daveberta.ca – Alberta politics blog
"…Dave Cournoyer isn't some obscure fat frat boy with a sticky-up haircut." – Neil Waugh (Edmonton Sun)
Alberta Election 2012
This is an updated list of candidates who have been nominated by their parties to stand in the next provincial election. Please email david.cournoyer@gmail.com if there are additions to the list.
Updated on February 21, 2012
Total Nominated Candidates
AP: Alberta Party 13/87
EG: EverGreen Party 6/87
LIB: Liberal 41/87
NDP: New Democratic Party 85/87
PC: Progressive Conservative 86/87
SC: Social Credit 1/87
WR: Wildrose 84/87
Airdrie Incumbent: Rob Anderson (WA)
NDP: Bryan Young (Facebook)
PC: Kelly Hegg (Twitter)
WR: Rob Anderson (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube)
Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater Incumbent: Jeff Johnson (PC)
NDP: Mandy Melnyk (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Jeff Johnson
WR: Travis Olson (Facebook, Twitter)
Banff-Cochrane Incumbent: Janice Tarchuk (PC)
LIB: Pete Helfrich (Twitter)
NDP: Jamie Kleinsteuber (Facebook)
PC: Ron Casey
WR: Tom Copithorne
Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock Incumbent: Ken Kowalski (PC)
NDP: Trudy Grebenstein
PC: Maureen Kubinec
WR: Link Byfield (Facebook)
Battle River-Wainwright Incumbent: Doug Griffiths (PC)
AP: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: Midge Lambert (Twitter)
NDP: Terry Zalwalski
PC: Doug Griffiths (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Dave Nelson (Twitter)
Bonnyville-Cold Lake Incumbent: Genia Leskiw (PC)
LIB: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: Rob Fox (Twitter)
NDP: Luanne Bannister
PC: Genia Leskiw (Facebook)
WR: Roy Doonanco
Calgary-Acadia Incumbent: Jonathan Denis (PC)
LIB: Nicole Hankel (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Nick Lepora
PC: Jonathan Denis (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Richard Jones (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Bow Incumbent: Alana DeLong (PC)
LIB: Stephanie Shewchuk
NDP: Jason Nishiyama
PC: Alana DeLong (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Tim Dyck (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Buffalo Incumbent: Kent Hehr (LIB)
LIB: Kent Hehr (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Rebecca Eras (Twitter)
WR: Mike Blanchard (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Cross Incumbent: Yvonne Fritz (PC)
LIB: Narita Sherman (Facebook)
NDP: Reinaldo Conterras
PC: Yvonne Fritz (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Hardyal Singh (Happy) Mann (Facebook)
Calgary-Currie Incumbent: Dave Taylor (Alberta Party)
AP: Norm Kelly (Facebook, Twitter)
EG: Dean Halstead
LIB: Norval Horner (Twitter)
NDP: Robert Scobel (Facebook)
PC: Christine Cusanelli (Twitter)
WR: Corrie Adolph
Calgary-East Incumbent: Moe Amery (PC)
LIB: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: Michelle Robinson (Facebook)
NDP: Robyn Luff
PC: Moe Amery (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Jesse Minhas
Calgary-Elbow Incumbent: Alison Redford (PC)
EG: William Hamilton (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Craig Coolahan (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Alison Redford (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: James Cole
Calgary-Fish Creek Incumbent: Heather Forsyth (WA)
LIB: Nazir Rahemtulla
NDP: Erik Leavitt
PC: Wendelin Fraser (Twitter)
WR: Heather Forsyth (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube)
Calgary-Foothills Incumbent: Len Webber (PC)
LIB: Kurt Hansen
NDP: Jenn Carkner
PC: Len Webber (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube)
WR: Dustin Nau (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Fort Incumbent: Wayne Cao (PC)
LIB: Said Abdulbaki
NDP: Don Monroe
PC: Wayne Cao (Facebook)
WR: Jeevan Mangat
Calgary-Glenmore Incumbent: Paul Hinman (WA)
LIB: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: Craig Cheffins
NDP: Richard Collier
PC: Linda Johnson
WR: Paul Hinman (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Greenway Incumbent: Manmeet Bhullar (PC)
LIB: Iqtidar Awan (Facebook)
NDP: Al Brown
PC: Manmeet Bhullar (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Ron Leech (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Hawkwood
AP: Kevin Woron (Twitter)
LIB: Maria Davis
NDP: Collin Anderson (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Jason Luan
SC: Len Skowronski
WR: David Yager (Twitter)
Calgary-Hays Incumbent: Art Johnston (PC)
LIB: Brian MacPhee
NDP: Regina Vergara
PC: Ric McIver (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: Gene Sarmaga (Facebook)
Calgary-Klein Incumbent: Kyle Fawcett (PC)
LIB: Chris Tahn (Twitter)
NDP: Marc Power (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
PC: Kyle Fawcett (Twitter)
WR: Jeremy Nixon (Twitter)
Calgary-Lougheed Incumbent: Dave Rodney (PC)
NDP: Brent Kelly
PC: Dave Rodney (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: John Carpay (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill Incumbent: Neil Brown (PC)
NDP: Anne Wilson
PC: Neil Brown
WR: Roy Alexander (Facebook)
Calgary-McCall Incumbent: Darshan Kang (LIB)
LIB: Darshan Kang (Twitter)
NDP: Collette Singh
PC: Muhammad Rasheed (Facebook)
WR: Grant Galpin (Facebook)
Calgary-Mountainview Incumbent: David Swann (LIB)
LIB: David Swann (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Christopher Mcmillan (Twitter)
PC: Cecilia Low (Twitter)
WR: Shane McAllister
Calgary-Northern Hills Incumbent: Teresa Woo-Paw (PC)
NDP: Stephanie Woodlund
PC: Teresa Woo-Paw (Twitter)
WR: Prasad Panda (Twitter)
Calgary-North West Incumbent: Lindsay Blackett (PC)
LIB: Robert Prcic
NDP: Brian Malkinson
PC: Sandra Jansen (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Chris Challis (Facebook, Twitter)
Calgary-Shaw Incumbent: Cindy Ady (PC)
AP: Brandon Beasley (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Ashley Fairall
PC: Cindy Ady (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Jeff Wilson (Twitter)
Calgary-South East Incumbent: Art Johnston
NDP: Marta Warszynski
PC: Rick Fraser (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Bill Jarvis (Twitter)
Calgary-Varsity Incumbent: Harry Chase (LIB)
EG: Carl Svoboda
LIB: Bruce Payne (Twitter)
NDP: Jackie Seidel
PC: Donna Kennedy-Glans (Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Justin Anderson (Twitter)
Calgary-West Incumbent: Ron Liepert (PC)
LIB: Wilson Mccutchan (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Mary Nokleby
PC: Shiraz Shariff (Twitter)
WR: Andrew Constantinidis (Facebook, Twitter)
Cardston-Taber-Warner Incumbent: Broyce Jacobs (PC)
NDP: Aaron Haugen
PC: Pat Shimbashi
WR: Gary Bikman (Facebook, Twitter)
Chestermere-Rocky View
NDP: Nathan Salmon (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Ted Morton (Twitter)
WR: Bruce McAllister (Twitter)
Cypress-Medicine Hat Incumbent: Len Mitzel (PC)
NDP: Nomination date: March 2, 2012. Declared candidate: Manuel Martinez
PC: Len Mitzel (Twitter)
WR: Drew Barnes (Facebook, Twitter).
Drayton Valley-Devon Incumbent: Diana McQueen (PC)
NDP: Doris Bannister
PC: Diana McQueen (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Dean Shular
Drumheller-Stettler Incumbent: Jack Hayden (PC)
NDP: Aditya Rao (Twitter)
PC: Jack Hayden
WR: Rick Strankman
Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley Incumbent: Hector Goudreau (PC)
NDP: Nathan Macklin
PC: Hector Goudreau
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview Incumbent: Tony Vandermeer (PC)
NDP: Deron Bilous (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube)
PC: Tony Vandermeer (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Don Martin (Facebook, Twitter)
Edmonton-Calder Incumbent: Doug Elniski (PC)
LIB: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: Alex V Bossé (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: David Eggen (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
PC: Bev Esslinger (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Rich Neumann (Facebook, Twitter)
Edmonton-Castle Downs Incumbent: Thomas Lukaszuk (PC)
AP: Jeff Funnell
NDP: Brian Labelle (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Thomas Lukaszuk (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: John Oplanich (Facebook)
Edmonton-Centre Incumbent: Laurie Blakeman (LIB)
LIB: Laurie Blakeman (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
NDP: Nadine Bailey (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Akash Khokhar (Facebook)
WR: Barb de Groot
Edmonton-Decore Incumbent: Janice Sarich (PC)
LIB: Ed Ammar (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Ali Haymour (Facebook)
PC: Janice Sarich (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Chris Bataluk (Twitter)
Edmonton-Ellerslie Incumbent: Naresh Bhardwaj (PC)
AP: Chinwe Okelu
NDP: Nomination date: March 1, 2012. Declared candidate: Rod Loyola (Facebook, Twitter), Kevin Wright
PC: Naresh Bhardwaj (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Jackie Lovely
Edmonton-Glenora Incumbent: Heather Klimchuk (PC)
AP: Sue Huff (Facebook, Twitter)
LIB: Bruce Miller (Blog, Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Ray Martin (Twitter)
PC: Heather Klimchuk (Facebook)
WR: Don Koziak
Edmonton-Gold Bar Incumbent: Hugh MacDonald (LIB)
AP: Dennis O’Neill (Facebook, Twitter)
EG: David Parker
LIB: Josipa Petrunic (Twitter)
NDP: Marlin Schmidt (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: David Dorward (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Linda Carlson
Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood Incumbent: Brian Mason (NDP)
NDP: Brian Mason (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Cris Basualdo (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Wayde Lever (Facebook, Twitter)
Edmonton-Manning Incumbent: Peter Sandhu (PC)
NDP: Cindy Olsen (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Peter Sandhu (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Daryl Bonar (Twitter)
Edmonton-McClung Incumbent: David Xiao (PC)
AP: John Hudson (Facebook, Twitter)
LIB: Mo Elsalhy (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Lorne Dach (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: David Xiao (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Peter Janisz
Edmonton-Meadowlark Incumbent: Raj Sherman (IND)
LIB: Raj Sherman (Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube)
NDP: Bridget Stirling (Twitter)
PC: Bob Maskell
WR: Rick Newcombe (Twitter)
Edmonton-Mill Creek Incumbent: Gene Zwozdesky (PC)
LIB: Mike Butler (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Evelinne Teichgrabber
PC: Gene Zwozdesky (Facebook)
Edmonton-Mill Woods Incumbent: Carl Benito (PC)
LIB: Weslyn Mather (Facebook)
NDP: Sandra Azocar (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Sohail Qadri
WR: Joanne Autio (Twitter)
Edmonton-Riverview Incumbent: Kevin Taft (LIB)
LIB: Arif Khan (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Lori Sigurdson (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Steve Young (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: John Corie (Facebook, Twitter)
Edmonton-Rutherford Incumbent: Fred Horne (PC)
AP: Michael Walters (Blog, Facebook, Twitter)
LIB: Rick Miller (Blog, Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Melanie Samaroden (Facebook, Twitter).
PC: Fred Horne (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Kyle McLeod (Facebook, Twitter)
Edmonton-South West
LIB: Rudy Arcilla
NDP: Sylvie Porbaix
PC: Matt Jeneroux (Facebook, LinkedIn Twitter)
WR: Allan Hunsperger
Edmonton-Strathcona Incumbent: Rachel Notley (NDP)
NDP: Rachel Notley (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Emerson Mayers
WR: Meagen LeFave (Facebook)
Edmonton-Whitemud Incumbent: Dave Hancock
AP: Julia Necheff (Twitter)
LIB: Rick Szostak
NDP: Jim Graves
PC: Dave Hancock (Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Ian Crawford (Facebook, Twitter)
Fort McMurray-Conklin Incumbent: Guy Boutilier (WR)
NDP: Paul Pomerleau
PC: Don Scott
WR: Doug Faulkner
Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo Incumbent: Guy Boutilier (WR)
NDP: Denise Woollard
PC: Mike Allen (Twitter)
WR: Guy Boutilier
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville Incumbent: Ed Stelmach (PC)
LIB: Spencer Dunn
NDP: Chris Fulmer
PC: Jacquie Fenske (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Shannon Stubbs (Twitter)
Grande Prairie-Smoky Incumbent: Mel Knight (PC)
NDP: Mary Dahr (Facebook)
PC: Everett McDonald
WR: Todd Loewen (Facebook, Twitter)
Grande Prairie-Wapiti Incumbent: Wayne Drysdale (PC)
NDP: Paula Anderson (Facebook)
PC: Wayne Drysdale (Facebook)
WR: Ethane Jarvis
Highwood Incumbent: George Groenveld (PC)
NDP: Miles Dato
PC: John Barlow (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Danielle Smith (Facebook, Twitter)
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Incumbent: Luke Ouellette (PC)
AP: Danielle Klooster (Facebook, Twitter)
LIB: Les Vidok
NDP: Patricia Norman
PC: Luke Ouellette
WR: Kerry Towle (Facebook, Twitter)
Lac La Biche-St. Paul-Two Hills Incumbent: Ray Danyluk (PC)
LIB: John Novak
NDP: Philippe Johnson
PC: Ray Danyluk
WR: Shayne Saskiw (Facebook, Twitter)
Lacombe-Ponoka Incumbent: Ray Prins (PC)
AP: Nomination date: March 4, 2012. Declared candidate: Brent Chalmers, Tony Jeglum (Twitter)
NDP: Doug Hart
PC: Ray Prins (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Rod Fox (Facebook, Twitter)
Leduc Beaumont Incumbent: George Rogers (PC)
AP: Nomination date not set. Declared candidate: William Munsey
NDP: Hana Razga
PC: George Rogers (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Dave Stasiewich
Lesser Slave Lake Incumbent: Pearl Calahasen (PC)
NDP: Steve Kaz
PC: Pearl Calahasen
WR: Darryl Boisson
Lethbridge-East Incumbent: Bridget Pastoor (PC)
LIB: Rob Miyashiro (Twitter)
NDP: Tom Moffatt (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Bridget Pastoor
WR: Kent Prestage
Lethbridge-West Incumbent: Greg Weadick (PC)
LIB: Bal Boora (Facebook)
NDP: Shannon Phillips (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Greg Weadick (Facebook)
WR: Kevin Kinahan (Facebook)
Little Bow Incumbent: Barry MacFarland (PC)
LIB: Everett Tanis
NDP: Bev Muendel-Atherstone (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: John Kolk (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Ian Donovan
Livingstone-Macleod Incumbent: Evan Berger (PC)
EG: Larry Ashmore
NDP: Matthew Halton (Facebook)
PC: Evan Berger
WR: Pat Stier
Medicine Hat Incumbent: Rob Renner
EG: Graham Murray (Twitter)
NDP: Dennis Perrier (Twitter)
PC: Darren Hirsch
WR: Blake Pedersen
Olds-Didbury-Three Hills Incumbent: Richard Marz (PC)
NDP: Kristie Krezanoski
PC: Darcy Davis (Facebook, Twitter)
WR: Bruce Rowe
Peace River Incumbent: Frank Oberle (PC)
NDP: Wanda Laurin (Twitter)
PC: Frank Oberle
WR: Alan Forsyth (Facebook, Twitter)
Red Deer-North Incumbent: Mary Anne Jablonski (PC)
LIB: Michael Dawe (Facebook)
NDP: Derrek Seelinger (Twitter)
PC: Mary Anne Jablonski (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Randy Weins
Red Deer-South Incumbent: Cal Dallas (PC)
AP: Serge Gingras (Twitter)
LIB: Jason Chilibeck
NDP: Lorna Watkinson-Zimmer (Twitter)
PC: Cal Dallas (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Nathan Stephan
Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre Incumbent: Ty Lund (PC)
PC: Ty Lund
NDP: Doreen Broska
WR: Joe Anglin (Twitter)
St. Albert Incumbent: Ken Allred (PC)
AP: Tim Osborne (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Nicole Bownes
PC: Stephen Khan (Twitter)
WR: James Burrows
Sherwood Park Incumbent: Iris Evans
IND: James Ford
LIB: Dave Anderson (Twitter)
NDP: Sarah Michelin
PC: Cathy Oleson (Twitter)
WR: Garnett Genuis (Twitter)
Spruce Grove-St. Albert Incumbent: Doug Horner (PC)
NDP: Juliette Trudeau
PC: Doug Horner (Facebook, Twitter, Vimeo)
WR: Travis Hughes
Stony Plain Incumbent: Fred Lindsay (PC)
LIB: Arlin Biffert (Facebook)
NDP: Linda Robinson
PC: Ken Lemke (Facebook)
WR: Hal Tagg
Strathcona-Sherwood Park Incumbent: Dave Quest (PC)
LIB: John Murray
NDP: Mike Scott (Twitter)
PC: Dave Quest (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Paul Nemetchek
Strathmore-Brooks Incumbent: Arno Doerkson (PC)
NDP: Brad Bailey
PC: Arno Doerksen (Facebook)
WR: Jason Hale (Facebook)
Vermilion-Lloydminster Incumbent: Lloyd Snelgrove (PC)
NDP: Ray Stone
PC: Richard Starke (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube)
WR: Danny Hozack (Twitter)
West Yellowhead Incumbent: Robin Campbell (PC)
AP: Glenn Taylor (Facebook, Twitter)
NDP: Barry Madsen (Facebook)
PC: Robin Campbell (Facebook)
WR: Stuart Taylor
Wetaskiwin-Camrose Incumbent: Verlyn Olson (PC)
NDP: Bruce Hinkley
PC: Verlyn Olson
WR: Trevor Miller (Facebook, Twitter)
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Incumbent: George VanderBurg (PC)
NDP: Blue Knox
PC: George VanderBurg (Facebook, YouTube)
WR: Maryann Chichak (Facebook, Twitter)
Senator-in-Waiting Election
Independent: Len Bracko (Facebook, Twitter)
PC: Doug Black (Facebook, Twitter), Mike Shaikh (Facebook, Twitter), Scott Tannas (Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, Twitter)
WR: Vitor Marciano (Twitter)
