Politics & Governance
Provincial legislature, federal representation, elections, campaign finance, spending, and fiscal flows.
Political decisions — zoning, infrastructure, tax policy, immigration targets — are upstream of every economic outcome. This section connects the people, the money, and the votes.
Legislature and Federal show who holds power. Campaign Finance shows who funds it. Spending and Transfers show where the money goes.
Legislature
Alberta's 87 MLAs, party breakdown, and electoral district data.
Represent API
Federal
Alberta's MPs, how they vote, and federal debates mentioning Alberta.
Represent API, OpenParliament.ca
Elections
Historical results — poll-by-poll data, seat trends, vote share, and swing analysis.
Elections Canada, Elections Alberta
Campaign Finance
Political donations and party financial statements. Who funds Alberta politics?
Elections Alberta, Elections Canada
Gov Spending
Grant disclosures by ministry, Blue Book expenditure, and public sector compensation.
Alberta Open Data (CKAN)
Federal Transfers
CHT, CST, equalization since 1957, plus federal contracts and grants in Alberta.
open.canada.ca, Dept of Finance
Legislation
Federal bills, votes, and committee activity. Track how Alberta MPs vote.
OpenParliament.ca
Common terms in this section
- MLA
- — Member of the Legislative Assembly. Alberta's 87 provincial elected representatives.
- MP
- — Member of Parliament. Alberta has 34 federal ridings in the House of Commons.
- CHT / CST
- — Canada Health Transfer / Canada Social Transfer. Federal block transfers for healthcare and social programs.
- Equalization
- — Federal redistribution from "have" to "have-not" provinces. Alberta is a net contributor.
- Blue Book
- — Alberta's annual report of government expenditure by payee. Every payment over $10K.
Alberta Pulse Check — Politics — Data from Represent API, OpenParliament, Elections Canada, Alberta Open Data