Vote for the Best of Alberta Politics in 2023
Vote for the Best of Alberta Politics in 2023
You shared your picks. It's now time to vote for the top 3.
With more than a thousand submissions made in the annual Best of Alberta Politics survey, your choices have been sorted and you can now vote for the top 3 choices in each category. Voting for the top 3 will be open until Dec. 17 at 8:00 p.m. and the winners will be announced on December 19.
This is the seventh annual edition of this survey and it is all about celebrating the best in Alberta politics, so if there is a person who doesn’t fit neatly into any of these categories who deserves some kudos, please send me an email and let me know.
Thank you and good luck.
Dave
Vote for the top 3 in the Best of Alberta Politics 2023 survey
1. Who was the best Alberta MLA of 2023? – VOTE
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford
Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Rakhi Pancholi, MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud
Honourable mentions to runners-up Spruce Grove-Stony Plain MLA Searle Turton and Edmonton-Strathcona MLA Rachel Notley.
2. Who was the best Alberta cabinet minister of 2023? – VOTE
Nate Horner, Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
Rajan Sawhney, Minister of Advanced Education
Searle Turton, Minister of Children and Family Services
Honourable mentions to Minister of Municipal Affairs Ric McIver and Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Rebecca Schulz.
3. Who was the best opposition MLA of 2023? – VOTE
Janis Irwin, MLA for Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood
Rachel Notley, MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona
Rakhi Pancholi, MLA for Edmonton-Whitemud
Honourable mention to runners-up Edmonton-Rutherford MLA Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse and Lethbridge-West MLA Shannon Phillips.
4. Who is the up and coming MLA to watch in 2024? – VOTE
Nagwan Al-Guneid, MLA for Calgary-Glenmore
Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse, MLA for Edmonton-Rutherford
Kyle Kasawski, MLA for Sherwood Park
Honourable mentions to runners-up Edmonton-West Henday MLA Brooks Arcand-Paul, Chestermere-Strathmore MLA Chantelle de Jonge, Calgary-Elbow MLA Samir Kayande.
5. Who was the best candidate who didn’t win in the 2023 election? - VOTE
Jason Copping, UCP candidate in Calgary-Varsity
Karen Shaw, NDP candidate in Morinville-St. Albert
Bill Tonita, NDP candidate in Strathcona-Sherwood Park
Honourable mentions to Calgary-Bow NDP candidate Druh Farrell, Lethbridge-East NDP candidate Rob Miyashiro, and Brooks-Medicine Hat Alberta Party candidate Barry Morishita.
6. What was the biggest issue of 2023? - VOTE
Affordability and the cost of living
Crisis in the health care system
Leaving the Canada Pension Plan and forming the Alberta Pension Plan
This category can sometimes be a bit of a hodge podge, but this year three main themes dominated the submissions.
7. What was the best political play of 2023? - VOTE
Alberta Sovereignty within a United Canada Act
Danielle Smith’s UCP winning the 2023 election
The Strategists winning Best Political Play of 2023
Our friends at The Strategists are having a little fun with this category.
One more thing…
In case you missed it, last week I joined Real Talk host Ryan Jespersen and former cabinet minister Deron Bilous to discuss Premier Danielle Smith’s trip to COP28 in Dubai, the state of the opposition, and who might replace Rachel Notley as leader of the NDP whenever she decides to move on (I wrote more about that last week).