Posted AT 10:37 PM EDT on 04/03/08
Voter turnout in Alberta reaches 'abysmal' low
EDMONTON, CALGARY — Nearly 60 per cent of eligible voters in Alberta stayed away from the polls on Monday, and the energy-rich province's red-hot economy may be partly to blame, Premier Ed Stelmach said yesterday.
Mr. Stelmach led the Progressive Conservatives to a landslide victory, capturing 72 of 83 seats and their 11th consecutive majority since 1971.
An unofficial estimate put voter turnout at an all-time Alberta low of 41.
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