Voters went to the polls in Alberta on May 29th, 2023.
In the previous provincial election in 2019, 26 women MLAs were elected in Alberta. On May 29th 2023, Alberta elected six additional women to the legislature with a total of 33 women elected, almost 38% of MLA’s. Equal Voice is advocating for gender parity – that means at least 50% of nominated candidates and at least 50% of elected MLAs being women or gender diverse people.
Equal Voice will continue to support and advocate for women and gender diverse candidates so Alberta sends at least 44 women or gender diverse MLAs to the Alberta legislature in the next election .
| Political Party |
 |
 |
Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total elected (as of June 26, 2023) | 49 | 38 | 1 |
| Total women elected (as of June 26, 2023) | 10 | 22 | 1 |
| % of Women MLAs by caucus | 20.4% | 57.9% | 100% |
We are keeping track of all the women and gender diverse candidates who put their name on the ballot. The goal is to provide a simple and accessible resource for Canadians, journalists, and political parties.
Candidates are included if party or candidate received >5% of votes in the riding in the last election
This spreadsheet uses publicly available information to track women and gender diverse candidates who put their name on the ballot in the upcoming 2023 Alberta General Election. It will be regularly updated by Equal Voice, please report errors or omissions to [email protected] . Please credit “Equal Voice” if using this data.
Confirmed candidates who do not identify as a woman or non-binary
| Political Party |
|
|
 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nominations (as of May 11, 2023) | 87 | 87 | 19 |
| Total women nominated (as of May 11, 2023) | 19 | 44 | 7 |
| Percentage of Women Candidates | 21.8% | 50.6% | 36.8% |
Alberta Election Tracking Sheet:
Confirmed women or non binary candidates are identified by name
Blank spaces identify no candidate
Circle’s represent a confirmed male candidate
Candidates with an * (asterix) by their name are incumbents seeking re-election. If available, the candidate’s campaign website will be hyperlinked to their name.
Candidates are included if party or candidate received >5% of votes in the riding in the last election
| District |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie-Cochrane | O | O | |
| Airdrie-East | Angela Pitt* | O | |
| Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock | O | O | |
| Banff-Kananaskis | Miranda Rosen* | Sarah Elmeligi | |
| Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul | O | Caitlyn Blake | |
| Brooks-Medicine Hat | Danielle Smith* | Gwendoline Dirk | O |
| Calgary-Acadia | O | Diana Batten | |
| Calgary-Beddington | Josephine Pon* | Amanda Chapman | |
| Calgary-Bhullar-McCall | O | O | |
| Calgary-Bow | O | Druh Farrell | O |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Astrid Kuhn | O | |
| Calgary-Cross | O | O | |
| Calgary-Currie | O | Janet Eremenko | |
| Calgary-East | O | O | |
| Calgary-Edgemont | O | Julia Hayter | O |
| Calgary-Elbow | O | O | Kerry Cundal |
| Calgary-Falconridge | O | O | |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | O | Rebecca Bounsall | |
| Calgary-Foothills | O | O | |
| Calgary-Glenmore | Whitney Issik* | Nagwan Al-Guneid | |
| Calgary-Hays | O | O | |
| Calgary-Klein | O | Lizette Tejada | |
| Calgary-Lougheed | O | O | |
| Calgary-Mountain View | Pamela Rath | Kathleen Ganley* | |
| Calgary-North | O | O | |
| Calgary-North East | O | O | |
| Calgary-North West | Rajan Sawhney* | O | Jennifer Yeremiy |
| Calgary-Peigan | Tanya Fir* | O | |
| Calgary-Shaw | Rebecca Schulz* | O | |
| Calgary-South East | O | O | |
| Calgary-Varsity | O | Luanne Metz | Angela Grace |
| Calgary-West | O | Joan Chand’oiseau | |
| Camrose | Jackie Lovely* | O | |
| Cardston-Siksika | O | Colleen Quintal | |
| Central Peace-Notley | O | Megan Ciurysek | Lynn Lekisch |
| Chestermere-Strathmore | Chantelle de Jonge | O | |
| Cypress-Medicine Hat | O | Cathy Hogg | |
| Drayton Valley-Devon | O | O | |
| Drumheller-Stettler | O | Juliet Franklin | |
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | O | Peggy Wright | |
| Edmonton-Castle Downs | O | Nicole Goehring* | O |
| Edmonton-City Centre | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Decore | O | O | O |
| Edmonton-Ellerslie | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Glenora | Melissa Crane | Sarah Hoffman* | |
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood | O | Janis Irwin* | |
| Edmonton-Manning | O | Heather Sweet* | |
| Edmonton-McClung | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Meadows | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | O | Christina Gray* | |
| Edmonton-North West | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Riverview | O | Lori Sigurdson* | |
| Edmonton-Rutherford | O | Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse | |
| Edmonton-South | O | Rhiannon Hoyle | |
| Edmonton-South West | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | O | Rachel Notley* | |
| Edmonton-West Henday | O | O | |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | O | Rakhi Pancholi* | |
| Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche | O | Tanika Chaisson | |
| Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | O | Taneen Rudyk | |
| Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk* | Taneen Rudyk | |
| Grande Prairie | O | O | |
| Grande Prairie-Wapiti | O | O | |
| Highwood | O | Jessica Halam | |
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | O | O | |
| Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland | O | O | Janet Jabush |
| Lacombe-Ponoka | O | O | |
| Leduc-Beaumont | O | O | |
| Lesser Slave Lake | O | Danielle Larivee | |
| Lethbridge-East | O | O | |
| Lethbridge-West | Cheryl Seaborn | Shannon Phillips* | |
| Livingstone-Macleod | Chelsea Petrovic | O | O |
| Maskwacis-Wetaskiwin | O | Katherine Swampy | |
| Morinville-St. Albert | O | Karen Shaw | |
| Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | O | Cheryl Hunter Loewen | |
| Peace River | O | Liana Paiva | |
| Red Deer-North | Adriana LaGrange* | Jaelene Tweedle | |
| Red Deer-South | O | Michelle Baer | |
| Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre | O | O | |
| Sherwood Park | O | O | Sue Timanson |
| Spruce Grove-Stony Plain | O | Chantal Saramaga-McKenzie | |
| St. Albert | Angela Wood | Marie Renaud* | |
| Strathcona-Sherwood Park | O | O | Sue Timanson |
| Taber-Warner | O | Jazzminn Hintz | |
| Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright | O | Dawn Flaata | |
| West Yellowhead | O | O | Kristie Gomukwa |
This directory tracks the candidates in the four major political parties. We also included the candidate’s website or campaign platform if the information was available.
Please credit “Equal Voice” if using this data.
