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Alberta general election, 2015
← 2012 May 5, 2015 30th →
87 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
44 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout 54.2%
  First party Second party Third party
  Rachel Notley crop.jpg Brian Jean April 28 2015.jpg Jim Prentice.jpg
Leader Rachel Notley Brian Jean Jim Prentice
Party New Democratic Wildrose Progressive Conservative
Leader since October 18, 2014 March 28, 2015 September 6, 2014
Leader's seat Edmonton-Strathcona Fort McMurray-Conklin Calgary-Foothills
Last election 4 seats, 9.82% 17 seats, 34.29% 61 seats, 43.95%
Seats before 4 5 70
Seats won 54 21 10[1]
Seat change Increase50 Increase16 Decrease60
Popular vote 604,515 360,511 413,607
Percentage 40.57% 24.23% 27.80%
Swing Increase30.75pp Decrease10.06pp Decrease16.15pp
  Fourth party Fifth party
  David Swann - April 12, 2010.jpg Greg Clark, Leader of the Alberta Party, 2014.jpg
Leader David Swann (interim) Greg Clark
Party Liberal Alberta Party
Leader since February 1, 2015 September 21, 2013
Leader's seat Calgary-Mountain View Calgary-Elbow
Last election 5 seats, 9.89% 0 seats, 1.31%
Seats before 5 0
Seats won 1 1
Seat change Decrease4 Increase1
Popular vote 62,153 33,221
Percentage 4.19% 2.29%
Swing Decrease5.70pp Increase0.98pp
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Map of Alberta's ridings coloured in to indicate winning party and popular vote.
Premier before election

Jim Prentice
Progressive Conservative

 Premier-designate

Rachel Notley
New Democratic

The 29th general election of Alberta, Canada, elected members of the 29th Alberta Legislature. It took place May 5, 2015, following a request by Premier Jim Prentice to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Donald Ethell to dissolve the legislature on April 7, 2015.

The provincial Election Act' fixes the election to a three-month period, between March 1 and May 31 in the fourth calendar year after the preceding election day which in this case was April 23, 2012. However, this does not affect the powers of the Lieutenant Governor to dissolve the Legislature before this period (one year early in this election).[2] The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (PCs) had a majority in the outgoing Assembly.

As a result of the election, the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP) was elected to a majority government under new leader Rachel Notley. The NDP formed the government for the first time in its history and ousted the Progressive Conservatives, who were reduced to third place in seats. Many longtime MLA's in seats long considered safe for the party lost to the NDP in landslides. Prentice resigned as party leader and as MLA for Calgary-Foothills on election night, when the overall result was beyond doubt.[3] The Progressive Conservatives had won every provincial election since the 1971 election, making them the longest-serving provincial government in Canadian history. It is only the fourth change of government in Alberta since Alberta became a province in 1905, and one of the worst defeats that any provincial government has suffered in Canada. It also marked the first time that a centre-left political party had formed the government in Alberta since the United Farmers of Alberta in 1935.[4]

The Wildrose Party under new leader Brian Jean remained the official opposition, gaining four seats since 2012 despite winning a lower share of the popular vote, while the Alberta Liberal Party and Alberta Party each won a single seat (the latter making history, with party leader Greg Clark becoming the party's first elected MLA). The Alberta Liberal Party lost four seats, only returning interim leader David Swann to the legislature.

Notley was sworn in with her cabinet on May 24, 2015, ending 80 years of government by right-wing parties (first Social Credit, then PC).[5]

Background

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Main article: 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly

In the 2012 general election the PCs lost a portion of their caucus, but were able to retain a majority of the 87 seats despite the popular vote decreasing to under 50%. The Wildrose Party formed the official opposition for the first time, while the other two parties in the Assembly, the Alberta Liberal Party and Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP), both held official party status with five and four seats respectively.[6] On September 4, 2014, the PCs became the longest serving political dynasty in Canadian history, at 43 years, 5 days.[7]

Prentice, who succeeded former premier and interim leader of the Progressive Conservatives Dave Hancock in September 2014, was not obligated to call an election until 2016. However, seeking a fresh mandate to pass his budget, he asked Lieutenant Governor Donald Ethell to dissolve the legislature on April 7. In accordance with Canadian constitutional practice, Ethell granted the request, beginning the month-long campaign.[8] The early election call was criticized as unethical, as it violated the fixed election dates specified in the Elections Act, but it was legal due to the constitutional powers of the Lieutenant Governor, and the constitutional convention of following the advice of the premier.[9]

Results

↓
54 21 9 1 1 1
NDP Wildrose PC LIB AP *
Party Votes Seats
New Democratic 603,459
40.6%
 Increase 30.8%
54 / 87 (62%)
Progressive Conservative 412,958
27.8%
 Decrease 16.2%
10 / 87 (11%)
Wildrose 360,124
24.2%
 Decrease 10.1%
21 / 87 (24%)
Liberal 62,171
4.2%
 Decrease 5.7%
1 / 87 (1%)
Alberta Party 33,867
2.3%
 Increase 1.0%
1 / 87 (1%)
e • d Summary of the May 5, 2015 Legislative Assembly of Alberta election results[10]
Party Party leader Number of
candidates		 Seats Popular vote*
2012 Dissol. 2015 % of Seats # % Change (pp)
New Democratic Rachel Notley 87 4 4 54 62.1 603,459 40.59 +30.77
Wildrose Brian Jean 86 17 5 21 24.1 360,124 24.22 -10.07
Progressive Conservative Jim Prentice 87 61 70 9 10.3 412,958 27.77 –16.18
Liberal David Swann 56 5 5 1 1.1 62,171 4.18 –5.71
Alberta Party Greg Clark 36 — — 1 1.1 33,867 2.28 +0.95
Green[11] Janet Keeping 24 — — — — 7,321 0.49 +0.10
Social Credit Len Skowronski 6 — — — — 832 0.06 +0.04
Communist Naomi Rankin 2 — — — — 181 0.01 =
Alberta First[12] Bart Hampton 1 — — — — 72 0.005 =
  Independent 15 — 1 — — 5,916 0.40 +0.13
  Vacant 2 1** 1.1
Total 400 87 87 87 100.0% 1,486,901 100.00%
* The total popular vote includes votes from voided Calgary-Foothills election.
** The candidate elected for Calgary-Foothills, Jim Prentice, disclaimed his victory.[13] According to section 139 of the Alberta Elections Act,[14] if a winning candidate disclaims their right to become an MLA before the end of the appeal period for the official results, that riding's election is declared void.
Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta - seats won/lost by party, 2012-2015
Party 2012 Gain from (loss to) 2015
NDP WR PC Lib Alb
New Democratic 4 2 44 4 54
Wildrose 17 (2) 7 (1) 21
Progressive Conservative 61 (44) 1 (7) (1) 9
Liberal 5 (4) 1
Alberta Party 0 1 1
Total 87 (50) 3 (7) 52 (1) 4 (1) 86

The election resulted in a majority government led by the New Democratic Party.

The result in Calgary-Glenmore remained unresolved, as incumbent MLA Linda Johnson and challenger Anam Kazim finished the vote count in an exact tie of 7,015 votes each,[15] necessitating a recount process and possibly a follow-up by-election if the recount confirmed the tie.[15] On May 15, the recount determined NDP candidate Anam Kazim won the riding by six votes.

The Alberta NDP had been leading in most polls since late April. They had been expected to do well in Edmonton, which has historically been friendlier to centre-left parties and candidates than the rest of Alberta. However, in a result that far exceeded the most optimistic projections, Edmonton swung over dramatically to support Notley, who represents an Edmonton riding. The NDP took every seat in the city, all by very large margins (4,000 votes or more with absolute majority support). Even more surprisingly, they won 15 of the 25 seats in Calgary, the power base of the Tories for most of the last four decades. The NDP also swept the province's third and fourth-largest cities, Lethbridge and Red Deer. NDP support remained relatively lower in rural Alberta, where they only won a handful of ridings in the north of the province, as well as some rural ridings around Edmonton.[16]

Notley later said that she had known a week before the election that the NDP would win. She told Canadian Press that she had been sitting in a hotel room in either Calgary or Lethbridge when she saw a very credible poll showing the NDP was poised to rebound from a mere four seats in the legislature—the minimum for official party status—to an outright majority. She was physically stunned at first, but recovered long enough to drop her plans for a whirlwind schedule to close out the campaign in favour of making plans for a transition.[17]

The Progressive Conservatives finished second in the popular vote, 50,000 votes ahead of the Wildrose. However, they were decimated due to a near-total collapse in the major cities, as well as massive vote-splitting with the Wildrose. They were completely shut out in Edmonton, Lethbridge and Red Deer, and lost 12 of their 20 seats in Calgary. Since the first-past-the-post system awards seats to leading candidates in local contests (not necessarily to those who get a majority of the vote) and awards power solely on the basis of seats won (not by proportional representation), the Tories were knocked down to third place with only 10 seats, only two of which were outside Calgary. The Tories were reduced to their smallest presence in the legislature since 1967. With few exceptions, their support in the cities bled to the NDP, while their rural support bled to the Wildrose. All but three members of Prentice's cabinet were defeated.

The Wildrose, which had its legislative caucus reduced in 2014 when the Leader of the Opposition Danielle Smith and all but 5 other Wildrose MLAs crossed the floor to sit with the governing PCs, rebounded to 21 seats and retained Official Opposition status. Most of their gains were in rural areas, and they held no ridings in either Edmonton or Calgary until the September 2015 by-election to fill the Calgary-Foothills seat vacated by Jim Prentice on the 2015 election night, which was won by Wildrose's Prasad Panda.[18]

Greg Clark, leader of the Alberta Party, won the first ever seat for his party in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

For the first time since the 1920s, centre-left candidates won a majority of seats in Calgary - 15 for the NDP (one through judicial recount) and one each for the Liberals and Alberta Party. One NDP MLA from Calgary, Deborah Drever, was temporarily suspended from the NDP caucus and had to sit as an independent, before returning to the NDP caucus in early 2016.

Timeline

Opinion polls

The following is a summary of published polls of voter intentions.

Polling Firm Date of Polling Margin of Error
(19 times out of 20)		 PC Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta Other Undecided
Election 2015 May 5, 2015 27.8 24.2 4.2 40.6 2.3 0.9
Forum Research May 4, 2015 ±3 pp 23 23 4 45 3 2
Insights West May 1–4, 2015 ±3.1 pp 23 27 4 42 3 2 9
EKOS Research Associates Apr. 29–May 3, 2015 ±3.4 pp 22.5 24.0 5.6 44.3 2.2 1.4
Forum Research May 2, 2015 ±3 pp 21 24 5 42 5 3
Mainstreet Technologies April 29, 2015 ±1.85 pp 21 26 5 44 3 14
Ipsos-Reid April 27–29, 2015 ±4.1 pp 24 26 9 37 3 1
EKOS Research Associates April 25–29, 2015 ±3.7 pp 23.1 21.3 6.3 42.2 4.6 2.6
ThinkHQ April 26–28, 2015 ±2.1 pp 20 27 9 39 4 1
Leger Marketing April 26–28, 2015 ±2.8 pp 30 24 6 38 1 1 16
Return On Insight April 25–28, 2015 ±3.6 pp 24 21 10 38 4
Mainstreet Technologies April 23, 2015 ±1.49 pp 26 32 8 31 4 21
Forum Research April 22–23, 2015 ±3 pp 20 25 7 38 6 5
Mainstreet Technologies April 20, 2015 ±1.78 pp 25 35 4 31 4 19
Mainstreet Technologies April 13, 2015 ±1.76 pp 24 31 10 30 5 23
Forum Research April 7–9, 2015 ±2 pp 27 30 12 28 2 2
Mainstreet Technologies April 7, 2015 ±1.78 pp 27 31 12 26 3 24
ThinkHQ April 2–6, 2015 ±2.3 pp 25 31 12 26 5 1
Insights West March 27–30, 2015 ±3.9 pp 31 27 14 22 2 5
Mainstreet Technologies March 29, 2015 ±1.8 pp 30 30 17 18 5 20
Environics February 13–23, 2015 46 16 18 17 4
Insights West December 28–30, 2014 42 14 19 18 7
Mainstreet Technologies December 21, 2014 44 20 14 18 4
Insights West Nov. 28–Dec. 1, 2014 35 29 15 16 5
Lethbridge College October 4–9, 2014 32.6 30.8 12.8 16.8 7.0
Leger Marketing Aug. 27–Sep. 2, 2014 29 33 18 16 4
Leger Marketing June 23–26, 2014 26 31 20 19 4
Insights West April 23–26, 2014 21 50 11 16 2
ThinkHQ March 10–16, 2014 19 46 16 15 3 1
Angus Reid March 3–9, 2014 23 46 15 13 4
Leger Marketing February 24–27, 2014 25 38 16 15 3 2
Environics February 14–23, 2014 36 33 18 12 2
Lethbridge College October 5–6, 2013 36.1 29.4 15.7 12.2 1.1 5.6
Leger Marketing September 11–17, 2013 33 34 15 15 3
Leger Marketing April 9–12, 2013 29 37 17 14 3
ThinkHQ February 12–16, 2013 26 38 13 16 3 4
Leger Marketing January 14–20, 2013 40 28 12 13 6
Environics October 10–23, 2012 45 29 13 12 1
Lethbridge College September 29–30, 2012 44.6 23.9 11.1 14.0 3.0 3.4
Environics August 10–22, 2012 43 26 14 13 3
Forum Research June 11, 2012 39 36 9 12 2 2
Election 2012 April 23, 2012 ±0.0 pp 44.0 34.3 9.9 9.8 1.3 0.7

Nominated candidates

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Northern Alberta

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater Jeff Johnson Travis Olson Colin Piquette Jeff Johnson
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Maureen Kubinec Glenn van Dijken Tristan Turner Maureen Kubinec
Bonnyville-Cold Lake Craig Copeland Scott Cyr Josalyne Head Rob Fox Genia Leskiw†
Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley Rhonda Clarke-Gauthier Kelly Hudson Margaret McCuaig-Boyd Hector Goudreau†
Fort McMurray-Conklin Don Scott Brian Jean Melinda Hollis Ariana Mancini Don Scott
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Mike Allen Tany Yao Robin Le Fevre Stephen Drover Mike Allen
Grande Prairie-Smoky Everett McDonald Todd Loewen Kevin McLean Todd Russell Everett McDonald
Grande Prairie-Wapiti Wayne Drysdale Laila Goodridge Mary Dahr Rory Tarant Wayne Drysdale
Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills Darrell Younghans Dave Hanson Catherine Harder Brian Deheer (Green) Shayne Saskiw†
Lesser Slave Lake Pearl Calahasen Darryl Boisson Danielle Larivee Pearl Calahasen
Peace River Frank Oberle Nathan Steinke Debbie Jabbour Sherry Hilton Frank Oberle

Central Edmonton

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Tony Caterina Stephanie Diacon Tomi Yellowface Deron Bilous Owais Siddiqui Deron Bilous
Edmonton-Calder Thomas Bradley Andrew Altimas Amit Batra David Eggen David Eggen
Edmonton-Centre Catherine Keill Joe Byram Laurie Blakeman David Shepherd — Greg Keating (Ind.)

Rory Joe Koopmans (Ind.)

 Laurie Blakeman
Edmonton-Glenora Heather Klimchuk Don Koziak Karen Sevcik Sarah Hoffman Chris Vilcsak David Parker (Green) Heather Klimchuk
Edmonton-Gold Bar David Dorward Justin James Ronald Brochu Marlin Schmidt Cristina Stasia David Dorward
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Jonathan Dai Joshua Loeppky Matthew Smith Brian Mason Brian Mason
Edmonton-Mill Creek Gene Zwozdesky Saqib Raja Harpreet Singh Gill Denise Woollard Gene Zwozdesky
Edmonton-Mill Woods Sohail Quadri Baljit Sall Roberto Maglalang Christina Gray Naomi Rankin (Communist)

Aura Leddy (Ind.)

 Sohail Quadri
Edmonton-Riverview Steve Young Ian Crawford Donna Wilson Lori Sigurdson Brandon Beringer Sandra Wolf Lange (Green)

Glenn Miller (Ind.)

 Steve Young
Edmonton-Rutherford Chris LaBossiere Josef Pisa Michael Chan Richard Feehan Fred Horne†
Edmonton-Strathcona Shelley Wegner Steve Kochan Rachel Notley Rachel Notley

Suburban Edmonton

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Edmonton-Castle Downs Thomas Lukaszuk Gerrit Roosenboom Todd Ross Nicole Goehring Thomas Lukaszuk
Edmonton-Decore Janice Sarich Dean Miller Bradley Whalen Chris Nielsen Trey Capnerhurst (Green) Janice Sarich
Edmonton-Ellerslie Harman Kandola Jackie Lovely Mike McGowan Rod Loyola Naresh Bhardwaj§
Edmonton-Manning Gurcharan Garcha Atiq Rehman Adam Mounzer Heather Sweet Peter Sandhu§
Edmonton-McClung David Xiao Steve Thompson Lorne Dach John Hudson David Xiao
Edmonton-Meadowlark Katherine O'Neill Amber Maze Dan Bildhauer Jon Carson Raj Sherman†
Edmonton-South West Matt Jeneroux Cole Kander Rudy Arcilla Thomas Dang Krishna Tailor Matt Jeneroux
Edmonton-Whitemud Stephen Mandel Chad Peters Steven Townsend Bob Turner Kathryn Jackson (Green)

John Baloun (Ind.)

 Stephen Mandel
Sherwood Park Cathy Olesen Linda Osinchuk Annie McKitrick Cathy Olesen
St. Albert Stephen Khan Shelley Biermanski Bill Alton Marie Renaud Trevor Love Stephen Khan

Western and Central Alberta

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Drayton Valley-Devon Diana McQueen Mark Smith Katherine Swampy Connie Jensen Jennifer Roach (Green) Diana McQueen
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Kerry Towle Don MacIntyre Patricia Norman Danielle Klooster Kerry Towle
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Wade Bearchell Nathan Cooper Glenn Norman Jim Adamchick Bruce Rowe†
Red Deer-North Christine Moore Buck Buchanan Michael Dawe Kim Schreiner Krystal Kromm Mary Anne Jablonski†
Red Deer-South Darcy Mykytyshyn Norman Wiebe Deborah Checkel Barb Miller Serge Gingras Ben Dubois (Green)

Patti Argent (Ind.)
William Berry (Ind.)

 Cal Dallas†
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Tammy Cote Jason Nixon Hannah Schlamp Joe Anglin (Ind.) Joe Anglin
Spruce Grove-St. Albert Rus Matichuk Jaye Walter Reg Lukasik Trevor Horne Gary Hanna Brendon Greene (Green) Vacant
Stony Plain Ken Lemke Kathy Rondeau Mike Hanlon Erin Babcock Sandy Simmie Matt Burnett (Green) Ken Lemke
West Yellowhead Robin Campbell Stuart Taylor Eric Rosendahl Robin Campbell
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne George VanderBurg John Bos Oneil Carlier George VanderBurg

East Central Alberta

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Battle River-Wainwright Blake Prior Wes Taylor Ron Williams Gordon Naylor Vacant
Drumheller-Stettler Jack Hayden Rick Strankman Emily Shannon Rick Strankman
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Jacquie Fenske Joe Gosselin Peter Schneider Jessica Littlewood Derek Christensen Allison Anderson (Green) Jacquie Fenske
Lacombe-Ponoka Peter Dewit Ron Orr Doug Hart Tony Jeglum Rod Fox§
Leduc-Beaumont George Rogers Sharon Smith Shaye Anderson Bert Hoogewoonink Josh Drozda (Green) George Rogers
Strathcona-Sherwood Park Dave Quest Rob Johnson Estefania Cortes-Vargas Lynne Kaiser Dave Quest
Vermilion-Lloydminster Richard Starke Danny Hozack Saba Mossagizi Richard Starke
Wetaskiwin-Camrose Verlyn Olson Bill Rock Bruce Hinkley Verlyn Olson

Central Calgary

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Calgary-Acadia Jonathan Denis Linda Carlson Nicholas Borovsky Brandy Payne Jonathan Denis
Calgary-Buffalo Terry Rock Leah Wamboldt David Khan Kathleen Ganley Sabrina Levac (Green) Kent Hehr†
Calgary-Cross Rick Hanson Moiz Ullah Mahmood Manjot Singh Gill Ricardo Miranda Peter Meic (Green)

Katherine Le Rougetel (Ind.)

 Yvonne Fritz†
Calgary-Currie Christine Cusanelli Terry DeVries Shelley Wark-Martyn Brian Malkinson Tony Norman Nelson Berlin (Green) Christine Cusanelli
Calgary-East Moe Amery Ali Waissi Naser Al-Kukhun Robyn Luff Bonnie Devine (Communist) Moe Amery
Calgary-Elbow Gordon Dirks Megan Brown John Roggeveen Catherine Welburn Greg Clark Larry Heather (Social Credit) Gordon Dirks
Calgary-Fish Creek Richard Gotfried Blaine Maller Jill Moreton Allison Wemyss Martin Owen (Social Credit) Heather Forsyth†
Calgary-Fort Andy Nguyen Jeevan Mangat Said Abdulbaki Joe Ceci Vic Goosen Wayne Cao†
Calgary-Glenmore Linda Johnson Chris Kemp-Jackson David Waddington Anam Kazim Terry Lo Linda Johnson
Calgary-Klein Kyle Fawcett Jeremy Nixon David Gamble Craig Coolahan Noel Keough (Green) Kyle Fawcett
Calgary-Mountain View Mark Hlady Terry Wong David Swann Marc Chikinda David Swann
Calgary-Varsity Susan Billington Sharon Polsky Pete Helfrich Stephanie McLean Carl Svoboda (Green) Donna Kennedy-Glans†

Suburban Calgary

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Calgary-Bow Byron Nelson Trevor Grover Matthew Gaiser Deborah Drever Jonathon Himann David Reid (Green) Alana DeLong†
Calgary-Foothills Jim Prentice Keelan Frey Ali Bin Zahid Anne Wilson Janet Keeping (Green) Jim Prentice
Calgary-Greenway Manmeet Bhullar Devinder Toor Don Monroe Manmeet Bhullar
Calgary-Hawkwood Jason Luan Jae Shim Harbaksh Singh Sekhon Michael Connolly Beth Barberree Polly Knowlton Cockett (Green)

Len Skowronski (Social Credit)

 Jason Luan
Calgary-Hays Ric McIver Robert Mailloux Shawn Emran Carla Drader Graham MacKenzie (Green)

Zachary Doyle (Social Credit)

 Ric McIver
Calgary-Lougheed Dave Rodney Mark Mantei Leila Keith Mihai Ion Dave Rodney
Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill Neil Brown Kathy Macdonald Prab Lashar Karen McPherson Sandy Aberdeen (Green) Neil Brown
Calgary-McCall Jagdeep Sahota Hardyal "Happy" Singh Mann Avinash Khangura Irfan Sabir Burhan Khan (Ind.) Darshan Kang†
Calgary-North West Sandra Jansen Jeff Callaway Neil Marion Karen Mills Christopher Blatch Sandra Jansen
Calgary-Northern Hills Teresa Woo-Paw Prasad Panda Harry Lin Jamie Kleinsteuber Teresa Woo-Paw
Calgary-Shaw Jeff Wilson Brad Leishman Alexander Barrow Graham Sucha Evert Smith Jeff Wilson
Calgary-South East Rick Fraser Brandon Lunty G. Gill Mirical Macdonald Jordan Mac Isaac (Green) Rick Fraser
Calgary-West Mike Ellis Gerard Lucyshyn Mizanur Rahman Mike Ellis
Chestermere-Rocky View Bruce McAllister Leela Aheer William Pelech Coral Bliss Taylor (Green)

Jamie Lall (Ind.)
Matt Grant (Ind.)

 Bruce McAllister

Southern Alberta

Electoral District Candidates Incumbent
Progressive
Conservative		 Wildrose Liberal NDP Alberta
Party		 Other
           
Airdrie Peter Brown Angela Pitt Chris Noble Jeremy Klug Jeff Willerton (Ind.) Rob Anderson†
Banff-Cochrane Ron Casey Scott Wagner Cam Westhead Ron Casey
Cardston-Taber-Warner Brian Brewin Grant Hunter Aaron Haugen Del Bodnarek Gary Bikman§
Cypress-Medicine Hat Bob Olson Drew Barnes Eric Musekamp Bev Waege Drew Barnes
Highwood Carrie Fischer Wayne Anderson Leslie Mahoney Joel Windsor Martin Blake (Green)

Jeremy Fraser (Social Credit)

 Danielle Smith§
Lethbridge-East Tammy Perlich Kent Prestage William West Maria Fitzpatrick Bridget Pastoor†
Lethbridge-West Greg Weadick Ron Bain Sheila Pyne Shannon Phillips Greg Weadick
Little Bow Ian Donovan Dave Schneider Helen McMenamin Bev Muendel-Atherstone Caleb Van Der Weide (Social Credit) Ian Donovan
Livingstone-Macleod Evan Berger Pat Stier Alida Hess Aileen Burke Pat Stier
Medicine Hat Blake Pedersen Val Olson Bob Wanner Jim Black Dave Robon Hood Phillips (Ind.) Blake Pedersen
Strathmore-Brooks Molly Douglass Derek Fildebrandt Ali Abdulbaki Lynn MacWilliam Einar Davison Mike Worthington (Green)

Glen Dundas (Alberta First)

 Jason Hale†

Endorsements

The following media outlets endorsed the PCs during the campaign:

No endorsements were made for any of the other parties.

Defeated incumbents

Party Name Constituency Office held at election Year elected Defeated by Party
Progressive
Conservative		 Mike Allen Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 2012 Tany Yao Wildrose Party
Moe Amery Calgary East 1993 Robyn Luff New Democratic Party
Pearl Calahasen Lesser Slave Lake Longest currently-serving MLA 1989 Danielle Larivee New Democratic Party
Jonathan Denis Calgary-Acadia Minister of Justice and Solicitor General 2008 Brandy Payne New Democratic Party
Gordon Dirks Calgary-Elbow Minister of Education 2014 Greg Clark Alberta Party
Ian Donovan Little Bow 2012 Dave Schneider Wildrose Party
David Dorward Edmonton-Gold Bar Associate Minister of Aboriginal Relations 2012 Marlin Schmidt New Democratic Party
Jacquie Fenske Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville 2012 Jessica Littlewood New Democratic Party
Matt Jeneroux Edmonton-South West 2012 Thomas Dang New Democratic Party
Jeff Johnson Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater Minister of Seniors 2008 Colin Piquette New Democratic Party
Stephen Khan St. Albert Minister of Service Alberta 2012 Marie Renaud New Democratic Party
Heather Klimchuk Edmonton-Glenora Minister of Human Services 2008 Sarah Hoffman New Democratic Party
Maureen Kubinec Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Minister of Culture and Tourism 2012 Glenn van Dijken Wildrose Party
Thomas Lukaszuk Edmonton-Castle Downs 2001 Nicole Goehring New Democratic Party
Stephen Mandel Edmonton-Whitemud Minister of Health 2014 Bob Turner New Democratic Party
Bruce McAllister Chestermere-Rocky View 2012 Leela Aheer Wildrose Party
Everett McDonald Grande Prairie-Smoky 2012 Todd Loewen Wildrose Party
Frank Oberle Peace River Minister of Energy, Government House Leader 2004 Debbie Jabbour New Democratic Party
Cathy Olesen Sherwood Park 2012 Annie McKitrick New Democratic Party
Blake Pedersen Medicine Hat 2012 Bob Wanner New Democratic Party
Sohail Quadri Edmonton-Mill Woods 2012 Christina Gray New Democratic Party
Janice Sarich Edmonton-Decore 2008 Chris Nielsen New Democratic Party
Don Scott Fort McMurray-Conklin Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education, Deputy House Leader 2012 Brian Jean Wildrose Party
Kerry Towle Innisfail-Sylvan Lake 2012 Don MacIntyre Wildrose Party
Jeff Wilson Calgary-Shaw 2012 Graham Sucha New Democratic Party
David Xiao Edmonton-McClung 2008 Lorne Dach New Democratic Party
Steve Young Edmonton-Riverview 2012 Lori Sigurdson New Democratic Party
Gene Zwozdesky Edmonton-Mill Creek Speaker 1993 Denise Woollard New Democratic Party
Liberal Laurie Blakeman Edmonton-Centre 1997 David Shepherd New Democratic Party
Independent Joe Anglin Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre 2012 Jason Nixon Wildrose Party

MLAs who did not run again

Progressive Conservative
Wildrose
Liberal

Both Kent Hehr and Darshan Kang did not seek re-election in order to run for the federal Liberals in the 2015 federal election.

References

  1. ↑ The election in the riding of Calgary-Foothills was voided, leaving the Progressive Conservatives with 9 seats in the official results. Popular votes in this table include votes from Calgary-Foothills.
  2. ↑ Election Act, R.S.A. 2000, c. E-1, s. 38.1, as amended by S.A. 2011, c. 19
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  12. ↑ Results compared to the Separation Party's results in 2012
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