The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta,Canada. Founded in 1905,it is the oldest active political party in Alberta and was the dominant political party until the 1921 election,with the first three provincial Premiers being Liberals. Since 1921,it has formed the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta several times,most recently from 1993 until 2012. Fourteen Liberals have served as Leader of the Opposition of Alberta.
The Alberta New Democratic Party,is social democratic political party in Alberta,Canada. The party sits on the centre-left to left-wing of the political spectrum and is a provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party.
Raymond James Martin is a politician in Alberta,Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Wayne Cao is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,where he represented the district of Calgary-Fort as a Progressive Conservative. He was first elected in the 1997 provincial election and was re-elected four times. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the legislation that led to the enshrining of Alberta. In April 2008,he elected as the Legislature's Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees and served in that position for the 27th Legislature. Mr. Cao also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.
The 1971 Alberta general election was the seventeenth general election held in the Province of Alberta,Canada on August 30,1971,to elect seventy-five members of the Alberta Legislature to form the 17th Alberta Legislative Assembly.
The 1993 Alberta general election was held on June 15,1993,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The Conservative government was re-elected,taking 51 seats out of 83 but only having support of 45 percent of voters.
Laurence George Decore was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta. He was of Ukrainian descent. He was mayor of Edmonton,a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party.
Edmonton-Manning is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton,Alberta,Canada. It is situated in the northeast quadrant of the city. It was created in 1993 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly. The riding is named after former Social Credit Premier Ernest Manning,who held office from 1943 to 1968. The riding was last contested in the 2019 Alberta election.
Edmonton-Decore is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada. It is one of 87 districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. It was most recently contested in the general election of 2019.
Edmonton-McClung is a provincial electoral district in Edmonton,Alberta,Canada. The district was created in 1993 and is named after Nellie McClung. The current MLA is Lorne Dach of the NDP,who was first elected in 2015.
Edmonton-Strathcona is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,Canada. It shares the same name as the federal electoral district of Edmonton Strathcona.
Bharat Agnihotri is a Canadian politician and a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Edmonton-Ellerslie,sitting as a Liberal. He was elected in the 2004 election,but was defeated in the 2008 election.
Walter Richard Szwender is a former provincial level politician and teacher from Alberta,Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1982 until 1986.
The leader of the Official Opposition,formally known as the leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition,is the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) who leads the Official Opposition,typically the second largest party in the provincial legislature.
Dan Backs is a politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as a Liberal candidate in the 2004 provincial election,but was kicked out of the Liberal caucus by leader Kevin Taft,who cited concerns about Backs' ability to work as a member of a team. He sat as an independent thereafter and,after failing to secure the Progressive Conservative nomination for his riding,sought re-election in that capacity as well. He finished third in the riding in the 2008 election.
Melvyn Reginald Knight is a Canadian politician who served as the Minister of Energy of Alberta from 2006 to 2010 and as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Grande Prairie-Smoky from 2001 to 2012.
Laurie Blakeman is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. She is a member of the Alberta Liberal Party,and was first elected in the 1997 election.
Janice Sarich was a Canadian provincial-level politician. She served as member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) from 2008 until 2015,representing the electoral constituency of Edmonton-Decore and sitting as a Progressive Conservative.
The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23,2012,to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A Senate nominee election was called for the same day.
Lance Day White is a former Canadian municipal and provincial level politician. He served on the Edmonton city council from 1983 until 1992. He then moved on to provincial politics and served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1993 until 2001. He was born in Winnipeg,Manitoba.
