# 28th Alberta Legislature

The 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 23, 2012, to April 7, 2015, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2012 Alberta general election held on April 23, 2012. The Legislature officially resumed on May 23, 2012, and continued until the third session was prorogued and dissolved on April 7, 2015, prior to the 2015 Alberta general election on May 5, 2015.
Alberta's twenty-sixth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Alison Redford until her resignation on March 23, 2014, and subsequently led by Dave Hancock temporarily until Jim Prentice was confirmed leader of the Progressive Conservatives in September. The Official Opposition was led by Danielle Smith of the Wildrose Party until she crossed the floor to join the PCs, and the opposition was subsequently led by Heather Forsyth. The Speaker was Gene Zwozdesky.

## Bills

The Public Service Salary Restraint Act (informally referred to as Bill 46) is an Act of the Legislature of Alberta passed in 2013. The Bill was introduced in 2013 by Finance Minister Doug Horner. The bill passed first, second, and third readings and went into effect on December 11, 2013. The law applies only to negotiations with the province's largest public-sector union, the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).
In February 2014 Court of Queen's Bench Justice Denny Thomas granted an indefinite injunction against the Bill saying "the legislation could irreparably harm labour relations, guts the collective bargaining process and effectively emasculates the AUPE".
On April 28, 2014, details emerged of a deal reached between the Hancock government and the AUPE. The tentative agreement called for a lump-sum payment of $1,850 the first year followed by pay increases totalling 6.75 per cent over three years. Members of the AUPE will vote on the agreement in June 2014 before the government ratifies it.
   The deal was announced Monday, the same day the government dropped its appeal of an injunction the union won against legislation that would have imposed an austere contract similar to ones that went into effect last year for Alberta physicians and teachers.

## Membership in the 28th Alberta Legislative Assembly

| Member | Party | Constituency | First elected/ previously elected |
| Rob Anderson | Wildrose | Airdrie | 2008 |
| Rob Anderson | Progressive Conservative | Airdrie | 2008 |
| Jeff Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater | 2008 |
| Ron Casey | Progressive Conservative | Banff-Cochrane | 2012 |
| Maureen Kubinec | Progressive Conservative | Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock | 2012 |
| Doug Griffiths | Progressive Conservative | Battle River-Wainwright | 2002 |
| Vacant | Vacant | | Battle River-Wainwright | 2002 |
| Genia Leskiw | Progressive Conservative | Bonnyville-Cold Lake | 2008 |
| Jonathan Denis | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Acadia | 2008 |
| Alana DeLong | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Bow | 2001 |
| Kent Hehr | Liberal | Calgary-Buffalo | 2008 |
| Yvonne Fritz | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Cross | 1993 |
| Christine Cusanelli | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Currie | 2012 |
| Moe Amery | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-East | 1993 |
| Alison Redford | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Elbow | 2008 |
| Gordon Dirks | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Elbow | 2014 |
| Heather Forsyth | Wildrose | Calgary-Fish Creek | 1993 |
| Len Webber | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Foothills | 2004 |
| Len Webber | Independent | Calgary-Foothills | 2004 |
| Jim Prentice | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Foothills | 2014 |
| Wayne Cao | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Fort | 1997 |
| Linda Johnson | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Glenmore | 2012 |
| Manmeet Bhullar | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Greenway | 2008 |
| Jason Luan | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Hawkwood | 2012 |
| Ric McIver | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Hays | 2012 |
| Kyle Fawcett | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Klein | 2008 |
| Dave Rodney | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Lougheed | 2004 |
| Neil Brown | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill | 2004 |
| Darshan Kang | Liberal | Calgary-McCall | 2008 |
| David Swann | Liberal | Calgary-Mountain View | 2004 |
| Sandra Jansen | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-North West | 2012 |
| Teresa Woo-Paw | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Northern Hills | 2008 |
| Jeff Wilson | Wildrose | Calgary-Shaw | 2012 |
| Jeff Wilson | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Shaw | 2012 |
| Rick Fraser | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-South East | 2012 |
| Donna Kennedy-Glans | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Varsity | 2012 |
| Donna Kennedy-Glans | Independent | Calgary-Varsity | 2012 |
| Donna Kennedy-Glans | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-Varsity | 2012 |
| Ken Hughes | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-West | 2012 |
| Mike Ellis | Progressive Conservative | Calgary-West | 2014 |
| Gary Bikman | Wildrose | Cardston-Taber-Warner | 2012 |
| Gary Bikman | Progressive Conservative | Cardston-Taber-Warner | 2012 |
| Bruce McAllister | Wildrose | Chestermere-Rocky View | 2012 |
| Bruce McAllister | Progressive Conservative | Chestermere-Rocky View | 2012 |
| Drew Barnes | Wildrose | Cypress-Medicine Hat | 2012 |
| Diana McQueen | Progressive Conservative | Drayton Valley-Devon | 2008 |
| Rick Strankman | Wildrose | Drumheller-Stettler | 2012 |
| Hector Goudreau | Progressive Conservative | Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley | 2001 |
| Deron Bilous | NDP | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | 2012 |
| David Eggen | NDP | Edmonton-Calder | 2004, 2012 |
| Thomas Lukaszuk | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Castle Downs | 2001 |
| Laurie Blakeman | Liberal | Edmonton-Centre | 1997 |
| Janice Sarich | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Decore | 2008 |
| Naresh Bhardwaj | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Ellerslie | 2008 |
| Heather Klimchuk | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Glenora | 2008 |
| David Dorward | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Gold Bar | 2012 |
| Brian Mason | NDP | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | 2000 |
| Peter Sandhu | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Manning | 2008 |
| Peter Sandhu | Independent | Edmonton-Manning | 2008 |
| Peter Sandhu | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Manning | 2008 |
| David Xiao | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-McClung | 2008 |
| Raj Sherman | Liberal | Edmonton-Meadowlark | 2008 |
| Gene Zwozdesky | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Mill Creek | 1993 |
| Sohail Quadri | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 2012 |
| Steve Young | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Riverview | 2012 |
| Fred Horne | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Rutherford | 2008 |
| Matt Jeneroux | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-South West | 2012 |
| Rachel Notley | NDP | Edmonton-Strathcona | 2008 |
| Dave Hancock | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Whitemud | 1997 |
| Stephen Mandel | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton-Whitemud | 2014 |
| Don Scott | Progressive Conservative | Fort McMurray-Conklin | 2012 |
| Mike Allen | Progressive Conservative | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | 2012 |
| Mike Allen | Independent | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | 2012 |
| Mike Allen | Progressive Conservative | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | 2012 |
| Jacquie Fenske | Progressive Conservative | Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | 2012 |
| Everett McDonald | Progressive Conservative | Grande Prairie-Smoky | 2012 |
| Wayne Drysdale | Progressive Conservative | Grande Prairie-Wapiti | 2008 |
| Danielle Smith | Wildrose | Highwood | 2012 |
| Danielle Smith | Progressive Conservative | Highwood | 2012 |
| Kerry Towle | Wildrose | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | 2012 |
| Kerry Towle | Progressive Conservative | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | 2012 |
| Shayne Saskiw | Wildrose | Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills | 2012 |
| Rod Fox | Wildrose | Lacombe-Ponoka | 2012 |
| Rod Fox | Progressive Conservative | Lacombe-Ponoka | 2012 |
| George Rogers | Progressive Conservative | Leduc-Beaumont | 2004 |
| Pearl Calahasen | Progressive Conservative | Lesser Slave Lake | 1989 |
| Bridget Pastoor | Progressive Conservative | Lethbridge-East | 2004 |
| Greg Weadick | Progressive Conservative | Lethbridge-West | 2008 |
| Ian Donovan | Wildrose | Little Bow | 2012 |
| Ian Donovan | Progressive Conservative | Little Bow | 2012 |
| Pat Stier | Wildrose | Livingstone-Macleod | 2012 |
| Blake Pedersen | Wildrose | Medicine Hat | 2012 |
| Blake Pedersen | Progressive Conservative | Medicine Hat | 2012 |
| Bruce Rowe | Wildrose | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | 2012 |
| Bruce Rowe | Progressive Conservative | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | 2012 |
| Frank Oberle | Progressive Conservative | Peace River | 2004 |
| Mary Anne Jablonski | Progressive Conservative | Red Deer-North | 2000 |
| Cal Dallas | Progressive Conservative | Red Deer-South | 2008 |
| Joe Anglin | Wildrose | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | 2012 |
| Joe Anglin | Independent | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | 2012 |
| Cathy Olesen | Progressive Conservative | Sherwood Park | 2012 |
| Doug Horner | Progressive Conservative | Spruce Grove-St. Albert | 2001 |
| Vacant | Vacant | | Spruce Grove-St. Albert | 2001 |
| Stephen Khan | Progressive Conservative | St. Albert | 2012 |
| Ken Lemke | Progressive Conservative | Stony Plain | 2012 |
| Dave Quest | Progressive Conservative | Strathcona-Sherwood Park | 2008 |
| Jason Hale | Wildrose | Strathmore-Brooks | 2012 |
| Jason Hale | Progressive Conservative | Strathmore-Brooks | 2012 |
| Richard Starke | Progressive Conservative | Vermilion-Lloydminster | 2012 |
| Robin Campbell | Progressive Conservative | West Yellowhead | 2008 |
| Verlyn Olson | Progressive Conservative | Wetaskiwin-Camrose | 2008 |
| George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative | Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | 2001 |

## Seating plan
### As of March 2014

| | Casey | Khan | Xiao | | Anglin | Bikman | Fox | Rowe | Strankman | Stier | | | | Webber | Allen | Kennedy-Glans | |
| | Jablonski | Kubinec | Olesen | | Barnes | Pedersen | McAllister | Towle | Saskiw | Donovan | | Kang | Swann | | | Eggen | Bilous |
| | Rogers | Amery | Jeneroux | | Wilson | Anderson | Smith | Forsyth | Hale | | Sherman | Blakeman | Hehr | | | Mason | Notley |
| Zwozdesky |
| | Drysdale | Oberle | Hughes | McIver | J. Johnson | Horne | Horner | Campbell | Redford | Hancock | McQueen | Klimchuk | Olson | Dallas | Bhullar | Denis | Lukaszuk |
| | | Fritz | Fraser | Rodney | Quest | Griffiths | Starke | Dorward | | VanderBurg | Jansen | Woo-Paw | Weadick | Fawcett | Scott | Bhardwaj | Pastoor |
| | Goudreau | Lemke | Cao | Quadri | Calahasen | Sandhu | McDonald | Fenske | | L. Johnson | Leskiw | Cusanelli | Brown | DeLong | Luan | Sarich | Young |
Official Seating Plan (Retrieved March 17, 2014)
In the final year of the 28th Assembly, the seating plan changed drastically due to floor-crossing and new party leaders for all four recognized parties.

### As of March 2015

| 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 | Number of members per party by date | 2012 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2014 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 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 | 61 | 63 | 72 | 71 | 70 |
| | Wildrose | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | Liberal | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| | New Democratic | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| | Alberta Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Total members | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | Government Majority | 35 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 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.
Membership changes in the 28th Assembly :
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
| April 23, 2012 | See list of members | See list of members | See list of members | Election day of the 28th Alberta general election |
| May 14, 2013 | Peter Sandhu | Edmonton-Manning | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus |
| July 16, 2013 | Mike Allen | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus |
| December 10, 2013 | Peter Sandhu | Edmonton-Manning | Progressive Conservative | Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus |
| March 12, 2014 | Len Webber | Calgary-Foothills | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus |
| March 17, 2014 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | Calgary-Varsity | Independent | Left Progressive Conservative caucus |
| July 7, 2014 | Mike Allen | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | Progressive Conservative | Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus |
| August 6, 2014 | Alison Redford | Calgary-Elbow | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat |
| September 15, 2014 | Dave Hancock | Edmonton-Whitemud | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat |
| September 17, 2014 | Donna Kennedy-Glans | Calgary-Varsity | Progressive Conservative | Rejoined Progressive Conservative caucus |
| September 29, 2014 | Len Webber | Calgary-Foothills | Independent | Resigned seat |
| September 29, 2014 | Ken Hughes | Calgary-West | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat |
| October 27, 2014 | Gordon Dirks | Calgary-Elbow | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
| October 27, 2014 | Jim Prentice | Calgary-Foothills | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
| October 27, 2014 | Mike Ellis | Calgary-West | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
| October 27, 2014 | Stephen Mandel | Edmonton-Whitemud | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
| November 2, 2014 | Joe Anglin | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | Independent | Left Wildrose caucus |
| November 24, 2014 | Kerry Towle | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus |
| November 24, 2014 | Ian Donovan | Little Bow | Progressive Conservative | Joined Progressive Conservative caucus |
| 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 |
| January 31, 2015 | Doug Horner | Spruce Grove-St. Albert | Progressive Conservative | Resigned seat |