By-elections to the 29th Alberta Legislature
# By-elections to the 29th Alberta Legislature

By-elections to the 29th Alberta Legislature have been held to fill vacancies in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta after the 2015 election. To date, two by-elections have been held to fill vacancies in the 29th Alberta Legislature.

The 29th Alberta Legislature was formed after the 2015 election, during which the New Democrats won their first majority government under the leadership of Rachel Notley. Three by-elections since have been in ridings which were initially won by the Progressive Conservatives, and have returned one Wildrose, one Progressive Conservative, and one United Conservative member each to the legislature. Two held in ridings initially won by Wildrose returned United Conservative members.

## Summary table

| By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fort McMurray-Conklin | July 12, 2018 | Brian Jean | United Conservative | Laila Goodridge | United Conservative | Resigned several months after losing the UCP leadership election to Jason Kenney. | Yes |
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | July 12, 2018 | Don MacIntyre | United Conservative | Devin Dreeshen | United Conservative | Resigned after being charged with sexual interference with a minor. | Yes |
| Calgary-Lougheed | December 14, 2017 | Dave Rodney | United Conservative | Jason Kenney | United Conservative | Resigned to provide a seat for new UCP leader Jason Kenney | Yes |
| Calgary-Greenway | March 22, 2016 | Manmeet Bhullar | Progressive Conservative | Prabhdeep Gill | Progressive Conservative | Killed in highway accident | Yes |
| Calgary-Foothills | September 3, 2015 | Jim Prentice | Progressive Conservative | Prasad Panda | Wildrose | Disclaimed seat and resigned as party leader following government's defeat in general election | No |

## Fort McMurray-Conklin

There will be a by-election in Fort McMurray-Conklin due to the March 5, 2018 resignation of United Conservative Party MLA and former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean. The by-election is being held on July 12, 2018.

vteAlberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Fort McMurray-Conklin Upon the resignation of Brian Jean on March 5, 2018 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Conservative | Laila Goodridge | 2,689 | 67.02 | +0.84 |
| | New Democratic | Jane Stroud | 1,149 | 28.64 | -2.15 |
| | Alberta Party | Sid Fayed | 103 | 2.57 | – |
| | Liberal | Robin Le Fevre | 42 | 1.05 | -1.99 |
| | Green | Brian Deheer | 29 | 0.72 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 4,012 | 99.50 | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 20 | 0.50 | -0.40 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,032 | 32.59 | -11.85 |
| Eligible electors | Eligible electors | Eligible electors | 12,370 |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +1.50 |
| Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved December 27, 2021. |||||||

^ UCP change is compared to combined Wildrose and Progressive Conservative

## Innisfail-Sylvan Lake

There will be a by-election in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake due to United Conservative Party MLA Don MacIntyre's sudden resignation on February 5, 2018 after he was charged with sexual assault and "sexual interference" (i.e., touching a minor for a sexual purpose) The by-election is being held on July 12, 2018.

vteAlberta provincial by-election, July 12, 2018: Innisfail-Sylvan Lake upon the resignation of Don MacIntyre on February 2, 2018 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Conservative | Devin Dreeshen | 8,029 | 81.67 | +10.99 |
| | New Democratic | Nicole Mooney | 915 | 9.31 | -13.83 |
| | Alberta Party | Abigail Douglass | 731 | 7.44 | +1.25 |
| | Liberal | Nicolaas Jansen | 93 | 0.95 | — |
| | Independent | David Inscho | 63 | 0.64 | — |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,831 |
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 37 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,868 | 31.22 | -24.27 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 31,604 |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +12.41 |
| Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Election results". Retrieved August 13, 2018. |||||||

## Calgary-Lougheed

The by-election was held when Dave Rodney resigned his seat on November 1, 2017 to make way for Jason Kenney, the leader of the newly-formed United Conservative Party. Kenney ended up winning the byelection and held the seat for the United Conservative Party.

Alberta provincial by-election, December 14, 2017: Calgary-Lougheed upon the resignation of Dave Rodney on November 1, 2017 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | United Conservative | Jason Kenney | 7,760 | 71.51 | +8.35 |
| | New Democratic | Phillip van der Merwe | 1,822 | 16.79 | -15.24 |
| | Liberal | David Khan | 1,009 | 9.30 | +4.49 |
| | Reform | Lauren Thorsteinson | 137 | 1.26 | |
| | Green | Romy Tittel | 60 | 0.55 | |
| | Independent | Wayne Leslie | 42 | 0.39 | |
| | Independent | Larry Heather | 22 | 0.20 | |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 10,852 | 98.84 |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 127 | 1.16 | -0.30 |
| Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | Eligible voters / Turnout | 31,067 | 35.34 | -16.01 |
| | United Conservative notional hold | United Conservative notional hold | Swing | Swing | +11.80 |
| Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Election Results: Calgary-Lougheed". Retrieved 2018-03-15. |||||||

* ↑ Swing is calculated from the sum of Progressive Conservative and Wildrose vote shares.

## Calgary-Greenway

The riding of Calgary-Greenway was left vacant on November 23, 2015, when incumbent Progressive Conservative MLA Manmeet Bhullar was killed in a vehicle accident on Alberta Highway 2. The resulting by-election was won by Prabhdeep Gill of the Progressive Conservatives.

The by-election resulted in a Progressive Conservative hold, but saw the vote share for that party drop by 15 points from the 2015 election.

Alberta provincial by-election, March 22, 2016: Calgary-Greenway upon the death of Manmeet Bhullar on November 23, 2015 :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Progressive Conservative | Prabhdeep Gill | 2,292 | 27.73 | -15.04 |
| | Wildrose | Devinder Toor | 1,957 | 23.68 | +2.62 |
| | Liberal | Khalil Karbani | 1,870 | 22.63 | - |
| | New Democratic | Roop Rai | 1,667 | 20.17 | -16.00 |
| | Green | Thana Boonlert | 166 | 2.01 | - |
| | Independent | Said Hussein Abdulbaki | 146 | 1.77 | - |
| | Independent | Larry Heather | 106 | 1.28 | - |
| | Independent | Sukhi Rai | 61 | 0.74 | - |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 8,265 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 29.23 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 28,278 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -8.83 |

## Calgary-Foothills

Following the Alberta Progressive Conservatives' defeat in the 2015 provincial election, outgoing premier Jim Prentice announced on election night that even though he had personally won re-election in Calgary-Foothills, he was resigning his seat in the legislature. This had the effect of voiding the election result, and necessitated the calling of a by-election to fill the seat.

The by-election to succeed him was scheduled for September 3, 2015, and was won by Prasad Panda of the Wildrose Party. Panda's victory increased the Wildrose caucus to 22 members in the Legislature, and kept the Progressive Conservatives at 9.

Alberta provincial by-election, September 3, 2015: Calgary-Foothills Voiding of general election results due to Jim Prentice disclaiming his seat :

| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Wildrose | Prasad Panda | 4,877 | 38.35 | +20.24 |
| | New Democratic | Bob Hawkesworth | 3,270 | 25.71 | -6.65 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Blair Houston | 2,746 | 21.59 | -18.74 |
| | Liberal | Ali Bin Zahid | 791 | 6.22 | -0.94 |
| | Alberta Party | Mark Taylor | 610 | 4.80 | +4.80 |
| | Green | Janet Keeping | 377 | 2.96 | +0.92 |
| | Independent | Antoni Grochowski | 46 | 0.36 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 12,717 |
| Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | Total rejected, unmarked and declined ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 39.48 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 32,212 |
| | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | +19.49 |
