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27th Alberta Legislature

{{Short description|Canadian Legislative Assembly}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}

{{Infobox Canadian Parliament

| jurisdiction = AB

| # = 27th

| type = Majority

| houseimage =

| status = inactive

| term-begin = April 14, 2008

| term-end = March 26, 2012

| sc = Ken Kowalski

| scterm = April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012

| sc2 =

| scterm2 =

| pm = Ed Stelmach

| pmterm = December 14, 2006 – October 7, 2011

| ministry = Stelmach cabinet

| pm2 = Alison Redford

| pmterm2 = October 7, 2011 – March 23, 2014

| ministry2 = Redford cabinet

| lo = David Swann

| loterm = December 15, 2008 – September 10, 2011

| lo2 = Raj Sherman

| loterm2 = September 12, 2011 – April 23, 2012

| ghl = Dave Hancock

| ghlterm = March 12, 2008 – September 5, 2013

| ohl =

| ohlterm =

| ohl2 =

| ohlterm2 =

| party = Progressive Conservative Association

| party2 = Liberal Party

| party3 = Wildrose Party

| party4 = New Democratic Party

| unrecparty1 = Alberta Party

| sessionbegin = April 14, 2008

| sessionend = December 4, 2008

| sessionbegin2 = February 10, 2009

| sessionend2 = November 26, 2009

| sessionbegin3 = February 4, 2010

| sessionend3 = December 2, 2010

| sessionbegin4 = February 22, 2011

| sessionend4 = December 8, 2011

| sessionbegin5 = February 7, 2012

| sessionend5 = March 22, 2012

| monarch = Elizabeth II

| monarchterm = February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022

| viceroy = Hon. Norman Kwong

| viceroyterm = January 20, 2005 – May 11, 2010

| viceroy2 = Hon. Donald Ethell

| viceroyterm2 = May 11, 2010 – June 12, 2015

| members = 83

| lastparl = 26th

| nextparl = 28th

}}

The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 14, 2008, to March 26, 2012, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2008 Alberta general election held on March 3, 2008. The Legislature officially resumed on April 14, 2008, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 22, 2012, and dissolved on March 26, 2012,{{cite book |title=Journals of the Twenty-Seventh Legislature of the Province of Alberta: Fourth and Fifth Sessions |date=2012 |publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta |location=Edmonton |page=119 |edition=CXIX |url=https://docs.assembly.ab.ca/LADDAR_files/docs/journals/jo/legislature_27/session_5/20120207_1200_01_jo.pdf |access-date=August 13, 2020}} prior to the 2012 Alberta general election on April 23, 2012.

Alberta's twenty-sixth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ed Stelmach until his resignation on October 7, 2011, where he was succeeded by Alison Redford. The Official Opposition was led by David Swann of the Liberal Party, and later Raj Sherman. The Speaker was Ken Kowalski.

Election aftermath

The result of the 2008 election resulted in the Progressive Conservative party strengthening their ranks and picking up many districts. The results had fooled most of the pundits who were predicting quite the opposite.

Premier Ed Stelmach shuffled the Cabinet on March 13, 2008. The more notable members of his cabinet included Ron Liepert, Lindsay Blackett and Mel Knight. The opposition criticized Stelmach for not reducing the size of cabinet which had become bloated to record levels.

1st Session

{{Update|type=section|date=November 2011}}

The 1st Session of the 27th Alberta Legislature began on April 14, 2008, with the re-election of Ken Kowalski as speaker of the assembly defeating Laurie Blakeman on the first ballot.{{Cite Hansard|house=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files%5Cdocs%5Chansards%5Chan%5Clegislature_27%5Csession_1%5C20080414_1330_01_han.pdf|format=PDF|title=Legislative Assembly of Alberta: The 27th Legislature, Hansard|date=April 14, 2008|pages=1–2}}

The first throne speech during the assembly was read by Normie Kwong the next day. The 1st session was marked by a number of initiatives that cast the government in a negative light.

No Meet Committee

In March 2012 it came to light that the "Select Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing", a committee of the Legislative Assembly had not sat for over three years, despite each member of the committee receiving a $1,000 stipend. The committee was chaired by Ray Prins, a backbench Progressive Conservative MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka who received an additional $38,000 per year for the appointment. The committee's 21 members included individuals from all political parities in the Assembly.{{cite news |title=Alberta MLAs earned thousands for committee that never meets |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-mlas-earned-thousands-for-committee-that-never-meets-1.1200655 |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=CBC News |agency=The Canadian Press |date=March 7, 2012 |location=Edmonton}} In response, Premier Alison Redford instituted a freeze on committee pay and announced members would have to return six months of pay. After public criticism continued, Redford ordered all Progressive Conservative MLAs to pay back all pay received since the committee last met.{{cite news |last1=Gerein |first1=Keith |title=UPDATE: Who's paid back their "no-meet" committee money? |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/whos-paid-back-their-no-meet-committee-money |access-date=22 December 2020 |work=Edmonton Journal |date=June 15, 2012}}

Budget

=Budget 2012=

Budget 2012: Investing in People was presented in the Legislature by Minister of Finance Ron Liepert on February 9, 2012. The budget projected CA$40.3-billion in revenue, with $41.1-billion in expenses and a total deficit of $886-million.{{cite web |title=Budget 2012: Investing in People - Overview (Fact Card) |url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f81b6318-5563-42a6-9074-79f8d9dd5071/resource/272a3907-e51d-4ab6-a0e1-c16f237eba72/download/fact-card-spending-highlights.pdf |website=open.alberta.ca |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=3 September 2020 |format=PDF |date=2012}} The budget would outline government direction towards results-based budgeting and reviews of all government programs and services, and lay the groundwork for three-year funding cycles for municipalities, school boards and post-secondary institutions.{{cite web |title=Budget 2012: Investing in People - Speech: 2012 Address |url=https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/f81b6318-5563-42a6-9074-79f8d9dd5071/resource/6cc9bdb8-7f25-4031-a40c-0e1508948dc5/download/speech.pdf |website=open.alberta.ca |publisher=Government of Alberta |access-date=3 September 2020 |format=PDF |date=2012}} The budget projected a path to balance in the next fiscal year, with a projected surplus of $952-million. The projected economic growth for 2012 in Alberta was 3.8%, and West Texas Intermediate benchmark at USD$99.25 per barrel.{{cite news |title=Province delivers Budget 2012 |url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/province-delivers-budget-2012-1.766038 |access-date=3 September 2020 |work=CTV News |date=February 9, 2012}}

Membership in the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
class="sortable"|

!Member

!Party

!Constituency

!|First elected/ previously elected

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Cindy|Ady}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Shaw

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ken|Allred}}

|Progressive Conservative

|St. Albert

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Moe|Amery}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-East

|1993

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Rob|Anderson|Rob Anderson (politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Airdrie-Chestermere

|rowspan=2|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

|Wildrose Alliance

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Carl|Benito}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Mill Woods

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Evan|Berger|Evan Berger (politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Livingstone-Macleod

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Naresh|Bhardwaj}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Ellerslie

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Manmeet|Bhullar}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Montrose

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Lindsay|Blackett}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-North West

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|Laurie|Blakeman}}

|Liberal

|Edmonton-Centre

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|rowspan=4|{{sortname|Guy|Boutilier}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=4|Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

|rowspan=4|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent Wildrose Alliance

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

||Wildrose

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Neil|Brown|Neil Brown (Alberta politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Nose Hill

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Pearl|Calahasen}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Lesser Slave Lake

|1989

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Robin|Campbell|Robin Campbell (politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|West Yellowhead

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Wayne|Cao}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Fort

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|Harry B.|Chase}}

|Liberal

|Calgary-Varsity

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Cal|Dallas}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Red Deer South

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ray|Danyluk}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Lac La Biche-St. Paul

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Alana|DeLong}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Bow

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Jonathan|Denis}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Egmont

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Arno|Doerksen}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Strathmore-Brooks

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Wayne|Drysdale}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Grande Prairie Wapiti

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Doug|Elniski}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Calder

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Iris|Evans}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Sherwood Park

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Kyle|Fawcett}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-North Hill

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Heather|Forsyth}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Calgary-Fish Creek

|rowspan=2|1993

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

|Wildrose Alliance

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Yvonne|Fritz}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Cross

|1993

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Hector|Goudreau}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Dunvegan

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Doug|Griffiths}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Battle River-Wainwright

|2002

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|George|Groeneveld}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Highwood

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Dave|Hancock}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Whitemud

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Jack|Hayden|Jack Hayden (politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Drumheller-Stettler

|2007

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|Kent|Hehr}}

|Liberal

|Calgary-Buffalo

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ron|Stevens}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Calgary-Glenmore

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

|{{sortname|Paul|Hinman}}

|Wildrose Alliance

|2004{{efn|Cardston-Taber-Warner}}, 2009

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Fred|Horne}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Rutherford

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Doug|Horner}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Mary Anne|Jablonski}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Red Deer North

|2000

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Broyce|Jacobs}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Cardston-Taber-Warner

|2001, 2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Jeff|Johnson|Jeff Johnson (Alberta politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Athabasca-Redwater

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Arthur|Johnston|Arthur Johnston (politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Hays

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|Darshan|Kang}}

|Liberal

|Calgary-McCall

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Heather|Klimchuk}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Glenora

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Mel|Knight}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Grande Prairie Smoky

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ken|Kowalski}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock

|1979

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Genia|Leskiw}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Bonnyville-Cold Lake

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ron|Liepert}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary West

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Fred|Lindsay}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Stony Plain

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Thomas|Lukaszuk}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton-Castle Downs

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ty|Lund}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Rocky Mountain House

|1989

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|Hugh|MacDonald|Hugh MacDonald (Canadian politician)}}

|Liberal

|Edmonton-Gold Bar

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Barry|McFarland}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Little Bow

|1992

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Diana|McQueen}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Drayton Valley-Calmar

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Richard|Marz}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills

|rowspan=2|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|vacant|row}}

|colspan=2|Vacant

{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}

|{{sortname|Brian|Mason}}

|NDP

|Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood

|2000

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Leonard|Mitzel}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Cypress-Medicine Hat

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ted|Morton}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Foothills-Rocky View

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row}}

|{{sortname|Rachel|Notley}}

|NDP

|Edmonton Strathcona

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Frank|Oberle|Frank Oberle, Jr.}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Peace River

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Verlyn|Olson}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Wetaskiwin-Camrose

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Luke|Ouellette}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Innisfail-Sylvan Lake

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Bridget|Pastoor}}

|Liberal

|rowspan=2|Lethbridge-East

|rowspan=2|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|Progressive Conservative

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ray|Prins}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Lacombe-Ponoka

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Dave|Quest}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Strathcona

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Alison|Redford}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary-Elbow

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Rob|Renner}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Medicine Hat

|1993

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|David|Rodney}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary Lougheed

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|George|Rogers|George Rogers (Alberta politician)}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Leduc-Beaumont-Devon

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Peter|Sandhu}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton Manning

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Janice|Sarich}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton Decore

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|rowspan=4|{{sortname|Raj|Sherman}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=4|Edmonton Meadowlark

|rowspan=4|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent Liberal

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|Liberal

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|rowspan=2|{{sortname|Lloyd|Snelgrove}}

|Progressive Conservative

|rowspan=2|Vermilion-Lloydminster

|rowspan=2|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Ed|Stelmach}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville

|1993

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|David|Swann}}

|Liberal

|Calgary-Mountain View

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|{{sortname|Kevin|Taft}}

|Liberal

|Edmonton-Riverview

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Janis|Tarchuk}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Banff-Cochrane

|1997

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|rowspan=3|{{sortname|Dave|Taylor|Dave Taylor (Canadian politician)}}

|Liberal

|rowspan=3|Calgary-Currie

|rowspan=3|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta|row}}

|Alberta Party

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|George|VanderBurg}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Whitecourt-Ste. Anne

|2001

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Tony|Vandermeer}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton Beverly Clareview

|2001{{efn|Edmonton-Manning}}, 2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Greg|Weadick}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Lethbridge-West

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Len|Webber}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary Foothills

|2004

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Teresa|Woo-Paw}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Calgary Mackay

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|David|Xiao}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton McClung

|2008

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|{{sortname|Gene|Zwozdesky}}

|Progressive Conservative

|Edmonton Mill Creek

|1993{{efn|First elected as a Liberal}}

Seating plan

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| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Allred

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Sandhu

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Xiao

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Anderson

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Forsyth

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Leskiw

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| |

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| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |McQueen

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Fawcett

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Dallas

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Denis

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Johnson

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Doerksen

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Quest

| |

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Taft

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Pastoor

| |

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Chase

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Kang

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| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Cao

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Mitzel

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Johnston

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Weadick

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Drysdale

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Brown

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Vandermeer

| |

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |MacDonald

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Taylor

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Swann

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Blakeman

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|background}} |Hehr

| |

| |

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|background}} |Mason

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|background}} |Notley

|
{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Kowalski
|
|

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Ady

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Groenveld

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Redford

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Ouellette

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Knight

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Horner

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Evans

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Snelgrove

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Stelmach

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Hancock

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Liepert

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Renner

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Zwozdesky

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Tarchuk

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Goudreau

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Morton

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Lindsay

|

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Boutilier

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Marz

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Olson

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Rogers

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Webber

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Klimchuk

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Blackett

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Campbell

| |

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Oberle

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Fritz

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Hayden

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Danyluk

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Jablonski

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Prins

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Horne

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Sarich

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Berger

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Lund

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |VanderBurg

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |McFarland

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Rodney

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Bhardwaj

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Woo-Paw

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Bhullar

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |DeLong

| |

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Griffiths

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Lukaszuk

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Calahasen

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Sherman

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Elniski

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Amery

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Benito

| {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|background}} |Jacobs

[https://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/mla/SeatPlan.pdf Official Seating Plan] (Retrieved December 9, 2009)

Standings changes during the 27th Assembly

class="wikitable"
colspan=2 rowspan=2|Number of members
per party by date

!2008

!colspan=3|2009

!colspan=5|2010

!colspan=4|2011

!colspan=2|2012

Mar 3

!May 15

!Jul 18

!Sep 14

!Jan 4

!Apr 12

!Jun 24

!Oct 25

!Nov 22

!Jan 24

!Mar 15

!Sep 12

!Nov 21

!Jan 27

!Mar

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row-name}}

|72

|71

|colspan=2|70

|colspan=4|68

|colspan=4|67

|68

|67

|66

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row-name}}

|colspan=5|9

|colspan=6|8

|9

|colspan=3|8

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose|row-name}}

|colspan=3|0

|1

|colspan=3|3

|colspan=8|4

{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row-name}}

|colspan=15|2

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta|row}}

|Alberta Party

|colspan=9|0

|colspan=6|1

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent

|colspan=2|0

|colspan=3|1

|2

|colspan=2|1

|2

|1

|colspan=3|0

|colspan=2|1

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent Liberal

|colspan=10|0

|12

|colspan=4|0

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|Independent Wildrose Alliance

|colspan=6|0

|11

|colspan=8|0

rowspan=3|

|Total members

|83

|colspan=2|82

|colspan=11|83

|82

Vacant

|0

|colspan=2|1

|colspan=11|0

|1

Government Majority

|61

|60

|58

|57

|colspan=4|53

|colspan=4|51

|53

|51

|50

  1. Guy Boutilier began caucusing with the Wildrose Alliance on June 24, 2010, but kept independent status due to a $40,000.00 difference in private members research funding.
  2. Raj Sherman joined the Liberal party, but did not officially join the Liberal caucus, however, he did become the Liberal leader on September 10, 2011.

class="wikitable"
colspan=6|Membership changes in the 27th Assembly
!Date

!Name

!District

!Party

!Reason

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Other|row}}

|March 3, 2008

|colspan=3|See List of Members

|Election day of the 27th Alberta general election

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|May 15, 2009

|Ron Stevens

|Calgary-Glenmore

|Progressive Conservative

|Resigned seat to accept a judicial appointment.

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|July 18, 2009

|Guy Boutilier

|Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

|Independent

|Removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus.

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

|September 14, 2009

|Paul Hinman

|Calgary-Glenmore

|Wildrose Alliance

|Elected in a by-election.

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

|January 4, 2010

|Rob Anderson

|Airdrie-Chestermere

|Wildrose Alliance

|Crossed the floor from the Progressive Conservative caucus

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Alliance|row}}

|January 4, 2010

|Heather Forsyth

|Calgary-Fish Creek

|Wildrose Alliance

|Crossed the floor from the Progressive Conservative caucus

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|April 12, 2010

|Dave Taylor

|Calgary-Currie

|Independent

|Left Liberal caucus to sit as an Independent.

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|June 24, 2010

|Guy Boutilier

|Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

|Independent Wildrose Alliance

|Joined the Wildrose Alliance as an Independent.{{cite news|title=MLA delays joining Wildrose due to funding|publisher=CBC News|date=July 29, 2010|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/mla-delays-joining-wildrose-due-to-funding-1.915214}}

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose|row}}

|October 25, 2010

|Guy Boutilier

|Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo

|Wildrose Alliance

|Fully joined Wildrose Alliance caucus

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|November 22, 2010

|Raj Sherman

|Edmonton-Meadowlark

|Independent

|Removed from Progressive Conservative caucus

{{Canadian party_colour|AB|Alberta|row}}

|January 24, 2011

|Dave Taylor

|Calgary-Currie

|Alberta Party

|Joined Alberta Party

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|March 15, 2011

|Raj Sherman

|Edmonton-Meadowlark

|Independent Liberal

|Joined the Liberal Party, but not the caucus.

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose|row}}

|June 26, 2011

|colspan=2|See List of Members

|Wildrose

|Caucus name changed from Wildrose Alliance to Wildrose

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row}}

|September 12, 2011

|Raj Sherman

|Edmonton-Meadowlark

|Liberal

|Joined the Liberal caucus.{{cite web|title=Liberal leader Sherman now caucus member|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/liberal-leader-sherman-now-caucus-member-1.1003194|publisher=CBC News|access-date=September 12, 2011|date=September 12, 2011}}

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|November 21, 2011

|Bridget Pastoor

|Lethbridge-East

|Progressive Conservative

|Crossed the floor from the Liberal caucus{{cite web|last=Cryderman |first=Kelly |title=Lethbridge MLA Pastoor crosses floor to join Conservatives |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/Lethbridge+Pastoor+crosses+floor+join+Conservatives/5746696/story.html |publisher=Calgary Herald |access-date=November 21, 2011 |date=November 21, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111123022211/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/politics/Lethbridge%2BPastoor%2Bcrosses%2Bfloor%2Bjoin%2BConservatives/5746696/story.html |archive-date=November 23, 2011 }}

{{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}}

|January 27, 2012

|Lloyd Snelgrove

|Vermilion-Lloydminster

|Independent

|Left the Progressive Conservative caucus due to issues with Premier Redford.{{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/Snelgrove+resigns+from+Tory+caucus+meets+with+leader+Wildrose/6062796/story.html|title=Snelgrove resigns from Tory caucus|date=January 27, 2012|publisher=Edmonton Journal}}{{Dead link|date=September 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row}}

|March 2012

|Richard Marz

|Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills

|Progressive Conservative

|Vacated seat{{cite web|title=Contact Information for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_contact&rnumber=69|publisher=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|access-date=March 21, 2012}}

Notes

References

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External links

  • [https://www.assembly.ab.ca/ Alberta Legislative Assembly]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20101026192825/http://www.assembly.ab.ca/legislaturecentennial/pdf/membersBooklet.pdf Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070704044849/http://www.electionsalberta.ab.ca/pastbyelection.html By-elections 1905 to present]

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