Overview
- The commission released its final report Thursday and proposed adding two seats in Calgary and one in Edmonton, which would raise the legislature to 89 MLAs.
- In Calgary, the map creates Calgary-Nose Creek, Calgary-Confluence and Calgary-McKenzie and folds Calgary-Peigan into nearby districts.
- In Edmonton, six core districts would merge into five and two city-edge districts, Edmonton-Enoch and Edmonton-Beaumont, would link urban and nearby communities.
- A minority report from two UCP-appointed commissioners urges more than a dozen urban–rural hybrid ridings, diverging from the majority’s city-focused layout.
- The NDP accused the UCP of angling for gerrymandered rural gains, while the UCP said it is reviewing the recommendations and the legislature can adopt or amend the map.