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Government
 Historically, Albertans have elected governments with large majorities and kept them in power for a long time. This political tradition began during the first provincial election in 1905. Alberta's first premier, Alexander C. Rutherford and his Liberals took 22 of 25 seats. In 1979, the Progressive Conservatives won 74 out of 79 seats. After the 2008 provincial election, the Progressive Conservatives held 72 out of 83 seats.
 * The Liberal party formed the first government in Alberta from 1905-1921. The United Farmers of Alberta party overcame the Liberals in 1921 and stayed in power until 1935.
 * The Social Credit Party formed the next provincial government for 35 years from 1935-1971.
 * The Progressive Conservative party has been in government from 1971 to present.

Government Roles and Responsibilities

 * The Lieutenant Governor
 * The Premier
 * Executive Council
 * Cabinet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Speaker
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The Opposition
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">MLAs

<span style="background-color: #dc6573; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">How is Government Formed?
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The province is divided into 83 constituencies, or ridings. Each riding has a number of candidates from different parties. The candidate in each riding that wins the highest number of votes in an election becomes the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for that riding. This person represents the constituency in the Legislative Assembly.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Find your constituency**

<span style="background-color: #dc6573; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">Government Ministries
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** The leader of the political party with the most seats in the Legislative Assembly becomes the Premier of Alberta. The Premier and ministers form the government. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Ministries**

Above information copied from: [|Government of Alberta]