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Alberta Legislative Assembly Information

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly consists of 83 members elected first past the post from single-member electoral districts.

The maximum period between general elections of the assembly is five years,[1] but the premier controls the date of election and usually selects a date in the fourth or fifth year after the preceding election. Alberta has never had a minority government, so 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. Senators, senators in waiting, members of the House of Commons, and criminal inmates are ineligible.[2]

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Current members

The current members of the Legislature were elected in the 27th Alberta general election held on March 3, 2008. In the list below, cabinet members' names are bolded; leaders of official parties are italicized.

Member Party Constituency
Ady, CindyCindy Ady Progressive Conservative Calgary Shaw
Allred, KenKen Allred Progressive Conservative St. Albert
Amery, MoeMoe Amery Progressive Conservative Calgary-East
Anderson, RobRob Anderson Wildrose Alliance Airdrie-Chestermere
Benito, CarlCarl Benito Progressive Conservative Edmonton Mill Woods
Berger, EvanEvan Berger Progressive Conservative Livingstone-Macleod
Bhardwaj, NareshNaresh Bhardwaj Progressive Conservative Edmonton Ellerslie
Bhullar, ManmeetManmeet Bhullar Progressive Conservative Calgary-Montrose
Blackett, LindsayLindsay Blackett Progressive Conservative Calgary-North West
Blakeman, LaurieLaurie Blakeman Liberal Edmonton-Centre
Boutilier, GuyGuy Boutilier Wildrose Alliance Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
Brown, NeilNeil Brown Progressive Conservative Calgary-Nose Hill
Calahasen, PearlPearl Calahasen Progressive Conservative Lesser Slave Lake
Campbell, RobinRobin Campbell Progressive Conservative West Yellowhead
Cao, WayneWayne Cao Progressive Conservative Calgary-Fort
Chase, Harry B.Harry B. Chase Liberal Calgary-Varsity
Dallas, CalCal Dallas Progressive Conservative Red Deer-South
Danyluk, RayRay Danyluk Progressive Conservative Lac La Biche-St. Paul
DeLong, AlanaAlana DeLong Progressive Conservative Calgary-Bow
Denis, JonathanJonathan Denis Progressive Conservative Calgary-Egmont
Doerksen, ArnoArno Doerksen Progressive Conservative Strathmore-Brooks
Drysdale, WayneWayne Drysdale Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie-Wapiti
Elniski, DougDoug Elniski Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Calder
Evans, IrisIris Evans Progressive Conservative Sherwood Park
Fawcett, KyleKyle Fawcett Progressive Conservative Calgary-North Hill
Forsyth, HeatherHeather Forsyth Wildrose Alliance Calgary-Fish Creek
Fritz, YvonneYvonne Fritz Progressive Conservative Calgary-Cross
Goudreau, HectorHector Goudreau Progressive Conservative Dunvegan-Central Peace
Griffiths, DougDoug Griffiths Progressive Conservative Battle River-Wainwright
Groeneveld, GeorgeGeorge Groeneveld Progressive Conservative Highwood
Hancock, DavidDavid Hancock Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Whitemud
Hayden, JackJack Hayden Progressive Conservative Drumheller-Stettler
Hehr, KentKent Hehr Liberal Calgary-Buffalo
Hinman, PaulPaul Hinman Wildrose Alliance Calgary-Glenmore
Horne, FredFred Horne Progressive Conservative Edmonton Rutherford
Horner, DougDoug Horner Progressive Conservative Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert
Jablonski, Mary AnneMary Anne Jablonski Progressive Conservative Red Deer North
Jacobs, BroyceBroyce Jacobs Progressive Conservative Cardston-Taber-Warner
Johnson, JeffJeff Johnson Progressive Conservative Athabasca-Redwater
Johnston, ArthurArthur Johnston Progressive Conservative Calgary Hays
Kang, DarshanDarshan Kang Liberal Calgary McCall
Klimchuk, HeatherHeather Klimchuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Glenora
Knight, MelMel Knight Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie Smoky
Kowalski, KenKen Kowalski Progressive Conservative Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
Leskiw, GeniaGenia Leskiw Progressive Conservative Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Liepert, RonRon Liepert Progressive Conservative Calgary West
Lindsay, FredFred Lindsay Progressive Conservative Stony Plain
Lukaszuk, ThomasThomas Lukaszuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton Castle Downs
Lund, TyTy Lund Progressive Conservative Rocky Mountain House
MacDonald, HughHugh MacDonald Liberal Edmonton-Gold Bar
McFarland, BarryBarry McFarland Progressive Conservative Little Bow
McQueen, DianaDiana McQueen Progressive Conservative Drayton Valley-Calmar
Marz, RichardRichard Marz Progressive Conservative Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Mason, BrianBrian Mason NDP Edmonton Highlands Norwood
Mitzel, LeonardLeonard Mitzel Progressive Conservative Cypress-Medicine Hat
Morton, TedTed Morton Progressive Conservative Foothills-Rocky View
Notley, RachelRachel Notley NDP Edmonton Strathcona
Oberle, FrankFrank Oberle Progressive Conservative Peace River
Olson, VerlynVerlyn Olson Progressive Conservative Wetaskiwin-Camrose
Ouellette, LukeLuke Ouellette Progressive Conservative Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Pastoor, BridgetBridget Pastoor Liberal Lethbridge East
Prins, RayRay Prins Progressive Conservative Lacombe-Ponoka
Quest, DaveDave Quest Progressive Conservative Strathcona
Redford, AlisonAlison Redford Progressive Conservative Calgary Elbow
Renner, RobRob Renner Progressive Conservative Medicine Hat
Rodney, DavidDavid Rodney Progressive Conservative Calgary Lougheed
Rogers, GeorgeGeorge Rogers Progressive Conservative Leduc-Beaumont-Devon
Sandhu, PeterPeter Sandhu Progressive Conservative Edmonton Manning
Sarich, JaniceJanice Sarich Progressive Conservative Edmonton Decore
Sherman, RajRaj Sherman Independent Edmonton Meadowlark
Snelgrove, LloydLloyd Snelgrove Progressive Conservative Vermilion-Lloydminster
Stelmach, EdEd Stelmach Progressive Conservative Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Swann, DavidDavid Swann Liberal Calgary Mountain View
Taft, KevinKevin Taft Liberal Edmonton Riverview
Tarchuk, JanisJanis Tarchuk Progressive Conservative Banff-Cochrane
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor Alberta Party Calgary Currie
VanderBurg, GeorgeGeorge VanderBurg Progressive Conservative Whitecourt-Ste. Anne
Vandermeer, TonyTony Vandermeer Progressive Conservative Edmonton Beverly Clareview
Weadick, GregGreg Weadick Progressive Conservative Lethbridge West
Webber, LenLen Webber Progressive Conservative Calgary Foothills
Woo-Paw, TeresaTeresa Woo-Paw Progressive Conservative Calgary Mackay
Xiao, DavidDavid Xiao Progressive Conservative Edmonton McClung
Zwozdesky, GeneGene Zwozdesky Progressive Conservative Edmonton Mill Creek

Seating plan

Xiao Allred Leskiw Quest Benito Sherman Mason Notley Taylor
Mitzel Weadick Dallas Drysdale Johnson Olsen Pastoor Chase Kang Anderson Boutlier
Cao Johnston Fawcett VanderBurg Brown Vandermeer MacDonald Taft Swann Blakeman Hehr Hinman Forsyth
Kowalski
Hayden Oberle Redford Knight Liepert Morton Snelgrove Horner Stelmach Hancock Evans Renner Zwozdesky Oullette Goudreau Ady Webber
McFarland Marz Bhullar Rogers Denis Klimchuk Blackett Doerksen Campbell Fritz Lukaszuk Danyluk Jablonski Prins Horne Sarich
McQueen Griffiths Lund Groeneveld Rodney Bhardwaj Woo-Paw Lindsay DeLong Berger Sandhu Calahasen Elniski Amery Tarchuk Jacobs

Official Seating Plan (pdf format)

Standings changes since the 27th general election

Number of members per party by date 2008 2009 2010 2011
Mar 3 May 15 Jul 18 Sep 14 Jan 4 Apr 12 Jun 25 Nov 22 Jan 24
Progressive Conservative 72 71 70 68 67
Liberal 9 8
Wildrose Alliance 0 1 3 4
NDP 2
Alberta Party 0 1
Independent 0 1 2 1 2 1
Total members 83 82 83
Vacant 0 1 0
Government Majority 61 60 58 57 53 51

References

  1. ^ "Legislative Assembly Act". Queen's Printer. Section 3(1). http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=L09.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779753659&display=html. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
  2. ^ "Election Act". Queen's Printer. Section 56. http://www.qp.alberta.ca/574.cfm?page=e01.cfm&leg_type=Acts&isbncln=9780779749744&display=html. Retrieved March 17, 2011.

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