1997 Alberta general election

The 1997 Alberta general election was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 11, 1997, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

 Results 
PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote1993Elected% Change#%% Change Ralph Klein  83 51 63 +23.5% 483,914  51.17%  +6.68% Grant Mitchell 83 32  18  -43.8%  309,748   32.75%  -6.98% Pam Barrett  77 -  2      83,292   8.81%    -2.20% Randy Thorsteinson   70 - - - 64,667 6.84%  +4.43% Maury Shapka   16 - - - 1,303  0.14%  -0.37% David Parker   7 - - - 1,039  0.11%  -0.09%Independent  6 - - - 1,092 0.11%  -0.82% William Finn   4 * - * 597  0.06%  * Naomi Rankin 1 -  - - 61 0.01% xTotal34783 83 -  945,713 100%    Source: Elections Alberta

Notes:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

x – less than 0.005% of the popular vote

Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
24th Alberta Legislative AssemblyDistrictMemberPartyAthabasca-WabascaMike CardinalProgressive ConservativeAirdrie-Rocky ViewCarol HaleyProgressive ConservativeBanff-CochraneJanis TarchukProgressive ConservativeBarrhead-WestlockKen KowalskiProgressive ConservativeBonnyville-Cold LakeDenis DucharmeProgressive ConservativeCalgary-BowBonnie LaingProgressive ConservativeCalgary-BuffaloGary DicksonLiberalCalgary-CrossYvonne FritzProgressive ConservativeCalgary-CurrieJocelyn BurgenerProgressive ConservativeCalgary-EastMoe AmeryProgressive ConservativeCalgary-EgmontDenis HerardProgressive ConservativeCalgary-ElbowRalph KleinProgressive ConservativeCalgary-Fish CreekHeather ForsythProgressive ConservativeCalgary-FoothillsPat Black1Progressive ConservativeCalgary-FortWayne CaoProgressive ConservativeCalgary-GlenmoreRon StevensProgressive ConservativeCalgary-LougheedMarlene GrahamProgressive ConservativeCalgary-McCallShiraz ShariffProgressive ConservativeCalgary-MontroseHung PhamProgressive ConservativeCalgary-Mountain ViewMark HladyProgressive ConservativeCalgary-North HillRichard MagnusProgressive ConservativeCalgary-North WestGreg MelchinProgressive ConservativeCalgary-Nose CreekGary MarProgressive ConservativeCalgary-ShawJon HavelockProgressive ConservativeCalgary-VarsityMurray SmithProgressive ConservativeCalgary-WestKaren KryczkaProgressive ConservativeCardston-Taber-WarnerRon HierathProgressive ConservativeClover Bar-Fort SaskatchewanRob LougheedProgressive ConservativeCypress-Medicine HatLorne TaylorProgressive ConservativeDrayton Valley-CalmarTom ThurberProgressive ConservativeDrumheller-ChinookShirley McClellanProgressive ConservativeDunveganGlen CleggProgressive ConservativeEdmonton-Beverly-ClareviewJulius YankowskyProgressive ConservativeEdmonton-CalderLance WhiteLiberalEdmonton-Castle DownsPamela PaulLiberalEdmonton-CentreLaurie BlakemanLiberalEdmonton-EllerslieDebby CarlsonLiberalEdmonton-GlengarryBill BonnerLiberalEdmonton-GlenoraHoward SapersLiberalEdmonton-Gold BarHugh MacDonaldLiberalEdmonton-HighlandsPam BarrettNDPEdmonton-ManningEd GibbonsLiberalEdmonton-McClungGrant MitchellLiberalEdmonton-MeadowlarkKaren LeiboviciLiberalEdmonton-Mill CreekGene ZwozdeskyLiberalEdmonton-Mill WoodsDon MasseyLiberalEdmonton-NorwoodSue OlsenLiberalEdmonton-RiverviewLinda SloanLiberalEdmonton-RutherfordPercy WickmanLiberalEdmonton-StrathconaRaj PannuNDPEdmonton-WhitemudDavid HancockProgressive ConservativeFort McMurrayGuy C. BoutilierProgressive ConservativeGrande Prairie-SmokyWalter PaszkowskiProgressive ConservativeGrande Prairie-WapitiWayne JacquesProgressive ConservativeHighwoodDon TannasProgressive ConservativeInnisfail-Sylvan LakeGary SevertsonProgressive ConservativeLac La Biche-St. PaulPaul LangevinProgressive ConservativeLacombe-StettlerJudy GordonProgressive ConservativeLesser Slave LakePearl CalahasenProgressive ConservativeLeducAlbert KlapsteinProgressive ConservativeLethbridge-EastKen NicolLiberalLethbridge-WestClint DunfordProgressive ConservativeLittle BowBarry McFarlandProgressive ConservativeLivingstone-MacleodDavid CouttsProgressive ConservativeMedicine HatRob RennerProgressive ConservativeOlds-Didsbury-Three HillsRichard MarzProgressive ConservativePeace RiverGary FriedelProgressive ConservativePonoka-RimbeyHalvar JonsonProgressive ConservativeRed Deer-NorthStockwell DayProgressive ConservativeRed Deer-SouthVictor DoerksenProgressive ConservativeRedwaterDave BrodaProgressive ConservativeRocky Mountain HouseTy LundProgressive ConservativeSherwood ParkIris EvansProgressive ConservativeSt. AlbertMary O'NeillProgressive ConservativeSpruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. AlbertColleen SoetaertLiberalStony PlainStan WoloshynProgressive ConservativeStrathmore-BrooksLyle ObergProgressive ConservativeVegreville-VikingEd StelmachProgressive ConservativeVermilion-LloydminsterSteve WestProgressive ConservativeWainwrightRobert FischerProgressive ConservativeWest YellowheadIvan StrangProgressive ConservativeWetaskiwin-CamroseLeRoy JohnsonProgressive ConservativeWhitecourt-Ste. AnnePeter TrynchyProgressive Conservative
Note:
1 Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson.

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