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.
Elections Alberta is an independent,non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections,by-elections,referenda within the province. This is in accordance with the Alberta Election Act. Elections Alberta also oversees political parties and candidates in accordance with the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act.
Calgary-Shaw is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada. The district is one of 87 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting.
Bonnyville-Cold Lake 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 1997 to 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.
Highwood is a provincial electoral district in southern Alberta,Canada. 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.
Airdrie-Chestermere 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 2004 to 2012.
Red Deer North is a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada. The district is 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.
Calgary-West is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,Canada.
Stony Plain,originally named Stonyplain,was a provincial electoral district in Alberta,Canada,mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1905 to 2019. The district returned a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta throughout its history,using the first past the post method of voting for most of its existence but single transferable vote from 1926 to 1957.
Calgary-North West is a provincial electoral district in Calgary,Alberta,Canada. The district was created in 1979 and is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Calgary-Foothills is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,Canada. It is located in the northwest corner of Calgary. It elected six consecutive Progressive Conservative MLAs from its creation in 1971 until ousted Premier Jim Prentice disclaimed his winning seat on the 2015 general election night,later electing a member of the Wildrose in the following by-election.
Lethbridge is a federal electoral district in Alberta,Canada,that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1917. It incorporates the City of Lethbridge and Lethbridge County.
Marlaina Danielle Smith is a Canadian politician and journalist who is currently a candidate for the leadership of the United Conservative Party of Alberta. 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.
Edmonton-Calder 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 1971 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 2019.
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.
Shannon Stubbs MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Lakeland in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. She was re-elected to represent the same riding in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
