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25th Alberta Legislature | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
April 9, 2001 – October 25, 2004 | |||
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Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Ralph Klein December 14, 1992 – December 14, 2006 | ||
Cabinet | Klein cabinet | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Ken Nicol March 12, 2001 – March 14, 2004 | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Association | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Recognized | New Democratic Party | ||
Unrecognized | Alberta Alliance | ||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly | Ken Kowalski April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012 | ||
Government House Leader | Dave Hancock May 26, 1999 – November 24, 2006 | ||
Members | 83 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Hon. Lois Hole February 10, 2000 – January 6, 2005 | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session April 9, 2001 – November 29, 2001 | |||
2nd session February 26, 2002 – December 4, 2002 | |||
3rd session February 18, 2003 – December 3, 2003 | |||
4th session February 17, 2004 – October 24, 2004 | |||
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The 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 9, 2001, to October 25, 2004, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2001 Alberta general election held on March 12, 2001. The Legislature officially resumed on April 9, 2001, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on October 25, 2004, prior to the 2004 Alberta general election on November 22, 2004. [1]
Alberta's twenty-fifth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Ken Nicol of the Liberal Party. The Speaker was Ken Kowalski. With the exception of the three MLAs listed below, all members held their seats until dissolution of the legislature.
The 25th Legislative Assembly was ushered in with a massive Progressive Conservative majority, with Alberta being dubbed Ralph's World following the 2001 general election. The official opposition Liberals began a turbulent period that would see the party go through four leaders.
The third party Alberta New Democrats also changed leaders in July 2004 with the retirement of Raj Pannu and choice of Brian Mason as new leader. [2]
Towards the end of the legislature for the first time since 1985, a new party caucus was formed. Edmonton-Norwood MLA Gary Masyk would cross the floor to the Alberta Alliance which had been formed in 2002 and registered in 2003 creating the caucus for that party. His reason for leaving was the Premier's interference in the 2004 federal election that coincided with a sharp decline in poll numbers that kept the federal Conservatives from winning the election. His electoral district was also abolished in the 2004 Alberta electoral boundary re-distribution.
Support the Progressive Conservatives softened through the reign of the Assembly but still remained high during the 2004 general election.
The Adult Interdependent Relationships Act (S.A. 2002, c. A-4.5) [3] was passed by the Alberta Legislature on December 4, 2002, and proclaimed in force on June 1, 2003. [4] The act did not amend Alberta's Marriage Act, but did amend 69 other Alberta laws following the 1999 landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the case of M. v. H. , which essentially required all provinces to extend the benefits of common-law marriage to same-sex couples, under the equality provisions of Section Fifteen of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. [5] Owing to the conservative political climate in the province, the government of Alberta was slow to respond, but in 2000 Alberta did amend the provincial Marriage Act to specifically limit marriage to different-sex couples. The Act was based on the January 2002 Alberta Law Reform Institute recommendations in Recognition of Rights and Obligations in Same-Sex Relationships which was funded in part by the provincial government. [6]
The Electoral Divisions Act (S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1) [7] was passed by the Alberta Legislature during the third session, and received Royal Assent on May 15, 2003. The Act implemented the recommendations of the Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, chaired by former Social Credit MLA and Alberta's Ethics Commissioner Robert Curtis Clark which delineated the new electoral boundaries for the upcoming 2004 Alberta general election and the 26th Alberta Legislature. The new electoral boundaries retained a total of 83 seats, with Calgary gaining two seats, Edmonton losing one seat, and one of the "special consideration" divisions (due to its isolation, it is allowed to have a population below 75% of the provincial average) was eliminated, leaving Dunvegan-Central Peace the last remaining special consideration district. [8]
District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected | No.# of term(s) | Notes | |
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Athabasca-Wabasca | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 4th term | ||
Airdrie-Rocky View | Carol Haley | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Banff-Cochrane | Janis Tarchuk | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Barrhead-Westlock | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | 1979 | 7th term | ||
Bonnyville-Cold Lake | Denis Ducharme | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Calgary-Bow | Alana DeLong | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Calgary-Buffalo | Harvey Cenaiko | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Calgary-Cross | Yvonne Fritz | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary Currie | Jon Lord | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Calgary-East | Moe Amery | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary-Egmont | Denis Herard | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary Elbow | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 4th term | ||
Calgary Fish Creek | Heather Forsyth | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary-Foothills | Pat Nelson | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 4th term | ||
Calgary-Fort | Wayne Cao | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Calgary-Glenmore | Ron Stevens | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Calgary Lougheed | Marlene Graham | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Calgary McCall | Shiraz Shariff | Progressive Conservative | 1995 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary Montrose | Hung Pham | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary-Mountain View | Mark Hlady | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary-North Hill | Richard Magnus | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary North West | Greg Melchin | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Calgary Nose Creek | Gary Mar | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary Shaw | Cindy Ady | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Calgary-Varsity | Murray Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Calgary West | Karen Kryczka | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Cardston-Taber-Warner | Broyce Jacobs | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan | Rob Lougheed | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Cypress-Medicine Hat | Lorne Taylor | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Drayton Valley-Calmar | Tony Abbott | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Drumheller-Chinook | Shirley McClellan | Progressive Conservative | 1987 | 5th term | ||
Dunvegan | Hector Goudreau | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Julius Yankowsky | Progressive Conservative | 1993 [a] | 3rd term | ||
Edmonton-Calder | Brent Rathgeber | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton Castle Downs | Thomas Lukaszuk | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton Centre | Laurie Blakeman | Liberal | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Edmonton Ellerslie | Debby Carlson | Liberal | 1993 | 3rd term | Resigned | |
Vacant at dissolution | ||||||
Edmonton-Glengarry | Bill Bonner | Liberal | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Edmonton-Glenora | Drew Hutton | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton-Gold Bar | Hugh MacDonald | Liberal | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Edmonton-Highlands | Brian Mason | NDP | 2000 | 2nd term | ||
Edmonton Manning | Tony Vandermeer | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton-McClung | Mark Norris | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton Meadowlark | Bob Maskell | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton Mill Creek | Gene Zwozdesky | Progressive Conservative | 1993 [a] | 3rd term | ||
Edmonton-Mill Woods | Don Massey | Liberal | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Edmonton-Norwood | Gary Masyk | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | Crossed the floor | |
Alberta Alliance | ||||||
Edmonton Riverview | Kevin Taft | Liberal | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton Rutherford | Ian McClelland | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Edmonton-Strathcona | Raj Pannu | NDP | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Edmonton-Whitemud | David Hancock | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Fort McMurray | Guy Boutilier | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Grande Prairie-Smoky | Mel Knight | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Gordon Graydon | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Highwood | Don Tannas | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 4th term | ||
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Luke Ouellette | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Ray Danyluk | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Lacombe-Stettler | Judy Gordon | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Lesser Slave Lake | Pearl Calahasen | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 4th term | ||
Leduc | Albert Klapstein | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Lethbridge-East | Ken Nicol | Liberal | 1993 | 3rd term | Resigned | |
Vacant at dissolution | ||||||
Lethbridge-West | Clint Dunford | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Little Bow | Barry McFarland | Progressive Conservative | 1992 | 4th term | ||
Livingstone-Macleod | David Coutts | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Medicine Hat | Rob Renner | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Richard Marz | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Peace River | Gary Friedel | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Ponoka-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 | 6th term | ||
Red Deer North | Mary Anne Jablonski | Progressive Conservative | 2000 | 2nd term | ||
Red Deer South | Victor Doerksen | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Redwater | Dave Broda | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Rocky Mountain House | Ty Lund | Progressive Conservative | 1989 | 4th term | ||
Sherwood Park | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
St. Albert | Mary O'Neill | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | Doug Horner | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Stony Plain | Stan Woloshyn | Progressive Conservative | 1989 [b] | 4th term | ||
Strathmore-Brooks | Lyle Oberg | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Vegreville-Viking | Ed Stelmach | Progressive Conservative | 1993 | 3rd term | ||
Vermilion-Lloydminster | Lloyd Snelgrove | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term | ||
Wainwright | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative | 1982 | 6th term | Resigned | |
Doug Griffiths (2002) | Progressive Conservative | 2002 | 1st term | Elected by-election | ||
West Yellowhead | Ivan Strang | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Wetaskiwin-Camrose | LeRoy Johnson | Progressive Conservative | 1997 | 2nd term | ||
Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative | 2001 | 1st term |
Number of members per party by date | 2001 | 2002 | 2004 | ||||
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Mar 12 | Dec 31 | Apr 8 | May 25 | May 28 | Jun 29 | ||
Progressive Conservative | 74 | 73 | 74 | 73 | |||
Liberal | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
New Democratic | 2 | ||||||
Alberta Alliance | 0 | 1 | |||||
Total members | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 | ||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Government Majority | 65 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 65 |