28th Alberta Legislature
| 28th Alberta Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 2012 – 2015 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier (cabinet) |
Alison Redford (Redford cabinet) 7 Oct. 2011 – 23 Mar. 2014 | ||
|
Dave Hancock 23 Mar. 2014 – 15 Sep. 2014 | |||
|
Jim Prentice (Prentice cabinet) 15 Sep. 2014 – present | |||
| Leader of the Opposition |
Danielle Smith 24 Apr. 2012 – 17 Dec. 2014 | ||
|
Heather Forsyth 22 Dec. 2014 – present | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Association | ||
| Opposition | Wildrose Party | ||
| Third parties | Liberal Party | ||
| New Democratic Party | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly |
Gene Zwozdesky 23 May 2012 – present | ||
| Government House Leader |
Dave Hancock 12 Mar. 2008 – 15 Sep. 2014 | ||
|
Diana McQueen 15 Sep. 2014 – 12 Nov. 2014 | |||
|
Jonathan Denis 12 Nov. 2014 – present | |||
| Opposition House Leader |
Rob Anderson 1 May 2012 – 17 Dec. 2014 | ||
|
Shayne Saskiw 22 Dec. 2014 – present | |||
| Members | 87 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – present | ||
| Lieutenant Governor |
Hon. Donald Ethell 11 May 2010 – present | ||
| Sessions | |||
|
1st Session 23 May 2012 – 1 Mar. 2014 | |||
|
2nd Session 3 Mar. 2014 – 18 Sep. 2014 | |||
|
3rd Session 17 Nov. 2014 – | |||
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The 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2012 Alberta general election on April 23, 2012. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Premier Alison Redford managed to hold on to a majority. This PC majority was later led by Premiers Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice.
Membership in the 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly
Seating plan
| Leskiw | Fritz | Goudreau | Anderson | Rowe | Pastoor | Cao | Anglin | ||||||||||
| Jablonski | Dallas | Hale | DeLong | Horne | Kennedy-Glans | Barnes | Stier | Strankman | Sherman | Kang | Mason | Bilous | |||||
| Rogers | Brown | Young | Weadick | Quest | Amery | Forsyth | Saskiw | Blakeman | Swann | Hehr | Notley | Eggen | |||||
| Zwozdesky | |||||||||||||||||
| Khan | Drysdale | J. Johnson | Fawcett | Klimchuk | Dirks | Mandel | Campbell | Prentice | Denis | McQueen | Oberle | Bhullar | Olson | Scott | Kubinec | McIver | |
| Sarich | Starke | Olesen | Bhardwaj | Dorward | Woo-Paw | McAllister | Lemke | VanderBurg | Jansen | Rodney | Smith | Fraser | Cusanelli | Quadri | Fox | ||
| Allen | Wilson | Lukaszuk | Pedersen | Casey | Donovan | Calahasen | Jeneroux | L. Johnson | Ellis | Fenske | McDonald | Xiao | Towle | Bikman | Luan | Sandhu |
Official Seating Plan (Retrieved March 10, 2015)
Standings changes since the 28th general election
Number of members per party by date |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23 | May 14 | Jul 16 | Dec 10 | Mar 12 | Mar 17 | Jul 7 | Aug 6 | Sep 15 | Sep 17 | Sep 29 | Oct 27 | Nov 2 | Nov 24 | Dec 17 | Jan 26 | Jan 31 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 70 | |||
| Wildrose | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Liberal | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Democratic | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberta Party | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total members | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Government Majority | 35 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 39 | 57 | 56 | 55 | ||||
After the defections of 11 Wildrose MLA's, the Liberals and Wildrose were tied at 5 seats each, but the Speaker ruled that Wildrose would continue as the Official Opposition, a status that carries additional funding and privileges.[1]
| Membership changes in the 28th Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| April 23, 2012 | See list of members | Election day of the 28th Alberta general election | |||
| May 14, 2013 | Peter Sandhu | Edmonton-Manning | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus[2] | |
| July 16, 2013 | Mike Allen | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus[3] | |
| December 10, 2013 | Peter Sandhu | Edmonton-Manning | Progressive Conservative | Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus[4] | |
| March 12, 2014 | Len Webber | Calgary-Foothills | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus[5] | |
| March 17, 2014 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | Calgary-Varsity | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus[6] | |
| July 7, 2014 | Mike Allen | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | Progressive Conservative | Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus[7] | |
| August 6, 2014 | Alison Redford | Calgary-Elbow | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat[8] | |
| September 15, 2014 | Dave Hancock | Edmonton-Whitemud | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat[9] | |
| September 17, 2014 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | Calgary-Varsity | Progressive Conservative | Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus[10] | |
| September 29, 2014 | Len Webber | Calgary-Foothills | Independent | Resigned seat[11] | |
| September 29, 2014 | Ken Hughes | Calgary-West | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat[11] | |
| October 27, 2014 | Gordon Dirks | Calgary-Elbow | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election[12] | |
| October 27, 2014 | Jim Prentice | Calgary-Foothills | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election[12] | |
| October 27, 2014 | Mike Ellis | Calgary-West | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election[12] | |
| October 27, 2014 | Stephen Mandel | Edmonton-Whitemud | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election[12] | |
| November 2, 2014 | Joe Anglin | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | Independent | Left Wildrose caucus[13] | |
| November 24, 2014 | Kerry Towle | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus[14] | |
| November 24, 2014 | Ian Donovan | Little Bow | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus[14] | |
| December 17, 2014 | Danielle Smith | Highwood | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Rob Anderson | Airdrie | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Gary Bikman | Cardston-Taber-Warner | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Rod Fox | Lacombe-Ponoka | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Jason Hale | Strathmore-Brooks | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Bruce McAllister | Chestermere-Rocky View | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Blake Pedersen | Medicine Hat | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Bruce Rowe | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| December 17, 2014 | Jeff Wilson | Calgary-Shaw | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus | |
| January 26, 2015 | Doug Griffiths | Battle River-Wainwright | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat[15] | |
| January 31, 2015 | Doug Horner | Spruce Grove-St. Albert | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat[16] | |
References
- ↑ http://www.edmontonsun.com/2014/12/23/wildrose-stays-as-official-opposition-in-alberta
- ↑ O'Donnell, Sarah (May 14, 2013). "Edmonton Conservative MLA withdraws from caucus while ethics investigation underway". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
- ↑ "Alberta MLA quits PC caucus after U.S. prostitution arrest". CBC News. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2013.
- ↑ "MLA Peter Sandhu back in PC caucus". CBC News. December 10, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
- ↑ Wood, James (March 12, 2014). "MLA won’t remain a Tory ‘with her as leader of the party’". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
- ↑ Berrett, Jessica (March 18, 2014). "Associate minister leaves Tories, blaming culture of entitlement". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
- ↑ Mertz, Emily (July 7, 2014). "Alberta MLA Mike Allen back in PC Caucus". Global News. Retrieved July 7, 2014.
- ↑ Kleiss, Karen (August 6, 2014). "Alison Redford resigns seat, leaves politics". Calgary Herald. Retrieved August 7, 2014.
- ↑ Bennett, Dean (September 12, 2014). "Outgoing Alberta premier Dave Hancock resigns MLA seat". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Kennedy-Glans returns to Alberta PC caucus". Global News. September 17, 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
- 1 2 Howell, Trevor (September 30, 2014). "Prentice to run in Calgary-Foothills as four byelections called". Calgary Herald. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 "Alberta byelections swept by Jim Prentice's Progressive Conservative Party". CBC News. October 27, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Joe Anglin quits Wildrose caucus, will sit as independent". CBC News. November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- 1 2 "Wildrose MLAs leave party to join PCs". Global Edmonton. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Raj Sherman stepping down as Alberta Liberal leader". CBC News. January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Doug Horner resigning as MLA at end of January". CBC News. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
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