Alberta general election 2001

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:election
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
gptkbp:hasPoliticalParty gptkb:Alberta_Liberal_Party
gptkbp:heldIn March 12, 2001
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_Alberta's_political_history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Alberta general election 2001
gptkbp:keyIssues education
economic growth
taxation
health care
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:Kevin_Taft
gptkbp:notableContestants 83
gptkbp:notableEvent low voter turnout
gptkbp:notableFeature over 300
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
gptkbp:significance first election after the 1999 electoral boundary changes
gptkbp:userDemographics predominantly conservative
gptkbp:voterTurnout 44.4%
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