The Alberta general election of 1952 was the twelveth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 5, 1948 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Ernest C. Manning in his third election as leader of the Social Credit Party, led it to its fifth consecutive election victory, increasing its share of the popular vote, and winning 53 of the 60 seats in the legislature.
The Liberal Party formed the official opposition with only 3 seats. The Conservative Party returned to Alberta politics again, nominating cnadidates both under the "Conservative" banner, and under the "Progressive Conservative" banner recently adopted by its federal counterpart. The party won two seats, one under each banner. The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation won one seat, and the remaining two seats were won by independents.
Results
| Party
| Party Leader
| # of
candidates
| Seats
| Popular Vote
|
| 1948
| Elected
| % Change
| #
| %
| % Change
| Social Credit
| | 61
| 51
| 53
| +3.9%
| 167,789
| 56.24%
| +0.61%
| Liberal
|
| 55
| 2
| 3
| +50.0%
| 66,738
| 22.37%
| +4.51%
| Cooperative Commonwealth
|
| 41
| 2
| 1
| -50.0%
| 41,929
| 14.05%
| -5.08%
| Conservative
| Percy Page
| 5
| *
| 1
| *
| 6,271
| 2.10%
| *
|
|
| Progressive Conservative
| Percy Page
| 7
| *
| 1
| *
| 4,700
| 1.57%
| *
| Independent Social Credit
| 6
| 1
| 1
| -
| 4,203
| 1.41%
| +0.41%
|
|
| Independent Labour
| 1
| 1
| -
| -100%
| 2,927
| 0.98%
| -0.02%
| Labour Progressive
|
| 2
| -
| -
|
| 1,132
| 0.38%
| -0.09%
|
|
| Independent
| 1
| 1
| -
| -100%
| 705
| 0.24%
| -2.81%
|
|
| Farmer's candidate
|
| 1
| *
| -
| *
| 655
| 0.22%
| *
| Labour
|
| 1
| -
| -
|
| 527
| 0.18%
| -1.03%
|
|
| Non-Partisan Farmer
|
| 1
| *
| -
| *
| 463
| 0.16%
| *
|
|
| People's candidate
|
| 1
| *
| -
| *
| 296
| 0.10%
| *
|
| Total
| 183
| 57
| 60
| +5.3%
| 298,3351
| 100%
|
|
| Source: Elections Alberta
|
Notes:
1 Taken from first count votes.
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
See also