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Dale Nally ECA MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Morinville-St. Albert as a member of the United Conservative Party.[3][4]

Private career

Nally has decades of private sector experience managing and leading business units that generate between $50 million and $80 million in revenue.[5][better source needed] He holds a master’s degree in education from Athabasca University.[6][better source needed] Nally’s volunteer involvement includes various roles with the St. Albert Minor Hockey Association and co-chair for Diversity Edmonton, a volunteer organization that worked with businesses to promote the hiring of people with disabilities.[6][better source needed]

Political career

After the 2019 Alberta general election, Nally was sworn in as Alberta’s first ever Associate Minister of Natural Gas on April 30, 2019.[7] On March 24, 2020, he was made Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity.[8][better source needed]

As Associate Minister of Natural Gas and Electricity, he sponsored the Utility Commodity Rebate Act, which gave $50 energy rebates to more than 1.9 million households, farms and businesses.[5][better source needed] It also enabled the Alberta government to provide a natural gas rebate if regulated natural gas rates exceed $6.50 per gigajoule in the future.[9][better source needed]

He also supported energy diversification, including hydrogen energy which he described as an “incredible opportunity” for the province. He worked towards the development of a roadmap for accelerating its development and aligning it with those of other provinces. Nally also supported plastic recycling within Alberta. “It’s an area where Alberta can excel,” he said, “by using its petrochemical, research and innovation sectors.”[10]

On October 24, 2022, Nally was made Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction.[5][better source needed]

Recall petition attempt

A recall petition against Nally was approved by Elections Alberta on November 14, 2025.[11] Nally claimed a constituent behind the effort to recall him didn’t vote in the last election and questioned whether that should disqualify the petition.[12] It unsuccessfully gathered out of the requiring 15,700 signatures by the February deadline.[12] In March 2026, Nally was found by Elections Alberta to have accessed a confidential list of electors for which was not “authorized by the Election Act”.[12] This violated election law but carried no penalty.[12]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Morinville-St. Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Dale Nally 13,472 51.78 +1.77
New Democratic Karen Shaw 11,728 45.07 +11.91
Alberta Party Wayne Rufiange 590 2.27 -12.48
Green Kurt Klingbeil 230 0.88 +0.15
Total 26,020 99.44
Rejected and declined 146 0.56
Turnout 26,166 65.99
Eligible voters 39,649
United Conservative hold Swing -5.07
Source(s)

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Morinville-St. Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Dale Nally 13,435 50.01 +0.38
New Democratic Natalie Birnie 8,908 33.16 -15.19
Alberta Party Neil Korotash 3,963 14.75 +14.10
Alberta Independence Mike Van Velzen 204 0.76
Green Cass Romyn 198 0.74
Alberta Advantage Tamara Krywiak 157 0.58
Total 26,865 99.18
Rejected, spoiled and declined 223 0.82
Turnout 27,088 73.02
Eligible voters 37,099
United Conservative notional hold Swing +7.79
Source(s)
Source: “75 – Morinville-St. Albert, 2019 Alberta general election”. officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 357–363. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

References

  1. ^ Anna Junker & Janet French (2019-04-16). “Meet your new Edmonton-area MLAs”. Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  2. ^ Reading Time: 1 minute (8 November 2018). “Nally wins UCP nod for Morinville-St. Albert – The Morinville News”. Morinvillenews.com. Retrieved 2019-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ “Nally looking to bring experience to Morinville-St. Albert riding”.
  4. ^ “Alberta election: Morinville-St Albert results – Edmonton”. Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  5. ^ a b c “Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction”. www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  6. ^ a b “Member Information”. www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ Morgan, Geoffrey (4 June 2019). “Alberta comes to aid of ‘industry in crisis’ with first associate minister for natural gas”. Financial Post. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. ^ “Ensuring safe, reliable and affordable electricity for Albertans”. www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  9. ^ “Enabling energy rebates”. www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  10. ^ Graney, Emma (2020-10-06). “Alberta to diversify economy with big bet on hydrogen”. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  11. ^ https://www.elections.ab.ca/recall-initiative/recall/current-recall-petitions/
  12. ^ a b c d “Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally breached election law, investigation finds | Globalnews.ca”. Global News. Retrieved 2026-04-01.
  13. ^ “75 – Morinville-St. Albert”. officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.