31st Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
8 June 2023 – present
Parliament leaders
PremierDanielle Smith
11 October 2022 – present
CabinetSmith ministry
Leader of the
Opposition		Rachel Notley
30 April 2019 – present
Party caucuses
GovernmentUnited Conservative Party
OppositionNew Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly

Seating arrangements of the Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		Nathan Cooper
21 May 2019 – present
Government
House Leader		Joseph Schow
24 October 2022 – present
Opposition
House Leader		Christina Gray
8 February 2021 – present
Members87 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchCharles III
8 September 2022 – present
Lieutenant
Governor		Salma Lakhani
26 August 2020 – present
Sessions
1st session
October 30, 2023 – present
← 30th → 32nd

The 31st Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on May 29, 2023. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by incumbent Premier Danielle Smith, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by former Premier Rachel Notley, won the second most seats and formed the official opposition.The first session began on October 30.

Members of the 31st Legislative Assembly

Member Party Electoral district
Peter Guthrie United Conservative Airdrie-Cochrane
Angela Pitt United Conservative Airdrie-East
Glenn van Dijken United Conservative Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock
Sarah Elmeligi New Democratic Banff-Kananaskis
Scott Cyr United Conservative Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul
Danielle Smith United Conservative Brooks-Medicine Hat
Diana Batten New Democratic Calgary-Acadia
Amanda Chapman New Democratic Calgary-Beddington
Irfan Sabir New Democratic Calgary-Bhullar-McCall
Demetrios Nicolaides United Conservative Calgary-Bow
Joe Ceci New Democratic Calgary-Buffalo
Mickey Amery United Conservative Calgary-Cross
Janet Eremenko New Democratic Calgary-Currie
Peter Singh United Conservative Calgary-East
Julia Hayter New Democratic Calgary-Edgemont
Samir Kayande New Democratic Calgary-Elbow
Parmeet Singh Boparai New Democratic Calgary-Falconridge
Myles McDougall United Conservative Calgary-Fish Creek
Court Ellingson New Democratic Calgary-Foothills
Nagwan Al-Guneid New Democratic Calgary-Glenmore
Ric McIver United Conservative Calgary-Hays
Lizette Tejada New Democratic Calgary-Klein
Eric Bouchard United Conservative Calgary-Lougheed
Kathleen Ganley New Democratic Calgary-Mountain View
Muhammad Yaseen United Conservative Calgary-North
Gurinder Brar New Democratic Calgary-North East
Rajan Sawhney United Conservative Calgary-North West
Tanya Fir United Conservative Calgary-Peigan
Rebecca Schulz United Conservative Calgary-Shaw
Matt Jones United Conservative Calgary-South East
Luanne Metz New Democratic Calgary-Varsity
Mike Ellis United Conservative Calgary-West
Jackie Lovely United Conservative Camrose
Joseph Schow United Conservative Cardston-Siksika
Todd Loewen United Conservative Central Peace-Notley
Chantelle de Jonge United Conservative Chestermere-Strathmore
Justin Wright United Conservative Cypress-Medicine Hat
Andrew Boitchenko United Conservative Drayton Valley-Devon
Nathan Horner United Conservative Drumheller-Stettler
Peggy Wright New Democratic Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Nicole Goehring New Democratic Edmonton-Castle Downs
David Shepherd New Democratic Edmonton-City Centre
Sharif Haji New Democratic Edmonton-Decore
Rod Loyola New Democratic Edmonton-Ellerslie
Sarah Hoffman New Democratic Edmonton-Glenora
Marlin Schmidt New Democratic Edmonton-Gold Bar
Janis Irwin New Democratic Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Heather Sweet New Democratic Edmonton-Manning
Lorne Dach New Democratic Edmonton-McClung
Jasvir Deol New Democratic Edmonton-Meadows
Christina Gray New Democratic Edmonton-Mill Woods
David Eggen New Democratic Edmonton-North West
Lori Sigurdson New Democratic Edmonton-Riverview
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse New Democratic Edmonton-Rutherford
Rhiannon Hoyle New Democratic Edmonton-South
Nathan Ip New Democratic Edmonton-South West
Rachel Notley New Democratic Edmonton-Strathcona
Brooks Arcand-Paul New Democratic Edmonton-West Henday
Rakhi Pancholi New Democratic Edmonton-Whitemud
Brian Jean United Conservative Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche
Tany Yao United Conservative Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo
Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk United Conservative Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Nolan Dyck United Conservative Grande Prairie
Ron Wiebe United Conservative Grande Prairie-Wapiti
RJ Sigurdson United Conservative Highwood
Devin Dreeshen United Conservative Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Shane Getson United Conservative Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland
Jennifer Johnson Independent Lacombe-Ponoka
Brandon Lunty United Conservative Leduc-Beaumont
Scott Sinclair United Conservative Lesser Slave Lake
Nathan Neudorf United Conservative Lethbridge-East
Shannon Phillips New Democratic Lethbridge-West
Chelsae Petrovic United Conservative Livingstone-Macleod
Rick Wilson United Conservative Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin
Dale Nally United Conservative Morinville-St. Albert
Nathan Cooper United Conservative Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
Dan Williams United Conservative Peace River
Adriana LaGrange United Conservative Red Deer-North
Jason Stephan United Conservative Red Deer-South
Jason Nixon United Conservative Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Kyle Kasawski New Democratic Sherwood Park
Searle Turton United Conservative Spruce Grove-Stony Plain
Marie Renaud New Democratic St. Albert
Nate Glubish United Conservative Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Grant Hunter United Conservative Taber-Warner
Garth Rowswell United Conservative Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright
Martin Long United Conservative West Yellowhead

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Seating plan

  • Party leaders are italicized. Bold indicates cabinet minister.
Loyola Kasawski Eremenko Goehring Boparai Batten Haji Dach Hayter Brar Schmidt
Metz L. Sigurdson Ip Tejada Deol Kayande Eggen Al-Guneid Irwin Calahoo Stonehouse Chapman Renaud Ellingson
Shepherd Elmeligi Ganley P. Wright Sweet Phillips Gray Notley Ceci Sabir Hoffman Hoyle Pancholi Arcand-Paul Johnson
Cooper
Guthrie Glubish Nicolaides Schulz Williams LaGrange Horner Schow Smith Ellis Amery Neudorf Loewen Wilson Jean Dreeshen Nixon
Pitt van Dijken Rowswell Hunter Yaseen RJ Sigurdson Getson Sawhney Jones Fir McIver Nally Turton Yao Long
Cyr Lunty Wiebe Boitchenko McDougall J. Wright Petrovic Lovely Dyck Armstong-Homeniuk de Jonge Sinclair Bouchard Singh Stephan

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Officeholders

Presiding officers

Office Photo Party Officer Riding Since Until
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta UCP Nathan Cooper Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills 21 May 2019 present
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees UCP Angela Pitt Airdrie-East 21 May 2019 present
Deputy Chair of Committees UCP Glenn van Dijken Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock 20 June 2023 present

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Government leadership (United Conservative)

Office Photo Officer Riding Since Until
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith Brooks-Medicine Hat 11 October 2022 present
Deputy Premier Mike Ellis Calgary-West 9 June 2023 present
House Leader Joseph Schow Cardston-Siksika 24 October 2022 present
Deputy House Leader Mickey Amery Calgary-Cross 24 October 2022 present
Dan Williams Peace River 13 July 2023 present
Whip Shane Getson Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland 9 June 2023 present
Deputy Whip Tany Yao Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo 18 October 2023 present
Caucus Chair Nathan Neudorf Lethbridge-East June 2021 present

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Opposition leadership (New Democratic)

Office Photo Officer Riding Since Until
Leader of the Opposition Rachel Notley Edmonton-Strathcona 30 April 2019 present
Deputy Leader Sarah Hoffman Edmonton-Glenora 13 May 2019 present
House Leader Christina Gray Edmonton-Mill Woods 8 February 2021 present
Deputy House Leader Irfan Sabir Calgary-Bhullar-McCall 20 October 2020 present
Heather Sweet Edmonton-Manning 27 February 2023 present
Whip David Eggen Edmonton-North West 21 May 2019 present
Deputy Whip Sarah Hoffman Edmonton-Glenora 27 June 2023 present
Deputy Assistant Whip Samir Kayande Calgary-Elbow 27 June 2023 present
Caucus Chair Joe Ceci Calgary-Buffalo 13 May 2019 present
Deputy Caucus Chair Peggy Wright Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview 27 June 2023 present

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References

  1. ↑ "Members of the Legislative Assembly". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Chamber Seating Plan". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-01.
  3. ↑ "Honourable Nathan Cooper". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  4. ↑ "Ms Angela Pitt". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ↑ "Mr. Glenn van Dijken". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ↑ "Premier Smith appoints new Alberta cabinet with many familiar faces in different portfolios". Edmonton. 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  7. ↑ "Honourable Dan Williams, ECA". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  8. ↑ "Mr. Tany Yao". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  9. ↑ Herald (July 20, 2021). "Neudorf takes on challenge as UCP caucus chair". Lethbridge Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  10. ↑ Heidenreich, Phil (June 27, 2023). "NDP announces shadow cabinet for largest Official Opposition in Alberta history". Global News. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  11. ↑ Bellefontaine, Michelle (May 13, 2019). "'Challenging and exciting, fun and frustrating': NDP MLAs look ahead to next 4 years". CBC News. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
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