Alberta’s governing UCP to revisit proposed riding changes before next election

Alberta’s governing United Conservatives are looking to take another run at redrawing provincial riding boundaries, a move the Opposition NDP calls a cynical backdoor scheme to rig the October 2027 general election.

Premier Danielle Smith’s caucus is set to introduce a motion in the house today to revisit a recent bipartisan panel report to add more seats to reflect Alberta’s growing population.

The motion, if passed, would see a new panel of legislature members, a majority from Smith’s caucus, oversee the changes.

The report is riven with internal conflict, with UCP-appointed members urging the province to accept what the panel chair labels a dangerous and radical redrawing of boundary lines.