Electoral Summary 1905-2004

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The number of provincial electoral divisions has increased from 25 at the first general election in 1905 to 83 at the 1986 election. Electoral division boundaries are reviewed by an independent commission in accordance with the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act. The following is a summary of the changes:

	Legislative Assembly			Date of Election			Number of Electoral Divisions		Number of Members Elected				Distribution of Seats by Political Affiliation
1			1905,Thursday, November 9			25		25			Liberal22 Conservative3
2			1909,Monday, March 22			39		41 –Calgary & Edmonton had 2 members each			Liberal36 Conservative2 Socialist1 Independent Liberal1 Independent1
3			1913,Thursday, April 17			55		56 –Edmonton had 2 members			Liberal39 Conservative17
4			1917,Thursday, June 7			56		58 –2 military elected at large			Liberal34 Conservative19 Independent2 Labour 1
5			1921,Monday, July 18			52		61 –Edmonton & Calgary each had 5 members & Medicine Hat had 2			United Farmers38 Liberal 15 Labour4 Independent4
6			1926,Monday, June 28			52		61 –Edmonton & Calgary each had 5 members & Medicine Hat had 2			United Farmers43 Liberal7 Labour5 Conservative5 Independent Labour1
7			1930,Thursday, June 19			53		63 –Edmonton & Calgary had 6 members each			United Farmers39 Liberal11 Conservative6 Labour4 Independent3
8			1935,Thursday, August 22			53		63 –Edmonton & Calgary had 6 members each			Social Credit56 Liberal5 Conservative2
9			1940,Thursday, March 21			49		57 –Edmonton & Calgary had 5 members each			Social Credit36 Independent19 Liberal1 Labour1
10			1944,Tuesday, August 8			49		57 –Edmonton & Calgary had 5 members each			Social Credit51 Independent3 CCF2 Veterans Party1
11			1948,Tuesday, August 17			49		57 –Edmonton & Calgary had 5 members each			Social Credit51 Liberal2 CCF2 Independent Social Credit1 Independent1
12			1952,Tuesday, August 5			50		60 –Edmonton & Calgary had 6 members each			Social Credit53 Liberal3 Independent Social Credit1 CCF1 Conservative1 PC1
13			1955,Wednesday, June 29			50		61 –Edmonton had 7 members & Calgary had 6 members			Social Credit37 Liberal15 Conservative3 CCF2 Liberal Conservative1 Independent Social Credit1 Independent1 Coalition1
14			1959,Thursday, June 18			65		65			Social Credit61 Liberal1 PC1 Independent Social Credit1 Coalition1
15			1963,Monday, June 17			63		63			Social Credit60 Liberal2 Coalition1
16			1967,Tuesday, May 23			65		65			Social Credit55 PC6 Liberal3 Independent1
17			1971,Monday, August 30			75		75			PC49 Social Credit25 NDP1
18			1975,Wednesday, March 26			75		75			PC69 Social Credit4 NDP1 Independent1
19			1979,Wednesday, March 14			79		79			PC74 Social Credit4 NDP1
20			1982,Tuesday, November 2			79		79			PC75 NDP2 Independent2
21			1986,Thursday, May 8			83		83			PC61 NDP16 Liberal4 RPA2
22			1989,Monday, March 20			83		83			PC59 NDP16 Liberal8
23			1993,Tuesday, June 15			83		83			PC51 Liberal32
24			1997,Tuesday, March 11			83		83			PC63 Liberal18 NDP2
25			2001, Monday, March 12			83		83			PC74 Liberal7 NDP2
26			2004, Monday, November 22			83		83			PC62 Liberal16 NDP4 AA1

Note: AA - Alberta Alliance Party CCF - Cooperative Commonwealth Federation NDP - New Democratic Party PC - Progressive Conservative RPA - Representative Party of Alberta