Alberta general election 2001
GPTKB entity
Statements (40)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
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gptkbp:electionYear |
gptkb:Alberta_Legislature_Building
first-past-the-post evening March 12, 2001 28 days provincial election February 12, 2001 March 11, 2001 Progressive Conservatives won 74 seats continued_dominance_of_Progressive_Conservatives |
gptkbp:firstClaim |
1997 Alberta general election
2004 Alberta general election |
gptkbp:hasAwards |
gptkb:Progressive_Conservative_Party
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gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty |
gptkb:Alberta_Liberal_Party
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gptkbp:heldIn |
March 12, 2001
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gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_Alberta's_political_history
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alberta general election 2001
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gptkbp:keyIssues |
education
economic growth taxation health care |
gptkbp:majorIndustry |
gptkb:Kevin_Taft
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gptkbp:notableContestants |
83
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
low voter turnout
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
over 300
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gptkbp:politicalParty |
1
16 |
gptkbp:politicalRole |
increased focus on economic policies
increased focus on education funding increased focus on healthcare reforms increased focus on taxation policies strengthened_Progressive_Conservative_Party's_position influenced_future_elections_in_Alberta shaped_future_policies_in_Alberta |
gptkbp:resultedIn |
majority government
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gptkbp:significance |
first election after the 1999 electoral boundary changes
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gptkbp:userDemographics |
predominantly conservative
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gptkbp:voterTurnout |
44.4%
1,052,000 |