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Alberta general election, 1905
The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 9, 1905 to elect members of the Alberta legislature, shortly after the province was created out of the Northwest Territories.
The Alberta Liberal Party of Alexander C. Rutherford won 22 of the 25 seats in the new legislature, defeated the Conservative Party, which was led by a young lawyer, R.B. Bennett, who later served as Prime Minister of Canada.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Elected | Popular Vote | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | Liberal | 27 | 22 | 14,485 | 57.56% | Conservative | 22 | 3 | 9,342 | 37.13% | Independent | 7 | - | 1,336 | 5.31% | |||
| Total | 56 | 25 | 25,163 | 100% | |||||||||||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
Last updated: 05-28-2005 18:52:48
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