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| 19th Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 24 May 1979 – 5 October 1982 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Peter Lougheed September 10, 1971 – November 1, 1985 | ||
| Cabinet | Lougheed cabinet | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Robert Curtis Clark September 15, 1973 – November 28, 1980 | ||
| Raymond Speaker December 16, 1980 – November 1, 1982 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta | ||
| Opposition | Social Credit Party | ||
| Unrecognized | 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. 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 | |||
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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]
Contents
- Seating plan in the 19th Assembly
- Members elected
- Standings changes since the 19th general election
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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.