With thousands of submissions made to the sixth annual Best of Alberta Politics 2022 survey, your choices have been sorted and you can now vote for the top 3 choices in each category. Voting is open until Dec. 22, 2022 at 8:00 pm and the winners will be announced shortly after at daveberta.ca. Thank you to everyone who voted.
Here are the top choices in each category:
1. Who was the best Alberta MLA of 2022? – VOTE
- Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
- Rachel Notley, MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona
- Jordan Walker, MLA for Sherwood Park
Honourable mentions to runners-up Edmonton-Whitemud MLA Rakhi Pancholi and Central Peace-Notley MLA Todd Loewen.
2. Who was the best Alberta cabinet minister of 2022? – VOTE
- Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism
- Travis Toews, Minister of Finance
- Rick Wilson, Minister of Indigenous Relations
Honourable mention to runner-up Minister of Health Jason Copping.
3. Who was the best opposition MLA of 2022? – 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 2023? – VOTE
- Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
- Rakhi Pancholi, MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud
- Danielle Smith, Premier and MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat
Honourable mentions to runners-up Calgary-Shaw MLA Rebecca Schulz.
5. Who is the candidate to watch in the 2023 election? – VOTE
- Nagwan Al-Guneid, NDP candidate in Calgary-Glenmore
- Brooks Arcand-Paul, NDP candidate in Edmonton-West Henday
- Denis Ram, NDP candidate in Calgary-Peigan
Honourable mentions to Edmonton-South NDP candidate Rhiannon Hoyle and Edmonton-Rutherford Green Party candidate Jordan Wilkie.
6. What was the biggest issue of 2022? – VOTE
- The crisis in the health care system
- Inflation/Cost of Living
- The Alberta Sovereignty Act
7. What was the biggest political play of 2022 in Alberta? – VOTE
- Danielle Smith winning the UCP leadership
- Jason Kenney losing the UCP leadership
- The Alberta Sovereignty Act
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