Jurisdiction: | AB |
#: | 19th |
Type: | Majority |
Status: | inactive |
Term-Begin: | May 24, 1979 |
Term-End: | October 5, 1982 |
Sc: | Gerard Amerongen |
Scterm: | March 2, 1972 - June 11, 1986 |
Pm: | Peter Lougheed |
Pmterm: | September 10, 1971 - November 1, 1985 |
Lo: | Robert Curtis Clark |
Loterm: | September 15, 1973 - November 28, 1980 |
Lo2: | Raymond Speaker |
Loterm2: | December 16, 1980 - November 1, 1982 |
Party: | Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
Party2: | Social Credit Party |
Unrecparty1: | New Democratic Party |
Sessionbegin: | May 24, 1979 |
Sessionend: | November 16, 1979 |
Sessionbegin2: | May 20, 1980 |
Sessionend2: | March 30, 1981 |
Sessionbegin3: | April 2, 1981 |
Sessionend3: | March 30, 1981 |
Sessionbegin4: | March 4, 1982 |
Sessionend4: | May 4, 1982 |
Ministry: | Lougheed cabinet |
Monarchterm: | February 6, 1952 - September 8, 2022 |
Viceroy: | Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer |
Viceroyterm: | July 2, 1974 - October 18, 1979 |
Viceroy2: | Hon. Frank C. Lynch-Staunton |
Viceroyterm2: | October 18, 1979 - January 22, 1985 |
Members: | 79 |
Lastparl: | 18th |
Nextparl: | 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.
For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
Affiliation | Members | 74 | 4 | 1 | |
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Total | 79 |