Hinton is a town in west-central Alberta,Canada.
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 Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta,Canada. Many of its members were supporters of the defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor,the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties as the Alberta First Party,the Alberta Party and Social Credit. Alliance supporters tended to view themselves as "true conservatives",and believed the Progressive Conservative governments of Premiers Ralph Klein and Ed Stelmach were out of touch with the needs of Albertans.
The Alberta Party,formally the Alberta Party Political Association,is a political party in the province of Alberta,Canada. The party describes itself as a centrist and pragmatic in that is not dogmatically ideological in its approach to politics.
Yellowhead is a federal electoral district in Alberta,Canada,that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. The district is in west-central Alberta and represents:parts of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16 including Grande Cache,Improvement District No. 25 (Willmore),the Improvement District No. 12 (Jasper),the Municipality of Jasper,Yellowhead County including Hinton and Edson,Brazeau County including Drayton Valley,Lac Ste. Anne County including Alexis 133,Parkland County,Leduc County,Clearwater County including Big Horn 144A,Sunchild 202,and O'Chiese 203,and Rocky Mountain House.
Stephen Mandel is a Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta Party from 2018 to 2019. He previously served as an Alberta cabinet minister from 2014 to 2015 and as mayor of Edmonton,Alberta for three terms from 2004 to 2013. Prior to being mayor,he was a councillor for three years.
Laurence George Decore,was 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.
Red Deer-South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,Canada.
West Yellowhead is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada. The district is one of 87 current ridings mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
Brian Michael Jean is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche since March 16,2022. He was leader of the Opposition and the last leader of the Wildrose Party from 2015 to 2017 before its merger into the United Conservative Party (UCP). Jean was a member of Parliament (MP) with the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2014 before entering provincial politics.
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.
The 2008 Alberta Liberal leadership election was held on December 12,2008,to select a leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. Incumbent leader Kevin Taft announced his resignation June 2008,in the wake of the March provincial election in which the Liberals lost seven of their sixteen seats.
Municipal elections were held in Alberta,Canada on Monday,October 18,2010. Since 1968,provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold triennial elections. Mayors (reeves),councillors (aldermen),and trustees were elected to office in 16 of the 17 cities,all 108 towns,all 95 villages,all 5 specialized municipalities,all 64 municipal districts,3 of the 7 improvement districts,and the advisory councils of the 3 special areas. The City of Lloydminster is on the Saskatchewan schedule,and held elections on October 28,2009 and October 24,2012,while 4 improvement districts have no councils and are led solely by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Since the 2007 municipal elections,the villages of Derwent,Kinuso,New Sarepta,and Thorhild were dissolved,the Municipality of Crowsnest Pass changed from town to specialized municipality status,and the Town of Lacombe became a city.
This is a list of elections in Canada in 2014. Included are provincial,municipal and federal elections,by-elections on any level,referendums and party leadership races at any level.
By-elections to the 41st Canadian Parliament were held to fill vacancies in the House of Commons of Canada between the 2011 federal election and the 2015 federal election. The 41st Canadian Parliament existed from 2011 to 2015 with the membership of its House of Commons having been determined by the results of the Canadian federal election held on May 2,2011. The Conservative Party of Canada had a majority government during this Parliament.
This is a list of elections in Canada in 2012. Included are provincial,municipal and federal elections,by-elections on any level,referendums and party leadership races at any level.
Municipal elections were held in Alberta,Canada on Monday,October 21,2013. Mayors (reeves),councillors (aldermen),and trustees were elected to office in 16 of the 17 cities,all 108 towns,all 93 villages,all 5 specialized municipalities,all 64 municipal districts,3 of the 8 improvement districts,and the advisory councils of the 3 special areas. The City of Lloydminster is on the Saskatchewan schedule (quadrennial),and held elections on October 24,2012,while 5 improvement districts have no councils and are led solely by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Since the 2010 municipal elections,portions of Lac La Biche County and the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo formed Improvement District No. 349,and the villages of New Norway and Tilley were dissolved. From 1968 to 2013,provincial legislation has required every municipality to hold elections every three years. The Alberta Legislative Assembly passed a bill on December 5,2012,amending the Local Authorities Election Act. Starting with the 2013 elections,officials are elected for a four-year term,and municipal elections are moved to a four-year cycle.
This is a list of elections in Canada scheduled to be held in 2018. Included are municipal,provincial and federal elections,by-elections on any level,referendums and party leadership races at any level. In bold are provincewide or federal elections and party leadership races.
An Alberta Liberal Party leadership election was held at the Alberta Liberal Party's 2017 Annual General Meeting in order choose a permanent successor to Raj Sherman who resigned on January 26,2015. Sherman,who was under investigation over alleged illegal campaign donations,indicated in a statement to the media that he was resigning as leader immediately for personal reasons and did not run for re-election as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta at the provincial election held on May 5,2015. The leadership election was originally scheduled for April 23,2016 but has been delayed for a year to give prospective candidates more time to organize. David Khan was elected.
Municipal elections were held in Alberta,Canada on October 18,2021. Chief elected officials and councillors,are up for election in all cities,towns,villages,specialized municipalities,and municipal districts,as are trustees for public and separate school divisions. A provincewide vote on equalization and Daylight Saving Time was also held.
