With hundreds of submissions made to the Best of Alberta Politics 2021 survey, your choices have been sorted and you can now vote in each category. Voting is open until Dec. 22, 2021 at 6:00 pm and the winners will be announced shortly after that.
Here are the top choices in each category:
1. Who was the best Alberta MLA of 2021? – VOTE
- Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
- Rachel Notley, MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona
- Rakhi Pancholi, MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud
2. Who was the best Alberta cabinet minister of 2021? – VOTE
- Leela Aheer, Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
- Ric McIver, Minister of Municipal Affairs
- Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Transportation
Honourable mentions to runners-up Minister of Health Jason Copping and Minister of Finance Travis Toews. It is also worth noting that a large number of people chose to submit various versions of “none of the above.”
3. Who was the best opposition MLA of 2021? – VOTE
- Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
- Rachel Notley, MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona
- Shannon Phillips, MLA for Lethbridge-West
Honourable mention to runners-up Edmonton-City Centre MLA David Shepherd and Edmonton-Whitemud MLA Rakhi Pancholi..
4. Who is the up and coming MLA to watch in 2022? – VOTE
- Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
- Brian Jean, (potentially future) MLA for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche
- Rakhi Pancholi, MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud
Honourable mentions to runners-up Drumheller-Stettler MLA Nate Horner and Edmonton-South MLA Thomas Dang.
5. What was the biggest political play of 2021 in Alberta? – VOTE
- Brian Jean’s political comeback
- Jason Kenney’s “Open For Summer/Best Summer Ever” COVID-19 plan
- Jyoti Gondek’s election as Mayor of Calgary
What was the biggest political issue of 2021 in Alberta?
In some past years this category has been a dog’s breakfast, but like last year, this year your choice was clear. COVID-19 was the clear choice of the overwhelming majority of people who submitted in this category. The global COVID-19 pandemic defined Alberta politics in 2021, with the failure of Premier Jason Kenney’s “Open For Summer” plan and the fourth wave that followed garnering the most submissions.
One reply on “Vote in the Best of Alberta Politics 2021 Survey”
There is a problem ith our Democracy ? The Gov’t we have is clearly not doing what people want ? So why do we have to wait for four years to boot them ? So if there a majority Gov’t elected , then they have a four year dictatorship ! No Democracy !