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,commonly shortened to Alberta NDP,is a social-democratic political party in Alberta,Canada. It is the provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democratic Party,and the successor to the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the even earlier Alberta wing of the Canadian Labour Party and the United Farmers of Alberta. From the mid-1980s to 2004,the party abbreviated its name as the "New Democrats" (ND).
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.
The 2001 Alberta general election was held on March 12,2001 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
David Richard Swann is a Canadian medical doctor and politician. He was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Alberta Legislature from December 2008 until resigning as party leader in September 2011. He returned as interim leader of the Alberta Liberal Party on 1 February 2015,following the resignation of Raj Sherman and led the party through the 2015 provincial election.
The 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 9,2001,to October 25,2004,with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2001 Alberta general election held on March 12,2001. The Legislature officially resumed on April 9,2001,and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on October 25,2004,prior to the 2004 Alberta general election on November 22,2004.
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.
Rajnish K. "Raj" Sherman is a Canadian politician from Alberta and former Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark;which he formerly represented as a Progressive Conservative. Sherman was elected leader of the Liberal Party on September 10,2011,and led the party through the 2012 provincial election. He announced his immediate resignation on January 26,2015,and that he will not be running for a third term as MLA in the next provincial election.
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.
Rachel Anne Notley is a Canadian politician who was the 17th premier of Alberta from 2015 to 2019,and has been the leader of the Opposition since 2019. She sits as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Edmonton-Strathcona,She is the longest serving member of the legislature by consecutive time in office and is the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP).
This page lists the results of leadership elections held by the Alberta New Democratic Party. The position of party leader was not officially created until the 1963 convention. From the Alberta NDP's formation in 1962 until 1963 the party president was Neil Reimer who served as de facto leader.
Deron Michael Bilous is a Canadian politician,who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,representing the riding of Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview,between 2012 and 2023. He was a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party caucus.
Shayne Saskiw is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills in the 2012 provincial election. Saskiw was the Justice and Solicitor General Critic and Deputy House Leader for the Wildrose Official Opposition,from 2012 to 2015. He is currently the co-founder and owner of TappCar,a vehicle for hire company.
The 2015 Alberta general election was held on May 5,following a request of Premier Jim Prentice to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Donald Ethell to dissolve the Legislative Assembly on April 7. This election elected members to the 29th Alberta Legislature. It was only the fourth time in provincial history that saw a change of governing party,and was the last provincial election for both the Alberta Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties,which merged in 2017 to form the United Conservative Party.
Gregory Jamieson Clark is a Canadian politician from Alberta. He is the former leader of the Alberta Party,and in the 2015 Alberta general election was elected the party's sole Member of the Legislative Assembly,representing Calgary-Elbow. Clark resigned as leader on November 18,2017,and served as interim leader until the leadership election when Stephen Mandel was elected the new leader of the party.
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.
The 2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election was held on March 18,2017,in Calgary. It chose Jason Kenney as the successor to former Alberta Premier and Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leader Jim Prentice. He resigned after the party was defeated in the May 5,2015 general election. The party had governed the province for 44 consecutive years. Prentice had been elected leader eight months prior to his defeat.
Shannon Stubbs 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.
