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| election3 = October 24, 2022 | | election3 = October 24, 2022 | ||
| leader4_type = [[Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)|Opposition Leader]] | | leader4_type = [[Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)|Opposition Leader]] | ||
| leader4 = | | leader4 = [[Naheed Nenshi]] | ||
| party4 = [[New Democratic Party of Alberta|NDP]] | | party4 = [[New Democratic Party of Alberta|NDP]] | ||
| election4 = June | | election4 = June 23, 2025 | ||
| leader5_type = Opposition House Leader | | leader5_type = Opposition House Leader | ||
| leader5 = [[Christina Gray]] | | leader5 = [[Christina Gray]] | ||
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| political_groups1 = {{plainlist| | | political_groups1 = {{plainlist| | ||
* '''[[Government of Alberta|Government]]''' | * '''[[Government of Alberta|Government]]''' | ||
* {{colour box|#005C7C|border=silver}} [[United Conservative Party|United Conservative]] ( | * {{colour box|#005C7C|border=silver}} [[United Conservative Party|United Conservative]] (47) | ||
* '''[[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]]''' | * '''[[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]]''' | ||
* {{colour box|#F5A46B|border=silver}} [[Alberta New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ( | * {{colour box|#F5A46B|border=silver}} [[Alberta New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] (38)}} | ||
'''Other parties''' | '''Other parties''' | ||
* {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2) | * {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2) | ||
| last_election1 = [[31st Alberta general election|May 29, 2023]] | | last_election1 = [[31st Alberta general election|May 29, 2023]] | ||
| next_election1 = [[32nd Alberta general election|On or before October 18, 2027]] | | next_election1 = [[32nd Alberta general election|On or before October 18, 2027]] | ||
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In September 1912 [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]], [[Governor General of Canada]], declared the new Legislature building officially open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/pub/gdbook/CitizensGuide.pdf|title=Citizens Guide|website=www.assembly.ab.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014141433/https://www.assembly.ab.ca/pub/gdbook/CitizensGuide.pdf |archive-date=2007-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://albertaonrecord.ca/jeffers-allan-merrick|title=Jeffers, Allan Merrick - Alberta On Record|website=albertaonrecord.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://exploreedmonton.com/things-to-do/attractions-and-experiences/alberta-legislature|title=Alberta Legislature|website=Alberta Legislature - Explore Edmonton}}</ref> | In September 1912 [[Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn]], [[Governor General of Canada]], declared the new Legislature building officially open.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/pub/gdbook/CitizensGuide.pdf|title=Citizens Guide|website=www.assembly.ab.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014141433/https://www.assembly.ab.ca/pub/gdbook/CitizensGuide.pdf |archive-date=2007-10-14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://albertaonrecord.ca/jeffers-allan-merrick|title=Jeffers, Allan Merrick - Alberta On Record|website=albertaonrecord.ca}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://exploreedmonton.com/things-to-do/attractions-and-experiences/alberta-legislature|title=Alberta Legislature|website=Alberta Legislature - Explore Edmonton}}</ref> | ||
[[Louise McKinney]] and [[Roberta MacAdams]] were the first women elected to the assembly, in the [[1917 Alberta general election|1917 election]]. They were also the first women in any legislature of the British Empire. The [[United Farmers of Alberta]] held a majority of seats in the legislative assembly from 1921 to 1935 and formed the longest-lived agrarian revolt government in Canada. From 1926 to 1955, Edmonton and Calgary MLAs were elected through a form of [[proportional representation]]. In 1935 the | [[Louise McKinney]] and [[Roberta MacAdams]] were the first women elected to the assembly, in the [[1917 Alberta general election|1917 election]]. They were also the first women in any legislature of the British Empire. The [[United Farmers of Alberta]] held a majority of seats in the legislative assembly from 1921 to 1935 and formed the longest-lived agrarian revolt government in Canada. From 1926 to 1955, Edmonton and Calgary MLAs were elected through a form of [[proportional representation]]. In 1935, the [[Alberta Social Credit Party]] held a majority in the Assembly.<ref>A Report on Alberta Elections, 1905-1982</ref> | ||
==Current members == | ==Current members == | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Joe|Ceci}}||New Democratic||[[Calgary-Buffalo]]||[[2015 Alberta general election|2015]] | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Joe|Ceci}}||New Democratic||[[Calgary-Buffalo]]||[[2015 Alberta general election|2015]] | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Amanda|Chapman}}||New Democratic||[[Calgary-Beddington]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Amanda|Chapman}}||New Democratic||[[Calgary-Beddington]]||2023 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Scott|Cyr}}||United Conservative||[[Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul]]||2015{{efn|Absent from Legislature during the 2019–2023 term}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Scott|Cyr}}||United Conservative||[[Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul]]||2015{{efn|Absent from Legislature during the 2019–2023 term}} | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Chantelle|de Jonge}}||[[United Conservative Party|United Conservative]]||[[Chestermere-Strathmore]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Chantelle|de Jonge}}||[[United Conservative Party|United Conservative]]||[[Chestermere-Strathmore]]||2023 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Nicole|Goehring}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Castle Downs]]||2015 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Nicole|Goehring}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Castle Downs]]||2015 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Brian|Jean}}'''||United Conservative||[[Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche]]||2015{{efn|Absent from Legislature during 2018–2022 before returning in [[30th Alberta Legislature#By-elections|2022 by-election]]}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Brian|Jean}}'''||United Conservative||[[Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche]]||2015{{efn|Absent from Legislature during 2018–2022 before returning in [[30th Alberta Legislature#By-elections|2022 by-election]]}} | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}|| | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Christina|Gray}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Mill Woods]]||2015 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|IND|row}}||{{sortname|Peter|Guthrie|Peter Guthrie (politician)}}||Independent||[[Airdrie-Cochrane (provincial electoral district)|Airdrie-Cochrane]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|IND|row}}||{{sortname|Peter|Guthrie|Peter Guthrie (politician)}}||Independent||[[Airdrie-Cochrane (provincial electoral district)|Airdrie-Cochrane]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Sharif|Haji}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Decore]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Sharif|Haji}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Decore]]||2023 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Todd|Loewen}}||United Conservative||[[Central Peace-Notley]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Todd|Loewen}}||United Conservative||[[Central Peace-Notley]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Jackie|Lovely}}||United Conservative||[[Camrose (provincial electoral district)|Camrose]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Jackie|Lovely}}||United Conservative||[[Camrose (provincial electoral district)|Camrose]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Brandon|Lunty}}||United Conservative||[[Leduc-Beaumont]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Brandon|Lunty}}||United Conservative||[[Leduc-Beaumont]]||2023 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Myles|McDougall}}||United Conservative||[[Calgary-Fish Creek]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Myles|McDougall}}||United Conservative||[[Calgary-Fish Creek]]||2023 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Rob|Miyashiro}}||New Democratic||[[Lethbridge-West]]||[[2024 Lethbridge-West provincial by-election|2024 (by-election)]] | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Rob|Miyashiro}}||New Democratic||[[Lethbridge-West]]||[[2024 Lethbridge-West provincial by-election|2024 (by-election)]] | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Dale|Nally}}'''||United Conservative||[[Morinville-St. Albert]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Dale|Nally}}'''||United Conservative||[[Morinville-St. Albert]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||''{{sortname|Naheed|Nenshi}}''||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Strathcona (provincial electoral district)|Edmonton-Strathcona]]||[[2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election|2025 (by-election)]] | |||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Nathan|Neudorf}}||United Conservative||[[Lethbridge-East]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Nathan|Neudorf}}||United Conservative||[[Lethbridge-East]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Demetrios|Nicolaides}}'''||United Conservative||[[Calgary-Bow]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Demetrios|Nicolaides}}'''||United Conservative||[[Calgary-Bow]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Jason|Nixon}}'''||United Conservative||[[Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre]]||2015 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Jason|Nixon}}'''||United Conservative||[[Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre]]||2015 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Rakhi|Pancholi}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Whitemud]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Rakhi|Pancholi}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Whitemud]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Chelsae|Petrovic}}||United Conservative||[[Livingstone-Macleod]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Chelsae|Petrovic}}||United Conservative||[[Livingstone-Macleod]]||2023 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Irfan|Sabir}}||New Democratic||[[Calgary-Bhullar-McCall]]||2015 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Irfan|Sabir}}||New Democratic||[[Calgary-Bhullar-McCall]]||2015 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Rajan|Sawhney}}'''||United Conservative||[[Calgary-North West]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''{{sortname|Rajan|Sawhney}}'''||United Conservative||[[Calgary-North West]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Tara|Sawyer}}||United Conservative||[[Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills]]||[[2025 Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills provincial by-election|2025 (by-election)]] | |||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Marlin|Schmidt}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Gold Bar]]||2015 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}||{{sortname|Marlin|Schmidt}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Gold Bar]]||2015 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Joseph|Schow}}||United Conservative||[[Cardston-Siksika]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Joseph|Schow}}||United Conservative||[[Cardston-Siksika]]||2019 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|IND|row}}||{{sortname|Scott|Sinclair|Scott Sinclair (politician)}}||Independant||[[Lesser Slave Lake (provincial electoral district)|Lesser Slave Lake]]||2023 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|IND|row}}||{{sortname|Scott|Sinclair|Scott Sinclair (politician)}}||Independant||[[Lesser Slave Lake (provincial electoral district)|Lesser Slave Lake]]||2023 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Peter|Singh}}||United Conservative||[[Calgary-East]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Peter|Singh}}||United Conservative||[[Calgary-East]]||2019 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}|| {{sortname|Gurtej|Singh Brar}}||New Democratic||[[Edmonton-Ellerslie]]|| [[2025 Edmonton-Ellerslie provincial by-election|2025 (by-election)]] | |||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''''{{sortname|Danielle|Smith|Danielle Smith}}'''''||United Conservative||[[Brooks-Medicine Hat]]||2012{{efn|Absent from Legislature during 2015–2022 before returning in [[30th Alberta Legislature#By-elections|2022 by-election]]}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||'''''{{sortname|Danielle|Smith|Danielle Smith}}'''''||United Conservative||[[Brooks-Medicine Hat]]||2012{{efn|Absent from Legislature during 2015–2022 before returning in [[30th Alberta Legislature#By-elections|2022 by-election]]}} | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Jason|Stephan}}||United Conservative||[[Red Deer-South]]||2019 | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row}}||{{sortname|Jason|Stephan}}||United Conservative||[[Red Deer-South]]||2019 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row-name}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row-name}} | ||
|49 | |49 | ||
| | |47 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row-name}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row-name}} | ||
|38 | |38 | ||
| | |38 | ||
{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row-name}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row-name}} | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
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{{Canadian party colour|AB|Vacant|row-name}} | {{Canadian party colour|AB|Vacant|row-name}} | ||
|0 | |0 | ||
| | |0 | ||
|- | |- | ||
|style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|Total seats | |style="text-align:left;" colspan="2"|Total seats | ||
Latest revision as of 18:28, 24 June 2025
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The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. Since 2012 the Legislative Assembly has had 87 members, elected first past the post from single-member electoral districts.[1] Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Alberta, as the viceregal representative of the King of Canada.[2] The Legislative Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor together make up the unicameral Alberta Legislature.
The maximum period between general elections of the assembly, as set by Section 4 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is five years, which is further reinforced in Alberta's Legislative Assembly Act.[3] Convention dictates the premier controls the date of election and usually selects a date in the fourth or fifth year after the preceding election. Amendments to Alberta's Election Act introduced in 2024 fixed the date of election to the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following the preceding election.[4] Alberta has never had a minority government and an election as a result of a vote of no confidence has never occurred.
To be a candidate for election to the assembly, a person must be a Canadian citizen older than 18 who has lived in Alberta for at least six months before the election and has registered with Elections Alberta under the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act. Senators, senators-in-waiting, members of the House of Commons, and criminal inmates are ineligible.[5]
The 30th Alberta Legislature was dissolved on May 1, 2023. The members-elect of the 31st Alberta Legislature were elected on May 29.
History
The first session of the first Legislature of Alberta opened on March 15, 1906, in the Thistle Rink, Edmonton, north of Jasper Avenue. After the speech from the throne, the assembly held its sessions in the McKay Avenue School. In this school Alberta MLAs chose the provincial capital,[6] Edmonton, and the future site for the Alberta Legislature Building: the bank of the North Saskatchewan River. Allan Merrick Jeffers,[7] a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design was the architect who was chosen to build the assembly building. From 1908 to 1911 the Legislative Assembly met in a hall annexed to the old Terrace Building.[8][9]
In September 1912 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada, declared the new Legislature building officially open.[10][11][12]
Louise McKinney and Roberta MacAdams were the first women elected to the assembly, in the 1917 election. They were also the first women in any legislature of the British Empire. The United Farmers of Alberta held a majority of seats in the legislative assembly from 1921 to 1935 and formed the longest-lived agrarian revolt government in Canada. From 1926 to 1955, Edmonton and Calgary MLAs were elected through a form of proportional representation. In 1935, the Alberta Social Credit Party held a majority in the Assembly.[13]
Current members
The members of the 31st Alberta Legislature were elected in the 31st Alberta general election held on May 29, 2023. Bold indicates cabinet members, and party leaders are italicized. Template:Sticky header
Standings during 31st Assembly
The 31st Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on May 29, 2023. The United Conservative Party, led by incumbent Premier Danielle Smith, formed the government with a reduced majority. The New Democrats, led by former Premier Rachel Notley, won the second most seats and formed the official opposition.[15]
| Affiliation | Members | ||||||||
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| 2023 general election | Current | 49 | 47 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total seats | 87 | ||||||||
Seating plan
- Party leaders are italicized. Bold indicates cabinet minister.
Notes
References
External links
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta web site
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta history - Citizens guide
- Canadian Governments Compared
- Legislative Assembly of Alberta - History
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- ↑ Terrace Building, Edmonton, Alberta https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/PhotoGalleryDetails.aspx?st=edmonton&cp=257&ReturnUrl=%2Fpaa%2FSearch.aspx%3Fst%3Dedmonton%26cp%3D257&dv=True&DeptID=1&ObjectID=A5676
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