# 2012 Alberta general election

The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A Senate nominee election was called for the same day.
During the 2011 Progressive Conservative Association leadership election, eventual winner Alison Redford stated that if she became Premier she intended to pass legislation setting a fixed election date. After taking office, her government introduced a bill relating to the timing of elections, which was passed on December 6, 2011. Unlike other fixed election date legislation in Canada, the 2011 Election Amendment Act fixes the election to a three-month period, between March 1 and May 31 in the fourth calendar year. However, like other legislation, this does not affect the powers of the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the Legislature before this period. The writs of elections were dropped March 26, 2012.
Although the Wildrose Party led opinion polls for much of the campaign, on election night the Progressive Conservatives defied expectations to win 61 seats – a net loss of only five – en route to their 12th consecutive majority government. It is colloqually known as the "Lake of Fire" election for a series of controversies by Wildrose candidates, perceived to have hampered the party's campaign.
The victory made Redford the third woman elected in her own right as a provincial premier in Canada (after Catherine Callbeck in Prince Edward Island in 1993, and Kathy Dunderdale in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2011), and the first woman elected premier in a province outside Atlantic Canada. On September 4, 2014, the Alberta PC Party became the longest-running provincial government in Canadian history. Wildrose leader Danielle Smith would later become the 19th premier of Alberta in October 2022, as leader of the United Conservative Party.
Overall, across the province, 1,290,352 valid votes were cast in this election.

## Background
### 27th Legislature

The 27th Alberta Legislature saw a significant decline in the polls for the governing Progressive Conservatives (PCs) and the popularity of Premier Ed Stelmach.
The Wildrose Party was the primary beneficiary of voter migration in opinion polls from the governing PCs, after former leader Paul Hinman won a by-election, and the party elected Danielle Smith as leader. On January 4, 2010, the Wildrose caucus supplanted the New Democrats to become the third-largest in the legislature when PC MLAs Rob Anderson (Airdrie-Chestermere) and Heather Forsyth (Calgary-Fish Creek) joined Wildrose. Later in 2010, former PC cabinet minister Guy Boutilier (Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo) joined, becoming the party's fourth MLA. However, their support has waned in the year following, as did polling fortunes for the Liberal Party, while the Alberta NDP was polling at double its result in the previous election.
The Liberals lost two MLAs during the 27th Legislature — Dave Taylor (Calgary Currie) who left to sit as an independent, before becoming the first MLA for the Alberta Party; and Bridget Pastoor (Lethbridge-East) who crossed the floor to join the PC caucus in November 2011. However, the Liberals gained one MLA in selecting Raj Sherman (Edmonton-Meadowlark) as their leader in September 2011, who had been ejected from the PC caucus in November 2010.
On January 25, 2011, Ed Stelmach abruptly announced that he would not seek re-election, and would resign as leader of the Progressive Conservatives and as premier after a successor was chosen. Alison Redford was chosen as Stelmach's successor on October 1, 2011, and following her election the PCs improved their results in opinion polls. Her new government presented six pieces of legislation, the most notable of which regarded fixed election dates, an investigation into health care, and tougher penalties for impaired driving. All six bills were passed in the fall 2011 sitting of the 27th Legislature. The 2012 election is a result of the fixed election legislation, which fixed the date of the next provincial election in Alberta between March 1 and May 31, 2012, and requires subsequent elections in that period in the fourth calendar year thereafter. The law does not affect the ability of Alberta's Lieutenant-Governor to dissolve the assembly and call an election before that time. However, that is not likely to occur during majority governments. The legislature was dissolved and the writs were dropped on March 26, 2012.

### Green Party dispute

A year after the previous general election the Alberta Greens became mired in an internal dispute that resulted in the collapse of the party, and its de-registration by Elections Alberta. Some of the former Green party executive, including former deputy leader Edwin Erickson, eventually joined the Alberta Party, while others regrouped and founded the Evergreen Party of Alberta.

## Results

As indicated on the maps, the rural vote split largely on regional lines. Wildrose support was concentrated largely in Southern Alberta while the party won only one seat north of the 53rd parallel, while the PCs were reduced to just one seat in rural Southern Alberta. Wildrose won only three urban seats (two in Calgary and one in Medicine Hat) while the PCs won the majority of seats in both Calgary and Edmonton, swept Edmonton's suburbs and swept the two seats contested in each of Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge and Red Deer. The Liberals were confined to the two largest cities, winning three seats in Calgary and two in Edmonton. The New Democrats won all four of their seats in Edmonton.
The PCs polled about 44 percent of the popular vote, and four cabinet ministers were defeated. The Wildrose won 17 seats to become the Official Opposition for the first time. It was a net increase of thirteen seats for the party, although two of the four Wildrose incumbents (Guy Boutilier and Paul Hinman) were defeated by their PC challengers. The party polled more than 34 percent of the popular vote, more than five times their share in the previous election, and finished a close second in dozens of constituencies.
The Liberals saw their share of the vote plummet by almost two thirds and polled under ten percent for the first time since 1982. The result therefore appeared to give credence to speculation that Liberal voters from last election voted "strategically" for moderate PC candidates to defeat the more conservative Wildrose Party. Nevertheless, the five Liberal incumbents seeking re-election all managed to do so, with the Liberals losing the three seats where their incumbents did not run again. It was the Liberals' lowest seat total since the 1986 election. The Liberals were relegated to third party status in the Legislature for the first time since 1993.
The New Democrats won four seats, double their previous total and enough to secure official party status in the Legislature. Both NDP incumbents were re-elected. The NDP polled just under ten percent of the vote, marginally less than the Liberals' share and a modest increase from the last election.

### Summary

Summary of the April 23, 2012 Legislative Assembly of Alberta election results :
| Party | Party | Party leader | Number of candidates | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Popular vote | Popular vote | Popular vote |
| Party | Party | Party leader | Number of candidates | 2008 | Dissol. | 2012 | % Change | #$^1$ | % | Change (pp) |
| | Progressive Conservative | Alison Redford | 87 | 72 | 66 | 61 | –7.85 | 567,060 | 43.95 | –8.77 |
| | Wildrose | Danielle Smith | 87 | — | 4 | 17 | +325 | 442,429 | 34.29 | +27.51 |
| | Liberal | Raj Sherman | 87 | 9 | 8 | 5 | –37.5 | 127,645 | 9.89 | –16.54 |
| | New Democratic | Brian Mason | 87 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +100 | 126,752 | 9.82 | +1.34 |
| | Alberta Party | Glenn Taylor | 38 | — | 1 | — | –100 | 17,172 | 1.33 | +1.32 |
| | Evergreen | Larry Ashmore | 25 | —$^2$ | — | — | — | 5,082 | 0.394 | –4.16$^2$ |
| | Independent | Independent | 12 | — | 1 | — | –100 | 3,511 | 0.272 | –0.53 |
| | Social Credit | Len Skowronski | 3 | — | — | — | — | 294 | 0.0228 | –0.19 |
| | Communist | Naomi Rankin | 2 | — | — | — | — | 210 | 0.0163 | +0.01 |
| | Separation | Bart Hampton$^3$ | 1$^3$ | — | — | — | — | 68 | 0.00527 | 0.00 |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 1 | | | | | |
| Total | Total | Total | 429 | 83 | 83 | 87 | +4.82 | 1,290,223 | 100.00% | |
Notes:
* Results at the count.
* Results change is compared to the Alberta Greens in 2008.
* Elections Alberta lists Bart Hampton as leader of the Separation Party of Alberta, however the party's only candidate is party president Glen Dundas.
The voter turnout was 54%.

### Vote and seats summaries

Popular vote
PC
43.95%
Wildrose
34.29%
Liberal
9.89%
New Democratic
9.82%
Others
2.05% :
Seats summary
PC
70.11%
Wildrose
19.54%
Liberal
5.75%
New Democratic
4.60% :

### By region

| Party | Party | Party | Calgary | Edm. | Leth. | Red Deer | North | Central | South | Total |
| | Progressive Conservative | Seats | 20 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 61 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Popular vote | 46.16% | 40.37% | 38.65% | 41.60% | 47.70% | 46.94% | 38.33% | 43.95% |
| | Wildrose | Seats | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
| | Wildrose | Popular vote | 35.61% | 18.80% | 29.45% | 34.24% | 39.69% | 37.82% | 51.49% | 34.29% |
| | Liberal | Seats | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| | Liberal | Popular vote | 11.89% | 16.13% | 10.19% | 12.08% | 4.29% | 5.41% | 4.90% | 9.89% |
| | New Democratic | Seats | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| | New Democratic | Popular vote | 4.79% | 21.56% | 20.88% | 9.17% | 7.64% | 6.88% | 4.68% | 9.82% |
| Total seats | Total seats | Total seats | 25 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 87 |
| | Alberta Party | Popular vote | 0.80% | 2.46% | 0.84% | 2.92% | — | 2.05% | — | 1.33% |
| | Evergreen | Popular vote | 0.65% | 0.36% | — | — | 0.16% | 0.27% | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| | Independents | Popular vote | 0.04% | 0.28% | — | — | 0.52% | 0.58% | 0.20% | 0.27% |
| | Social Credit | Popular vote | 0.03% | 0.02% | — | — | — | 0.04% | — | 0.02% |
| | Communist | Popular vote | 0.04% | 0.02% | — | — | — | — | — | 0.02% |
| | Separation | Popular vote | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.04% | 0.01% |

### Gains, holds, and losses

Gains, holds, and losses by party :
| Party | Seats (dissol.) | Seats (2012) | Gains | Holds | Losses | Net change |
| Progressive Conservative | 66 | 61 | 11 | 50 | 16 | –5 |
| Wildrose | 4 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 2 | +13 |
| Liberal | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | –3 |
| New Democratic | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Alberta Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Total | 82 | 87 | 28 | 59 | 23 | +5 |
Gains and losses between parties :
| Loser\Gainer | PC | WP | NDP | Total losses |
| Progressive Conservative | — | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| Wildrose | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| Liberal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alberta Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New and vacant seats | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total gains | 11 | 15 | 2 | 28 |

### Defeated incumbents

Defeated incumbents and winners :
| Defeated incumbent | Affiliation | Winner | Affiliation | Electoral district |
| Paul Hinman | Wildrose | Linda Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Glenmore |
| Ted Morton | Progressive Conservative | Bruce McAllister | Wildrose | Chestermere-Rocky View$^1$ |
| Len Mitzel | Progressive Conservative | Drew Barnes | Wildrose | Cypress-Medicine Hat |
| Jack Hayden | Progressive Conservative | Rick Strankman | Wildrose | Drumheller-Stettler |
| Tony Vandermeer | Progressive Conservative | Deron Bilous | New Democratic | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview |
| Carl Benito | Independent$^2$ | Sohail Quadri | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Mill Woods |
| Guy Boutilier | Wildrose$^3$ | Mike Allen | Progressive Conservative | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo |
| Luke Ouellette | Progressive Conservative | Kerry Towle | Wildrose | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake |
| Ray Danyluk | Progressive Conservative | Shayne Saskiw | Wildrose | Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills$^4$ |
| Evan Beger | Progressive Conservative | Pat Stier | Wildrose | Livingstone-Macleod |
| Ty Lund | Progressive Conservative | Joe Anglin | Wildrose | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre$^5$ |
| Arno Doerksen | Progressive Conservative | Jason Hale | Wildrose | Strathmore-Brooks |
Notes:
* Morton was an incumbent in Foothills-Rocky View
* Benito sat as a Progressive Conservative in the 27th Legislative Assembly, lost the candidate nomination, and ran as an independent
* Boutilier was elected as a Progressive Conservative in the 2008 election
* Danyluk was an incumbent in Lac La Biche-St. Paul
* Lund was an incumbent in Rocky Mountain House

## Opinion polls

* Graph of polling from the 2008 election to the 2012 election
* Graph of polling during the 2012 election showing trends by polling firm and party
The following is a summary of opinion polls leading up to the 2012 election.
| Date of Polling | Polling Firm | PC | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Alberta | Evergreen | Other |
| April 23, 2012 | Election 2012 | 44.0 | 34.3 | 9.9 | 9.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| April 22, 2012 | Forum Research | 36 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 3 | | 1 |
| April 21, 2012 | Forum Research | 32 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 2 | | 2 |
| April 20–21, 2012 | Angus Reid | 32 | 41 | 13 | 11 | | | 2 |
| April 19, 2012 | Campaign Research | 34 | 41 | 11 | 11 | | | 3 |
| April 18–19, 2012 | Abacus Data | 31 | 41 | 12 | 13 | | | 3 |
| April 17–18, 2012 | ThinkHQ Public Affairs | 33 | 41 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | 1 |
| April 16, 2012 | Forum Research | 33 | 40 | 10 | 12 | 2 | | 2 |
| April 13–16, 2012 | Leger Marketing | 36 | 42 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0.3 | 1 |
| April 13–14, 2012 | Return on Insight | 36 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | 0 |
| April 12, 2012 | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate | Televised leaders' debate |
| April 11, 2012 | Campaign Research | 34.4 | 42.8 | 9.6 | 9.7 | | | 3.5 |
| April 9–11, 2012 | Abacus Data | 29 | 46 | 10 | 12 | | | 2 |
| April 9–10, 2012 | Think HQ Public Affairs | 29 | 43 | 12 | 13 | 2 | | 1 |
| April 9, 2012 | Forum Research | 31 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 2 | | 2 |
| April 5–8, 2012 | Leger Marketing | 34.2 | 35.5 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| April 2–4, 2012 | Abacus Data | 31 | 43 | 12 | 11 | | | 3 |
| April 2–4, 2012 | Leger Marketing | 33.9 | 41.3 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 2.2 | | 1.4 |
| April 3, 2012 | Campaign Research | 28.4 | 45.5 | 11.3 | 10.2 | | | 4.6 |
| April 3, 2012 | Forum Research | 29 | 43 | 13 | 10 | 3 | | 3 |
| April 2–3, 2012 | Think HQ Public Affairs | 30 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 3 | | 1 |
| March 26–28, 2012 | Abacus Data | 28 | 41 | 16 | 12 | | | 3 |
| March 26, 2012 | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins | Dissolution of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly, campaign begins |
| March 26, 2012 | Campaign Research | 30.3 | 39.6 | 13.0 | 11.6 | | | 5.5 |
| March 26, 2012 | Forum Research | 31 | 41 | 12 | 11 | 2 | | 3 |
| | Leger Marketing | 37 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 2 | | 6 |
| March 22–25, 2012 | Think HQ Public Affairs | 36 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 2 | | 3 |
| March 20–25, 2012 | Ipsos-Reid | 38 | 38 | 11 | 12 | | | 2 |
| March 5–7, 2012 | Abacus Data | 34 | 29 | 18 | 14 | | | 5 |
| February 2012 | Think HQ Public Affairs | 42 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 2 | | 2 |
| February 10, 2012 | Forum Research | 37 | 30 | 14 | 13 | | | 6 |
| Jan 30 – Feb 2, 2012 | Abingdon Research | 37.9 | 29.4 | 13.7 | 14.4 | | | 4.5 |
| January 25–31, 2012 | Return on Insight | 46 | 24 | 12 | 14 | 4 | | 0 |
| January 17, 2012 | Forum Research | 38 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 3 | | 4 |
| January 13–18, 2012 | Leger Marketing | 53 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | | 6 |
| December 22, 2011 | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader | Evergreen Party registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore becomes leader |
| December 14, 2011 | Forum Research | 38 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 6 | | 9 |
| November 4–8, 2011 | Environics | 51 | 19 | 13 | 14 | | | 3 |
| October 17–19, 2011 | Angus Reid Strategies | 44 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 2 | | 3 |
| October 1–2, 2011 | Lethbridge College | 47.7 | 16.1 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 3.1 | | 3.4 |
| October 1, 2011 | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier | Alison Redford becomes PC leader and Premier |
| September 19–24, 2011 | Think HQ Public Affairs | 40 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 3 | | 3 |
| September 10, 2011 | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader | Raj Sherman becomes Liberal leader |
| July 15–24, 2011 | Environics | 54 | 16 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2 | | 1 |
| July 2011 | Think HQ Public Affairs | 39 | 30 | 11 | 14 | 4 | | 2 |
| May 28, 2011 | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader | Glenn Taylor becomes Alberta Party leader |
| May 20–24, 2011 | Abingdon | 33.5 | 28.6 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 5.2 | | 2.9 |
| February 1, 2011 | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader | David Swann resigns as Liberal leader |
| January 20–31, 2011 | Environics | 38 | 26 | 22 | 10 | | | 4 |
| January 25, 2011 | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier | Ed Stelmach resigns as PC leader and Premier |
| Nov 22 – Dec 2, 2010 | Environics | 34 | 32 | 19 | 13 | | | 2 |
| November 24, 2010 | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader |
| October 2–3, 2010 | Lethbridge College | 36.1 | 24 | 20.7 | 10.8 | | | 8.4 |
| May 2, 2010 | Environics | 34 | 28 | 23 | 12 | | | 3 |
| March 9, 2010 | Environics | 34 | 30 | 23 | 10 | | 2 | 1 |
| February 23, 2010 | Angus Reid Strategies | 27 | 42 | 19 | 9 | | | 3 |
| January 28, 2010 | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader | Edwin Erickson becomes Alberta Party leader |
| December 11, 2009 | Angus Reid Strategies | 25 | 39 | 25 | 9 | | | 2 |
| October 19–31, 2009 | Environics | 34 | 28 | 20 | 9 | | 8 | 0 |
| October 17, 2009 | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader | Danielle Smith becomes Wildrose leader |
| October 2009 | Return on Insight | 34 | 25 | 20 | 10 | | 5 | 6 |
| October 2009 | Lethbridge College / Athabasca University | 38.4 | 21.5 | 20.8 | 10.7 | | | 8.5 |
| August 29, 2009 | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader | Robert Leddy becomes interim Alberta Party leader |
| July 16, 2009 | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta | Alberta Greens deregistered with Elections Alberta |
| April 2009 | Angus Reid Strategies | 56 | 7 | 19 | 11 | | 7 | 0 |
| December 10, 2008 | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader | David Swann becomes Liberal leader |
| December 2008 | Environics | 62 | 3 | 16 | 6 | | 14 | 0 |
| October 2008 | Environics | 59 | 6 | 17 | 11 | | 7 | 0 |
| June 2008 | Environics | 48 | 7 | 25 | 10 | | 10 | 0 |
| March 2008 | Environics | 54 | 10 | 22 | 10 | | 5 | 0 |
| March 3, 2008 | Election 2008 | 52.66 | 6.77 | 26.37 | 8.52 | 0.00 | 4.58 | 1.12 |

## Timeline

* December 12, 2008: Calgary-Mountain View MLA David Swann wins the Leadership of the Alberta Liberals replacing Kevin Taft.
* May 15, 2009: Calgary-Glenmore MLA Ron Stevens resigns to accept a judgeship.
* July 16, 2009: The Alberta Greens is deregistered by Elections Alberta.
* July 18, 2009: Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo MLA Guy Boutilier is removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
* August 29, 2009: Robert Leddy is chosen as the interim leader of the Alberta Party replacing Bruce Stubbs.
* September 14, 2009: A by-election in Calgary-Glenmore elects Wildrose Alliance interim leader Paul Hinman.
* October 17, 2009: The Wildrose Alliance selects Danielle Smith to replace Paul Hinman as leader in a convention in Edmonton.
* November 7, 2009: A leadership review of Premier Ed Stelmach is held at a PC convention in Edmonton. He garners 77.4% support.
* January 4, 2010: MLAs Rob Anderson and Heather Forsyth defect from the PC to the Wildrose Alliance.
* January 28, 2010: Edwin Erickson is acclaimed as leader of the Alberta Party replacing Robert Leddy.
* February 24, 2010: Alberta Boundaries Commission releases its interim report on new provincial boundaries.
* April 12, 2010: Calgary-Currie MLA Dave Taylor leaves the Liberal caucus to sit as an independent.
* June 25, 2010: PC, turned Independent, MLA Guy Boutilier joins the Wildrose Alliance.
* November 22, 2010: Edmonton-Meadowlark MLA Raj Sherman is removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
* November 24, 2010: Sue Huff becomes interim Alberta Party leader after Edwin Erickson resigns.
* December 1, 2010: The Legislative Assembly passes a bill outlining 87 electoral districts, up from the current 83. The last re-distribution was in 2004.
* January 24, 2011: Calgary-Currie MLA Dave Taylor sits as Alberta Party's first MLA.
* January 25, 2011: Premier Ed Stelmach announces his intention not to run for re-election, and announces he will resign his post as Premier when a successor has been chosen at a leadership convention.
* February 1, 2011: David Swann, Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, announces his intention to step down as leader after the spring 2011 legislative session, though still acting as an MLA from Calgary-Mountain View.
* May 28, 2011: Glenn Taylor is elected leader of the Alberta Party.
* June 26, 2011: The Wildrose Alliance Party votes to change its name to Wildrose Party.
* September 10, 2011: Raj Sherman is elected leader of the Liberal Party.
* September 12, 2011: Independent MLA Raj Sherman joins the Liberal caucus.
* October 1, 2011: Alison Redford is elected leader of the PC Association.
* October 7, 2011: Redford is sworn in as premier.
* November 21, 2011: Liberal Bridget Pastoor crosses the floor to join the PC caucus.
* December 6, 2011: Third and final reading of Bill 21, legislating a general election between March 1 and May 31, 2012.
* December 22, 2011: The Evergreen Party of Alberta is registered with Elections Alberta, Larry Ashmore is the leader.
* January 27, 2012: Vermilion-Lloydminster MLA Lloyd Snelgrove leaves the PCs to sit as an independent.
* March 2012: Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills MLA Richard Marz resigns.
* March 26, 2012: 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly is dissolved, and the writs are dropped.
* April 9, 2012: Nominations close at 2:00 pm MT (UTC−6), with 429 people running in 87 ridings.
* April 12, 2012: A leader's debate is hosted by the Alberta media and news outlets at 6:30 pm MT. It was broadcast on multiple television and radio stations, Redford, Sherman, Smith, and Mason were in attendance.
* April 19, 2012: Advance polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.
* April 20, 2012: Advance polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.
* April 21, 2012: Advance polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.
* April 23, 2012: Election Day
** Polls open 9:00 am to 8:00 pm MT.
** Media outlets declare a PC majority at 9:00 pm.
* May 3, 2012: Official announcement of the results.

## Nominated candidates

| Party | Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | Sixth | Seventh | Eighth | Total |
| | Progressive Conservative | 61 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| | Wildrose | 17 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| | Liberal | 5 | 3 | 37 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| | New Democratic | 4 | 3 | 36 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| | Alberta Party | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| | Evergreen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| | Independents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| | Communist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| | Separation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| | Social Credit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 57 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 429 |
| Party | Average number of votes |
| Progressive Conservative | 6,518 |
| Wildrose | 5,083 |
| Liberal | 1,467 |
| New Democratic | 1,457 |
| Alberta Party | 452 |
| Evergreen | 203 |
| Communist | 105 |
| Social Credit | 98 |
| Separation | 68 |
Bold indicates cabinet members, and party leaders are italicized.

### Northern Alberta

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | | Jeff Johnson 7,377 (48.40%) | Travis Olson 5,297 (34.75%) | Gino Akbari 476 (3.12%) | Mandy Melnyk 2,091 (13.72%) | | | Jeff Johnson Athabasca-Redwater |
| Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | | Maureen Kubinec 7,447 (44.74%) | Link Byfield 7,106 (42.67%) | Leslie Penny 929 (5.58%) | Trudy Grebenstein 983 (5.90%) | Lisa Grant (Evergreen) 188 (1.13%) | | Ken Kowalski |
| Bonnyville-Cold Lake | | Genia Leskiw 4,815 (49.10%) | Roy Doonanco 4,126 (42.07%) | Hubert Rodden 536 (5.47%) | Luann Bannister 330 (3.36%) | | | Genia Leskiw |
| Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley | | Hector Goudreau 3,983 (45.05%) | Kelly Hudson 3,756 (42.48%) | Carole Carby 256 (2.90%) | Nathan Macklin 846 (9.57%) | | | Hector Goudreau Dunvegan-Central Peace |
| Fort McMurray-Conklin | | Don Scott 2,591 (49.00%) | Doug Faulkner 2,121 (40.11%) | Ted Remenda 157 (2.97%) | Paul Pomerleau 419 (7.92%) | | New district | New district |
| Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | | Mike Allen 3,611 (49.06%) | Guy Boutilier 3,165 (43.00%) | Amy McBain 222 (3.02%) | Denise Woollard 363 (4.93%) | | | Guy Boutilier |
| Grande Prairie-Smoky | | Everett McDonald 5,474 (45.93%) | Todd Loewen 4,901 (41.12%) | Kevin McLean 578 (4.85%) | Mary Dahr 757 (6.35%) | Andrew Muise (Ind.) 209 (1.75%) | | Mel Knight |
| Grande Prairie-Wapiti | | Wayne Drysdale 6,710 (51.62%) | Ethane Jarvis 4,511 (34.71%) | Alya Nazarali 365 (2.81%) | Paula Anderson 1,208 (9.29%) | Anthony Barendregt (Ind.) 204 (1.57%) | | Wayne Drysdale |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills | | Ray Danyluk 5,417 (42.40%) | Shayne Saskiw 5,950 (46.57%) | John Nowak 704 (5.51%) | Phil Johnson 706 (5.53%) | | | Ray Danyluk Lac La Biche-St. Paul |
| Lesser Slave Lake | | Pearl Calahasen 3,518 (48.71%) | Darryl Boisson 2,847 (39.42%) | Steven Townsend 235 (3.25%) | Steve Kaz 427 (5.91%) | Donald Bissell (Ind.) 195 (2.70%) | | Pearl Calahasen |
| Peace River | | Frank Oberle 4,334 (55.67%) | Alan Forsyth 2,213 (28.43%) | Remi Tardif 509 (6.54%) | Wanda Laurin 729 (9.36%) | | | Frank Oberle |

### Central Edmonton

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Alberta Party | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | | Tony Vandermeer 5,018 (35.38%) | Don Martin 2,851 (20.10%) | Chris Heward 899 (6.34%) | Deron Bilous 5,264 (37.11%) | | Trey Capenhurst (Evergreen) 151 (1.06%) | | Tony Vandermeer |
| Edmonton-Calder | | Bev Esslinger 5,183 (34.75%) | Rich Neumann 2,787 (18.69%) | Alex Bosse 970 (6.50%) | David Eggen 5,729 (38.41%) | David Clark 194 (1.30%) | Margaret Saunter (Socred) 52 (0.35%) | | Doug Elniski |
| Edmonton-Centre | | Akash Khokhar 4,289 (30.87%) | Barb de Groot 1,759 (12.66%) | Laurie Blakeman 5,589 (40.22%) | Nadine Bailey 2,258 (16.25%) | | | | Laurie Blakeman |
| Edmonton-Glenora | | Heather Klimchuk 6,176 (38.20%) | Don Koziak 2,732 (16.90%) | Bruce Miller 1,668 (10.32%) | Ray Martin 4,141 (25.61%) | Sue Huff 1,451 (8.97%) | | | Heather Klimchuk |
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | | David Dorward 6,689 (32.97%) | Linda Carlson 3,175 (15.65%) | Josipa Petrunic 4,072 (20.07%) | Marlin Schmidt 5,809 (28.63%) | Dennis O'Neill 344 (1.70%) | David Parker (Evergreen) 201 (0.99%) | | Hugh MacDonald |
| Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | | Cristina Basualdo 2,778 (21.96%) | Wayde Lever 2,025 (16.40%) | Keegan Wynychuk 587 (4.64%) | Brian Mason 6,823 (53.93%) | Cam McCormick 200 (1.58%) | Dari Lynn (Evergreen) 188 (1.49%) | | Brian Mason |
| Edmonton-Mill Creek | | Gene Zwozdesky 6,633 (55.07%) | Adam Corsaut 2,193 (18.21%) | Mike Butler 1,640 (13.64%) | Evelinne Teichgraber 1,336 (11.09%) | Judy Wilson 198 (1.64%) | Naomi Rankin (Communist) 44 (0.37%) | | Gene Zwozdesky |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | | Sohail Quadri 4,943 (35.23%) | Joanne Autio 3,314 (23.62%) | Weslyn Mather 2,983 (21.25%) | Sandra Azocar 1,982 (14.13%) | Robert Leddy 263 (1.87%) | Carl Benito (Ind.) 547 (3.90%) | | Carl Benito |
| Edmonton-Riverview | | Steve Young 7,196 (38.94%) | John Corie 2,860 (15.48%) | Arif Khan 4,238 (22.93%) | Lori Sigurdson 3,794 (20.53%) | Timothy Wong 391 (2.12%) | | | Kevin Taft |
| Edmonton-Rutherford | | Fred Horne 6,945 (42.19%) | Kyle McLeod 2,769 (16.82%) | Rick Miller 3,624 (22.02%) | Melanie Samaroden 1,364 (8.29%) | Michael Walters 1,673 (10.16%) | David Tonner (Evergreen) 86 (0.52%) | | Fred Horne |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | | Emerson Mayers 3,093 (20.38%) | Meagen LaFave 1,778 (11.72%) | Ed Ramsden 681 (4.49%) | Rachel Notley 9,403 (61.96%) | | Terry Noel (Evergreen) 222 (1.46%) | | Rachel Notley |

### Suburban Edmonton

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Alberta Party | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Edmonton-Castle Downs | | Thomas Lukaszuk 8,057 (52.61%) | John Oplanich 3,297 (21.53%) | Kim Cassady 1,767 (11.54%) | Brian Labelle 1,934 (12.63%) | Jeff Funnell 260 (1.70%) | | | Thomas Lukaszuk |
| Edmonton-Decore | | Janice Sarich 5,724 (42.54%) | Chris Bataluk 2,909 (21.61%) | Ed Ammar 2,157 (16.03%) | Ali Haymour 2,669 (19.83%) | | | | Janice Sarich |
| Edmonton-Ellerslie | | Naresh Bhardwaj 5,682 (42.99%) | Jackie Lovely 3,249 (24.58%) | Jennifer Ketsa 1,512 (11.44%) | Rod Loyola 2,115 (16.00%) | Chinwe Okelu 523 (3.96%) | Athena Bernal-Born (Ind.) 137 (1.04%) | | Naresh Bhardwaj |
| Edmonton-Manning | | Peter Sandhu 5,446 (39.58%) | Peter Rodd 3,411 (24.76%) | Jonathan Huckabay 1,094 (7.94%) | Cindy Olsen 3,386 (24.61%) | Mark Wall 188 (1.37%) | Sam Hachem (Ind.) 135 (0.98%) Chris Vallee (Evergreen) 100 (0.73%) | | Peter Sandhu |
| Edmonton-McClung | | David Xiao 7,179 (46.65%) | Peter Janisz 2,756 (17.91%) | Mo Elsalhy 3,800 (24.69%) | Lorne Dach 1,134 (7.37%) | John Hudson 418 (2.72%) | Nathan Forsyth (Evergreen) 102 (0.66%) | | David Xiao |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | | Bob Maskell 5,032 (34.67%) | Rick Newcombe 2,978 (20.52%) | Raj Sherman 5,150 (35.49%) | Bridget Stirling 1,091 (7.52%) | Neil Mather 262 (1.81%) | | | Raj Sherman |
| Edmonton-South West | | Matt Jeneroux 8,505 (56.42%) | Allan Hunsperger 2,714 (18.00%) | Rudy Arcilla 2,250 (14.93%) | Muriel Stanley-Venne 1,298 (8.61%) | Bryan Peacock 308 (2.04%) | | New district | New district |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | | Dave Hancock 12,087 (60.55%) | Ian Crawford 3,381 (16.94%) | Rick Szostak 2,356 (11.80%) | Jim Graves 1,694 (8.49%) | Julia Necheff 444 (2.22%) | | | David Hancock |
| Sherwood Park | | Cathy Olesen 8,742 (45.60%) | Garnett Genuis 5,957 (31.07%) | Dave Anderson 1,835 (9.57%) | Lyndsay Pinder 1,209 (6.31%) | Chris Kuchmak 230 (1.20%) | James Ford (Ind.) 1,063 (5.54%) Gordon Barrett (Socred) 137 (0.71%) | | Iris Evans |
| St. Albert | | Stephen Khan 10,481 (53.76%) | James Burrows 4,130 (21.18%) | Kim Bugeaud 2,011 (10.31%) | Nicole Bownes 1,679 (8.61%) | Tim Osborne 1,195 (6.13%) | | | Ken Allred |

### Western and Central Alberta

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Alberta Party | Evergreen | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Drayton Valley-Devon | | Diana McQueen 7,358 (51.56%) | Dean Shular 5,462 (38.36%) | Chantelle Lillycrop 538 (3.78%) | Doris Bannister 879 (6.17%) | | | | Diana McQueen Drayton Valley-Calmar |
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | | Luke Ouellette 6,149 (40.08%) | Kerry Towle 7,091 (46.22%) | Les Vidok 641 (4.18%) | Patricia Norman 712 (4.64%) | Danielle Klooster 749 (4.88%) | | | Luke Ouellette |
| Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | | Darcy Davis 6,633 (36.99%) | Bruce Rowe 10,181 (56.77%) | Garth Davis 555 (3.09%) | Kristie Krezanoski 565 (3.15%) | | | | Vacant |
| Red Deer-North | | Mary Anne Jablonski 5,091 (38.95%) | Randy Weins 4,430 (33.90%) | Michael Dawe 2,330 (17.83%) | Derrek Seelinger 970 (7.42%) | Brent Chalmers 248 (1.90%) | | | Mary Anne Jablonski |
| Red Deer-South | | Cal Dallas 7,044 (43.74%) | Nathan Stephan 5,558 (34.52%) | Jason Chilibeck 1,193 (7.41%) | Lorna Watkinson-Zimmer 1,704 (10.58%) | Serge Gingras 604 (3.75%) | | | Cal Dallas |
| Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | | Ty Lund 6,145 (41.49%) | Joe Anglin 7,647 (51.26%) | Mason Sisson 422 (2.83%) | Doreen Broska 703 (4.71%) | | | | Ty Lund Rocky Mountain House |
| Spruce Grove-St. Albert | | Doug Horner 10,722 (54.67%) | Travis Hughes 5,340 (27.23%) | Chris Austin 1,779 (9.07%) | Juliette "J.J." Trudeau 1,773 (9.04%) | | | | Doug Horner Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert |
| Stony Plain | | Ken Lemke 7,496 (45.54%) | Hal Tagg 6,153 (37.37%) | Arlin Biffert 1,126 (6.84%) | Linda Robinson 1,319 (8.01%) | Kurtis Ewanchuk 217 (1.32%) | Matthew Burnett 149 (0.91%) | | Fred Lindsay |
| West Yellowhead | | Robin Campbell 4,405 (44.86%) | Stuart Taylor 2,642 (26.41%) | Michael Martyna 310 (3.16%) | Barry Madsen 794 (8.09%) | Glenn Taylor 1,668 (16.99%) | | | Robin Campbell |
| Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | | George VanderBurg 6,373 (45.93%) | Maryann Chichak 6,003 (43.26%) | Vern Hardman 745 (5.37%) | Blue Knox 754 (5.43%) | | | | George VanderBurg |

### East Central Alberta

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Alberta Party | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Battle River-Wainwright | | Doug Griffiths 7,205 (46.71%) | Dave Nelson 6,710 (43.50%) | Amber Greenleese 469 (3.04%) | Terry Zawalski 775 (5.02%) | Midge Lambert 265 (1.72%) | | | Doug Griffiths |
| Drumheller-Stettler | | Jack Hayden 6,572 (43.58%) | Rick Strankman 7,451 (49.40%) | Cam Roset 362 (2.40%) | Aditya "Adi" Rao 416 (2.76%) | Andrew Berdahl 282 (1.87%) | | | Jack Hayden |
| Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | | Jacquie Fenske 8,366 (49.28%) | Shannon Stubbs 5,800 (34.17%) | Spencer Dunn 845 (4.98%) | Chris Fulmer 1,556 (9.17%) | | Matt Levicki (Evergreen) 229 (1.35%) Peter Schneider (Ind.) 180 (1.06%) | | Ed Stelmach |
| Lacombe-Ponoka | | Steve Christie 5,354 (35.87%) | Rod Fox 6,573 (43.96%) | Kyle Morrow 754 (5.04%) | Doug Hart 1,482 (9.91%) | Tony Jeglum 780 (5.22%) | | | Ray Prins |
| Leduc-Beaumont | | George Rogers 8,417 (51.31%) | David Stasiewich 5,222 (31.83%) | Jasen Maminski 723 (4.41%) | Hana Razga 1,397 (8.52%) | William Munsey 453 (2.76%) | Jennifer Roach (Evergreen) 193 (1.18%) | | George Rogers Leduc-Beaumont-Devon |
| Strathcona-Sherwood Park | | Dave Quest 9,698 (50.77%) | Paul Nemetchek 6,424 (33.63%) | John Murray 1,354 (7.09%) | Michael Scott 1,625 (8.51%) | | | | Dave Quest Strathcona |
| Vermilion-Lloydminster | | Richard Starke 6,245 (51.92%) | Danny Hozack 4,507 (37.47%) | Corina Ganton 463 (3.85%) | Ray Stone 413 (3.43%) | | Richard Yaceyko (Ind.) 399 (3.32%) | | Lloyd Snelgrove |
| Wetaskiwin-Camrose | | Verlyn Olson 7,489 (52.32%) | Trevor Miller 4,552 (31.80%) | Owen Chubb 502 (3.51%) | Bruce Hinkley 1,578 (11.02%) | | Mike Donnelly (Evergreen) 192 (1.34%) | | Verlyn Olson |

### Central Calgary

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Evergreen | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Calgary-Acadia | | Jonathan Denis 6,846 (45.71%) | Richard Jones 6,312 (42.15%) | Nicole Hankel 940 (6.28%) | Nick Lepora 676 (4.51%) | Antoni Grochowski 202 (1.35%) | | | Jonathan Denis Calgary-Egmont |
| Calgary-Buffalo | | Jamie Lall 3,505 (30.66%) | Mike Blanchard 2,413 (21.11%) | Kent Hehr 4,744 (41.49%) | Rebecca Eras 541 (4.73%) | | Cory Mack (Alberta) 230 (2.01%) | | Kent Hehr |
| Calgary-Cross | | Yvonne Fritz 5,492 (43.77%) | Happy Mann 4,884 (38.93%) | Narita Sherman 1,276 (10.17%) | Reinaldo Contreras 634 (5.05%) | Susan Stratton 261 (2.08%) | | | Yvonne Fritz |
| Calgary-Currie | | Christine Cusanelli 7,395 (44.96%) | Corrie Adolph 4,758 (28.93%) | Norval Horner 2,640 (16.05%) | Robert Scobel 893 (5.43%) | Dean Halstead 224 (1.36%) | Norm Kelly (Alberta) 539 (3.28%) | | Dave Taylor |
| Calgary-East | | Moe Amery 5,929 (45.59%) | Jasbir "Jesse" Minhas 4,995 (38.41%) | Ali Abdulbaki 780 (6.00%) | Robyn Luff 1,135 (8.73%) | | Bonnie Devine (Communist) 166 (1.28%) | | Moe Amery |
| Calgary-Elbow | | Alison Redford 11,181 (58.01%) | James Cole 5,523 (28.66%) | Beena Ashar 1,065 (5.53%) | Craig Coolahan 761 (3.95%) | William Hamilton 226 (1.17%) | Greg Clark (Alberta) 517 (2.68%) | | Alison Redford |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | | Wendelin Fraser 7,626 (43.51%) | Heather Forsyth 7,700 (43.93%) | Nazir Rahemtulla 1,241 (7.08%) | Eric Leavitt 961 (5.48%) | | | | Heather Forsyth |
| Calgary-Fort | | Wayne Cao 4,576 (41.13%) | Jeevan Mangat 4,358 (39.17%) | Said Abdulbaki 1,126 (10.12%) | Don Monroe 761 (6.84%) | Janice Dixon 305 (2.74%) | | | Wayne Cao |
| Calgary-Glenmore | | Linda Johnson 9,721 (48.02%) | Paul Hinman 7,880 (38.93%) | Dan MacAulay 1,437 (7.10%) | Rick Collier 1,204 (5.95%) | | | | Paul Hinman |
| Calgary-Klein | | Kyle Fawcett 6,852 (41.21%) | Jeremy Nixon 5,755 (34.61%) | Christopher Tahn 1,980 (11.91%) | Marc Power 1,687 (10.15%) | Roger Gagné 354 (2.13%) | | | Kyle Fawcett Calgary-North Hill |
| Calgary-Mountain View | | Cecilia Low 5,293 (30.77%) | Shane McAllister 3,942 (22.92%) | David Swann 6,849 (39.82%) | Christopher McMillan 863 (5.02%) | | Inshan Mohammed (Alberta) 255 (1.48%) | | David Swann |
| Calgary-Varsity | | Donna Kennedy-Glans 8,099 (45.65%) | Rob Solinger 4,586 (25.85%) | Bruce Payne 3,713 (20.93%) | Jackie Seidel 855 (4.82%) | Carl Svoboda 234 (1.32%) | Alex McBrien (Alberta) 255 (1.44%) | | Harry Chase |

### Suburban Calgary

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Alberta Party | Evergreen | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Calgary-Bow | | Alana DeLong 6,997 (47.16%) | Tim Dyck 5,700 (38.42%) | Stephanie Shewchuk 1,302 (8.78%) | Jason Nishiyama 606 (4.08%) | Ellen Phillips 232 (1.56%) | | | | Alana DeLong |
| Calgary-Foothills | | Len Webber 8,260 (53.74%) | Dustin Nau 5,117 (33.55%) | Kurt Hansen 1,414 (9.16%) | Jennifer Carkner 578 (3.75%) | | | | | Len Webber |
| Calgary-Greenway | | Manmeet Bhullar 6,509 (53.80%) | Ron Leech 3,898 (32.22%) | Iqtidar Awan 1,285 (10.62%) | Al Brown 407 (3.36%) | | | | | Manmeet Bhullar Calgary-Montrose |
| Calgary-Hawkwood | | Jason Luan 9,050 (46.99%) | David Yager 7,046 (36.58%) | Maria Davis 1,629 (8.46%) | Collin Anderson 893 (4.64%) | Kevin Woron 241 (1.25%) | Janet Keeping 198 (1.03%) | Len Skowronski (Socred) 105 (0.55%) Ed Torrance (Ind.) 99 (0.51%) | New district | New district |
| Calgary-Hays | | Ric McIver 8,614 (55.07%) | Wayne Anderson 5,670 (36.25%) | Brian MacPhee 897 (5.73%) | Regina Vergara 461 (2.95%) | | | | | Arthur Johnston |
| Calgary-Lougheed | | Dave Rodney 7,849 (50.26%) | John Carpay 5,995 (38.39%) | Fred Stenson 1,160 (7.43%) | Brent Kelly 612 (3.92%) | | | | | Dave Rodney |
| Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill | | Neil Brown 6,594 (46.42%) | Roy Alexander 5,458 (38.43%) | Don Thompson 1,103 (7.77%) | Anne Wilson 844 (5.94%) | Jason Webster 205 (1.44%) | | | | Teresa Woo-Paw Calgary-Mackay |
| Merged district ||
| Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill | | Neil Brown 6,594 (46.42%) | Roy Alexander 5,458 (38.43%) | Don Thompson 1,103 (7.77%) | Anne Wilson 844 (5.94%) | Jason Webster 205 (1.44%) | | | | Neil Brown Calgary-Nose Hill |
| Calgary-McCall | | Muhammad Rasheed 3,093 (29.33%) | Grant Galpin 3,183 (30.18%) | Darshan Kang 3,854 (36.54%) | Colette Singh 226 (2.14%) | | Heather Brocklesby 144 (1.47%) | Tanveer Taj (Ind.) 46 (0.44%) | | Darshan Kang |
| Calgary-North West | | Sandra Jansen 9,164 (50.82%) | Chris Challis 6,879 (38.15%) | Robert Prcic 1,166 (6.47%) | Brian Malkinson 551 (3.06%) | Troy Millington 123 (0.68%) | Bryan Hunt 150 (0.83%) | | | Lindsay Blackett |
| Calgary-Northern Hills | | Teresa Woo-Paw 7,353 (49.37%) | Prasad Panda 5,580 (37.46%) | Kirstin Morrell 1,195 (8.02%) | Stephanie Westlund 766 (5.14%) | | | | | Teresa Woo-Paw Calgary-Mackay |
| Calgary-Shaw | | Farouk Adatia 6,864 (42.13%) | Jeff Wilson 7,366 (45.22%) | John Roggeveen 1,109 (6.81%) | Ashley Fairall 615 (3.78%) | Brandon Beasley 337 (2.07%) | | | | Cindy Ady |
| Calgary-South East | | Rick Fraser 7,162 (48.57%) | Bill Jarvis 6,355 (43.09%) | Brad Carroll 756 (5.13%) | Marta Warszynski 474 (3.21%) | | | | New district | New district |
| Calgary-West | | Ken Hughes 8,148 (49.95%) | Andrew Constantinidis 6,090 (37.33%) | Wilson McCutchan 1,217 (7.46%) | Mary Nokleby 491 (3.01%) | Pam Crosby 158 (0.97%) | Karen Huggins 209 (1.28%) | | | Ron Liepert |
| Chestermere-Rocky View | | Ted Morton 6,156 (35.34%) | Bruce McAllister 10,168 (58.37%) | Sian Ramsden 564 (3.24%) | Nathan Salmon 533 (3.06%) | | | | | Ted Morton Foothills-Rocky View> |
| Merged district ||
| Chestermere-Rocky View | | Ted Morton 6,156 (35.34%) | Bruce McAllister 10,168 (58.37%) | Sian Ramsden 564 (3.24%) | Nathan Salmon 533 (3.06%) | | | | | Rob Anderson Airdrie-Chestermere |

### Southern Alberta

| Electoral District | Electoral District | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Candidates | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Electoral District | Electoral District | Progressive Conservative | Wildrose | Liberal | NDP | Other | Incumbent | Incumbent |
| Airdrie | | Kelly Hegg 5,364 (32.94%) | Rob Anderson 9,415 (57.81%) | Joel Steacy 523 (3.21%) | Bryan Young 687 (4.22%) | Jeff Willerton (Ind.) 297 (1.82%) | | Rob Anderson Airdrie-Chestermere |
| Banff-Cochrane | | Ron Casey 6,632 (41.82%) | Tom Copithorne 5,933 (37.41%) | Pete Helfrich 2,234 (14.09%) | Jamie Kleinsteuber 1,059 (6.68%) | | | Janis Tarchuk |
| Cardston-Taber-Warner | | Patrick Shimbashi 4,208 (38.35%) | Gary Bikman 5,967 (54.37%) | Helen McMenamin 332 (3.03%) | Aaron Haugen 467 (4.26%) | | | Broyce Jacobs |
| Cypress-Medicine Hat | | Len Mitzel 4,737 (35.61%) | Drew Barnes 7,112 (53.47%) | Jon Mastel 775 (5.83%) | Manuel Martinez 678 (5.10%) | | | Len Mitzel |
| Highwood | | John Barlow 8,167 (42.57%) | Danielle Smith 10,104 (52.59%) | Keegan Gibson 548 (2.85%) | Miles Dato 392 (2.04%) | | | George Groeneveld |
| Lethbridge-East | | Bridget Pastoor 6,592 (40.94%) | Kent Prestage 5,147 (31.97%) | Rob Miyashiro 2,374 (14.75%) | Tom Moffatt 2,007 (12.45%) | | | Bridget Pastoor |
| Lethbridge-West | | Greg Weadick 5,757 (36.32%) | Kevin Kinahan 4,261 (26.88%) | Bal Boora 881 (5.56%) | Shannon Phillips 4,683 (29.55%) | David Walters (Alberta) 268 (1.69%) | | Greg Weadick |
| Little Bow | | John Kolk 4,477 (35.90%) | Ian Donovan 6,756 (54.18%) | Everett Tanis 470 (3.77%) | Bev Muendel-Atherstone 767 (6.15%) | | | Barry McFarland |
| Livingstone-Macleod | | Evan Berger 7,403 (41.46%) | Pat Stier 8,565 (47.97%) | Alex Macdonald 597 (3.34%) | Matthew Halton 944 (5.29%) | Larry Ashmore (Evergreen) 347 (1.94%) | | Evan Berger |
| Medicine Hat | | Darren Hirsch 5,341 (38.56%) | Blake Pedersen 6,030 (43.53%) | Matthew Sandford 1,101 (7.95%) | Dennis Perrier 1,168 (8.43%) | Graham Murray (Evergreen) 212 (1.53%) | | Rob Renner |
| Strathmore-Brooks | | Arno Doerksen 5,737 (39.11%) | Jason Hale 8,158 (55.61%) | Alex Wychopen 297 (2.02%) | Brad Bailey 409 (2.79%) | Glen Dundas (Separation) 68 (0.46%) | | Arno Doerksen |