It’s an election shaping up to be historically tight, in a province that’s never really ever had a close outcome.
Not only does Alberta stand alone in Canada by never having a minority government — we only elect majorities — the second-place finisher in this province has never come within fewer than 15 seats of winning.
The UCP’s Jason Kenney won last time with a 44-seat margin, and the NDP’s Rachel Notley before that won 33 more seats than her Wildrose opposition; in 2012, Danielle Smith finished 44 seats behind then-Tory premier Alison Redford.
The 19-seat gap between Ralph Klein and his Liberal
