28th Alberta Legislature

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28th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
23 May 2012  7 April 2015
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Parliament leaders
Premier Alison Redford
October 7, 2011 March 23, 2014
Dave Hancock
March 23, 2014 September 15, 2014
Jim Prentice
September 15, 2014 May 24. 2015
Cabinet Redford cabinet
Prentice cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Danielle Smith
April 24, 2012 December 17, 2014
Heather Forsyth
December 22, 2014 June 1, 2015
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition Wildrose Party
Recognized Liberal Party
New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Gene Zwozdesky
May 23, 2012 June 11, 2015
Government
House Leader
Dave Hancock
March 12, 2008 September 5, 2013
Robin Campbell
December 6, 2013 September 14, 2014
Diana McQueen
September 15, 2014 November 12, 2014
Jonathan Denis
November 12, 2014 May 5, 2015
Opposition
House Leader
Rob Anderson
May 1, 2012 December 17, 2014
Shayne Saskiw
December 22, 2014 May 5, 2015
Members87 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Donald Ethell
May 11, 2010 June 12, 2015
Sessions
1st session
May 23, 2012 – March 1, 2014
2nd session
March 3, 2014 – September 18, 2014
3rd session
November 17, 2014 – April 7, 2015
  27th   29th

The 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 23, 2012, to April 7, 2015, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2012 Alberta general election held on April 23, 2012. The Legislature officially resumed on May 23, 2012, and continued until the third session was prorogued and dissolved on April 7, 2015, prior to the 2015 Alberta general election on May 5, 2015.

Contents

Alberta's twenty-sixth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Alison Redford until her resignation on March 23, 2014, and subsequently led by Dave Hancock temporarily until Jim Prentice was confirmed leader of the Progressive Conservatives in September. The Official Opposition was led by Danielle Smith of the Wildrose Party until she crossed the floor to join the PCs, and the opposition was subsequently led by Heather Forsyth. The Speaker was Gene Zwozdesky.

Bills

The Public Service Salary Restraint Act (informally referred to as Bill 46) is an Act of the Legislature of Alberta passed in 2013. The Bill was introduced in 2013 by Finance Minister Doug Horner. The bill passed first, second, and third readings and went into effect on December 11, 2013. [1] The law applies only to negotiations with the province's largest public-sector union, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).

In February 2014 Court of Queen's Bench Justice Denny Thomas granted an indefinite injunction against the Bill saying "the legislation could irreparably harm labour relations, guts the collective bargaining process and effectively emasculates the AUPE". [2]

On April 28, 2014, details emerged of a deal reached between the Hancock government and the AUPE. The tentative agreement called for a lump-sum payment of $1,850 the first year followed by pay increases totalling 6.75 per cent over three years. Members of the AUPE will vote on the agreement in June 2014 before the government ratifies it. [3]

The deal was announced Monday, the same day the government dropped its appeal of an injunction the union won against legislation that would have imposed an austere contract similar to ones that went into effect last year for Alberta physicians and teachers. [3]

Membership in the 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly

MemberPartyConstituency
  Rob Anderson Wildrose Airdrie
  Progressive Conservative
  Jeff Johnson Progressive Conservative Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater
  Ron Casey Progressive Conservative Banff-Cochrane
  Maureen Kubinec Progressive Conservative Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
  Doug Griffiths Progressive Conservative Battle River-Wainwright
 Vacant
  Genia Leskiw Progressive Conservative Bonnyville-Cold Lake
  Jonathan Denis Progressive Conservative Calgary-Acadia
  Alana DeLong Progressive Conservative Calgary-Bow
  Kent Hehr Liberal Calgary-Buffalo
  Yvonne Fritz Progressive Conservative Calgary-Cross
  Christine Cusanelli Progressive Conservative Calgary-Currie
  Moe Amery Progressive Conservative Calgary-East
  Alison Redford Progressive Conservative Calgary-Elbow
  Gordon Dirks Progressive Conservative
  Heather Forsyth Wildrose Calgary-Fish Creek
  Len Webber Progressive Conservative Calgary-Foothills
 Independent
  Jim Prentice Progressive Conservative
  Wayne Cao Progressive Conservative Calgary-Fort
  Linda Johnson Progressive Conservative Calgary-Glenmore
  Manmeet Bhullar Progressive Conservative Calgary-Greenway
  Jason Luan Progressive Conservative Calgary-Hawkwood
  Ric McIver Progressive Conservative Calgary-Hays
  Kyle Fawcett Progressive Conservative Calgary-Klein
  Dave Rodney Progressive Conservative Calgary-Lougheed
  Neil Brown Progressive Conservative Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
  Darshan Kang Liberal Calgary-McCall
  David Swann Liberal Calgary-Mountain View
  Sandra Jansen Progressive Conservative Calgary-North West
  Teresa Woo-Paw Progressive Conservative Calgary-Northern Hills
  Jeff Wilson Wildrose Calgary-Shaw
  Progressive Conservative
  Rick Fraser Progressive Conservative Calgary-South East
  Donna Kennedy-Glans Progressive Conservative Calgary-Varsity
 Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  Ken Hughes Progressive Conservative Calgary-West
  Mike Ellis Progressive Conservative
  Gary Bikman Wildrose Cardston-Taber-Warner
  Progressive Conservative
  Bruce McAllister Wildrose Chestermere-Rocky View
  Progressive Conservative
  Drew Barnes Wildrose Cypress-Medicine Hat
  Diana McQueen Progressive Conservative Drayton Valley-Devon
  Rick Strankman Wildrose Drumheller-Stettler
  Hector Goudreau Progressive Conservative Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley
  Deron Bilous NDP Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
  David Eggen NDP Edmonton-Calder
  Thomas Lukaszuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Castle Downs
  Laurie Blakeman Liberal Edmonton-Centre
  Janice Sarich Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Decore
  Naresh Bhardwaj Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Ellerslie
  Heather Klimchuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Glenora
  David Dorward Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Gold Bar
  Brian Mason NDP Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
  Peter Sandhu Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Manning
 Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  David Xiao Progressive Conservative Edmonton-McClung
  Raj Sherman Liberal Edmonton-Meadowlark
  Gene Zwozdesky Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Mill Creek
  Sohail Quadri Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Mill Woods
  Steve Young Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Riverview
  Fred Horne Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Rutherford
  Matt Jeneroux Progressive Conservative Edmonton-South West
  Rachel Notley NDP Edmonton-Strathcona
  Dave Hancock Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Whitemud
  Stephen Mandel Progressive Conservative
  Don Scott Progressive Conservative Fort McMurray-Conklin
  Mike Allen Progressive Conservative Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
 Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  Jacquie Fenske Progressive Conservative Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
  Everett McDonald Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie-Smoky
  Wayne Drysdale Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie-Wapiti
  Danielle Smith Wildrose Highwood
  Progressive Conservative
  Kerry Towle Wildrose Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
  Progressive Conservative
  Shayne Saskiw Wildrose Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
  Rod Fox Wildrose Lacombe-Ponoka
  Progressive Conservative
  George Rogers Progressive Conservative Leduc-Beaumont
  Pearl Calahasen Progressive Conservative Lesser Slave Lake
  Bridget Pastoor Progressive Conservative Lethbridge-East
  Greg Weadick Progressive Conservative Lethbridge-West
  Ian Donovan Wildrose Little Bow
  Progressive Conservative
  Pat Stier Wildrose Livingstone-Macleod
  Blake Pedersen Wildrose Medicine Hat
  Progressive Conservative
  Bruce Rowe Wildrose Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
  Progressive Conservative
  Frank Oberle Progressive Conservative Peace River
  Mary Anne Jablonski Progressive Conservative Red Deer-North
  Cal Dallas Progressive Conservative Red Deer-South
  Joe Anglin Wildrose Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
 Independent
  Cathy Olesen Progressive Conservative Sherwood Park
  Doug Horner Progressive Conservative Spruce Grove-St. Albert
 Vacant
  Stephen Khan Progressive Conservative St. Albert
  Ken Lemke Progressive Conservative Stony Plain
  Dave Quest Progressive Conservative Strathcona-Sherwood Park
  Jason Hale Wildrose Strathmore-Brooks
  Progressive Conservative
  Richard Starke Progressive Conservative Vermilion-Lloydminster
  Robin Campbell Progressive Conservative West Yellowhead
  Verlyn Olson Progressive Conservative Wetaskiwin-Camrose
  George VanderBurg Progressive Conservative Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

Seating plan

As of March 2014

CaseyKhanXiaoAnglinBikmanFoxRoweStrankmanStierWebberAllenKennedy-Glans
JablonskiKubinecOlesenBarnesPedersenMcAllisterTowleSaskiwDonovanKangSwannEggenBilous
RogersAmeryJenerouxWilsonAndersonSmithForsythHaleShermanBlakemanHehrMasonNotley
Zwozdesky
DrysdaleOberleHughesMcIverJ. JohnsonHorneHornerCampbellRedfordHancockMcQueenKlimchukOlsonDallasBhullarDenisLukaszuk
FritzFraserRodneyQuestGriffithsStarkeDorwardVanderBurgJansenWoo-PawWeadickFawcettScottBhardwajPastoor
GoudreauLemkeCaoQuadriCalahasenSandhuMcDonaldFenskeL. JohnsonLeskiwCusanelliBrownDeLongLuanSarichYoung

Official Seating Plan (Retrieved March 17, 2014)

In the final year of the 28th Assembly, the seating plan changed drastically due to floor-crossing and new party leaders for all four recognized parties.

As of March 2015

LeskiwFritzGoudreauAndersonRowePastoorCaoAnglin
JablonskiDallasHaleDeLongHorneKennedy-GlansBarnesStierStrankmanShermanKangMasonBilous
RogersBrownYoungWeadickQuestAmeryForsythSaskiwBlakemanSwannHehrNotleyEggen
Zwozdesky
KhanDrysdaleJ. JohnsonFawcettKlimchukDirksMandelCampbellPrenticeDenisMcQueenOberleBhullarOlsonScottKubinecMcIver
SarichStarkeOlesenBhardwajDorwardWoo-PawMcAllisterLemkeVanderBurgJansenRodneySmithFraserCusanelliQuadriFox
AllenWilsonLukaszukPedersenCaseyDonovanCalahasenJenerouxL. JohnsonEllisFenskeMcDonaldXiaoTowleBikmanLuanSandhu

Official Seating Plan (Retrieved March 10, 2015)

Standings changes since the 28th general election

Number of members
per party by date
2012201320142015
Apr 23May 14Jul 16Dec 10Mar 12Mar 17Jul 7Aug 6Sep 15Sep 17Sep 29Oct 27Nov 2Nov 24Dec 17Jan 26Jan 31
Progressive Conservative 61605960595859585758576163727170
Wildrose 1716145
Liberal 5
New Democratic 4
Alberta Party 0
Independent 0121232101
 Total members87868583878685
Vacant0124012
 Government Majority353331333129313029313539575655

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]

Membership changes in the 28th Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 April 23, 2012See list of membersElection day of the 28th Alberta general election
 May 14, 2013 Peter Sandhu Edmonton-Manning IndependentLeft Progressive Conservative caucus [5]
 July 16, 2013 Mike Allen Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo IndependentLeft Progressive Conservative caucus [6]
 December 10, 2013 Peter Sandhu Edmonton-Manning Progressive ConservativeRejoined Progressive Conservative caucus [7]
 March 12, 2014 Len Webber Calgary-Foothills IndependentLeft Progressive Conservative caucus [8]
 March 17, 2014 Donna Kennedy-Glans Calgary-Varsity IndependentLeft Progressive Conservative caucus [9]
 July 7, 2014 Mike Allen Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Progressive ConservativeRejoined Progressive Conservative caucus [10]
 August 6, 2014 Alison Redford Calgary-Elbow Progressive ConservativeResigned seat [11]
 September 15, 2014 Dave Hancock Edmonton-Whitemud Progressive ConservativeResigned seat [12]
 September 17, 2014 Donna Kennedy-Glans Calgary-Varsity Progressive ConservativeRejoined Progressive Conservative caucus [13]
 September 29, 2014 Len Webber Calgary-Foothills IndependentResigned seat [14]
 September 29, 2014 Ken Hughes Calgary-West Progressive ConservativeResigned seat [14]
 October 27, 2014 Gordon Dirks Calgary-Elbow Progressive ConservativeElected in a by-election [15]
 October 27, 2014 Jim Prentice Calgary-Foothills Progressive ConservativeElected in a by-election [15]
 October 27, 2014 Mike Ellis Calgary-West Progressive ConservativeElected in a by-election [15]
 October 27, 2014 Stephen Mandel Edmonton-Whitemud Progressive ConservativeElected in a by-election [15]
 November 2, 2014 Joe Anglin Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre IndependentLeft Wildrose caucus [16]
 November 24, 2014 Kerry Towle Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus [17]
 November 24, 2014 Ian Donovan Little Bow Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus [17]
 December 17, 2014 Danielle Smith Highwood Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Rob Anderson Airdrie Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Gary Bikman Cardston-Taber-Warner Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Rod Fox Lacombe-Ponoka Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Jason Hale Strathmore-Brooks Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Bruce McAllister Chestermere-Rocky View Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Blake Pedersen Medicine Hat Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Bruce Rowe Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 December 17, 2014 Jeff Wilson Calgary-Shaw Progressive ConservativeJoined Progressive Conservative caucus
 January 26, 2015 Doug Griffiths Battle River-Wainwright Progressive ConservativeResigned seat [18]
 January 31, 2015 Doug Horner Spruce Grove-St. Albert Progressive ConservativeResigned seat [19]

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