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Ernest C. Manning led the Social Credit to a fourth term in government, increasing its share of the popular vote further above the 50% mark it had set in the 1944 Election . It won the same number of seats — 51 of the 57 seats in the legislature — that it had won in the previous election. The remaining seats were won by the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation , the Liberal Party and independents. Along with this election voters got to also vote in the first province wide plebiscite in the provinces history. The ballot asked voters about utility regulation. RESULTS Note:
ELECTRIFICATION PLEBISCITE The electrification plebiscite was the first of four plebiscites conducted province-wide in Alberta's history. The ballot was not a traditional yes/no question, but presented two options on electricity regulation, asking if the province should create a Crown Corporation to manage electricity, or leave the electricity industry unregulated. The result shows how divided the province was on the issue, with a plurality of only 151 votes in favour of leaving the province deregulated. For a break down of results, please see individual districts. MEMBERS ELECTED For complete electoral history, see individual districts SEE ALSO
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