Alberta provincial by-elections, 2007
Encyclopedia
Provincial by-election were held in Alberta
on 12 June 2007 to fill the vacancies in the Legislative Assembly
ridings of Calgary Elbow
and Drumheller-Stettler
. The ridings were vacated on January 15, 2007 by the resignation of the outgoing Premier and Deputy Premier, Ralph Klein and Shirley McClellan
. Craig Cheffins
of the Liberals won Calgary Elbow, previously a safe Progressive Conservative riding going back to its creation in 1971, and the former riding of Ralph Klein. John Hayden
of the Progressive Conservative
s won Drumheller-Stettler, continuing the party's hold in the area.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|Calgary Elbow by-election, 12 June 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
|Craig Cheffins
|align=right|4,801
|align=right|45.6
|align=right|+9.1
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
|Brian Henninger
|align=right|4,017
|align=right|38.1
|align=right|–13.4
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Green
|George Read
|align=right|611
|align=right|5.8
|align=right|+0.9
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Alberta Alliance
|Jane Greydanus
|align=right|456
|align=right|4.3
|align=right|+0.7
|-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democratic
|Al Brown
|align=right|348
|align=right|3.3
|align=right|+0.7
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Social Credit
|Trevor Grover
|align=right|175
|align=right|1.7
|align=right|+1.2
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Independent
|Jeff Willerton
|align=right|124
|align=right|1.2
|align=right|+0.8
|-
| colspan="3" | Total
| 10,532
| 100.0%
|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|Drumheller-Stettler by-election, 12 June 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
|Jack Hayden
|align=right|4,180
|align=right|57.7
|align=right|–7.2
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
|Thomas Dooley
|align=right|993
|align=right|13.7
|align=right|—
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Social Credit
|Larry Davidson
|align=right|849
|align=right|11.7
|align=right|+9.0
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Independent
|William John Rew
|align=right|519
|align=right|7.2
|align=right|—
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Alberta Alliance
|Dave France
|align=right|355
|align=right|4.9
|align=right|–8.6
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Green
|Jennifer Wigmore
|align=right|249
|align=right|3.4
|align=right|—
|-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democratic
|Richard Bough
|align=right|104
|align=right|1.4
|align=right|–7.1
|-
| colspan="3" | Total
| 7,249
| 100.0%
|
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
on 12 June 2007 to fill the vacancies in the Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
ridings of Calgary Elbow
Calgary Elbow
Calgary-Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. Its current MLA is Alison Redford, a Progressive Conservative, who defeated incumbent Liberal candidate Craig Cheffins in the 2008 Alberta general election....
and Drumheller-Stettler
Drumheller-Stettler
Drumheller-Stettler is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The electoral district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting...
. The ridings were vacated on January 15, 2007 by the resignation of the outgoing Premier and Deputy Premier, Ralph Klein and Shirley McClellan
Shirley McClellan
Shirley McClellan was born in Hanna, Alberta, Canada, on January 22, 1942.-Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:McClellan was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November 23, 1987....
. Craig Cheffins
Craig Cheffins
Craig Cheffins is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Calgary Elbow riding. Running as a Liberal, he won the seat in a 2007 by-election, but lost the seat in the 2008 general election.-Political life:...
of the Liberals won Calgary Elbow, previously a safe Progressive Conservative riding going back to its creation in 1971, and the former riding of Ralph Klein. John Hayden
Jack Hayden (politician)
Jack Hayden is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Drumheller-Stettler as a Progressive Conservative.-Political career:...
of the Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
s won Drumheller-Stettler, continuing the party's hold in the area.
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|Calgary Elbow by-election, 12 June 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
|Craig Cheffins
Craig Cheffins
Craig Cheffins is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Calgary Elbow riding. Running as a Liberal, he won the seat in a 2007 by-election, but lost the seat in the 2008 general election.-Political life:...
|align=right|4,801
|align=right|45.6
|align=right|+9.1
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
|Brian Henninger
|align=right|4,017
|align=right|38.1
|align=right|–13.4
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Green
Green Party of Alberta
The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990...
|George Read
George Read (Canadian politician)
George Read is the former leader of the Green Party of Alberta and formerly a key organizer for the federal Green Party of Canada in Alberta.- Green Party organizing :...
|align=right|611
|align=right|5.8
|align=right|+0.9
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Alberta Alliance
Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...
|Jane Greydanus
|align=right|456
|align=right|4.3
|align=right|+0.7
|-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democratic
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
|Al Brown
|align=right|348
|align=right|3.3
|align=right|+0.7
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Social Credit
|Trevor Grover
|align=right|175
|align=right|1.7
|align=right|+1.2
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
|Jeff Willerton
|align=right|124
|align=right|1.2
|align=right|+0.8
|-
| colspan="3" | Total
| 10,532
| 100.0%
|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="6"|Drumheller-Stettler by-election, 12 June 2007
|- style="background-color:#E9E9E9"
! colspan="2" style="width: 200px"|Party
! style="width: 170px"|Candidate
! style="width: 40px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/-
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
|Jack Hayden
Jack Hayden (politician)
Jack Hayden is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Drumheller-Stettler as a Progressive Conservative.-Political career:...
|align=right|4,180
|align=right|57.7
|align=right|–7.2
|-
| style="width: 185px"| Liberal
Alberta Liberal Party
The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time...
|Thomas Dooley
|align=right|993
|align=right|13.7
|align=right|—
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Social Credit
|Larry Davidson
|align=right|849
|align=right|11.7
|align=right|+9.0
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
|William John Rew
|align=right|519
|align=right|7.2
|align=right|—
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Alberta Alliance
Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties...
|Dave France
|align=right|355
|align=right|4.9
|align=right|–8.6
|-
| style="width: 185px"|Green
Green Party of Alberta
The Green Party of Alberta, also known as the Alberta Greens, was a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990...
|Jennifer Wigmore
|align=right|249
|align=right|3.4
|align=right|—
|-
| style="width: 185px"|New Democratic
Alberta New Democratic Party
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
|Richard Bough
|align=right|104
|align=right|1.4
|align=right|–7.1
|-
| colspan="3" | Total
| 7,249
| 100.0%
|