▁prior ▁to ▁running ▁for ▁office . ▁ ▁Taylor ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁to ▁his ▁second ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁After ▁the ▁election ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁party ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁David ▁Sw ann . ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁Liberal ▁c au cus ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁sit ▁as ▁an ▁independent . ▁On ▁January ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Taylor ▁joined ▁the ▁Al berta ▁Party . ▁ ▁Legisl ature ▁results ▁▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁general ▁election ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁general ▁election ▁ ▁Senate ▁nom ine e ▁results ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Senate ▁nom ine e ▁election ▁district ▁results ▁ ▁V ot ers ▁had ▁the ▁option ▁of ▁selecting ▁ 4 ▁C andid ates ▁on ▁the ▁Ball ot ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Senate ▁nom ine e ▁election ▁district ▁results ▁ ▁Student ▁V ote ▁results ▁▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9