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The 32nd Alberta general election will be held in Alberta, Canada, to elect the members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. According to Alberta's Election Act, it is scheduled for October 18, 2027, [2] but that does not affect the powers of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta to dissolve the legislature before that time, in accordance with the usual conventions of the Westminster parliamentary system.
Pollster | Client | Dates conducted | Source | UCP | NDP | Green | Alberta | Liberal | WLC | Others | Margin of error | Sample size | Polling method | Lead |
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Leger | N/A | May 22–25, 2024 | [p 1] | 47% | 43% | — | 6% | — | — | 4% | 3.1% | 1,009 | Online | 4% |
Leger | N/A | Mar 22–24, 2024 | [p 2] | 46% | 44% | 1% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 2% | 3.1% | 1,002 | Online | 2% |
Abacus Data | N/A | Mar 14–21, 2024 | [p 3] | 55% | 40% | — | 2% | — | — | 2% | 3.1% | 1,000 | Online | 15% |
Pallas Data | N/A | Mar 12–13, 2024 | [p 4] | 52% | 45% | — | — | — | — | 3% | 3.3% | 868 | IVR | 7% |
Leger | N/A | Mar 8–11, 2024 | [p 5] [p 6] | 49% | 41% | — | 6% | — | — | 4% | 3.1% | 1,001 | Online | 8% |
Leger | N/A | Feb 9–12, 2024 | [p 7] | 49% | 42% | — | 5% | — | — | 4% | 3.1% | 1,002 | Online | 7% |
Leger | N/A | Jan 19–22, 2024 | [p 8] | 51% | 40% | — | — | — | — | 9% | 3.1% | 1,001 | Online | 11% |
Leger | N/A | Jan 12–15, 2024 | [p 9] | 50% | 43% | — | 3% | — | — | 4% | 3.1% | 1,012 | Online | 7% |
Angus Reid | N/A | Nov 24–Dec 1, 2023 | [p 10] [p 11] | 53% | 40% | — | 3% | 2% | — | 1% | 5% | 392 | Online | 13% |
Leger | N/A | Oct 27–30, 2023 | [p 12] | 46% | 47% | — | 5% | — | — | 2% | 3.1% | 1,001 | Online | 1% |
Leger | N/A | Sep 15–18, 2023 | [p 13] | 49% | 39% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 3.1% | 1,001 | Online | 10% |
2023 general election | May 29, 2023 | 52.63% | 44.05% | 0.76% | 0.71% | 0.24% | 0.24% | 1.38% | — | — | — | 8.58% |
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