4th Alberta Legislature
| 4th Robert George Brett October 20, 1915 – October 29, 1925 | |||
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| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 7, 1918 – April 13, 1918 | |||
| 2nd session February 4, 1919 – April 17, 1919 | |||
| 3rd session February 17, 1920 – April 10, 1920 | |||
| 4th session February 15, 1921 – April 19, 1921 | |||
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The 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 7, 1918, to June 23, 1921, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1917 Alberta general election held on June 7, 1917. The Legislature officially resumed on February 7, 1918, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on April 19, 1921 and dissolved on June 23, 1921, prior to the 1921 Alberta general election.[1]
Alberta's second government was controlled by the
1918 flu pandemic on May 5, 1919. Fisher was replaced as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly by Charles Pingle
.
The 4th Assembly would be the final time the Alberta Liberal Party would hold government, being replaced by the United Farmers of Alberta following the 1921 general election.
Members of the 4th Legislative Assembly
Sifton Cabinet
 | This article is missing information about the members of the Sifton cabinet. (August 2017) |
Stewart Cabinet
| This article is missing information about the members of the Stewart cabinet. (August 2017) |
Government
Official Opposition
| District | Member | Party | First elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | James Lowery | Conservative | 1913 | |
| South Calgary | Thomas Blow | Conservative | 1913 | |
| Coronation | William Wilson | Conservative | 1917 | |
| Edmonton East | James Ramsey | Conservative | 1917 | |
| Edmonton West | Albert Ewing | Conservative | 1913 | |
Edmonton South
|
Herbert Crawford | Conservative | 1913 | |
| Gleichen | Fred Davis | Conservative | 1917 | |
| High River | George Douglas Stanley | Conservative | 1913 | |
| Lac Ste. Anne | George Barker | Conservative | 1917 | |
| Lacombe | Andrew Gilmour | Conservative | 1917 | |
| Lethbridge City | John Stewart | Conservative | 1911 | |
| Medicine Hat | Nelson Spencer | Conservative | 1913 | |
| Okotoks | George Hoadley | Conservative | 1909 | |
| Pincher Creek | John Kemmis | Conservative | 1911 | |
| Ponoka | Charles Cunningham | Conservative | 1917 | |
| Red Deer | Edward Michener | Conservative | 1909 | |
| John Gaetz | Liberal | 1918 | ||
| Rocky Mountain | Robert Campbell | Conservative | 1913 | |
| Stony Plain | Frederick Lundy | Conservative | 1917 | |
| Wainwright | George LeRoy Hudson | Conservative | 1913 |
Opposition
| District | Member | Party | First elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre Calgary | Alex Ross | Labor Representation | 1917 | |
| Claresholm | Louise McKinney | Non-Partisan | 1917 | |
| Nanton | James Weir | Non-Partisan | 1917 | |
| Province at Large | Robert Pearson | Canadian Armed Forces | 1917 | |
| Roberta MacAdams | Canadian Armed Forces | 1917 |
- Members of the Alberta Non-Partisan League, became members of the United Farmers of Alberta on July 15, 1919.
Standings changes in the 4th general election
| Membership changes in the 4th Assembly | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Member Name | District | Party | Reason | |
| November 9, 1917 | George Smith | Camrose | Liberal | Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election | |
| November 19, 1917 | Arthur Ebbett | Vermilion | Liberal | Elected in a by-election | |
| September 27, 1918 | Alexander MacKay | Athabasca | Liberal | Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election | |
| October 21, 1918 | Jean Côté | Grouard | Liberal | Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election | |
| October 28, 1918 | John Gaetz | Red Deer | Liberal | Elected in a by-election | |
| March 29, 1919 | Alex Ross | Centre Calgary | Dominion Labor | Formed the Dominion Labor caucus | |
| May 5, 1919 | Charles Fisher | Cochrane | Liberal | Died | |
| November 3, 1919 | Alexander Moore | Cochrane | United Farmers | Elected in a by-election | |
| November 3, 1919 | George Mills | Athabasca | Liberal | Elected in a by-election | |
References
- ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
Further reading
- OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- 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.
- OCLC 1042901332. Retrieved August 17, 2020.