3rd Alberta Legislature

3rd Alberta Legislature
3rd Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
September 16, 1913 – April 5, 1917
Parliament leaders
Premier; (cabinet)	Arthur Sifton; (Sifton cabinet); May 26, 1910 – October 30, 1917
Leader of the; Opposition	Edward Michener; November 10, 1910 – April 5, 1917
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Conservative Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Charles W. Fisher; March 15, 1906 – May 15, 1919
Members	56 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	George V; May 6, 1910 – January 20, 1936
Lieutenant; Governor	Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea; September 1, 1905 – October 20, 1915
	Hon. Robert George Brett; October 20, 1915 – October 29, 1925
Sessions
	1st Session; September 16, 1913 – October 25, 1913
	2nd Session; October 7, 1914 – October 22, 1914
	3rd Session; February 25, 1915 – April 17, 1915
	4th Session; February 24, 1916 – April 19, 1916
	5th Session; February 6, 1917 – April 5, 1917
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The 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from September 16, 1913, to April 5, 1917, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1913 Alberta general election held on April 17, 1913. The Legislature officially resumed on September 16, 1913, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on April 17, 1917 and dissolved on May 14, 1917, prior to the 1917 Alberta general election.^[1]

Alberta's second government was controlled by the majority Liberal Party led by Premier Arthur Sifton. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party led by Edward Michener. The Speaker was Charles W. Fisher who continued in the role from the 1st and 2nd assembly, and would serve in the role until his death from the 1918 flu pandemic in 1919.

The total number of seats in the assembly was increased from 41 contested in the 1913 election to 56.

The standings changed little during the 3rd legislature only 4 by-elections 3 of which resulted in the return of new members and no floor crossings occurred.

Bills[]

During the fifth sitting of the 3rd Legislature, the Assembly would pass An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service (Bill 58) which acclaimed members of the assembly in the 1917 election who were serving in armed forces during the First World War. The Act listed eleven members of the assembly and provided those members were deemed nominated and elected as a member of the 4th Alberta Legislature. The bill was assented to on April 5, 1917.^[2]

Sitting dates[]

1st session September 16, 1913 - October 25, 1913
2nd session October 7, 1914 - October 22, 1914
3rd session February 25, 1915 - April 17, 1915
4th session February 24, 1916 - April 19, 1916
5th session February 6, 1917 - April 5, 1917

Members election in the 1913 general election[]

Cabinet[]

District	Member	Party	Portfolio	Notes
Vermilion	Arthur Lewis Sifton	Liberal	Premier of Alberta Provincial Treasurer
Bow Valley	Charles R. Mitchell	Liberal	Minister of Public Works Provincial Treasurer	Elected in a by-election June 12, 1913 Appointed Provincial Treasurer November 28, 1913
Olds	Duncan Marshall	Liberal	Minister of Agriculture
Sedgewick	Charles Stewart	Liberal	Minister of Municipal Affairs Minister of Public Works	Appointed Minister of Public Works November 28, 1913
Beaver River	Wilfrid Gariépy	Liberal	Minister of Municipal Affairs	Elected in a by-election December 15, 1913 Appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs November 28, 1913
Edmonton	Charles Wilson Cross	Liberal	Attorney General
Edson	Charles Wilson Cross	Liberal	Attorney General
Sturgeon	John R. Boyle	Liberal	Minister of Education
Taber	Archibald J. McLean	Liberal	Provincial Secretary

Private members[]

District	Member	Party
Acadia	John McColl	Liberal
Athabasca	Alexander Grant MacKay	Liberal
Bow Valley	George Lane	Liberal
Camrose	George P. Smith	Liberal
Cardston	Martin Woolf	Liberal
Claresholm	William Moffat	Liberal
Clearwater	Henry William McKenney	Liberal
Cochrane	Charles W. Fisher	Liberal
Coronation	Frank H. Whiteside	Liberal
Didsbury	Joseph Stauffer	Liberal
Gleichen	John Peter McArthur	Liberal
Grouard	Jean Côté	Liberal
Hand Hills	Robert Eaton	Liberal
Lac Ste. Anne	Peter Gunn	Liberal
Lacombe	William Puffer	Liberal
Leduc	Stanley Tobin	Liberal
Little Bow	James McNaughton	Liberal
Nanton	John M. Glendenning	Liberal
Pembina	Gordon MacDonald	Liberal
Ponoka	William A. Campbell	Liberal
Redcliff	Charles Pingle	Liberal
Ribstone	James Gray Turgeon	Liberal
St. Albert	Lucien Boudreau	Liberal
Stettler	Robert L. Shaw	Liberal
St. Paul	Prosper-Edmond Lessard	Liberal
Vegreville	Joseph S. McCallum	Liberal
Victoria	Francis A. Walker	Liberal
Warner	Frank Leffingwell	Liberal
Wetaskiwin	Charles H. Olin	Liberal
Whitford	Andrew Shandro	Liberal

District	Member	Party
Alexandra	James R. Lowery	Conservative
North Calgary	Samuel Bacon Hillocks	Conservative
South Calgary	Thomas Blow	Conservative
Centre Calgary	Thomas Tweedie	Conservative
Edmonton	Albert Ewing	Conservative
Edmonton South	Herbert Crawford	Conservative
High River	George Douglas Stanley	Conservative
Innisfail	Fred W. Archer	Conservative
Lethbridge City	John Smith Stewart	Conservative
Macleod	Robert Patterson	Conservative
Medicine Hat	Nelson Spencer	Conservative
Okotoks	George Hoadley	Conservative
Peace River	Alphaeus Patterson	Conservative
Pincher Creek	John Kemmis	Conservative
Red Deer	Edward Michener	Conservative
Rocky Mountain	Robert Campbell	Conservative
Stony Plain	Conrad Weidenhammer	Conservative
Wainwright	George LeRoy Hudson	Conservative

By-elections[]

District	Member	Party	Reason for By-Election
Bow Valley	Charles R. Mitchell	Liberal	June 12, 1913—Resignation of George Lane
Beaver River	Wilfrid Gariépy	Liberal	December 15, 1913— Wilfrid Gariepy appointed to cabinet.
Wetaskiwin	Hugh John Montgomery	Liberal	November 17, 1914— Death of Charles H. Olin.
Whitford	Andrew Shandro	Liberal	March 15, 1915— Election of Andrew Shandro declared void

Other membership changes[]

September 29, 1916 – The Coronation constituency was left vacant after Liberal Frank H. Whiteside was shot and killed.^[3]
June 14, 1916 – The Lac Ste. Anne constituency was left vacant after Liberal Peter Gunn resigned from the Legislature and appointed as the sheriff of the judicial district of Athabasca.^[4]^[5]

References[]

^ 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. 494. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
^ An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service., SA 1917, c. 38
^ Bradley, Jim (Autumn 2010). "Frank Whiteside: journalist, politician, murder victim". Alberta History. 58 (4): 18–24. ISSN 0316-1552. Gale A242015597.
^ Alberta. Legislative Assembly (February 6, 1916). Fifth Session - Third Legislature. Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 9.
^ "Alberta Gazette Announces Many More Appointments". Red Deer News. July 12, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

External links[]

[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. 494. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

[2] An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service., SA 1917, c. 38

[3] Bradley, Jim (Autumn 2010). "Frank Whiteside: journalist, politician, murder victim". Alberta History. 58 (4): 18–24. ISSN 0316-1552. Gale A242015597.

[4] Alberta. Legislative Assembly (February 6, 1916). Fifth Session - Third Legislature. Journals of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 9.

[5] "Alberta Gazette Announces Many More Appointments". Red Deer News. July 12, 1916. p. 7. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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