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The Alberta Liberal Party of Alexander C. Rutherford won twenty three of the twenty five seats in the new legislature, defeating the Conservative Party , which was led by a young lawyer, Richard Bennett , who later served as Prime Minister of Canada. Prior to the 1905 election the two political parties saw numerous changes and defections, In Alberta a host of former Liberal-Conservative MLA's jumped ship to the Liberals, when Sir Wilfrid Laurier appointed the Liberal provisional government prior to the election. The Conservatives had no strong leader to rally around at the time as Frederick Haultain , had moved to Saskatchewan . The election in 1905 was a bitter one, especially in Calgary and Southern Alberta where the Liberals were accused of vote tampering and interfering with Conservative voters. Recounts especially in Calgary took almost a month and saw the result swing back and forth. The scandal led to the arrest of some key Liberal organizers, including William Cushing 's campaign manager, who had been a returning officer at a Calgary polling station. RESULTS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTED For complete electoral history, see individual districts SEE ALSO
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