19th Alberta Legislature

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19th
Monarch
Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer
July 2, 1974 – October 18, 1979
Hon. Frank C. Lynch-Staunton
October 18, 1979 – January 22, 1985
Sessions
1st session
May 24, 1979 – November 16, 1979
2nd session
May 20, 1980 – March 30, 1981
3rd session
April 2, 1981 – March 30, 1981
4th session
March 4, 1982 – May 4, 1982
← 18th → 20th

The 19th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 24, 1979, to October 5, 1982, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1979 Alberta general election held on March 14, 1979. The Legislature officially resumed on May 24, 1979, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on May 4, 1982 and dissolved on October 5, 1982, prior to the 1982 Alberta general election on November 2, 1982.[1]

Alberta's nineteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the third time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party and later Raymond Speaker. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

Seating plan in the 19th Assembly

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Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

  District Member Party
  Athabasca Frank Appleby Progressive Conservative
  Banff-Cochrane Greg Stevens Progressive Conservative
 
Barrhead
Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative
  Bonnyville
Ernie Isley
Progressive Conservative
  Bow Valley Fred Mandeville
Social Credit
  Calgary-Bow Neil Webber Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Buffalo Tom Sindlinger Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Currie Dennis Anderson Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Egmont Merv Leitch Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Elbow
David John Russell
Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Fish Creek William Edward Payne Progressive Conservative
 
Calgary-Foothills
Stewart McCrae Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Forest Lawn John Zaozirny Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Glenmore Hugh Planche Progressive Conservative
 
Calgary-McCall
Andrew Little Progressive Conservative
 
Calgary-McKnight
Eric Musgreave Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Millican David Carter Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Mountain View Stan Kushner 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 Social Credit
  Cypress Alan Hyland Progressive Conservative
  Drayton Valley Shirley Cripps Progressive Conservative
  Drumheller Lewis Clark Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Avonmore Horst Schmid Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Belmont William Mack Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Beverly Bill Diachuk Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Calder Tom Chambers Progressive Conservative
 
Edmonton Centre
Mary LeMessurier Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Glenora Lou Hyndman Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Glengarry Rollie Cook 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 Kenneth Paproski Progressive Conservative
 
Edmonton Meadowlark
Gerard Amerongen Progressive Conservative
 
Edmonton-Mill Woods
Milt Pahl Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Norwood Catherine Chichak Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Parkallen Neil Stanley Crawford Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Sherwood Park Henry Woo Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Strathcona Julian Koziak Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Whitemud Peter Knaak Progressive Conservative
  Edson Ian Reid Progressive Conservative
  Grande Prairie Elmer Borstad Progressive Conservative
  Highwood George Wolstenholme Progressive Conservative
  Innisfail Nigel Pengelly Progressive Conservative
  Lac La Biche-McMurray Norm Weiss Progressive Conservative
  Lacombe Jack Cookson 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 Social Credit
  Lloydminster Bud Miller Progressive Conservative
  Macleod LeRoy Fjordbotten Progressive Conservative
  Medicine Hat Jim Horsman Progressive Conservative
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Curtis Clark Social Credit
  Peace River Al Adair Progressive Conservative
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Frederick Bradley Progressive Conservative
  Ponoka Don McCrimmon Progressive Conservative
  Red Deer Norman Magee 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 Charles Anderson 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
Charles Stewart
Progressive Conservative
  Wetaskiwin-Leduc Dallas Schmidt Progressive Conservative
  Whitecourt Peter Trynchy Progressive Conservative

Standings changes since the 19th general election

Affiliation Members
Progressive Conservative 74
Social Credit 4
New Democratic 1
 Total
79
Membership changes in the 19th Assembly
Date Member Name District Party Reason
  October 1, 1979 Hugh Horner
Barrhead
Progressive Conservative Resigned his seat.
  November 21, 1979 Ken Kowalski Barrhead Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election
  October 16, 1980 Tom Sindlinger Calgary-Buffalo Independent Conservative Removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus.
  November 30, 1981 Robert Clark Olds-Didsbury
Social Credit
Resigned his seat.
  February 17, 1982 Gordon Kesler Olds-Didsbury Western Canada Concept Elected in a by-election.
  September 17, 1982 Tom Sindlinger Calgary-Buffalo Alberta Reform Movement Started and lead a new party and formed its caucus.
  1982 Raymond Speaker Little Bow Independent Left the Social Credit caucus
  1982 Walt Buck Clover Bar Independent Left the Social Credit caucus

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