32nd Alberta general election

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32nd Alberta general election
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←  2023 On or before October 18, 2027 (On or before October 18, 2027)
All 87 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
44 seats needed for a majority
 
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Naheed Nenshi PRS Ottawa 2015-1.jpg
Leader Danielle Smith Naheed Nenshi
Party United Conservative New Democratic
Leader since October 6, 2022 June 22, 2024
Leader's seat Brooks-Medicine Hat None
Last election49 seats, 52.56%38 seats, 44.02%
Current seats4937
Incumbent Premier

Danielle Smith
United Conservative



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, [1] 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.

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Timeline

2023

2024

Opinion polls

PollsterClientDates conductedSource UCP NDP Green Alberta Liberal WLC WIP Others Margin of errorSample sizePolling methodLead
Cardinal ResearchN/ASep 17–28, 2024 [p 1] 50%43%2%1%———4%2.5%1,553Telephone7%
LegerN/AAug 2–5, 2024 [p 2] 48%40%3%4%3%2%—2%3.1%1,005Online8%
Sovereign North Strategies Western Standard Jul 6–11, 2024 [p 3] [p 4] 47%46%1%4%——2%—2.4%2,861Telephone1%
Abacus DataN/AJun 25–28, 2024 [p 5] 54%40%—————6%3.31%1,000Online14%
June 22, 2024 Naheed Nenshi elected leader of the Alberta NDP.
LegerN/AMay 22–25, 2024 [p 6] 47%43%—6%———4%3.1%1,009Online4%
LegerN/AMar 22–24, 2024 [p 7] 46%44%1%4%1%1%—2%3.1%1,002Online2%
Abacus DataN/AMar 14–21, 2024 [p 8] 55%40%—2%———2%3.1%1,000Online15%
Pallas DataN/AMar 12–13, 2024 [p 9] 52%45%—————3%3.3%868IVR7%
LegerN/AMar 8–11, 2024 [p 10] [p 11] 49%41%—6%———4%3.1%1,001Online8%
LegerN/AFeb 9–12, 2024 [p 12] 49%42%—5%———4%3.1%1,002Online7%
LegerN/AJan 19–22, 2024 [p 13] 51%40%—————9%3.1%1,001Online11%
LegerN/AJan 12–15, 2024 [p 14] 50%43%—3%———4%3.1%1,012Online7%
Angus ReidN/ANov 24 – Dec 1, 2023 [p 15] [p 16] 53%40%—3%2%——1%5%392Online13%
LegerN/AOct 27–30, 2023 [p 17] 46%47%—5%———2%3.1%1,001Online1%
LegerN/ASep 15–18, 2023 [p 18] 49%39%2%4%3%1%—2%3.1%1,001Online10%
2023 general election May 29, 202352.63%44.05%0.76%0.71%0.24%0.24%0.05%1.32%———8.58%

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