1979 Alberta general election


The 1979 Alberta general election was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, which had been expanded to 79 seats.
The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its third consecutive term in government. During the campaign, some Progressive Conservatives spoke of winning "79 in '79", i.e., all 79 seats in the legislature. This harkened back to Social Credit's unofficial slogan from the 1963 election, "63 in '63". The Tories came up short of this goal, and actually lost over five percentage points of the popular vote. Nonetheless, they still won an overwhelming majority, with 74 seats.
Social Credit held on to the four seats they had won in the 1975 election, and formed the official opposition in the legislature. Grant Notley, leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party, was the only other opposition member.

Results

Notes:

1 Percent compared to Independent Progressive Conservative during the 1975 Election.

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
DistrictMemberParty
AthabascaFrank ApplebyProgressive Conservative
Banff-CochraneGreg StevensProgressive Conservative
BarrheadHugh HornerProgressive Conservative
BonnyvilleErnie IsleyProgressive Conservative
Bow ValleyFred MandevilleSocial Credit
Calgary-BowNeil WebberProgressive Conservative
Calgary-BuffaloTom SindlingerProgressive Conservative
Calgary-CurrieDennis AndersonProgressive Conservative
Calgary-EgmontMerv LeitchProgressive Conservative
Calgary-ElbowDavid John RussellProgressive Conservative
Calgary-Fish CreekWilliam Edward PayneProgressive Conservative
Calgary-FoothillsStewart McCraeProgressive Conservative
Calgary-Forest LawnJohn ZaozirnyProgressive Conservative
Calgary-GlenmoreHugh PlancheProgressive Conservative
Calgary-McCallAndrew LittleProgressive Conservative
Calgary-McKnightEric MusgreaveProgressive Conservative
Calgary-MillicanDavid CarterProgressive Conservative
Calgary-Mountain ViewStan KushnerProgressive Conservative
Calgary-North HillEd OmanProgressive Conservative
Calgary-North WestSheila EmburyProgressive Conservative
Calgary-WestPeter LougheedProgressive Conservative
CamroseGordon StrombergProgressive Conservative
CardstonJohn ThompsonProgressive Conservative
ChinookHenry KroegerProgressive Conservative
Clover BarWalt BuckSocial Credit
CypressAlan HylandProgressive Conservative
Drayton ValleyShirley CrippsProgressive Conservative
DrumhellerLewis ClarkProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-AvonmoreHorst SchmidProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-BelmontWilliam MackProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-BeverlyBill DiachukProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-CalderTom ChambersProgressive Conservative
Edmonton CentreMary LeMessurierProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-GlenoraLou HyndmanProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-GlengarryRollie CookProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-Gold BarAl HiebertProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-HighlandsDavid Thomas KingProgressive Conservative
Edmonton Jasper PlaceLeslie YoungProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-KingswayKenneth PaproskiProgressive Conservative
Edmonton MeadowlarkGerard AmerongenProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-Mill WoodsMilt PahlProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-NorwoodCatherine ChichakProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-ParkallenNeil Stanley CrawfordProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-Sherwood ParkHenry WooProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-StrathconaJulian KoziakProgressive Conservative
Edmonton-WhitemudPeter KnaakProgressive Conservative
EdsonIan ReidProgressive Conservative
Grande PrairieElmer BorstadProgressive Conservative
HighwoodGeorge WolstenholmeProgressive Conservative
InnisfailNigel PengellyProgressive Conservative
Lac La Biche-McMurrayNorm WeissProgressive Conservative
LacombeJack CooksonProgressive Conservative
Lesser Slave LakeLarry ShabenProgressive Conservative
Lethbridge-EastArchibald D. JohnstonProgressive Conservative
Lethbridge-WestJohn GogoProgressive Conservative
Little BowRaymond SpeakerSocial Credit
LloydminsterBud MillerProgressive Conservative
MacleodLeRoy FjordbottenProgressive Conservative
Medicine HatJim HorsmanProgressive Conservative
Olds-DidsburyRobert Curtis ClarkSocial Credit
Peace RiverAl AdairProgressive Conservative
Pincher Creek-CrowsnestFrederick BradleyProgressive Conservative
PonokaDon McCrimmonProgressive Conservative
Red DeerNorman MageeProgressive Conservative
Redwater-AndrewGeorge TopolniskyProgressive Conservative
Rocky Mountain HouseJohn Murray CampbellProgressive Conservative
Smoky RiverMarvin MooreProgressive Conservative
Spirit River-FairviewGrant NotleyNDP
St. AlbertMyrna FyfeProgressive Conservative
St. PaulCharles AndersonProgressive Conservative
StettlerGraham HarleProgressive Conservative
Stony PlainWilliam PurdyProgressive Conservative
Taber-WarnerRobert BogleProgressive Conservative
Three HillsConnie OstermanProgressive Conservative
VegrevilleJohn BatiukProgressive Conservative
Vermilion-VikingTom LysonsProgressive Conservative
WainwrightCharles StewartProgressive Conservative
Wetaskiwin-LeducDallas SchmidtProgressive Conservative
WhitecourtPeter TrynchyProgressive Conservative