Alberta general election, 2007

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The next Alberta general election does not need to be called until early 2010. However, it is probable that it will be called as soon as 2007 because the governing Progressive Conservatives held a leadership election on December 2, 2006 in which Ed Stelmach was elected to replace Ralph Klein as party leader and Premier.

The election will be called as soon as Stelmach formally advises Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong to dissolve the Legislature. On June 11, 2006 Liberal opposition leader Kevin Taft announced a prediction for an election being held in February 2007. Former NDP leader Raj Pannu predicted a spring 2007 vote. However, Stelmach was not predicted by very many observers to win the PC leadership so whether he will call an election within that timeframe remains to be seen. There is also speculation that the vote will be delayed until fall to avoid running into a federal election projected for early 2007.

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[edit] Party Standings

Party Party leader # of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote
2004 Current Elected % Change # % % Change
     Progressive Conservative Ed Stelmach - 62 62 - - - - -
     Liberal Kevin Taft - 16 15 - - - - -
     New Democratic Party Brian Mason - 4 4 - - - - -
     Alberta Alliance Paul Hinman - 1 1 - - - - -
     Independent - - 1 - - - - -
     Greens George Read - - - - - - - -
     Social Credit Lavern Ahlstrom - - - - - - - -
     Separation Bruce Hutton - - - - - - - -
     Alberta Party Bruce Stubbs - - - - - - - -
     Communist Naomi Rankin - - - - - - - -
Total - 83 83 83 - - 100%  

[edit] Target Ridings

The following is a list of ridings which were narrowly lost by the indicated party. For instance, under the Liberal column are the 10 seats in which they came closest to winning but did not. Listed is the name of the riding, followed by the party which was victorious (in parentheses) and the margin, in terms of percentage of the vote, by which the party lost. To clarify further; this is a list of provincial election winners with their party in parentheses, and their margin of victory as a percentage of the vote.

These ridings are likely to be targeted by the specified party because the party lost them by a very slim margin in the 2004 election.

Up to 10 are shown, with a maximum margin of victory of 15%.

* Indicates incumbent not running again.

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  1. Cardston-Taber-Warner, (AA) 1.5%
  2. Edmonton Meadowlark, (Lib) 1.8%
  3. Edmonton Ellerslie, (Lib) 2.0%
  4. Edmonton Manning, (Lib) 2.6%
  5. St. Albert, (Lib) 2.7%
  6. Edmonton Calder, (NDP) 3.0%
  7. Edmonton McClung, (Lib) 4.1%
  8. Lethbridge East, (Lib) 5.0%
  9. Calgary Varsity, (Lib) 5.3%
  10. Calgary Currie, (Lib) 5.7%
  11. Edmonton Glenora, (Lib) 6.4%
  1. Edmonton Castle Downs, (PC) <0.1%
  2. Calgary McCall, (PC) 4.1%
  3. Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert, (PC) 4.4%
  4. Edmonton Whitemud, (PC) 5.7%
  5. Edmonton Mill Creek, (PC) 6.5%
  6. Calgary Buffalo, (PC) 7.7%
  7. Edmonton Calder, (NDP) 9.6%
  8. Red Deer South, (PC) 10.8%
  9. Sherwood Park, (PC) 11.2%
  1. Edmonton Glenora, (Lib) 4.2%
  2. Edmonton Ellerslie, (Lib) 11.7%
  3. Edmonton Manning, (Lib) 14.2%
  1. Dunvegan-Central Peace, (PC) 4.2%

[edit] MLAs not running again

[edit] MLAs who might not run again

[edit] Timeline

[edit] Nominated Candidates

Names in bold indicate party leaders and cabinet ministers. [2]

[edit] Northern Alberta

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Athabasca-Redwater Mike Cardinal
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Ken Kowalski
Bonnyville-Cold Lake Denis Ducharme
Dunvegan-Central Peace Hector Goudreau
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Guy C. Boutilier
Grande Prairie Smoky Mel Knight
Grande Prairie Wapiti Gordon Graydon
Lac La Biche-St. Paul Ray Danyluk
Lesser Slave Lake Ian Hopfe Pearl Calahasen
Lesser Slave Lake Frank Oberle, Jr.

[edit] Western and Central Alberta

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Banff-Cochrane Sean Mah Janis Tarchuk
Drayton Valley-Calmar Edwin Erickson Tony Abbot
Foothills-Rocky View Ted Morton
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake   Luke Ouellette
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Richard Marz
Red Deer North   Mary Anne Jablonski
Red Deer South   Victor Doerksen
Rocky Mountain House Ty Lund
Stony Plain   Fred Lindsay
West Yellowhead   Ivan Strang
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne     George VanderBurg

[edit] East Central Alberta

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Battle River-Wainwright Doug Griffiths
Drumheller-Stettler   Shirley McClellan
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Ed Stelmach   Ed Stelmach
Lacombe-Ponoka Ray Prins
Leduc-Beaumont-Devon George Rogers
Vermilion-Lloydminster     Lloyd Snelgrove
Wetaskiwin-Camrose   LeRoy Johnson

[edit] Central Edmonton

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Edmonton Beverly Clareview Ray Martin
Edmonton Centre Laurie Blakeman David Parker Laurie Blakeman
Edmonton Glenora Brian Fleck Peter Johnston Bruce Miller
Edmonton Gold Bar Hugh MacDonald   Hugh MacDonald
Edmonton Highlands-Norwood   Brian Mason
Edmonton Mill Creek Gene Zwozdesky
Edmonton Mill Woods Weslyn Mather Christina Gray   Weslyn Mather
Edmonton Riverview Kevin Taft Kevin Taft
Edmonton Rutherford Rick Miller   Rick Miller
Edmonton Strathcona Rachel Notley Adrian Cole Raj Pannu

[edit] Suburban Edmonton and Environs

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Edmonton Calder     David Eggen
Edmonton Castle Downs Chris Kibermanis   Thomas Lukaszuk
Edmonton Decore Bill Bonko Bill Bonko
Edmonton Ellerslie Bharat Agnihotri   Bharat Agnihotri
Edmonton Manning Dan Backs
Edmonton McClung Mo Elsalhy   Mo Elsalhy
Edmonton Meadowlark Maurice Tougas Maurice Tougas
Edmonton Whitemud   David Hancock
Sherwood Park Iris Evans
Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert   Doug Horner
St. Albert   Jack Flaherty
Strathcona Rob Lougheed

[edit] Southern Alberta

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Airdrie-Chestermere Carol Haley
Cardston-Taber-Warner Paul Hinman   Paul Hinman
Cypress-Medicine Hat   Leonard Mitzel
Highwood George Groeneveld
Lethbridge East Bridget Pastoor
Lethbridge West Clint Dunford
Little Bow   Barry McFarland
Livingstone-Macleod David Coutts
Medicine Hat   Rob Renner
Strathmore-Brooks   Lyle Oberg

[edit] Suburban Calgary

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Calgary Bow Alana DeLong
Calgary Cross   Yvonne Fritz
Calgary Foothills     Len Webber
Calgary Fort Julie Hrdlicka Travis Chase Wayne Cao
Calgary Hays   Arthur Johnston
Calgary Lougheed   David Rodney
Calgary MacKay Gary Mar
Calgary McCall   Shiraz Shariff
Calgary Montrose   Hung Pham
Calgary North West   Greg Melchin
Calgary Shaw Cindy Ady
Calgary West   Ron Liepert

[edit] Central Calgary

Electoral district Candidates   Incumbent
  Prog. Cons.   Liberal   NDP   Alliance   Green   Other
Calgary Buffalo Kent Hehr Cliff Hesby Harvey Cenaiko
Calgary Currie Kim Warnke Dave Taylor
Calgary East Christopher Dovey Moe Amery
Calgary Egmont George Read Denis Herard
Calgary Elbow Ralph Klein
Calgary Fish Creek   Heather Forsyth
Calgary Glenmore Ron Stevens
Calgary Mountain View   David Swann
Calgary North Hill   Richard Magnus
Calgary Nose Hill Neil Brown
Calgary Varsity Harry B. Chase Harry B. Chase

[edit] References

  1. ^ Alberta Cabinet Minister Battles Incurable Cancer. Alberta Economic Development Association. Retrieved on 2006-05-08.
  2. ^ Erickson, Edwin (2006-10-03). Candidate Update. Green Party of Alberta. Retrieved on November 3, 2006.

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