# 31st Alberta Legislature

The 31st Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on 29 May 2023. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by incumbent Premier Danielle Smith, won a majority of seats (49) and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by former Premier Rachel Notley, won the second most seats (38) and formed the official opposition.

## First session

The first session began on 20 June 2023. Jennifer Johnson, who had appeared on the election ballot as a UCP candidate but was disavowed by the party during the campaign after making comments comparing transgender children to faeces, was seated as an independent on the Opposition side. After election of officers of the assembly, including Nathan Cooper's re-election as speaker, the assembly adjourned for the summer.
The session resumed on 30 October with the speech from the throne. Among the bills passed over the ensuing months was an amendment to the Election Act, changing the fixed election date to the third Monday in October instead of the last Monday in May – this bill passed the assembly on 28 May 2024 and received royal assent on 30 May. The assembly adjourned for the summer on 29 May.
On 22 June, Naheed Nenshi was elected leader of the Alberta NDP, and as a result, Rachel Notley resigned on 24 June as leader of the Opposition. Because Nenshi did not have a seat in the assembly, he designated Christina Gray to be Opposition leader.
On 1 July, Shannon Phillips resigned as MLA for Lethbridge-West. Rob Miyashiro of the NDP was elected on December 18 in the resulting byelection.
On 9 October, Johnson returned to the UCP caucus. The first session resumed with its fall sitting starting on 28 October.
On 30 December, Notley resigned as MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona.
On 7 March 2025 Scott Sinclair was removed from the UCP caucus because of criticizing the government's budget.

## Members of the 31st Legislative Assembly

| Member | Party | Electoral district | First elected / previously elected |
| Peter Guthrie | United Conservative | Airdrie-Cochrane | 2019 |
| Angela Pitt | United Conservative | Airdrie-East | 2015 |
| Glenn van Dijken | United Conservative | Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock | 2015 |
| Sarah Elmeligi | New Democratic | Banff-Kananaskis | 2023 |
| Scott Cyr | United Conservative | Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul | 2015, 2023 |
| Danielle Smith | United Conservative | Brooks-Medicine Hat | 2012, 2022 |
| Diana Batten | New Democratic | Calgary-Acadia | 2023 |
| Amanda Chapman | New Democratic | Calgary-Beddington | 2023 |
| Irfan Sabir | New Democratic | Calgary-Bhullar-McCall | 2015 |
| Demetrios Nicolaides | United Conservative | Calgary-Bow | 2019 |
| Joe Ceci | New Democratic | Calgary-Buffalo | 2015 |
| Mickey Amery | United Conservative | Calgary-Cross | 2019 |
| Janet Eremenko | New Democratic | Calgary-Currie | 2023 |
| Peter Singh | United Conservative | Calgary-East | 2019 |
| Julia Hayter | New Democratic | Calgary-Edgemont | 2023 |
| Samir Kayande | New Democratic | Calgary-Elbow | 2023 |
| Parmeet Singh Boparai | New Democratic | Calgary-Falconridge | 2023 |
| Myles McDougall | United Conservative | Calgary-Fish Creek | 2023 |
| Court Ellingson | New Democratic | Calgary-Foothills | 2023 |
| Nagwan Al-Guneid | New Democratic | Calgary-Glenmore | 2023 |
| Ric McIver | United Conservative | Calgary-Hays | 2012 |
| Lizette Tejada | New Democratic | Calgary-Klein | 2023 |
| Eric Bouchard | United Conservative | Calgary-Lougheed | 2023 |
| Kathleen Ganley | New Democratic | Calgary-Mountain View | 2015 |
| Muhammad Yaseen | United Conservative | Calgary-North | 2019 |
| Gurinder Brar | New Democratic | Calgary-North East | 2023 |
| Rajan Sawhney | United Conservative | Calgary-North West | 2019 |
| Tanya Fir | United Conservative | Calgary-Peigan | 2019 |
| Rebecca Schulz | United Conservative | Calgary-Shaw | 2019 |
| Matt Jones | United Conservative | Calgary-South East | 2019 |
| Luanne Metz | New Democratic | Calgary-Varsity | 2023 |
| Mike Ellis | United Conservative | Calgary-West | 2014 |
| Jackie Lovely | United Conservative | Camrose | 2019 |
| Joseph Schow | United Conservative | Cardston-Siksika | 2019 |
| Todd Loewen | United Conservative | Central Peace-Notley | 2019 |
| Chantelle de Jonge | United Conservative | Chestermere-Strathmore | 2023 |
| Justin Wright | United Conservative | Cypress-Medicine Hat | 2023 |
| Andrew Boitchenko | United Conservative | Drayton Valley-Devon | 2023 |
| Nathan Horner | United Conservative | Drumheller-Stettler | 2019 |
| Peggy Wright | New Democratic | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | 2023 |
| Nicole Goehring | New Democratic | Edmonton-Castle Downs | 2015 |
| David Shepherd | New Democratic | Edmonton-City Centre | 2015 |
| Sharif Haji | New Democratic | Edmonton-Decore | 2023 |
| Rod Loyola | New Democratic | Edmonton-Ellerslie | 2015 |
| Sarah Hoffman | New Democratic | Edmonton-Glenora | 2015 |
| Marlin Schmidt | New Democratic | Edmonton-Gold Bar | 2015 |
| Janis Irwin | New Democratic | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | 2019 |
| Heather Sweet | New Democratic | Edmonton-Manning | 2015 |
| Lorne Dach | New Democratic | Edmonton-McClung | 2015 |
| Jasvir Deol | New Democratic | Edmonton-Meadows | 2019 |
| Christina Gray | New Democratic | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 2015 |
| David Eggen | New Democratic | Edmonton-North West | 2004, 2012 |
| Lori Sigurdson | New Democratic | Edmonton-Riverview | 2015 |
| Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse | New Democratic | Edmonton-Rutherford | 2023 |
| Rhiannon Hoyle | New Democratic | Edmonton-South | 2023 |
| Nathan Ip | New Democratic | Edmonton-South West | 2023 |
| Rachel Notley (2023–2024) | New Democratic | Edmonton-Strathcona | 2008 |
| Brooks Arcand-Paul | New Democratic | Edmonton-West Henday | 2023 |
| Rakhi Pancholi | New Democratic | Edmonton-Whitemud | 2019 |
| Brian Jean | United Conservative | Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche | 2015, 2022 |
| Tany Yao | United Conservative | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | 2015 |
| Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk | United Conservative | Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | 2019 |
| Nolan Dyck | United Conservative | Grande Prairie | 2023 |
| Ron Wiebe | United Conservative | Grande Prairie-Wapiti | 2023 |
| RJ Sigurdson | United Conservative | Highwood | 2019 |
| Devin Dreeshen | United Conservative | Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | 2018 |
| Shane Getson | United Conservative | Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland | 2019 |
| Jennifer Johnson | Independent (2023–2024) | Lacombe-Ponoka | 2023 |
| Jennifer Johnson | United Conservative (2024–present) | Lacombe-Ponoka | 2023 |
| Brandon Lunty | United Conservative | Leduc-Beaumont | 2023 |
| Scott Sinclair | United Conservative (2023–2025) | Lesser Slave Lake | 2023 |
| Scott Sinclair | Independent (2025–present) | Lesser Slave Lake | 2023 |
| Nathan Neudorf | United Conservative | Lethbridge-East | 2019 |
| Shannon Phillips (2023–2024) | New Democratic | Lethbridge-West | 2015 |
| Rob Miyashiro (2024–present) | New Democratic | Lethbridge-West | 2024 (byelection) |
| Chelsae Petrovic | United Conservative | Livingstone-Macleod | 2023 |
| Rick Wilson | United Conservative | Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin | 2019 |
| Dale Nally | United Conservative | Morinville-St. Albert | 2019 |
| Nathan Cooper | United Conservative | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | 2015 |
| Dan Williams | United Conservative | Peace River | 2019 |
| Adriana LaGrange | United Conservative | Red Deer-North | 2019 |
| Jason Stephan | United Conservative | Red Deer-South | 2019 |
| Jason Nixon | United Conservative | Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | 2015 |
| Kyle Kasawski | New Democratic | Sherwood Park | 2023 |
| Searle Turton | United Conservative | Spruce Grove-Stony Plain | 2019 |
| Marie Renaud | New Democratic | St. Albert | 2015 |
| Nate Glubish | United Conservative | Strathcona-Sherwood Park | 2019 |
| Grant Hunter | United Conservative | Taber-Warner | 2015 |
| Garth Rowswell | United Conservative | Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright | 2019 |
| Martin Long | United Conservative | West Yellowhead | 2019 |

## Seating plan

* Party leaders are italicized. Bold indicates cabinet minister.
| | | Loyola | Hoffman | Eremenko | Goehring | Pancholi | Batten | | Calahoo Stonehouse | Dach | Ganley | Brar | Schmidt | | | | |
| | Shepherd | Ellingson | Boparai | Hayter | Deol | Kayande | Eggen | | Ip | Irwin | Tejada | Renaud | Haji | Chapman | | | |
| | Al-Guneid | Elmeligi | Arcand-Paul | P. Wright | Hoyle | Miyashiro | Gray | Notley | Ceci | Sabir | L. Sigurdson | Kasawski | Sweet | Metz | | | |
| 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 | Johnson |

## By-elections

| Riding | Date | Incumbent | Party | Party | Winner | Party | Party | Cause | Retained |
| Lethbridge-West | 18 December 2024 | Shannon Phillips | | New Democratic | Rob Miyashiro | | New Democratic | Resigned for personal reasons. | Yes |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | TBD | Rachel Notley | | New Democratic | TBD | TBD | TBD | Retired from politics. | TBD |

## Officeholders
### Presiding officers

| Office | 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 |

### Government leadership (United Conservative)

| Office | 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 |
| Deputy House Leader | 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 |

### Opposition leadership (New Democratic)

| Office | Officer | Riding | Since | Until |
| Leader of the Opposition | Rachel Notley | Edmonton-Strathcona | 30 April 2019 | 24 June 2024 |
| Leader of the Opposition | Christina Gray | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 24 June 2024 | present |
| Deputy Leader | Sarah Hoffman | Edmonton-Glenora | 13 May 2019 | 27 January 2024 |
| Deputy Leader | Christina Gray | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 13 February 2024 | 24 June 2024 |
| Deputy Leader | Rakhi Pancholi | Edmonton-Whitemud | 24 June 2024 | present |
| House Leader | Christina Gray | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 8 February 2021 | present |
| Deputy House Leader | Irfan Sabir | Calgary-Bhullar-McCall | 20 October 2020 | present |
| Deputy House Leader | Heather Sweet | Edmonton-Manning | 27 February 2023 | 28 January 2024 |
| Deputy House Leader | David Shepherd | Edmonton-City Centre | 11 September 2024 | present |
| Whip | David Eggen | Edmonton-North West | 21 May 2019 | 11 September 2024 |
| Whip | Kathleen Ganley | Calgary-Mountain View | 11 September 2024 | present |
| Deputy Whip | Sarah Hoffman | Edmonton-Glenora | 27 June 2023 | 27 January 2024 |
| Deputy Whip | Heather Sweet | Edmonton-Manning | 28 January 2024 | 11 September 2024 |
| Deputy Whip | Janis Irwin | Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | 11 September 2024 | present |
| Deputy Assistant Whip | Samir Kayande | Calgary-Elbow | 27 June 2023 | 11 September 2024 |
| Deputy Assistant Whip | Amanda Chapman | Calgary-Beddington | 11 September 2024 | present |
| Caucus Chair | Joe Ceci | Calgary-Buffalo | 13 May 2019 | 11 September 2024 |
| Caucus Chair | David Eggen | Edmonton-North West | 11 September 2024 | present |
| Deputy Caucus Chair | Peggy Wright | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | 27 June 2023 | present |