10th Alberta Legislature

Canadian Legislative Assembly AB 10th Majority inactive February 22, 1945 July 16, 1948 Peter Dawson February 25, 1937 March 24, 1963 Ernest Charles Manning May 31, 1943 December 12, 1968 John Percy Page February 22, 1945 August 17, 1948 Social Credit Party Independent Citizen's Association Canadian Armed Forces Cooperative Commonwealth February 22, 1945 April 6, 1945 July 24, 1945 July 26, 1945 February 14, 1946 March 27, 1946 February 20, 1947 March 31, 1947 February 19, 1948 March 31, 1948 Manning cabinet George VI December 11, 1936 February 6, 1952 Hon. John Campbell Bowen March 23, 1937 February 1, 1950 60 9th 11th The 10th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 22, 1945, to July 16, 1948, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1944 Alberta general election held on August 8, 1944. The Legislature officially resumed on February 22, 1945, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 31, 1948 and dissolved on July 16, 1948, prior to the 1948 Alberta general election.Perry, Sandra E. Footz, Valerie L. Massolin Philip A. A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-3-6 497 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries03perr August 9, 2020 Alberta's tenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the third time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by John Percy Page a member of the Independent Citizen's Association. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963. Premier Ernest Manning called a snap election in 1944 to gain a new mandate. He won a big majority, wiping out most of the Independents. Three members of Canadian Armed Forces entered the Legislature in a delayed vote held in 1945, filling seats especially reserved for overseas military personnel. Membership in the 10th Alberta Legislature  DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s) AB Social Credit rowAcadia-CoronationClarence GerhartSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowAlexandraSelmer BergSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowAthabascaGordon LeeSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowBanff-CochraneArthur WraySocial Credit19441st term AB Independent rowIndependent Social Credit AB Social Credit rowBeaver RiverLucien MaynardSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowBow Valley-EmpressWilson CainSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowBruceJames L. McPhersonSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowCalgaryFred AndersonSocial Credit19353rd term AB Independent rowAndrew DavisonIndependent19402nd term AB Independent rowHoward MacDonaldIndependent19441st term AB Social Credit rowRose WilkinsonSocial Credit19441st term AB CCF rowAylmer LiesemerCCF19441st term AB Social Credit rowCamroseChester SayersSocial Credit19412nd term AB Social Credit rowCardstonNathan Eldon TannerSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowClover BarFloyd BakerSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowCypressEdith ThurstonSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowDidsburyHoward HammellSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowDrumhellerGordon TaylorSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowEdmontonErnest ManningSocial Credit19353rd term AB Independent rowJohn P. PageIndependent19402nd term AB CCF rowElmer RoperCCF19422nd term AB Social Credit rowNorman JamesSocial Credit19353rd term AB Veteran's & Active Force rowWilliam J. WilliamsVeteran's & Active Force19441st term AB Social Credit rowEdsonNorman WillmoreSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowGleichenGeorge E. BellSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowGrande PrairieIra McLaughlinSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowGrouardWilliam FallowSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowHand HillsWallace CrossSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowLac Ste. AnneAlbert BourcierSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowLacombeDuncan MacMillanSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowLeducRonald AnsleySocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowLethbridgeJohn LanderyouSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowLittle BowPeter DawsonSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowMacleodJames HartleySocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowMedicine HatJohn Lyle RobinsonSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowOkotoks-High RiverIvan CaseySocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowOldsNorman E. CookSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowPeace RiverWilliam GillilandSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowPembinaRobin JorgensonSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowPincher Creek-CrowsnestErnest DukeSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowPonokaOra B. MooreSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowRed DeerDavid A. UreSocial Credit19432nd term AB Social Credit rowRedwaterJames PopilSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowRocky Mountain HouseAlfred HookeSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowSedgewickAlbert FeeSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowSpirit RiverHenry DeBoltSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowSt. AlbertCharles HolderSocial Credit1935, 19442nd term* AB Social Credit rowSt. PaulJoseph BeaudrySocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowStettlerWilliam MackieSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowStony PlainCornelia WoodSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowTaberRoy S. LeeSocial Credit19402nd term AB Social Credit rowVegrevilleMichael PonichSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowVermilionWilliam R. CornishSocial Credit19441st term AB Social Credit rowWainwrightWilliam MassonSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowWarnerSolon LowSocial Credit1935, 19403rd term* AB Social Credit rowLeonard Halmrast (1945)Social Credit19451st term AB Social Credit rowWetaskiwinJohn WingbladeSocial Credit19353rd term AB Social Credit rowWillingdonWilliam TomynSocial Credit19353rd termActive Service Voters AB Independent rowProvince at Large/Armed ForcesJames Harper ProwseIndependent19451st term AB Liberal rowLiberal AB Independent rowProvince at Large/Royal Canadian Air ForceFrederick C. ColborneIndependent19451st term AB Independent rowProvince at Large/Royal Canadian NavyLoftus Dudley WardIndependent19451st term Notes: Standings changes in the 10th Assembly Number of membersper party by date194419451947Jul 8Feb 5?Aug 6Feb ?Apr 10 AB Social Credit rowSocial Credit51505150 AB Independent rowIndependent3AB Independent row Canadian Forces032 AB CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth2 AB Independent rowVeteran's & Active Force1 AB Independent rowIndependent Social Credit01 AB Liberal row-name01Total members57605960Vacant010Government Majority4542414240 Membership changes in the 10th AssemblyDateMember NameDistrictPartyReason AB Social Credit row1945Solon Earl LowWarnerSocial CreditResigned to run in the 1945 Canadian federal election AB Social Credit rowAugust 6, 1945Leonard HalmrastWarnerSocial CreditElected in a by-election AB Independent rowFebruary 1947Arthur WrayBanff-CochraneIndependent Social CreditForced to sit as an Independent after a motion was passed by the Assembly AB Liberal rowApril 10, 1947James ProwseProvince at Large/Armed ForcesLiberalJoined the Liberal Caucus References Further reading Normandin G. Pierre The Canadian Parliamentary Guide The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien 1948 G. Pierre Normandin Ottawa https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1948unse August 9, 2020 0315-6168 893686591 Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office Legislative Assembly of Alberta Elections Alberta A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Centennial Series Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-8-7 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries04perr/mode/2up May 25, 2020 Perry, Sandra E. Footz, Valerie L. Massolin Philip A. A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-3-6 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries03perr August 9, 2020 External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present 10 Category:Long stubs with short prose