But neither will Ed Stelmach be likely to show up drunk at a homeless shelter and berate people for not having jobs.

However, the 55-year-old shares one very important characteristic with Ralph Klein: He's never lost a political contest.

Stelmach's fans affectionately refer to him as either Steady Eddie or Honest Ed. However, he hasn't really put his stamp on anything during his 13 years in provincial politics.

The former intergovernmental affairs and agriculture minister was on the final ballot with two opponents: Jim Dinning, a 53-year-old Calgary businessman and Ted Morton, a professor, rookie MLA and voice of the hard right.

While he looked bleary-eyed on Saturday, it's because he stayed up all night trying to fix his broken furnace, said Iris Evans, one of Stelmach's key cabinet allies.

During the campaign, while Dinning and Ted Morton, the voice of the hard right, traded shots at each other, Stelmach didn't say anything bad about anybody. Source...