20th Alberta Legislature

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20th Alberta Legislature

Majority parliament
10 March 1983 - 10 April 1986
Parliament leaders
Premier| Peter Lougheed
September 10, 1971 - November 1, 1985
| Don Getty
November 1, 1985 - December 14, 1992
Cabinets| Lougheed cabinet
Getty cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition| Grant Notley
November 2, 1982 - October 19, 1984
| Ray Martin
November 6, 1984 - June 15, 1993
Party caucuses
Government| Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Opposition| New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly| Gerard Amerongen
March 2, 1972 - June 11, 1986
Members| 79 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch| Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 - September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor| Hon. Frank C. Lynch-Staunton
October 18, 1979 - January 22, 1985
| Hon. Helen Hunley
January 22, 1985 - March 11, 1991
Sessions
1st session
March 10, 1983 – March 2, 1984
2nd session
March 15, 1984 – March 13, 1985
3rd session
March 14, 1985 – April 2, 1986
4th session
April 3, 1986 – April 10, 1986
| ← 19th | → 21st

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The 20th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 10, 1983, to April 10, 1986, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1982 Alberta general election held on November 2, 1982. The Legislature officially resumed on March 10, 1983, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on April 10, 1986, prior to the 1986 Alberta general election on May 8, 1986.[1]

Alberta's twentieth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the fourth time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed until his resignation, he was replaced by Don Getty. The Official Opposition was led by Grant Notley of the New Democratic Party until his death on October 19, 1984, and later Ray Martin. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

## Party standings after the 20th General Election[edit]

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Affiliation  | Members

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| Progressive Conservative | 75
| New Democratic | 2
| Independent | 2
Total
| 79

* A party requires four seats to have official party status in the legislature. Parties with fewer than four seats are not entitled to party funding although their members will usually be permitted to sit together in the chamber.

## Members elected[edit]

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

20th Alberta Legislative Assembly

| District  | Member  | Party
| Athabasca | Frank Pierpoint Appleby | Progressive Conservative
| Banff-Cochrane | Greg Stevens | Progressive Conservative
| Barrhead | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative
| Bonnyville | Ernie Isley | Progressive Conservative
| Bow Valley | Tom Musgrove | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Bow | Neil Webber | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Buffalo | Brian Lee | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Currie | Dennis Anderson | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Egmont | David J. Carter | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Elbow | David John Russell | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Fish Creek | William Edward Payne | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Foothills | Janet Koper | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Forest Lawn | John Zaozirny | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Glenmore | Hugh Planche | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-McCall | Stan Nelson | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-McKnight | Eric Musgreave | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Millican | Gordon Shrake | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Mountain View | Bohdan Zip | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-North Hill | Ed Oman | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-North West | Sheila Embury | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-West | Peter Lougheed | Progressive Conservative
| Camrose | Gordon Stromberg | Progressive Conservative
| Cardston | John Thompson | Progressive Conservative
| Chinook | Henry Kroeger | Progressive Conservative
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Independent
| Cypress | Alan Hyland | Progressive Conservative
| Drayton Valley | Shirley Cripps | Progressive Conservative
| Drumheller | Lewis Clark | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Avonmore | Horst Schmid | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Belmont | Walter Szwender | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Beverly | Bill Diachuk | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Calder | Tom Chambers | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Centre | Mary LeMessurier | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Glengarry | Rollie Cook | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Glenora | Lou Hyndman | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Al Hiebert | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Highlands | David Thomas King | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Jasper Place | Leslie Young | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Kingsway | Carl Paproski | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Gerard Amerongen | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Milt Pahl | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Norwood | Ray Martin | NDP
| Edmonton-Parkallen | Neil Stanley Crawford | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Sherwood Park | Henry Woo | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Julian Koziak | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Robert Keith Alexander | Progressive Conservative
| Edson | Ian Reid | Progressive Conservative
| Grande Prairie | Bob Elliott | Progressive Conservative
| Highwood | Harry Alger | Progressive Conservative
| Innisfail | Nigel Pengelly | Progressive Conservative
| Lac La Biche-McMurray | Norm Weiss | Progressive Conservative
| Lacombe | Ronald Moore | Progressive Conservative
| Lesser Slave Lake | Larry Shaben | Progressive Conservative
| Lethbridge-East | Archibald D. Johnston | Progressive Conservative
| Lethbridge-West | John Gogo | Progressive Conservative
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Independent
| Lloydminster | Bud Miller | Progressive Conservative
| Macleod | LeRoy Fjordbotten | Progressive Conservative
| Medicine Hat | Jim Horsman | Progressive Conservative
| Olds-Didsbury | Stephen Stiles | Progressive Conservative
| Peace River | Al Adair | Progressive Conservative
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Frederick Deryl Bradley | Progressive Conservative
| Ponoka | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative
| Red Deer | Jim McPherson | Progressive Conservative
| Redwater-Andrew | George Topolnisky | Progressive Conservative
| Rocky Mountain House | John Murray Campbell | Progressive Conservative
| Smoky River | Marvin Moore | Progressive Conservative
| Spirit River-Fairview | Grant Notley | NDP
| St. Albert | Myrna Fyfe | Progressive Conservative
| St. Paul | John Drobot | Progressive Conservative
| Stettler | Graham Harle | Progressive Conservative
| Stony Plain | William Purdy | Progressive Conservative
| Taber-Warner | Robert Bogle | Progressive Conservative
| Three Hills | Connie Osterman | Progressive Conservative
| Vegreville | John Batiuk | Progressive Conservative
| Vermilion-Viking | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative
| Wainwright | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative
| Wetaskiwin-Leduc | Donald H. Sparrow | Progressive Conservative
| Whitecourt | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative

## References[edit]

1. ^ Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 501\. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

## Further reading[edit]

* Normandin, Pierre G., ed. (1986). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: P.G. Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
* Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
* Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

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* Alberta Legislative Assembly
* Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book
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