28th Alberta Legislature

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28th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
2012 – 2015
Parliament leaders
Premier
(cabinet)		 Alison Redford
(Redford cabinet)
7 Oct. 2011 – 23 Mar. 2014
Dave Hancock
23 Mar. 2014 – 15 Sep. 2014
Jim Prentice
(Prentice cabinet)
15 Sep. 2014 – present
Leader of the
Opposition		 Danielle Smith
24 Apr. 2012 – 17 Dec. 2014
Heather Forsyth
22 Dec. 2014 – present
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition Wildrose Party
Third parties Liberal Party
New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		 Gene Zwozdesky
23 May 2012 – present
Government
House Leader		 Dave Hancock
12 Mar. 2008 – 15 Sep. 2014
Diana McQueen
15 Sep. 2014 – 12 Nov. 2014
Jonathan Denis
12 Nov. 2014 – present
Opposition
House Leader		 Rob Anderson
1 May 2012 – 17 Dec. 2014
Shayne Saskiw
22 Dec. 2014 – present
Members 87 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 Feb. 1952 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		 Hon. Donald Ethell
11 May 2010 – present
Sessions
1st Session
23 May 2012 – 1 Mar. 2014
2nd Session
3 Mar. 2014 – 18 Sep. 2014
3rd Session
17 Nov. 2014 –
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The 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2012 Alberta general election on April 23, 2012. The Progressive Conservatives, led by Premier Alison Redford managed to hold on to a majority. This PC majority was later led by Premiers Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice.

Membership in the 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly

Member Party Constituency
  Rob Anderson Wildrose Airdrie
  Progressive Conservative
  Jeff Johnson Progressive Conservative Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater
  Ron Casey Progressive Conservative Banff-Cochrane
  Maureen Kubinec Progressive Conservative Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock
  Doug Griffiths Progressive Conservative Battle River-Wainwright
  Vacant
  Genia Leskiw Progressive Conservative Bonnyville-Cold Lake
  Jonathan Denis Progressive Conservative Calgary-Acadia
  Alana DeLong Progressive Conservative Calgary-Bow
  Kent Hehr Liberal Calgary-Buffalo
  Yvonne Fritz Progressive Conservative Calgary-Cross
  Christine Cusanelli Progressive Conservative Calgary-Currie
  Moe Amery Progressive Conservative Calgary-East
  Alison Redford Progressive Conservative Calgary-Elbow
  Gordon Dirks Progressive Conservative
  Heather Forsyth Wildrose Calgary-Fish Creek
  Len Webber Progressive Conservative Calgary-Foothills
  Independent
  Jim Prentice Progressive Conservative
  Wayne Cao Progressive Conservative Calgary-Fort
  Linda Johnson Progressive Conservative Calgary-Glenmore
  Manmeet Bhullar Progressive Conservative Calgary-Greenway
  Jason Luan Progressive Conservative Calgary-Hawkwood
  Ric McIver Progressive Conservative Calgary-Hays
  Kyle Fawcett Progressive Conservative Calgary-Klein
  Dave Rodney Progressive Conservative Calgary-Lougheed
  Neil Brown Progressive Conservative Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill
  Darshan Kang Liberal Calgary-McCall
  David Swann Liberal Calgary-Mountain View
  Sandra Jansen Progressive Conservative Calgary-North West
  Teresa Woo-Paw Progressive Conservative Calgary-Northern Hills
  Jeff Wilson Wildrose Calgary-Shaw
  Progressive Conservative
  Rick Fraser Progressive Conservative Calgary-South East
  Donna Kennedy-Glans Progressive Conservative Calgary-Varsity
  Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  Ken Hughes Progressive Conservative Calgary-West
  Mike Ellis Progressive Conservative
  Gary Bikman Wildrose Cardston-Taber-Warner
  Progressive Conservative
  Bruce McAllister Wildrose Chestermere-Rocky View
  Progressive Conservative
  Drew Barnes Wildrose Cypress-Medicine Hat
  Diana McQueen Progressive Conservative Drayton Valley-Devon
  Rick Strankman Wildrose Drumheller-Stettler
  Hector Goudreau Progressive Conservative Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley
  Deron Bilous NDP Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
  David Eggen NDP Edmonton-Calder
  Thomas Lukaszuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Castle Downs
  Laurie Blakeman Liberal Edmonton-Centre
  Janice Sarich Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Decore
  Naresh Bhardwaj Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Ellerslie
  Heather Klimchuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Glenora
  David Dorward Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Gold Bar
  Brian Mason NDP Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
  Peter Sandhu Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Manning
  Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  David Xiao Progressive Conservative Edmonton-McClung
  Raj Sherman Liberal Edmonton-Meadowlark
  Gene Zwozdesky Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Mill Creek
  Sohail Quadri Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Mill Woods
  Steve Young Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Riverview
  Fred Horne Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Rutherford
  Matt Jeneroux Progressive Conservative Edmonton-South West
  Rachel Notley NDP Edmonton-Strathcona
  Dave Hancock Progressive Conservative Edmonton-Whitemud
  Stephen Mandel Progressive Conservative
  Don Scott Progressive Conservative Fort McMurray-Conklin
  Mike Allen Progressive Conservative Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
  Independent
  Progressive Conservative
  Jacquie Fenske Progressive Conservative Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
  Everett McDonald Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie-Smoky
  Wayne Drysdale Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie-Wapiti
  Danielle Smith Wildrose Highwood
  Progressive Conservative
  Kerry Towle Wildrose Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
  Progressive Conservative
  Shayne Saskiw Wildrose Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills
  Rod Fox Wildrose Lacombe-Ponoka
  Progressive Conservative
  George Rogers Progressive Conservative Leduc-Beaumont
  Pearl Calahasen Progressive Conservative Lesser Slave Lake
  Bridget Pastoor Progressive Conservative Lethbridge-East
  Greg Weadick Progressive Conservative Lethbridge-West
  Ian Donovan Wildrose Little Bow
  Progressive Conservative
  Pat Stier Wildrose Livingstone-Macleod
  Blake Pedersen Wildrose Medicine Hat
  Progressive Conservative
  Bruce Rowe Wildrose Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
  Progressive Conservative
  Frank Oberle Progressive Conservative Peace River
  Mary Anne Jablonski Progressive Conservative Red Deer-North
  Cal Dallas Progressive Conservative Red Deer-South
  Joe Anglin Wildrose Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
  Independent
  Cathy Olesen Progressive Conservative Sherwood Park
  Doug Horner Progressive Conservative Spruce Grove-St. Albert
  Vacant
  Stephen Khan Progressive Conservative St. Albert
  Ken Lemke Progressive Conservative Stony Plain
  Dave Quest Progressive Conservative Strathcona-Sherwood Park
  Jason Hale Wildrose Strathmore-Brooks
  Progressive Conservative
  Richard Starke Progressive Conservative Vermilion-Lloydminster
  Robin Campbell Progressive Conservative West Yellowhead
  Verlyn Olson Progressive Conservative Wetaskiwin-Camrose
  George VanderBurg Progressive Conservative Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

Seating plan

Leskiw Fritz Goudreau Anderson Rowe Pastoor Cao Anglin
Jablonski Dallas Hale DeLong Horne Kennedy-Glans Barnes Stier Strankman Sherman Kang Mason Bilous
Rogers Brown Young Weadick Quest Amery Forsyth Saskiw Blakeman Swann Hehr Notley Eggen
Zwozdesky
Khan Drysdale J. Johnson Fawcett Klimchuk Dirks Mandel Campbell Prentice Denis McQueen Oberle Bhullar Olson Scott Kubinec McIver
Sarich Starke Olesen Bhardwaj Dorward Woo-Paw McAllister Lemke VanderBurg Jansen Rodney Smith Fraser Cusanelli Quadri Fox
Allen Wilson Lukaszuk Pedersen Casey Donovan Calahasen Jeneroux L. Johnson Ellis Fenske McDonald Xiao Towle Bikman Luan Sandhu

Official Seating Plan (Retrieved March 10, 2015)

Standings changes since the 28th general election


Number of members
per party by date		 2012 2013 2014 2015
Apr 23 May 14 Jul 16 Dec 10 Mar 12 Mar 17 Jul 7 Aug 6 Sep 15 Sep 17 Sep 29 Oct 27 Nov 2 Nov 24 Dec 17 Jan 26 Jan 31
Progressive Conservative 61 60 59 60 59 58 59 58 57 58 57 61 63 72 71 70
Wildrose 17 16 14 5
Liberal 5
New Democratic 4
Alberta Party 0
Independent 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 1 0 1
  Total members 87 86 85 83 87 86 85
Vacant 0 1 2 4 0 1 2
  Government Majority 35 33 31 33 31 29 31 30 29 31 35 39 57 56 55

After the defections of 11 Wildrose MLA's, the Liberals and Wildrose were tied at 5 seats each, but the Speaker ruled that Wildrose would continue as the Official Opposition, a status that carries additional funding and privileges.[1]

Membership changes in the 28th Assembly
Date Name District Party Reason
  April 23, 2012 See list of members Election day of the 28th Alberta general election
  May 14, 2013 Peter Sandhu Edmonton-Manning Independent Left Progressive Conservative caucus[2]
  July 16, 2013 Mike Allen Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Independent Left Progressive Conservative caucus[3]
  December 10, 2013 Peter Sandhu Edmonton-Manning Progressive Conservative Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus[4]
  March 12, 2014 Len Webber Calgary-Foothills Independent Left Progressive Conservative caucus[5]
  March 17, 2014 Donna Kennedy-Glans Calgary-Varsity Independent Left Progressive Conservative caucus[6]
  July 7, 2014 Mike Allen Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Progressive Conservative Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus[7]
  August 6, 2014 Alison Redford Calgary-Elbow Progressive Conservative Resigned seat[8]
  September 15, 2014 Dave Hancock Edmonton-Whitemud Progressive Conservative Resigned seat[9]
  September 17, 2014 Donna Kennedy-Glans Calgary-Varsity Progressive Conservative Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus[10]
  September 29, 2014 Len Webber Calgary-Foothills Independent Resigned seat[11]
  September 29, 2014 Ken Hughes Calgary-West Progressive Conservative Resigned seat[11]
  October 27, 2014 Gordon Dirks Calgary-Elbow Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election[12]
  October 27, 2014 Jim Prentice Calgary-Foothills Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election[12]
  October 27, 2014 Mike Ellis Calgary-West Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election[12]
  October 27, 2014 Stephen Mandel Edmonton-Whitemud Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election[12]
  November 2, 2014 Joe Anglin Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Independent Left Wildrose caucus[13]
  November 24, 2014 Kerry Towle Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus[14]
  November 24, 2014 Ian Donovan Little Bow Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus[14]
  December 17, 2014 Danielle Smith Highwood Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Rob Anderson Airdrie Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Gary Bikman Cardston-Taber-Warner Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Rod Fox Lacombe-Ponoka Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Jason Hale Strathmore-Brooks Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Bruce McAllister Chestermere-Rocky View Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Blake Pedersen Medicine Hat Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Bruce Rowe Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  December 17, 2014 Jeff Wilson Calgary-Shaw Progressive Conservative Joined Progressive Conservative caucus
  January 26, 2015 Doug Griffiths Battle River-Wainwright Progressive Conservative Resigned seat[15]
  January 31, 2015 Doug Horner Spruce Grove-St. Albert Progressive Conservative Resigned seat[16]

References

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External links

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