Alberta general election, 1913


Alberta general election, 1913 - Definition

The 3rd general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on April 17, 1909 to elect members of the Alberta legislature.

The Liberal Party under its new leader, Arthur L. Sifton, won a third term in office, defeating Conservative Party, which was once again led by R.B. Bennett.

Party	Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party	Party Leader	# of candidates	Previous	After	% Change	#	%	Change
Liberal	Arthur L. Sifton	56	36	39	+8.3%	47,748	49.23%	-10.03%
Conservative	<center> R.B. Bennett	56	2	17	+750%	43,737	45.10%	+13.4%
Independent	<center>	14	1	-	-100%	3,639	3.75%	+0.36%
Socialist	<center>	5	1	-	-100%	1,814	1.87%	-0.73%
Independent Liberal	<center>	1	1	-	-100%	47	0.05%	-2.57%
Total	<center>	<center> 132	<center> 41	<center> 56	<center> +36.6%	<center> 96,985	<center> 100.00%	<center>
Source: Elections Alberta (http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/welcome.html)

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

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