Dale Nally

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]

The Honourable Dale Nally ECA MLA
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2022
Premier	Danielle Smith
Preceded by	Nate Glubish (Service Alberta) Tanya Fir (Red Tape)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Morinville-St. Albert
Incumbent
Assumed office April 16, 2019
Preceded by	New district
Personal details
Born	1971 or 1972 (age 53–54)[1]
Political party	United Conservative Party
Residence	St. Albert, Alberta
Alma mater	Athabasca University[2]
Occupation	Politician

Nally has decades decades of private sector experience managing and leading business units that generate between $50 million and $80 million in revenue.^[5] He holds a master's degree in Education from Athabasca University.^[6]

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]

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] 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]

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]

Volunteering

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]

Electoral history

2023 general election

v t e 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) Source: Elections Alberta[11]

2019 general election

v t e 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.

Alberta provincial government of Jason Kenney