The current premier of Alberta is Jason Kenney of the United Conservative Party. Alberta uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly.
As a Representative of his or her constituency, a Member may voice concerns on behalf of constituents, represent viewpoints or intercede and assist in problem solving. An MLA is also a Member of an elected party caucus.
Geography. Social conservatism is strongest in Alberta, long Canada's most conservative province, where the Social Credit movement preached evangelical values and came to power in the 1930s. It is a factor as well in parts of British Columbia outside of the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
IncumbentThe premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta, and the province's head of government. The current premier is Jason Kenney, leader of the United Conservative Party, who was sworn in on April 30, 2019.
M.L.A. * The title "Honourable" is used only while in office, unless he/she is a member of the Privy Council. "Mr. /Madam Premier" should not be used.
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly.
Legally, the core leadership team of the UCP remained members of both the PC and Wildrose parties. On February 7, 2020, the merger was formally approved by Elections Alberta, allowing the party to officially merge with the Wildrose and dissolve.
MacKay led the first ballot with 33.52% by a narrow margin of around 2%. O'Toole subsequently led on the second ballot and won on the third ballot, becoming the new leader of the Conservative Party.
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Premier of Alberta since 2019
Conservative Party of Canada
| Conservative Party of Canada Parti conservateur du Canada |
|---|
| Abbreviation | CPC (English) PCC (French) |
| Leader | Erin O'Toole |
| President | Robert Batherson |
| Deputy leader | Candice Bergen |
Where did Jason Kenny come from?
What is Jason Kenney's education?
Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
University of San Francisco
St. Ignatius Institute
The Alberta Party thus shed its conservative past for a more centrist political outlook. The party has been cited in The Globe and Mail and The Economist as part of the break in one-party politics in Alberta, with the Economist calling it "a split in Canada's most powerful right-wing political machine."
Alberta has for decades been considered a conservative fortress, no matter which right-of-centre party they may have chosen to support.
The NDP with 24 seats formed the opposition in the Alberta legislature. The NDP finished first or second in 85 out of 87 ridings. NDP leader and outgoing premier Rachel Notley won re-election in her constituency.
Rachel Notley is the current leader of the Opposition.
Five parties had representatives elected to the federal parliament in the 2019 election: the Liberal Party who currently form the government, the Conservative Party who are the Official Opposition, the New Democratic Party, the Bloc Québécois, and the Green Party of Canada.
2019 electionKenney won the United Conservative Party leadership election October 28, 2017. He previously represented Calgary Midnapore. In the 2019 Alberta general election held on April 16, 2019, Kenney won with won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 seats in the legislature.
2015 Alberta general election
| Party | New Democratic | Progressive Conservative |
| Leader since | October 18, 2014 | September 6, 2014 |
| Leader's seat | Edmonton-Strathcona | Calgary-Foothills (disclaimed re-election) |
| Last election | 4 seats, 9.85% | 61 seats, 43.97% |
| Seats before | 4 | 70 |
After its dissolution, there was no Albertan party using the Wildrose name. On April 27, 2020, the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta and Wexit Alberta announced plans to merge into a new party called the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta.
However, Edmonton is still more conservative than most other large cities in Canada. The Conservatives and their predecessors have held most seats here since 1993, although in most cases with smaller pluralities than the astronomical margins in rural Alberta.
Held on Saturday 18 May 2019, the 2019 federal election returned Prime Minister Scott Morrison (Cook, NSW) and the Liberal-National Coalition to government with a majority of 77 of the 151 seats in the House of Representatives.
Members and electoral districts
| Province | Pre-census seats (in accordance with the Constitution Act) | Electoral Quotient (Average population per electoral district) |
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| Ontario | 106 | 111,144 |
| Quebec | 75 | 104,671 |
| British Columbia | 36 | 110,667 |
| Alberta | 28 | 119,622 |
The 2021 Canadian federal election will take place on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament.
