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The 2023 Alberta general election was held on May 29, 2023. [1] Voters elected the members of the 31st Alberta Legislature. The United Conservative Party under Danielle Smith, the incumbent Premier of Alberta, was re-elected to a second term with a reduced majority. [2] Across the province, 1,763,441 valid votes were cast in the election. [3] [4]
Benzen had held the seat since a 2017 by-election in which he was elected to replace former Prime Minister and former Conservative leader Stephen Harper. [3] The by-election was called for July 24, 2023, following the conclusion of the 2023 Alberta general election. [4] [5]
The first municipal election in Calgary took place in 1884 where Mayor George Murdoch and four councillors were elected to serve as Calgary's first council. Mayor and Councillors were elected for one year terms annually from 1884 until 1912, after which Councillors were elected to serve staggered two year terms.
Canadian federal by-election, July 24, 2023: Calgary Heritage Resignation of Bob Benzen; Party Candidate Votes % ±% Conservative: Shuv Majumdar: 15,853: 65.63 +7.98 Liberal: Elliot Weinstein
The maximum period between general elections of the assembly is five years, [1] [2] but the Lieutenant Governor is able to call one at any time. [3] However, the premier has typically asked the lieutenant governor to call the election in the fourth or fifth year after the preceding election. The number of seats has increased over time, from 25 ...
Calgary-North East (previously styled Calgary North East) is a provincial electoral district in Calgary, Alberta. The riding has existed twice, having been contested in the 1959 and abolished soon after, becoming Calgary East. It was re-established in time for the 2019 general election in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Like rural Alberta, Calgary was a clean sweep for the main right-wing party of the day in all but one election from 1972 to 2011: Progressive Conservatives through 1988, Reform in 1993 and 1997, the Canadian Alliance in 2000 and Conservative since 2004. The one break with this tradition came in 2000, when PC leader Joe Clark took
2023 Alberta general election; Party Candidate Votes % ±% New Democratic: ... Source: "Calgary-McCall by-election official results". Elections Alberta. April 20, 1995