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 — 24 July 2017 | ||
|
Nathan Cooper 24 July 2017 — present | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | New Democratic Party | ||
| Opposition |
Wildrose Party until 24 July 2017 United Conservative Party since 24 July 2017 | ||
| Third parties | Progressive Conservative Association | ||
| Liberal Party* | |||
| Alberta Party* | |||
| * Party does not hold official party status. | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
.svg.png) 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 — 24 July 2017 | ||
|
Richard Gotfried 25 July 2017 — 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 – 2016 | |||
|
2nd Session 8 March 2016[1] – 13 December 2016 | |||
|
3rd Session 2 March 2017 – present | |||
| |||
The 29th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on May 5, 2015. The New Democrats, led by Rachel Notley, possessed a majority of seats and formed government. The Wildrose Party formed the official opposition until July 2017, when it merged with the Progressive Conservatives, to become the United Conservative Party which than formed the official opposition.
Membership in the 29th Alberta Legislative Assembly
Seating plan
As of July 2017
Official Seating Plan (Retrieved July 19, 2017)
Projected for October sitting
The merger of the Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives in late July 2017 created the United Conservative caucus, which was recognized by the Speaker's office as the official opposition.[3] The seating plan will therefore be altered in time for the next sitting of the Assembly.
Standings changes since the 29th general election
| Number of members per party by date |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5 | May 22 | Sep 3 | Nov 23 | Jan 8 | Mar 22 | May 28 | May 31 | Nov 17 | Jul 24 | |||
| New Democratic | 54 | 53 | 54 | 55 | ||||||||
| United Conservative | 0 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Wildrose | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||||
| Liberal | 1 | |||||||||||
| Alberta Party | 1 | |||||||||||
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Total members | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | ||||||||
| Vacant | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Government Majority | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 23 | |||||
| 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[2] | ||
| May 22, 2015 | Deborah Drever | Calgary-Bow | Independent | Suspended from NDP caucus[4] | ||
| 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[5] | ||
| March 22, 2016 | Prabhdeep Gill | Calgary-Greenway | Progressive Conservative | Wins by-election[6] | ||
| November 17, 2016 | Sandra Jansen | Calgary-North West | NDP | Crossed floor to NDP from PC's after alleging a PC Party leadership candidate had harassed her.[7] | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Angela Pitt | Airdrie | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Glenn van Dijken | Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Wes Taylor | Battle River-Wainwright | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Scott Cyr | Bonnyville-Cold Lake | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Richard Gotfried | Calgary-Fish Creek | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Prasad Panda | Calgary-Foothills | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Prab Gill | Calgary-Greenway | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Ric McIver | Calgary-Hays | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Dave Rodney | Calgary-Lougheed | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Rick Fraser | Calgary-South East | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Mike Ellis | Calgary-West | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Grant Hunter | Cardston-Taber-Warner | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Leela Aheer | Chestermere-Rocky View | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Drew Barnes | Cypress-Medicine Hat | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Mark Smith | Drayton Valley-Devon | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Rick Strankman | Drumheller-Stettler | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Brian Jean | Fort McMurray-Conklin | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Tany Yao | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Todd Loewen | Grande Prairie-Smoky | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Wayne Drysdale | Grande Prairie-Wapiti | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Wayne Anderson | Highwood | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Don MacIntyre | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Dave Hanson | Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Ron Orr | Lacombe-Ponoka | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Dave Schneider | Little Bow | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Pat Stier | Livingstone-Macleod | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Nathan Cooper | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Jason Nixon | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
| July 24, 2017 | Derek Fildebrandt | Strathmore-Brooks | UCP | Crossed floor to UCP following merger of Wildrose and Progressive Conservatives. | ||
Notes and references
- ↑ http://www.alberta.ca/release.cfm?xID=403546D4963FB-F9BB-36E7-51711A0D395EC671
- 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.
- ↑ "United Conservative Caucus recognized as the Official Opposition". Edmonton. 2017-07-25. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ↑ "Deborah Drever suspended from NDP caucus". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "Calgary MLA Deborah Drever returns to NDP party's caucus". Calgary Herald. 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
- ↑ "Tories hold Calgary-Greenway riding after by-election". Calgary Herald. 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "Alberta MLA Sandra Jansen leaves PCs, joins NDP caucus". CBC.ca. 2016-11-17.
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