1905 Alberta general election

The Alberta general election of 1905 was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 9, 1905 to elect members of the Alberta legislature, shortly after the province was created out of the Northwest Territories.

The Alberta Liberal Party of Alexander C. Rutherford won 22 of the 25 seats in the new legislature, defeated the Conservative Party, which was led by a young lawyer, R.B. Bennett, who later served as Prime Minister of Canada.

Results

Party		Party Leader	# of candidates	Elected	Popular Vote
					#	%	Liberal	Alexander C. Rutherford	27	22	14,485	57.56%	Conservative	R.B. Bennett	22	3	9,342	37.13%	Independent		7	-	1,336	5.31%
Total			56	25	25,163	100%
Source: Elections Alberta

Members of the Legislative Assembly Elected

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See also

• List of Alberta political parties

Preceded by —

Alberta elections

Succeeded by 1909 Alberta election