Alberta aims to add two seats to legislature, bringing total to 89 for next election

Alberta’s surging population has the provincial government planning to add more seats to the legislature.Justice Minister Mickey Amery introduced a bill Tuesday that calls for the creation of two additional electoral districts to bring the province’s seat total to 89 ahead of the 2027 general election.There could also be widespread boundary changes, as the bill, if passed, would remove a provision that requires riding boundaries respect municipal boundaries as a guiding principle.