Alberta general election, 2001

Alberta general election, 2001

March 12, 2001 (2001-03-12)

83 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 42 seats needed for a majority Turnout 53.38%   Majority party Minority party Third party   LIB Leader Ralph Klein Nancy MacBeth Raj Pannu Party Progressive Conservative Liberal New Democratic Leader since December 14, 1992 April 18, 1998 2000 Leader's seat Calgary-Elbow Edmonton-McClung (lost re-election) Edmonton-Strathcona Last election 63 seats, 51.2% 18 seats, 32.8% 2 seats, 8.8% Seats before 64 15 2 Seats won 74 7 2 Seat change 10 8 ±0 Popular vote 627,252 276,854 81,339 Percentage 61.9% 27.3% 8.0% Swing 10.7% 5.5% 0.8%

Premier before election Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative Premier-designate Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative

The Alberta general election of 2001 was the twenty-fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

The incumbent Alberta Progressive Conservative Party, led by Ralph Klein, won a strong majority for its tenth consecutive term in government. In addition to increasing its share of the popular vote to almost 62%, the PC Party won a majority of seats in Edmonton for the first time since 1982. In the process, they reduced the opposition to only nine MLAs in total. It was the Tories' biggest majority since the height of the Peter Lougheed era.

The Liberal Party lost 11 seats and ran up a large debt. Its leader, Nancy MacBeth, was defeated in her riding.

The New Democratic Party, led by Raj Pannu, hoped to make gains at the expense of the Liberals in Edmonton and replace them as the official opposition. This did not materialize, but the party did manage to maintain its share of the popular vote and held onto their two seats in the legislature. The NDs attempted to attract young voters with the slogan, "Raj against the Machine".

The right-wing Alberta First Party, contesting its first election, failed to win any seats or come close. The Social Credit Party, led by James Albers, was unable to build on its moderate success in the 1997 election, and sank back into obscurity. Socred leader Lavern Ahlstrom, however, performed well in Rocky Mountain House and finished second behind the incumbent Ty Lund.

Results

Overall voter turnout was 53.38%.^[1]

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

References

Elections and referendums in Alberta General elections 1905 1909 1913 1917 1921 1926 1930 1935 1940 1944 1948 1952 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1982 1986 1989 1993 1997 2001 2004 2008 2012 2015 next Senate nominee elections 1989 1998 2004 2012 Municipal elections 1968 1971 1974 1977 1980 1983 1986 1989 1992 1995 1998 2001 2004 2007 2010 2013 Referendums 1915 1920 1923 1948 1957 1967 1971 See also: List of Alberta by-elections