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Alberta general election, 1909
The Alberta general election was 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 22, 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Liberal Party of Premier Alexander C. Rutherford was re-elected with 36 of the 41 seats in the legislature, and over 60% of the popular vote. The Conservative Party of A.G. Robertson formed the official opposition, with only two members. The remaining three seats were split between smaller parties and independents.
Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | Liberal | 42 | 22 | 36 | +63.6% | 29,634 | 59.26% | +1.70% | Conservative | A.G. Robertson
| 29 | 3 | 2 | -33.3% | 15,848 | 31.7% | -5.43% | Independent | 6 | - | 1 | 1,695 | 3.39% | -1.92% | |||
| Independent Liberal | 2 | 1 | 1,311 | 2.62% | Socialist | | 2 | 1 | 1,302 | 2.60% | Labour | | 1 | - | 214 | 0.43% | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 82 | 25 | 41 | +64.0% | 50,004 | 100% | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: Elections Alberta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 05-28-2005 18:35:37
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