1975 Alberta general election

The 1975 Alberta general election was the eighteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 26, 1975, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

1975 Alberta general election

March 26, 1975 (1975-03-26)
75 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 38 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	59.58%
Majority party Minority party Third party   PC SC NDP Leader Peter Lougheed Werner Schmidt Grant Notley Party Progressive Conservative Social Credit New Democratic Leader since 1965 1973 1968 Leader's seat Calgary-West ran in Taber-Warner (lost) Spirit River-Fairview Last election 49 seats, 46.4% 25 seats, 41.1% 1 seats, 11.4% Seats before 49 25 1 Seats won 69 4 1 Seat change 20 21 ±0 Popular vote 369,764 107,211 76,360 Percentage 62.7% 18.2% 12.9% Swing 16.3% 22.9% 1.5%
Popular vote by riding. As this is a first-past-the-post election, seat totals are not determined by total popular vote, but instead by results in each riding.
Premier before election Peter Lougheed Progressive Conservative Premier after election Peter Lougheed Progressive Conservative

The Progressive Conservative Party of Peter Lougheed won its second term in government in a landslide, taking over 62% of the popular vote and winning 69 of the 75 seats in the legislature.

The Social Credit Party saw its vote collapse. After 36 years in government from 1935 to 1971—virtually its entire history—it was ill-prepared for a role in opposition. It lost over half of its popular vote from the previous election, and was cut down to only four MLAs—just barely holding onto official party status.