Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Legislative Assembly of Alberta
28th Alberta Legislature
Type
Type	Unicameral house of the Alberta Legislature
History
Founded	September 9, 1905 (1905-09-09)
Preceded by	North-West Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Speaker	Gene Zwozdesky, Progressive Conservative since May 23, 2012
House Leader	Jonathan Denis, Progressive Conservative since November 12, 2014
Opposition House Leader	Shayne Saskiw, Wildrose since December 22, 2014
Structure
Seats	87
Political groups	Governing Party   PC (70) Opposition Parties   Wildrose (5)   Liberal Party (5)   NDP (4)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	April 23, 2012
Meeting place
Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Website
www.assembly.ab.ca

The Legislature grounds from the roof of the building.

Alberta Legislature Building

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 87 members, elected first past the post from single-member electoral districts.

The maximum period between general elections of the assembly, as set by the country's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, 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. Since 2011, Alberta has fixed election date legislation, fixing the election to a date between March 1 and May 31 in the fourth calendar year following the preceding election.^[2] 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.^[3]

Current members

[Note: As of April, 7, 2015, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta have been dissolved following Premier Jim Prentice's request to the lieutenant-governor. Until the 29th Alberta Legislature have been elected(the 29th Alberta general election will be held at May 5 2015). There will be no MLAs in Alberta. Until then, the information for the 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly will be displayed for educational purposes.]

The current members of the Legislature were elected in the 28th Alberta general election held on April 23, 2012. Bold indicates cabinet members, and party leaders are italicized.

Seating plan

Official Seating Plan (Retrieved March 10, 2015)

Standings during 28th Assembly

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.^[4]

References

External links

• Legislative Assembly of Alberta web site
• Canadian Governments Compared

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