Alberta general election, 1909

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22 March 1909 (1909-03-22)

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41 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
21 seats were needed for a majority

	Majority party	Minority party

Leader	Alexander Rutherford	Albert Robertson
Party	Liberal	Conservative
Leader since	1905	1905
Leader's seat	Strathcona	ran in High River
Last election	22 seats, 57.6%	3 seats, 37.1%
Seats before	22	2
Seats won	36	2
Seat change	14	0
Popular vote	29,634	15,848
Percentage	59.3%	31.7%
Swing	1.7%	-5.4%

	Third party	Fourth party

Leader	unknown	Donald McNabb
Party	Socialist	Labour
Leader since	—	1909
Leader's seat	—	ran in Lethbridge (lost)
Last election	pre-creation	pre-creation
Seats before	0	1
Seats won	1	0
Seat change	1	1
Popular vote	1,302	214
Percentage	2.6%	0.4%
Swing	2.6	0.4

Premier before election

Alexander C. Rutherford
Liberal

Premier-designate

Alexander C. Rutherford
Liberal

The Alberta general election of 1909 was the second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on 22 March 1909 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

The Liberal Party of Premier Alexander C. Rutherford was re-elected with 36 of the 41 seats in the legislature, and just under 60% of the popular vote. The Conservative Party led by Albert Robertson formed the official opposition, with only two members. The remaining three seats were split between smaller parties and independents. Robertson was defeated in his own seat in High River.

The vote in the district of Athabasca was conducted on 15 July 1909 due to the remoteness of the riding.

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

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