Green Party of Alberta Member, Do You Want To Be The Next Leader of the Green Party of Alberta?
Review the GPA Constitution and bylaws to learn more about the leader's role. Read "Article 8 The Leader".
Between elections, the Leader may need to volunteer 20 to 50 hours per month.
The Leader will run in all Provincial elections.
During elections, the Leader may need to volunteer 40 to 60 hours per week.
Timeline of the GPA Leadership Contest
December 12th, 2025: Unofficial announcement of an upcoming leadership contest. James Anderson officially becomes the Interim Leader after the current Executive Council spent over five months trying to find one. This five-month search did allow the new Executive Council volunteers to learn and organize the party, making it ready for this leadership contest.
As per B8.3.1.B.: "A Leadership Contest must be held within six months of the appointment of an interim Leader." This makes June 12th the deadline for complying with this bylaw.
February 27th, 2026: To be nominated for the leader of the party OR to nominate a potential leader (below), you must have been a GPA member by February 27th, 2026. This is in line with (implied by or in the spirit of) Bylaw B2.2.1 of the GPA Constitution & Bylaws. It is the responsibility of the Executive Council to interpret and administer the constitution between AGMs.
March 28th, 2026: Official Call of Leadership Contest. Party members, as contestants are listed below, please nominate some!
April 30th, 2026: To vote in this leadership contest, you must be a member of the Green Party of Alberta by April 30th, 2026. This is also in line with Bylaw B2.2.1 of the GPA Constitution & Bylaws.
April 25th, 2026, at 6 p.m.: Close of Nominations.
April 25th to May 2nd, 2026: Candidate Vetting by the party. Naturally, any potential candidates have been excluded from this process.
May 2nd, 2026: Official Leadership Candidates Announced and a new page will be created.
May 2nd to May 30th, 2026: Campaign period, candidates must follow all GPA rules and Elections Alberta rules.
May 30th, 2026: Voting opens for GPA Members.
June 6th, 2026, at 6 p.m.: Voting ends.
June 6th, 2026: Vote-counting, results will be posted once counting is complete. This could take a few hours or a few days, but the party has until June 16th, 2026, to post the results. We've excluded any potential candidates from this process, but they are allowed to appoint one scuteneer each.
June 16th, 2026: Elections Alberta Party Endorsement Deadline, when the new Leader will be reported to Elections Alberta.
How to be Nominated for GPA Leader?
Rules for applying to get nominated:
1) You must have been a member of the GPA in good standing before/by February 27th, 2026.
2) You must follow all the rules listed on this Elections Alberta webpage. Review it often for updates, and if you have any questions about the information on the Elections Alberta website, contact Elections Alberta directly. Their contact info is on their website.
3) You need to submit a Criminal Record Check with your nomination. You must cover this cost yourself. If you receive this late, you may still be accepted, but any fraud or financial convictions will automatically disqualify you.
4) You must supply all this information with your application:
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- Name,
- address,
- email address,
- phone number,
- current employment(s),
- Alberta Electoral Division (constituency/riding) you live in,
- citizenship (only Canadian citizens can be nominated), and
- current membership in any other provincial political party.
5) You need to list all your social media profile links for vetting.
6) Please create a campaign information website or a Google Doc that we can share with the membership. Please send this link when you apply, or afterward, so we can list it below.
7) You need to complete this Elections Alberta form and include it with your application. Fill in the parts that pertain to you, and when your nomination is accepted, the party CFO will complete the form and send it to Elections Alberta. If you have any questions about filling out this form, please email [email protected].
Email your nomination application info to [email protected]
After you submit your nomination application:
You'll need 10 GPA members to nominate you. Your name will be listed below.
The party will send email blasts to the membership when you're added to the list and at least weekly.
After the final list of nominations has been approved by the party, it will be emailed to members.
Possible candidates will be listed below, and the final list will be on a new page for the Leader contest.
Party Members Nominate Your Next Leader!
Each possible leader candidate must have ten nomination endorsements from current party members!
Nominating a leader candidate is not a "vote" for that person, but it allows more people to get nominated, so we have plenty of candidates to choose from when we vote.
Please support the potential new leader by sending an email to [email protected] with your endorsement.
You can nominate more than one person, just do it in separate emails.
Get your endorsement email in before April 25th, 2026, at 6 p.m.
Here is the list of current possible candidates:
- James Anderson, click here to learn more about James!
- Firstname Lastname, link to candidate information
- Firstname Lastname, link to candidate information
- Firstname Lastname, link to candidate information
Notice:
The information on this page may not be definitive. Check this page often for updates. The Party reserves the right to update this process as needed to ensure compliance with the Party Constitution and Election Alberta rules. Remember, we're volunteers doing our best!