Editing Legislative Assembly of Alberta (section)

{{Short description|Legislature of Alberta}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Legislative Assembly of Alberta
| legislature        = [[31st Alberta Legislature]]
| coa_pic            = Legislative Assembly of Alberta Logo.svg
| foundation         = {{Start date|1905|9|9}}
| preceded_by        = North-West Legislative Assembly
| house_type         = Unicameral house
| body               = Alberta Legislature
| leader1_type       = [[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta|Speaker]]
| leader1            = [[Ric McIver]]
| party1             = [[United Conservative Party|UCP]]
| election1          = May 13, 2025
| leader2_type       = [[Premier of Alberta|Premier]] 
| leader2            = [[Danielle Smith]]
| party2             = [[United Conservative Party|UCP]]
| election2          = October 11, 2022
| leader3_type       = Government House Leader
| leader3            = [[Joseph Schow]]
| party3             = [[United Conservative Party|UCP]]
| election3          = October 24, 2022
| leader4_type       = [[Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)|Opposition Leader]]
| leader4            = [[Christina Gray]]<!--[[Naheed Nenshi]] isn't an MLA-->
| party4             = [[New Democratic Party of Alberta|NDP]]
| election4          = June 24, 2024 <!--Nenshi isn't an MLA-->
| leader5_type       = Opposition House Leader
| leader5            = [[Christina Gray]]
| party5             = [[New Democratic Party of Alberta|NDP]]
| election5          = February 8, 2021
| members            = 87
| structure1         = Legislative_Assembly_of_Alberta_-_Seating_Chart_by_Party.svg
| structure1_res     = 200px
| political_groups1  = {{plainlist|
* '''[[Government of Alberta|Government]]'''
* {{colour box|#005C7C|border=silver}} [[United Conservative Party|United Conservative]] (46)
* '''[[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]]'''
* {{colour box|#F5A46B|border=silver}} [[Alberta New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] (36)}}
'''Other parties'''
* {{Color box|{{Canadian party colour|Independent}}|border=darkgray}} [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2)
'''Vacant''' 
{{colour box|border=grey}} Vacant (3)
| last_election1     = [[31st Alberta general election|May 29, 2023]]
| next_election1     = [[32nd Alberta general election|On or before October 18, 2027]]
| session_room       = Alberta legislature building 2023 (52701680839).jpg
| meeting_place      = [[Alberta Legislature Building]]<br />[[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada
| website            = {{Official URL}}
}}

The '''Legislative Assembly of Alberta''' is the [[deliberative assembly]] of the province of [[Alberta]], Canada. It sits in the [[Alberta Legislature Building]] in [[Edmonton]]. Since 2012 the Legislative Assembly has had 87 members, elected [[first past the post]] from single-member [[electoral district]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.assembly.ab.ca/|title=Legislative Assembly of Alberta|website=www.assembly.ab.ca}}</ref> Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given [[royal assent]] by the [[lieutenant governor of Alberta]], as the viceregal representative of the [[Monarchy in Alberta|King of Canada]].<ref>{{Cite canlaw |short title = The Alberta Act |abbr = 4-5 Edw. VII |year = [1905] |chapter = 3 (Canada) |section = 12 |link = http://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/csj-sjc/constitution/lawreg-loireg/p1t121.html |linkloc = Department of Justice Canada |wikilink = The Alberta Act}}.</ref> The Legislative Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor together make up the [[unicameral]] [[Alberta Legislature]].

The maximum period between general elections of the assembly, as set by [[Section 4 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms|Section 4]] of the [[Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms]] is five years, which is further reinforced in Alberta's ''Legislative Assembly Act''.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =Legislative Assembly Act |abbr =RSA |year =2000 |chapter =L-9 |section =3 |subsection =1|part =|division =|schedule =|link =http://canlii.ca/t/81pt}}</ref> Convention dictates the [[Premier of Alberta|premier]] controls the date of election and usually selects a date in the fourth or fifth year after the preceding election. Amendments to Alberta's ''Election Act'' introduced in 2024 fixed the date of election to the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following the preceding election.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024|abbr =S.A.|year =2024|chapter =9|section =2|subsection =2|link =https://canlii.ca/t/c2r5#sec2}}
</ref> Alberta has never had a [[minority government]] and an election as a result of a [[vote of no confidence]] has never occurred.

To be a candidate for election to the assembly, a person must be a [[Canadian citizen]] older than 18 who has lived in Alberta for at least six months before the election and has registered with [[Elections Alberta]] under the ''Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act''. [[Senate of Canada|Senator]]s, [[Alberta Senate nominee elections|senators-in-waiting]], members of the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]], and criminal inmates are ineligible.<ref>{{Cite canlaw|short title  =Election Act |abbr =RSA |year =2000 |chapter =E-1| section =56|subsection = |link =http://canlii.ca/t/81m1 |linkloc =|wikilink =|type =|amended1 =|amended2=|amended3 =|amended4 =|amended5 =|regtitle =|regnumber =}}</ref>

The [[30th Alberta Legislature]] was dissolved on May 1, 2023. The members-elect of the [[31st Alberta Legislature]] were [[2023 Alberta general election|elected on May 29]].