29th Alberta Legislature

29th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
2015  present
Parliament leaders
Premier
(cabinet)
Rachel Notley
(Notley cabinet)
24 May 2015 — present
Leader of the
Opposition
Brian Jean
1 June 2015 — Present
Party caucuses
Government New Democratic Party
Opposition Wildrose Party
Third parties Progressive Conservative Association
Liberal Party*
Alberta Party*
* Party does not hold official party status.
Legislative Assembly

Seating arrangements of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Bob Wanner
11 June 2015 — present
Government
House Leader
Brian Mason
1 June 2015 — Present
Opposition
House Leader
Nathan Cooper
1 June 2015 — Present
Members 87 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 Feb. 1952 present
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Donald Ethell
11 May 2010 12 June 2015
Hon. Lois Mitchell
12 June 2015 present
Sessions
1st Session
15 June 2015 present
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The 29th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2015 Alberta general election on May 5, 2015. The New Democrats, led by Rachel Notley, won a majority. The Wildrose Party forms the official opposition.

Membership in the 29th Alberta Legislative Assembly

Member Party Constituency
  Pitt, AngelaAngela Pitt Wildrose Airdrie
  Piquette, ColinColin Piquette NDP Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater
  Westhead, CamCam Westhead NDP Banff-Cochrane
  van Dijken, GlennGlenn van Dijken Wildrose Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
  Taylor, WesWes Taylor Wildrose Battle River-Wainwright
  Cyr, ScottScott Cyr Wildrose Bonnyville-Cold Lake
  Payne, BrandyBrandy Payne NDP Calgary-Acadia
  Drever, DeborahDeborah Drever NDP Calgary-Bow
  Independent
  NDP
  Ganley, KathleenKathleen Ganley NDP Calgary-Buffalo
  Miranda, RicardoRicardo Miranda NDP Calgary-Cross
  Malkinson, BrianBrian Malkinson NDP Calgary-Currie
  Luff, RobynRobyn Luff NDP Calgary-East
  Clark, GregGreg Clark Alberta Party Calgary-Elbow
  Gotfried, RichardRichard Gotfried Progressive Conservative Calgary-Fish Creek
  Panda, PrasadPrasad Panda[1] Wildrose Calgary-Foothills
  Ceci, JoeJoe Ceci NDP Calgary-Fort
  Kazim, AnamAnam Kazim NDP Calgary-Glenmore
  Bhullar, ManmeetManmeet Bhullar (2015) Progressive Conservative Calgary-Greenway
  vacant (2015-2016)
  Gill, PrabPrab Gill (2016–present) Progressive Conservative
  Connolly, MichaelMichael Connolly NDP Calgary-Hawkwood
  McIver, RicRic McIver Progressive Conservative Calgary-Hays
  Coolahan, CraigCraig Coolahan NDP Calgary-Klein
  Rodney, DaveDave Rodney Progressive Conservative Calgary-Lougheed
  McPherson, KarenKaren McPherson NDP Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
  Sabir, IrfanIrfan Sabir NDP Calgary-McCall
  Swann, DavidDavid Swann Liberal Calgary-Mountain View
  Jansen, SandraSandra Jansen Progressive Conservative Calgary-North West
  Kleinsteuber, JamieJamie Kleinsteuber NDP Calgary-Northern Hills
  Sucha, GrahamGraham Sucha NDP Calgary-Shaw
  Fraser, RickRick Fraser Progressive Conservative Calgary-South East
  McLean, StephanieStephanie McLean NDP Calgary-Varsity
  Ellis, MikeMike Ellis Progressive Conservative Calgary-West
  Hunter, GrantGrant Hunter Wildrose Cardston-Taber-Warner
  Aheer, LeelaLeela Aheer Wildrose Chestermere-Rocky View
  Barnes, DrewDrew Barnes Wildrose Cypress-Medicine Hat
  Smith, MarkMark Smith Wildrose Drayton Valley-Devon
  Strankman, RickRick Strankman Wildrose Drumheller-Stettler
  McCuaig-Boyd, MargaretMargaret McCuaig-Boyd NDP Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley
  Bilous, DeronDeron Bilous NDP Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
  Eggen, DavidDavid Eggen NDP Edmonton-Calder
  Goehring, NicoleNicole Goehring NDP Edmonton-Castle Downs
  Shepherd, DavidDavid Shepherd NDP Edmonton-Centre
  Nielsen, ChrisChris Nielsen NDP Edmonton-Decore
  Loyola, RodRod Loyola NDP Edmonton-Ellerslie
  Hoffman, SarahSarah Hoffman NDP Edmonton-Glenora
  Schmidt, MarlinMarlin Schmidt NDP Edmonton-Gold Bar
  Mason, BrianBrian Mason NDP Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
  Sweet, HeatherHeather Sweet NDP Edmonton-Manning
  Dach, LorneLorne Dach NDP Edmonton-McClung
  Carson, JonJon Carson NDP Edmonton-Meadowlark
  Woollard, DeniseDenise Woollard NDP Edmonton-Mill Creek
  Gray, ChristinaChristina Gray NDP Edmonton-Mill Woods
  Sigurdson, LoriLori Sigurdson NDP Edmonton-Riverview
  Feehan, RichardRichard Feehan NDP Edmonton-Rutherford
  Dang, ThomasThomas Dang NDP Edmonton-South West
  Notley, RachelRachel Notley NDP Edmonton-Strathcona
  Turner, BobBob Turner NDP Edmonton-Whitemud
  Jean, BrianBrian Jean Wildrose Fort McMurray-Conklin
  Yao, TanyTany Yao Wildrose Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
  Littlewood, JessicaJessica Littlewood NDP Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
  Loewen, ToddTodd Loewen Wildrose Grande Prairie-Smoky
  Drysdale, WayneWayne Drysdale Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie-Wapiti
  Anderson, WayneWayne Anderson Wildrose Highwood
  MacIntyre, DonDon MacIntyre Wildrose Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
  Hanson, DaveDave Hanson Wildrose Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
  Orr, RonRon Orr Wildrose Lacombe-Ponoka
  Anderson, ShayeShaye Anderson NDP Leduc-Beaumont
  Larivee, DanielleDanielle Larivee NDP Lesser Slave Lake
  Fitzpatrick, MariaMaria Fitzpatrick NDP Lethbridge-East
  Phillips, ShannonShannon Phillips NDP Lethbridge-West
  Schneider, DaveDave Schneider Wildrose Little Bow
  Stier, PatPat Stier Wildrose Livingstone-Macleod
  Wanner, BobBob Wanner NDP Medicine Hat
  Cooper, NathanNathan Cooper Wildrose Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
  Jabbour, DebbieDebbie Jabbour NDP Peace River
  Schreiner, KimKim Schreiner NDP Red Deer-North
  Miller, BarbBarb Miller NDP Red Deer-South
  Nixon, JasonJason Nixon Wildrose Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
  McKitrick, AnnieAnnie McKitrick NDP Sherwood Park
  Horne, TrevorTrevor Horne NDP Spruce Grove-St. Albert
  Renaud, MarieMarie Renaud NDP St. Albert
  Babcock, ErinErin Babcock NDP Stony Plain
  Cortes-Vargas, EstefaniaEstefania Cortes-Vargas NDP Strathcona-Sherwood Park
  Fildebrandt, DerekDerek Fildebrandt Wildrose Strathmore-Brooks
  Starke, RichardRichard Starke Progressive Conservative Vermilion-Lloydminster
  Rosendahl, EricEric Rosendahl NDP West Yellowhead
  Hinkley, BruceBruce Hinkley NDP Wetaskiwin-Camrose
  Carlier, OneilOneil Carlier NDP Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

Standings changes since the 29th general election


Number of members
per party by date
2015 2016
May 5 May 22 Sep 3 Nov 23 Jan 8 Mar 22
New Democratic 54 53 54
Wildrose 21 22
Progressive Conservative 9 8 9
Liberal 1
Alberta Party 1
Independent 0 1 0
Total members 86 87 86 87
Vacant 1 0 1 0
Government Majority 22 20 19 20 22 21
Membership changes in the 29th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  May 5, 2015 See list of members Election day of the 29th Alberta general election
  May 5, 2015 Jim Prentice Calgary-Foothills Progressive Conservative Disclaimed seat[1]
  May 22, 2015 Deborah Drever Calgary-Bow Independent Suspended from NDP caucus[2]
  September 3, 2015 Prasad Panda Calgary-Foothills Wildrose Wins by-election
  November 23, 2015 Manmeet Bhullar Calgary-Greenway Progressive Conservative Death (car accident)
  January 8, 2016 Deborah Drever Calgary-Bow NDP Rejoined NDP caucus[3]
  March 22, 2016 Prab Gill Calgary-Greenway Progressive Conservative Wins by-election[4]

References

  1. 1 2 The candidate elected for Calgary-Foothills in the general election, Jim Prentice, resigned on election day before winning his riding. According to section 139 of the Alberta Elections Act, RSA 2000, c E-1, if a winning candidate disclaims their right to become an MLA before the end of the appeal period for the official results, that riding's election is declared void. Panda won the subsequent by-election held September 3, 2015.
  2. "Deborah Drever suspended from NDP caucus". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
  3. "Calgary MLA Deborah Drever returns to NDP party's caucus". Calgary Herald. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  4. "Tories hold Calgary-Greenway riding after by-election". Calgary Herald. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-23.

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