| Alberta provincial by-election, February 21, 1985: Spirit River-Fairview Upon the death of Grant Notley on October 19, 1984 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jim Gurnett | 2,509 | 36.69% | -7.47% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Verna Block | 2,047 | 29.93% | -11.89% | ||||
| Western Canada Concept | Dan Fletcher | 1,713 | 25.05% | +11.03% | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Elmer Knutson | 311 | 4.55% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Rick Nicholson | 162 | 2.37% | – | ||||
| Social Credit | Ray Nielson | 79 | 1.16% | – | ||||
| Heritage | Mike Pawlus | 18 | 0.26% | – | ||||
| Total valid votes | 6,839 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 11 | – | – | |||||
| Electors / turnout | 10,545 | 64.96% | -17.71% | |||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.21% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "Official By-election Results". Elections Alberta. December 11, 1985. Retrieved March 19, 2020. | ||||||||
