The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta. The party formed the provincial government,without interruption,from 1971 until the party's defeat in the 2015 provincial election under Premiers Peter Lougheed,Don Getty,Ralph Klein,Ed Stelmach,Alison Redford,Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice. At 44 years,this was the longest unbroken run in government at the provincial or federal level in Canadian history.
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 2004 Alberta general election was held on November 22,2004 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Brian David Mason is a Canadian politician who was leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party from 2004 to 2014 and served the Minister of Transportation in Rachel Notley's NDP government. He also served as the Government House Leader. Mason was first elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the now-defunct riding of Edmonton Highlands in a 2000 byelection. He was subsequently re-elected,and was elected in Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood after the riding was created in 2004. He chose not to seek re-election in 2019,and was succeeded by Janis Irwin. Mason was the longest serving NDP MLA in Alberta history,with a political career spanning more than 20 years.
Medicine Hat was a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada,mandated to return members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 1971,and again from 1979 to 2019. The electoral district was named after the City of Medicine Hat.
Lethbridge-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada,covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 87 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
Calgary-Elbow is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,Canada. Its current MLA is Doug Schweitzer,who won the seat in the 2019 provincial election.
Leonard Warren Webber is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Calgary Confederation since 2015 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. During the 43rd Canadian Parliament his private member bill An Act to amend the Canada Revenue Agency Act was adopted to allow Canadians to indicate their intent to sign up as a donor through their annual income tax return. Previously,he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,representing the constituency of Calgary-Foothills from 2004 to 2014,initially as a Progressive Conservative and in his last six months in office as an independent.
The Wildrose Party was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta,Canada. The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Alberta Alliance Party and the unregistered Wildrose Party of Alberta. The wild rose is Alberta's provincial flower.
The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 14,2008,to March 26,2012,with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2008 Alberta general election held on March 3,2008. The Legislature officially resumed on April 14,2008,and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 22,2012,and dissolved on March 26,2012,prior to the 2012 Alberta general election on April 23,2012.
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.
Marlaina Danielle Smith is a Canadian former politician,journalist for Global News,and talk radio host for CHQR. Smith served as leader of the Wildrose Party from October 2009 to December 17,2014 when she resigned to cross the floor and join the governing Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta caucus. She represented the riding of Highwood in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. On March 28,2015,she lost the PC nomination for Highwood to Okotoks Councillor Carrie Fischer. Fischer went on to be defeated by Wildrose candidate Wayne Anderson in the 2015 General Election.
Calgary-Glenmore,formally styled Calgary Glenmore from 1957 to 1971,is a provincial electoral district in Calgary,Alberta,Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Chestermere-Rocky View was a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada,mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 2012 to 2019.
Airdrie was a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada,mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first-past-the-post method of voting from 2012 to 2019.
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.
Michael Trent Allen is a Canadian politician who is a former elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo. He is a former municipal politician,business owner and jazz musician.
Gary W. Bikman is a Canadian politician who was previously an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Cardston-Taber-Warner.
The 2015 Alberta general election was held on May 5,2015,following a request of Premier Jim Prentice to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Donald Ethell to dissolve the Legislative Assembly on April 7,2015. This election elected members to the 29th Alberta Legislature. It was only the fourth time in provincial history that saw a change of government,and was the last provincial election for both the Alberta Progressive Conservative and Wildrose Parties,which would merge in 2017 to form the United Conservative Party.
By-elections to the 28th Alberta Legislature have been held to fill vacant seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta between the 2012 election and the 2015 election. Four by-elections were held to fill vacancies in the 28th Alberta Legislature,all in October 2014.
