Alberta general election, 1917


Alberta general election, 1917 - Definition

The 4th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on June 7, 1917 to elect members of the Alberta legislature.

The Liberal Party, under its new leader, Charles Stewart, won a fourth term in office, defeating the Conservative Party of Edward Michener.

Party	Party Leader	# of candidates	Seats			Popular Vote
Party	Party Leader	# of candidates	Previous	After	% Change	#	%	Change
Liberal	Charles Stewart	49	39	34	-12.8%	54,212	48.14%	-1.09%
Conservative	<center> Edward Michener	48	17	19	+11.8%	47,055	41.79%	-3.31%
Independent	<center>	11	-	2		6,569	5.83%	+2.08%
Labour	<center>	2	n.a.	1	n.a.	3,576	3.17%	n.a.
Socialist	<center>	3	-	-		784	0.70%	-1.17%
Non-Partisan	<center>	1		-	n.a.	416	0.37%	n.a
Total	<center>	<center> 114	<center> 56	<center> 56	<center> -	<center> 96,985	<center> 100.00%	<center>
Soldiers' vote (Province at large)		21		2		13,286	21.00%
Total	<center>	<center> 135	<center> 56	<center> 58	<center> +3.6%	<center> 125,898	<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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