Wikipedia:Featured list removal candidates/List of Alberta general elections/archive1


 * The following is an archived discussion of a featured list removal nomination. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the article's talk page or in Wikipedia talk:Featured list candidates. No further edits should be made to this page.

The list was kept by The Rambling Man 17:35, 9 May 2011.

List of Alberta general elections

 * Notified: Tompw, WikiProject Canada

I am nominating this for featured list removal because it lacks citations and the table is not quite as informative as one might expect from a FL. Nergaal (talk) 04:35, 4 March 2011 (UTC)


 * OK, I think I have dealt with all your points except the one about the graph. (Let me know if you disagree). I am stumped by what should be done to the graph - can you say exactly what should changed? Tom pw (talk) (review) 21:33, 26 March 2011 (UTC)
 * The list is still extremely thin on the references side. Nergaal (talk) 16:34, 29 March 2011 (UTC)

Comment very much improved. There's still Nergaal's issue about light referencing, and I'd prefer to see the years unbolded, along with the Coalition relinked on every line (to the appropriate page of course) as the table is sortable, but these, in my mind, are relatively minor. Good work to 117Avenue and Tompw. The Rambling Man (talk) 15:56, 8 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Everything has been referenced, unless you have a specific example? 117Avenue (talk) 19:29, 8 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I've added fact tags where there is a blatant need for a ref. Still, the intro needs some more expansion. THe table should also have a total seats column. Nergaal (talk) 18:29, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I have added a ref for the Lieutenant Governor, the other facts can be verified with the cited data, and does not need a ref per WP:CALC. 117Avenue (talk) 00:18, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I am not sure what is the point for this edit. I've placed tags which you simply removed. I am not sure this type of unfriendly fixes are the solution out of a FLRC. Nergaal (talk) 21:37, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * What is it that you are questioning?
 * Does the Lieutenant Governor call the election? Yes, I have provided a reference saying so.
 * Does an election typically get called in the fourth or fifth year? Yes, take a look at the spacing of the elections, which are verified by the Elections Alberta reference.
 * Did the first election elect 25 seats? Yes, 22 Liberal, 3 Conservative, verified by the Elections Alberta reference.
 * Was the first election in 1905? Yes, as verified by the Elections Alberta reference.
 * Did the last election elect 83 seats? Yes, 72 PC, 9 Liberal, 2 NDP, verified by the Elections Alberta reference.
 * Did the number of seats increase over time? Yes, 83 is more than 25, and a graphical summary of all elections shows an upward trend.
 * Has the province been ruled by four "dynasties"? Yes, Liberal (1905–1921), United Farmers (1921–1935), Social Credit (1935–1971), and Progressive Conservative (1971 to present), were the winners according to the winners column, which can be verified by the big numbers in the referenced data, and the graphical summary, with no party winning an election after losing their "dynasty".
 * Has no minority government ever been elected? Correct, the winning party has always been elected to more than half of the seats, as verified by the referenced data, and the graphical summary. The winning numbers were bolded, but it was suggested here to keep them unbolded.
 * Can it be said that Alberta has continuously had a dominant-party system for its entire political history? Yes, see previous bullet.
 * Can it be said that the dominant party has changed over time? Yes, see dynasties bullet.
 * Did I miss any? 117Avenue (talk) 22:52, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Then why isn't the text referenced accordingly if the refs exist? Nergaal (talk) 16:47, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
 * The intro shouldn't have a lot of references, per WP:LEADCITE, it would just be repeating the same citation. The intro is a summary of the following article. 117Avenue (talk) 19:51, 14 April 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep The referencing issues seem to have been cleared up. I just have a few comments:
 * The final paragraph of the lead is a bit redundant as it just reads out the key.
 * Could you put refs 4 and 5 in the table header?
 * Are there any voter turnout stats?

Adabow (talk · contribs) 04:25, 29 April 2011 (UTC)


 * How should the graph be addressed in the prose, or does it need to be mentioned at all? The Rambling Man suggested that the references be spread through out the article. I could only see turnout back to 1979, are you suggesting another column? 117Avenue (talk) 05:39, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No, I don't think the graph needs to be mentioned in prose at all. I can't see TRM's comment about spreading refs, and I think that placing them in the header would make it easier to read. Yes, I was suggesting another column for turnout - it is quite a major factor in elections. Adabow (talk · contribs) 05:45, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Perhaps I am misinterpreting the 31 March comments. 117Avenue (talk) 06:11, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I think so...I still don't see it. Adabow (talk · contribs) 06:18, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * How is it? I had some difficulty getting the new column to sort correctly. 117Avenue (talk) 08:25, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * It sorts fine for me. Is that all the turnout data available? Surely there is more? Adabow (talk · contribs) 08:39, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I couldn't find it through Elections Alberta, and by the looks of Election by the Numbers it may not be possible. 117Avenue (talk) 08:58, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, but there may be a book somewhere which has such information. Maybe ask at WP:ALBERTA. Adabow (talk · contribs) 09:06, 29 April 2011 (UTC)

Comment - update required from contributors please. Otherwise, as it stands this will be closed as keep in the next couple of days. Cheers. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:47, 5 May 2011 (UTC)


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