21st Alberta Legislature

Former Alberta assembly session held in 1986

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21st Alberta Legislature

Majority parliament
12 June 1986 - 20 February 1989
Parliament leaders
Premier| Don Getty
1 November 1985 - 14 December 1992
Cabinet| Getty cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition| Ray Martin
6 November 1984 - 15 June 1993
Party caucuses
Government| Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition| New Democratic Party
Recognized| Liberal Party
| Representative
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly| David J. Carter
12 June 1986 - 30 August 1993
Members| 83 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch| Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 - September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor| Hon. Helen Hunley
22 January 1985 - 11 March 1991
Sessions
1st session
June 12, 1986 – March 4, 1987
2nd session
March 5, 1987 – March 16, 1988
3rd session
March 17, 1988 – February 16, 1989
4th session
February 17. 1989 – February 17, 1989
| ← 20th | → 22nd

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The 21st Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from June 12, 1986, to February 20, 1989, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1986 Alberta general election held on May 8, 1986. The Legislature officially resumed on June 12, 1986, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on February 17, 1989, and dissolved on February 20, 1989, prior to the 1989 Alberta general election on March 20, 1989.[1]

Alberta's twentieth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the fifth time, led by Premier Don Getty. The Official Opposition was led by Ray Martin of the New Democratic Party. The Speaker was David J. Carter.

## Party standings after the 21st General Election[edit]

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Affiliation | Members

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| Progressive Conservative | 61
| New Democratic | 16
| Liberal | 4
| Representative | 2
Total
| 83

* 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

21st Alberta Legislative Assembly

District  | Member  | Party
| Athabasca-Lac La Biche | Leo Piquette | NDP
| 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 | Sheldon Chumir | Liberal
| 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 | Barry Pashak | NDP
| Calgary-Glenmore | Dianne Mirosh | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-McCall | Stan Nelson | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-McKnight | Eric Musgreave | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Millican | Gordon Shrake | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Montrose | Rick Orman | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Mountain View | Bob Hawkesworth | NDP
| Calgary-North Hill | Fred Stewart | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-North West | Stan Cassin | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Shaw | Jim Dinning | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-West | Elaine McCoy | Progressive Conservative
| Camrose | Ken Rostad | Progressive Conservative
| Cardston | Jack Ady | Progressive Conservative
| Chinook | Henry Kroeger | Progressive Conservative
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Representative
| Cypress-Redcliff | Alan Hyland | Progressive Conservative
| Drayton Valley | Shirley Cripps | Progressive Conservative
| Drumheller | Stanley Schumacher | Progressive Conservative
| Dunvegan | Glen Clegg | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Avonmore | Marie Laing | NDP
| Edmonton-Belmont | Tom Sigurdson | NDP
| Edmonton-Beverly | Ed Ewasiuk | NDP
| Edmonton-Calder | Christie Mjolsness | NDP
| Edmonton-Centre | William Roberts | NDP
| Edmonton-Glengarry | John Younie | NDP
| Edmonton-Glenora | Nancy Betkowski 1 | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Bettie Hewes | Liberal
| Edmonton-Highlands | Pam Barrett | NDP
| Edmonton-Jasper Place | Leslie Young | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Kingsway | Alex McEachern | NDP
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Grant Mitchell | Liberal
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Gerry Gibeault | NDP
| Edmonton-Norwood | Ray Martin | NDP
| Edmonton-Parkallen | Neil Stanley Crawford | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Gordon Wright | NDP
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Don Getty | Progressive Conservative
| Fort McMurray | Norm Weiss | Progressive Conservative
| Grande Prairie | Bob Elliott | Progressive Conservative
| Highwood | Harry Alger | Progressive Conservative
| Innisfail | Nigel Pengelly | 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 | Representative
| Lloydminster | Doug Cherry | Progressive Conservative
| Macleod | LeRoy Fjordbotten | Progressive Conservative
| Medicine Hat | Jim Horsman | Progressive Conservative
| Olds-Didsbury | Roy Brassard | Progressive Conservative
| Peace River | Al Adair | Progressive Conservative
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Frederick Deryl Bradley | Progressive Conservative
| Ponoka-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative
| Red Deer-North | Stockwell Day | Progressive Conservative
| Red Deer-South | John Oldring | Progressive Conservative
| Redwater-Andrew | Steve Zarusky | Progressive Conservative
| Rocky Mountain House | John Murray Campbell | Progressive Conservative
| Sherwood Park | Peter Elzinga | Progressive Conservative
| Smoky River | Marvin Moore | Progressive Conservative
| St. Albert | Bryan Strong | NDP
| St. Paul | John Drobot | Progressive Conservative
| Stettler | Brian C. Downey | Progressive Conservative
| Stony Plain | Jim Heron | Progressive Conservative
| Taber-Warner | Robert Bogle | Progressive Conservative
| Three Hills | Connie Osterman | Progressive Conservative
| Vegreville | Derek Fox | NDP
| Vermilion-Viking | Steve West | Progressive Conservative
| Wainwright | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative
| Westlock-Sturgeon | Nicholas Taylor | Liberal
| West Yellowhead | Ian Reid | Progressive Conservative
| Wetaskiwin-Leduc | Donald H. Sparrow | Progressive Conservative
| Whitecourt | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative

Note:
1Nancy Betkowski later changed her last name to Nancy MacBeth.

## 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. (1989). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Toronto: Info Globe. ISBN 0-9693158-1-3. OCLC 679734888. 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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