23rd Alberta Legislature

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23rd Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
30 August 1993 – 11 February 1997
Coat of arms of Alberta.svg
Parliament leaders
Premier Ralph Klein
14 December 1992 - 14 December 2006
Cabinet Klein cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition 		Laurence Decore
June 15, 1993 – July 15, 1994
Grant Mitchell
November 12, 1994 – April 17, 1998
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition Liberal Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly 		Stanley Schumacher
30 August 1993 - 17 April 1997
Members83 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor 		Hon. Gordon Towers
11 March 1991 - 17 April 1996
Hon. Bud Olson
17 April 1996 - 10 February 2000
Sessions
1st session
August 30, 1993 – February 9, 1994
2nd session
February 10, 1994 – February 12, 1995
3rd session
February 13, 1995 – February 12, 1996
4th session
February 13, 1996 – February 9, 1997
5th session
February 10, 1997 – February 11, 1997
←  22nd →  24th

The 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from August 30, 1993, to February 11, 1997, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1993 Alberta general election held on June 15, 1993. The Legislature officially resumed on August 30, 1993, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 11, 1997, prior to the 1997 Alberta general election on March 11, 1997. [1]

Contents

Alberta's twenty-second government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Laurence Decore of the Liberal Party, and later Grant Mitchell. The Speaker was Stanley Schumacher.

Bills

Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act) is the freedom of information and privacy act for Alberta, Canada. It was passed by the Alberta Legislature in June 1994 and came into force on October 1, 1995. [2]

Civil Enforcement Act

The Civil Enforcement Act, S.A. 1994, c.C-10.5, is a law in Alberta, Canada. The law gave responsibility for seizures, evictions, repossessions, and enforcing court orders to authorized civil enforcement agencies. Sheriffs' Offices throughout the province closed, but The Office of the Sheriff - Civil Enforcement was created under the Court Services Division of Alberta Justice to monitor the civil enforcement agency activities and respond to complaints. The Act was proclaimed in force on January 1, 1996.

Electric Utilities Act

The Electric Utilities Act (1996) effective January 1, 1996, which created Power Pool of Alberta, a wholesale market clearing entity. The Power Pool was a not for profit entity that operated the "competitive wholesale market including dispatch of generation." [3] The Electric Utilities Act stipulated all electric energy bought and sold in Alberta had to be exchanged through the Power Pool which "served as an independent, central, open access pool." It functioned as a "spot market intending to match the demand with the lowest cost supply and establish an hourly pool price." [3] Alberta was the first Canadian province to implement a deregulated electricity market. Competitive wholesale markets were being fostered in the 1990s as part of the liberalization process of the 1990s changing some parameters such as the unbundling of generation, transmission and distribution functions of incumbent utilities. [4] Local distribution utilities, either investor- or municipally owned, retained the obligation to supply and the 6 largest utilities were assigned a share of the output of existing generators at a fixed price.

Party standings after the 23rd General Election

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AffiliationMembers
  Progressive Conservative Party 51
  Liberal Party 32
 Total
83

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly
DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously elected
  Athabasca-Wabasca Mike Cardinal Progressive Conservative 1989
  Banff-Cochrane Brian Evans Progressive Conservative1989
  Barrhead-Westlock Ken Kowalski Progressive Conservative1979
  Bonnyville Leo Vasseur Liberal 1993
  Bow Valley Lyle Oberg Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Bow Bonnie Laing Progressive Conservative1989
  Calgary-Buffalo Gary Dickson Liberal1992
  Calgary-Cross Yvonne Fritz Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Currie Jocelyn Burgener Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-East Moe Amery Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Egmont Denis Herard Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Elbow Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative1989
  Calgary-Fish Creek Heather Forsyth Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Foothills Pat Black 1Progressive Conservative1989
  Calgary-Glenmore Dianne Mirosh Progressive Conservative1986
  Calgary-Lougheed Jim Dinning Progressive Conservative1986
  Calgary-McCall Harry Sohal Progressive Conservative1993
  Shiraz Shariff Progressive Conservative1995
  Calgary-Montrose Hung Pham Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Mountain View Mark Hlady Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-North Hill Richard Magnus Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-North West Frank Bruseker Liberal1989
  Calgary-Nose Creek Gary Mar Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Shaw Jon Havelock Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-Varsity Murray Smith Progressive Conservative1993
  Calgary-West Danny Dalla-Longa Liberal1993
  Cardston-Chief Mountain Jack Ady Progressive Conservative1986
  Chinook Shirley McClellan Progressive Conservative1987
  Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan Muriel Abdurahman Liberal1993
  Cypress-Medicine Hat Lorne Taylor Progressive Conservative1993
  Drayton Valley-Calmar Tom Thurber Progressive Conservative1989
  Drumheller Stanley Schumacher Progressive Conservative1986
  Dunvegan Glen Clegg Progressive Conservative1986
  Edmonton-Avonmore Gene Zwozdesky Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont Julius Yankowsky Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Centre Michael Henry Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Ellerslie Debby Carlson Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Glengarry Laurence Decore Liberal1989
  Edmonton-Glenora Howard Sapers Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Gold Bar Bettie Hewes Liberal1986
  Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly Alice Hanson Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Manning Peter Sekulic Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Mayfield Lance White Liberal1993
  Edmonton-McClung Grant Mitchell Liberal1986
  Edmonton-Meadowlark Karen Leibovici Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Mill Woods Don Massey Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Norwood Andrew Beniuk Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Roper Sine Chadi Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Rutherford Percy Wickman Liberal1989
  Edmonton-Strathcona Al Zariwny Liberal1993
  Edmonton-Whitemud Mike Percy Liberal1993
  Fort McMurray Adam Germain Liberal1993
  Grande Prairie-Smoky Walter Paszkowski Progressive Conservative1989
  Grande Prairie-Wapiti Wayne Jacques Progressive Conservative1993
  Highwood Don Tannas Progressive Conservative1989
  Innisfail-Sylvan Lake Gary Severtson Progressive Conservative1989
  Lac La Biche-St. Paul Paul Langevin Liberal1993
  Lacombe-Stettler Judy Gordon Progressive Conservative1993
  Lesser Slave Lake Pearl Calahasen Progressive Conservative1989
  Leduc Terry Kirkland Liberal1993
  Lethbridge-East Ken Nicol Liberal1993
  Lethbridge-West Clint Dunford Progressive Conservative1993
  Little Bow Barry McFarland Progressive Conservative1992
  Medicine Hat Rob Renner Progressive Conservative1993
  Olds-Didsbury Roy Brassard Progressive Conservative1986
  Peace River Gary Friedel Progressive Conservative1993
  Pincher Creek-Macleod David Coutts Progressive Conservative1993
  Ponoka-Rimbey Halvar Jonson Progressive Conservative1982
  Red Deer North Stockwell Day Progressive Conservative1986
  Red Deer South Victor Doerksen Progressive Conservative1993
  Redwater Nicholas Taylor Liberal1986
  Mary Anne Balsillie Liberal1996
  Rocky Mountain House Ty Lund Progressive Conservative1989
  Sherwood Park Bruce Collingwood Liberal1993
  St. Albert Len Bracko Liberal1993
  Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert Colleen Soetaert Liberal1993
  Stony Plain Stan Woloshyn Progressive Conservative1989 [a]
  Taber-Warner Ron Hierath Progressive Conservative1993
  Three Hills-Airdrie Carol Haley Progressive Conservative1993
  Vegreville-Viking Ed Stelmach Progressive Conservative1993
  Vermilion-Lloydminster Steve West Progressive Conservative1986
  Wainwright Robert Fischer Progressive Conservative1982
  West Yellowhead Duco Van Binsbergen Liberal1993
  Wetaskiwin-Camrose Ken Rostad Progressive Conservative1986
  Whitecourt-Ste. Anne Peter Trynchy Progressive Conservative1971

Note:

Standings changes since the 23rd general election

Membership changes in the 23rd Assembly
DateMember NameDistrictPartyReason
 November 15, 1994 Harry Sohal Calgary-McCall Progressive Conservative Death of member.
 1995 Paul Langevin Lac La Biche-St. Paul Progressive ConservativeCrosses the floor from the Liberals to the Progressive Conservatives
 March 7, 1996 Nicholas Taylor Redwater Liberal Resigned to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.

Notes

  1. ↑ First elected as a NDP

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References

  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. 502. ISBN   0-9689217-3-6 . Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. ↑ "FOIP - OIPC". Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta.
  3. 1 2 Manning, Lewis L. (nd), The State of Electricity De-Regulation in Alberta and the Alberta Electric System Operators Role (PDF), retrieved 22 December 2013
  4. ↑ "Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Canada 2009 Review", International Energy Agency, Paris: OECD/IEA, pp. 193–195, 2009, ISBN   978-92-64-06043-2

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