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Albertans headed to the polls Tuesday after an eventful race to lead the province. Voting for the 2015 provincial election closed at 8 p.m. MT. By midnight, the NDP had claimed a majority government and Jim Prentice had resigned both the PC leadership and his seat.

Voters have kept the Wildrose Party as the official Opposition and reduced the Progressive Conservatives to third-party status.

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1. Pick the wrong symbol of generational renewal

Alison Redford was supposed to be the leader who would revitalize the Tory government. She was a symbol of the province’s generational change, and its desire to play a more active role in Confederation. Unfortunately, she suffered from serious managerial deficits and entitlement problems; her tenure lasted about two years. She resigned last March amid a series of spending scandals.

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The Progressive Conservative party has been in power more than 40 years now, but there were signs through the campaign that the dynasty’s grip on the province was faltering.

A series of opinion polls throughout the campaign showed the PCs falling behind the NDP and Wildrose.

Early in the night Tuesday, the results started to clear up: the NDP was walking to a convincing win and the PCs were facing their worst defeat in more than four decades.

The tally by early Wednesday:

NDP: 53 seats

Wildrose: 20 seats

PCs: 11 seats

Liberals: 1 seat

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