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Alberta election results made official, 59.5% turnout
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The results of the 2023 Alberta provincial election have now been made official.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Elections Alberta reports that a total of 1,777,321 eligible voters, or 59.5 per cent, cast ballots. Turnout is down from 67.5 per cent in the 2019 election."Of that, a record-...
Jun 08, 2023
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Candidate's win despite trans-feces comparison not surprising: Pride Lacombe
The head of an LGBTQ group in central Alberta says he isn't surprised a candidate who compared transgender students in schools to feces in food won her seat in Monday's provincial election. Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023 Jonathan Luscombe, who is the executive director of the Lacombe Pride Society, says the...
Jun 01, 2023
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President of the Alberta Teachers' Association calls for collaboration with Smith government
EDMONTON - The Alberta Teachers' Association says its ready to work with Danielle Smith and the United Conservative Party government. The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association, Jason Schilling, released a statement late Tuesday evening. Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023 In the statement, he says hard ...
May 31, 2023
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Different tabulation system blamed for delay of voting results: Elections Alberta
CALGARY - An Elections Alberta official says a change in how advance "vote anywhere'' ballots are counted likely contributed to a delay in publishing the results in Monday's provincial election.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Only a small fraction of results were available 90 minutes after polls closed, ...
May 30, 2023
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'Serve all Albertans': Smith says UCP majority government to focus on economy
UCP leader Danielle Smith said it's time to put personal and political attacks in the "rear-view mirror" and focus on the province's economy.Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023Smith's United Conservative Party is projected to have won a majority government in Monday's provincial election.She has promis...
May 30, 2023
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Not official until June 8
Results for all 87 Alberta ridings
The morning after the provincial election, vote counts have been reported to Elections Alberta from all polling stations in all 87 electoral districts in Alberta. Full Election Coverage: Alberta Votes 2023The United Conservative Party is projected to form a majority government. According to the unofficial results, the ...
May 30, 2023
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