Template:1971 Alberta general election/Athabasca

1971 Alberta general election: Athabasca
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Frank Pierpoint Appleby 3,261 46.71%
Social Credit Allan Gerlach 2,585 37.02% -8.09%
New Democratic Peter Opryshko 1,136 16.27% -14.17%
Total 6,982
Rejected, spoiled and declined 51
Eligible electors / turnout 9,200 76.45% 7.14%
Progressive Conservative gain from Social Credit Swing -2.49%
Source(s)
Source: "Athabasca Official Results 1971 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.