Alberta has reinstated Senate nominee elections to allow Albertan’s to choose who would best represent them in the Senate.
- Bill 13: the Alberta Senate Election Act came into effect on July 18, 2019 to bring back Senate nominee elections so voters can decide who will best represent them in the Senate and fight for Alberta’s interests in Ottawa.
- Bill 27: the Alberta Senate Election Amendment Act, 2020 came into effect on July 23, 2020 to amend the Alberta Senate Election Act, which allows Senate elections to be held during municipal elections, during provincial elections or stand alone.
Under the previous law, which expired in 2016, Alberta held Senate nominee elections from 1989 until 2012. During this time, 10 nominees were elected and 5 were appointed to the Senate. Alberta currently has 6 representatives in the Senate.
In 2021 a Senate Election was held, and Mykhailo Martyniouk became a nominee to the senate with 237,228 votes and is now awaiting the Prime Minister to recognize the will of the Albertan people and appoint him to the senate.