Supporters surrounded re-elected incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate Jeff Johnson as a PC majority government was announced early Monday night.
Johnson said he was relieved the election was coming to a close, and that it had been a stressful campaign.
"I am looking forward to the next four years, " he said. "We have a lot of work to do in regards to respecting what Albertans told us in this election. "
Johnson dodged the question of whether the majority government benefited from people voting PC to prevent a Wildrose victory.
"I think Alberta is full of entrepreneurs and they have conservative values, " he said. "And that it was difficult to speculate why and how people vote. "
The Athabasca Regional Multiplex was booming with excitement as the results poured in. Many were glued to TV screens and cheering when votes were in favour of the PC Party.
"It 's very humbling, " Johnson said about the early results. "It 's not something to take for granted. "
Johnson said that with the first female premier elected, it shows the direction in which Alberta is headed.
"It 's going to make us stronger, " he said. "The premier is very upbeat. She 's a global thinker, and I think that 's what Alberta needs right now. "
Johnson was amazed to see the amount of votes cast, because in the 2008 election only 40 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot.
