Template:1979 Alberta provincial by-elections/Barrhead
| Alberta provincial by-election, November 21, 1979: Barrhead Following the resignation of Dr. Hugh Horner on October 1, 1979 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 2,457 | 38.74 | -23.55 | ||||
| Liberal | Nicholas Taylor | 2,102 | 33.14 | +31.31 | ||||
| Social Credit | David Bouyea | 1,067 | 16.82 | -5.49 | ||||
| New Democratic | Arlington Corbett | 716 | 11.29 | -2.27 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,342 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | – | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 11409 | 55.59 | -13.39 | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -27.43 | ||||||
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "By-elections". Retrieved 2018-01-22. | ||||||||