5.24% , , , , , , Yvonne Fritz , - , Calgary-Currie, , , ,

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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%, , , ,

, - , 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 Calgary-Egmont 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 Assembly o ...

, , , , 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, , , , Ralph Klein
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%, , , , Ralph Klein , - , Calgary-Fish Creek, , , , 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, , , ,

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8,849
60.35% , , Albert W. Ludwig
4,339
29.59% , , Brenda Wadey
720
4.91% , , Kevin Davidson
735
5.01% , , , , , ,

Patricia Black Patricia Black may refer to: * Patricia Black (Irish republican) (1972–1991), Irish republican * Patricia Black (actress) (born 1956), American actress {{hndis, Black, Patricia ...

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Calgary-Fort Calgary-Fort was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1997 to 2019. History The Riding covers some of t ...

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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% , , , , , ,

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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 Calgary Montrose was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1986 to 2012. History This urban dist ...

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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%, , , , Hung Pham , - , Calgary-Mountain View, , , ,

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5,468
48.36% , , Patricia Ennis
3,269
28.91% , , Gordon M. Christie
2,085
18.44% , , Jason Nicholas
450
3.98% , , , , , ,

, - , Calgary-North Hill, , , , 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 , - ,

Calgary-Nose Creek Calgary-Nose Creek was a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1993 to 2004. History The Calgary-N ...

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7,815
64.33% , , Peter Willott
2,894
23.82% , , Doral Johnson
696
5.73% , , Greg Greene
715
5.89% , , , , , ,

, - , 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 , - , Calgary-Varsity, , , , 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, , , ,

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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, , , ,

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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, , , ,

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6,864
47.61% , ,

Muriel Abdurahman Muriel Ross Abdurahman (April 29, 1938 – December 22, 2013) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. She served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997. Political career Fort Saskatchewan Town Council Abdurahman was elected t ...

6,364
44.14% , , Michael Berezowsky
922
6.39% , , , , Max Cornelssen (Ind.)
235
1.63% , , ,

, - , 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 , - ,

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, , , , 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 Drumheller-Chinook was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1997 to 2004. History The electoral di ...

, , , , Shirley McClellan
6,063
63.28% , , Einar B. Davison
1,432
14.95% , , , , Dale Trefz
2,056
21.46% , , , , , , , - ,

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5,149
54.56% , , Fred Trotter
3,314
35.11% , ,

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961
10.18% , , , , , , , ,

, - , Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview, , , , 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% , , , , - , Edmonton-Calder , , Lynn Faulder
3,860
32.32%, , , , Lance D. White
4,802
40.21% , ,

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3,250
27.21% , , , , , , , , , - ,

Edmonton-Castle Downs Edmonton-Castle Downs is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The district was cre ...

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

Edmonton-Glengarry Edmonton-Glengarry was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1979 to 2004. History Members of the Legis ...

, , 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 , - , Edmonton-Glenora , , Kim MacKenzie
4,368
36.18%, , , ,

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5,785
47.92% , , Arlene Young
1,198
9.92% , , Jon Dykstra
630
5.22% , , Sam Thomas (Nat. Law)
69
0.57%, , , ,

, - , Edmonton-Gold Bar , , Susan Green
5,819
37.52%, , , , Hugh MacDonald
7,528
48.55% , , Walter Heneghan
1,970
12.70% , , , ,

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(Green)
92
0.59%
Maury Shapka (Nat. Law)
75
0.48% , , , Bettie Hewes , - ,

Edmonton-Highlands Edmonton-Highlands was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting from 1971 to 1993 and again from 1997 to 2004. ...

, , Jim Campbell
2,793
24.96% , , Chris Smith
2,284
20.41%, , , ,

5,638
50.38% , , Tim Friesen
419
3.74% , , , , , , , - , Edmonton-Manning , , Tony Vandermeer
4,358
35.44%, , , , Ed Gibbons
5,140
41.80% , , Hana Razga
2,229
18.13% , , R. Jordan Harris
524
4.26% , , , , , ,

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, - , Edmonton-McClung , , 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% , , , , , , , - , Edmonton-Mill Woods , , 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 , ,

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2,583
27.98%, , , ,

Sue Olsen Sue Olsen is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 until 2001. Political career Olsen was elected to the Alberta Legislature in the 1997 Alberta general ...

3,357
36.36% , , Sherry McKibben
2,767
29.97% , , Ray Loyer
485
5.25% , , , , , ,

, - , 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 Alfred R. Zariwny (born February 3, 1944) is a Canadian former politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997. Under the banner of the Liberal Party, he defeated New Democrat MLA Barrie Chivers in the ...

, - , 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 , - ,

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, , , , Guy C. Boutilier
5,420
55.64% , , John S. Vyboh
4,008
41.14% , , Rodney McCallum
280
2.87% , , , , , , , ,

Adam Germain Adam Germain is a former provincial level politician, lawyer and current Court of Queen's Bench Justice from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 to 1997. Political career Germain was elected t ...

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, , , , Walter Paszkowski
5,753
64.49% , , John A. Croken
1,995
22.36% , , Linda Smith
1,143
12.81% , , , , , , , , Walter Paszkowski , - ,

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5,592
63.08% , , Ray Stitsen
2,003
22.59% , , Campbell Ross
1,247
14.07% , , , , , , , ,

, - , 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, , , ,

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7,012
59.53% , , Raymond C. Reckseidler
2,206
18.73% , , Linda Neilson
583
4.95% , , Carl Thorsteinson
1,960
16.64% , , , , , ,

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Lac La Biche-St. Paul Lac La Biche-St. Paul was a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using first-past-the-post ba ...

, , , , 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 , - ,

Lacombe-Stettler Lacombe-Stettler was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1993 to 2004. History The Lacombe-Stettler e ...

, , , , 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, , , ,

Albert Klapstein Albert Klapstein (born November 28, 1940) is a former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1997 until 2004. Political career Klapstein was elected to the Alberta Le ...

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 M. Calahasen
3,389
60.33% , , Ralph Chalifoux
1,139
20.28% , , Glenn Laboucan
442
7.87% , , Robert J. Alford
624
11.11% , , , , , , Pearl M. Calahasen , - , Lethbridge-East , , Leah Waters
3,813
29.46%, , , , Ken Nicol
7,578
58.54% , , Inga Jesswein
674
5.21% , , Jonathan Williams
853
6.59% , , , , , , Ken Nicol , - , Lethbridge-West, , , ,

Clint Dunford Clinton Earl Dunford (February 21, 1943 – October 14, 2021) was a Canadian politician in Lethbridge, Alberta. He was first elected in 1993 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Lethbridge West, and elected to his fourth term on Novemb ...

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%, , , ,

, - , 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% , , , , , , , - ,

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Rob Renner Robert William Renner (born October 6, 1954) is a Canadian politician and was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the constituency of Medicine Hat as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Renner was born October 6, 1954 ...

5,853
51.48% , , Trevor Butts
3,232
28.43% , , George Peterson
1,065
9.37% , , Dale Glasier
1,177
10.35% , , , , , ,

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Richard Marz Richard Marz (born April 30, 1944, in Three Hills, Alberta) is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills as a Progressive Conservative. Early lif ...

6,958
56.95% , , Dave Herbert
1,562
12.78% , , Anne Wilson
247
2.02% , , Don MacDonald
3,422
28.01% , , , , , , , - , Peace River, , , ,

Gary Friedel Gary Friedel (born October 30, 1942) is a civil servant and former provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2004. Political career Friedel was elected to the ...

3,745
61.25% , , Bruce MacKeen
2,323
37.99% , , , , , , , , , ,

, - , Ponoka-Rimbey, , , , Halvar C. Jonson
5,750
63.80% , , Joshua Phillpotts
912
10.12% , , Liz Wetheral
879
9.75% , , Randy Jones
1,439
15.97% , , , , , , Halvar C. Jonson , - ,

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Stockwell Day Stockwell Burt Day Jr. (born August 16, 1950) is a Canadian former politician who led the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2001, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. A provincial cabinet minister from Alberta, Day served as ministe ...

4,683
55.37% , , Norm McDougall
2,547
30.11% , , Linda Kaiser
560
6.62% , , E. Patricia Argent
655
7.74% , , , , , ,

, - , Red Deer-South, , , , Victor Doerksen
5,751
46.91% , , Larry Pimm
4,966
40.51% , , Joanne Stanley
367
2.99% , ,

Randy Thorsteinson Randy Thorsteinson (born November 8, 1956) is a politician and businessman in Red Deer, Alberta, Canada. Early years Thorsteinson was born in Gimli, Manitoba and spent his youth living in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Edmonton, Alberta; Calgary, A ...

1,145
9.34% , , , , , , Victor Doerksen , - , Redwater, , , , Dave Broda
5,297
43.76% , ,

Mary Anne Balsillie Mary Anne Balsillie is a former politician from Alberta, Canada. In 1977, she was elected to the Municipal Council for the Town of Morinville. She served as a town councillor until 1992, when she ran for mayor and defeated long-time incumbent Ro ...

4,980
41.14% , , Tom Turner
737
6.09% , , Don Bell
987
8.15% , , E. Benjamin Toane (Nat. Law)
71
0.59%, , , , Nicholas Taylor , - ,

Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House is a town in west-central Alberta, Canada. It is approximately west of Red Deer at the confluence of the Clearwater and North Saskatchewan Rivers, and at the crossroads of Highway 22 (Cowboy Trail) and Highway 11 (David ...

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5,610
54.69% , , Roxanne V. Prior
880
8.58% , , Christine McMeckan
481
4.69% , , Lavern J. Ahlstrom
3,264
31.82% , , , , , , Ty Lund , - ,

Sherwood Park Sherwood Park is a large hamlet in Alberta, Canada within Strathcona County that is recognized as an urban service area. It is located adjacent to the City of Edmonton's eastern boundary, generally south of Highway 16 (Yellowhead Trail), ...

, , , , 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 Colleen Marie Soetaert is a former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. She served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition. Political career Soetaert ran for a ...

6,275
49.51% , , Thomas Elchuk
476
3.76% , , Clinton Day
491
3.87% , , , , , ,

, - , St. Albert, , , , Mary O'Neill
6,696
43.53% , ,

Len Bracko Leonard Clarence Bracko (December 2, 1943 – August 19, 2017) was a Canadian politician. He was a city councillor for St. Albert City Council and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A high school social studies teacher by prof ...

6,680
43.43% , , Chris Samuel
1,198
7.79% , , John Reil
781
5.08% , , , , , ,

, - , 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 , - ,

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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
5,616
55.33% , , Pat Gulak
2,787
27.46% , , Wes Neumeier
602
5.93% , , Jeff Newland
1,125
11.08% , , , , , , Steve West , - , Wainwright, , , , 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 A. (Butch) Fischer , - ,

West Yellowhead West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 87 current ridings mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. The dis ...

, , , , Ivan J. Strang
4,498
41.96% , , Duco Van Binsbergen
3,795
35.40% , , Glenn Taylor
2,130
19.87% , , John Ahlstrom
275
2.57% , , , , , , Duco Van Binsbergen , - , Wetaskiwin-Camrose, , , , 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 Bruce Hinkley (born 1949) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Wetaskiwin-Camrose Wetaskiwin-Camrose was a provincial elec ...

(Forum)
279
2.26% , , , Ken Rostad , - ,

Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Whitecourt-Ste. Anne was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 1993 to 2019. Communities within the bounda ...

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Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy (August 22, 1931 – November 21, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and long serving municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 200 ...

5,759
54.12% , , Sara Lynn Burrough
2,954
27.76% , , Chauncey Featherstone
704
6.62% , , Earle Cunningham
1,183
11.12% , , , , , ,

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References

External links

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

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March 1997 events in Canada

Background

Results

Results by riding

See also

References

Further reading

External links