The 18th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 25, 1975 to elect members of the Alberta legislature.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its second term in government with over 62% of the popular vote, winning 69 of the 75 seats in the legislature.
The Social Credit Party, which had dominated Alberta politics for 36 years, lost over half the share of the popular vote that it had won in the previous election. Its legislative caucus was reduced from 25 members to only four.
| Party
| Party Leader
| # of candidates
| Seats
| Popular Vote
|
| Previous
| After
| % Change
| #
| %
| Change
|
| Progressive Conservative
| | 75
| 49
| 69
| +40.8%
| 369,764
| 62.65%
| +16.25%
|
| Social Credit
|
| 70
| 25
| 4
| -84.0%
| 107,211
| 18.17%
| -22.93%
|
| New Democratic
| Grant Notley
| 75
| 1
| 1
| -
| 76,360
| 12.94%
| +1.52%
|
| Independent
|
| 13
| -
| 1
|
| 6,643
| 1.13%
| +1.06%
|
| Liberal
| Nick Taylor
| 46
| -
| -
|
| 29,424
| 4.98%
| +3.97%
|
| Communist
| [[ ]]
| 14
| n.a.
| -
| n.a.
| 768
| 0.13%
| n.a.
|
| Total
|
| 293
| 75
| 75
| -
| 590,170
| 100.00%
|
|
| Source: Elections Alberta
|
Notes:
"Previous" refers to to standings at previous election, not to standings in the Legislature at dissolution.
n.a. = not applicable - the party was not recognized in the previous election
See also
List of Canadian political parties
Last updated: 05-27-2005 04:28:47
