1982 Alberta general election

1982 Alberta general election

November 2, 1982 (1982-11-02)

79 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
40 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout66.00%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
WCC
Leader Peter Lougheed Grant Notley Gordon Kesler
Party Progressive Conservative New Democratic Western Canada Concept
Leader since 1965 1968 1982
Leader's seat Calgary-West Spirit River-Fairview ran in Highwood (lost)
Last election 74 seats, 57.4% 1 seat, 15.8% pre-creation
Seats before 73 1 1
Seats won 75 2 0
Seat change 2 1 1
Popular vote 588,485 177,166 111,131
Percentage 62.3% 18.7% 11.8%
Swing 4.9% 2.9%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
SC
ARM
Leader George Richardson Tom Sindlinger
Party Social Credit Reform Movement
Leader since 1982 1982
Leader's seat ran in Whitecourt (lost) Calgary-Buffalo (lost re-election)
Last election 4 seats, 19.9% pre-creation
Seats before 1 1
Seats won 0 0
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 7,843 6,258
Percentage 0.8% 0.7%
Swing 19.1%

Premier before election

Peter Lougheed
Progressive Conservative

Premier after election

Peter Lougheed
Progressive Conservative

The 1982 Alberta general election was held on November 2, 1982, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.