10th Alberta Legislature
Canadian Legislative Assembly
10th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
Feb. 22, 1945 – Jul. 16, 1948
Parliament leaders
PremierErnest Charles Manning
May. 31, 1943 – Dec. 12, 1968
CabinetManning cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition		John Percy Page
Feb. 22, 1945 – Aug. 17, 1948
Party caucuses
GovernmentSocial Credit Party
OppositionIndependent Citizen's Association
CrossbenchCanadian Armed Forces
Cooperative Commonwealth
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly		Peter Dawson
Feb. 25, 1937 – Mar. 24, 1963
Members60 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchGeorge VI
Dec. 11, 1936 – Feb. 6, 1952
Lieutenant
governor		Hon. John Campbell Bowen
Mar. 23, 1937 – Feb. 1, 1950
Sessions
1st session
February 22, 1945 – April 6, 1945
2nd session
July 24, 1945 – July 26, 1945
3rd session
February 14, 1946 – March 27, 1946
4th session
February 20, 1947 – March 31, 1947
5th session
February 19, 1948 – March 31, 1948
← 9th → 11th

The 10th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 22, 1945, to July 16, 1948, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1944 Alberta general election held on August 8, 1944. The Legislature officially resumed on February 22, 1945, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 31, 1948 and dissolved on July 16, 1948, prior to the 1948 Alberta general election.[1]

Alberta's tenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the third time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by John Percy Page a member of the Independent Citizen's Association. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.

Premier Ernest Manning called a snap election in 1944 to gain a new mandate. He won a big majority, wiping out most of the Independents. Three members of Canadian Armed Forces entered the Legislature in a delayed vote held in 1945, filling seats especially reserved for overseas military personnel.

Membership in the 10th Alberta Legislature

  District Member Party First elected/ previously elected No.# of term(s)
  Acadia-Coronation Clarence Gerhart Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  Alexandra Selmer Berg Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Athabasca Gordon Lee Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  Banff-Cochrane Arthur Wray Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Independent Social Credit
  Beaver River Lucien Maynard Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Bow Valley-Empress Wilson Cain Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Bruce James L. McPherson Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Calgary Fred Anderson Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Andrew Davison Independent 1940 2nd term
  Howard MacDonald Independent 1944 1st term
  Rose Wilkinson Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Aylmer Liesemer CCF 1944 1st term
  Camrose Chester Sayers Social Credit 1941 2nd term
  Cardston Nathan Eldon Tanner Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Clover Bar Floyd Baker Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Cypress Edith Thurston Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Didsbury Howard Hammell Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Drumheller Gordon Taylor Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  Edmonton Ernest Manning Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  John P. Page Independent 1940 2nd term
  Elmer Roper CCF 1942 2nd term
  Norman James Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  William J. Williams Veteran's & Active Force 1944 1st term
  Edson Norman Willmore Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Gleichen George E. Bell Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Grande Prairie Ira McLaughlin Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Grouard William Fallow Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Hand Hills Wallace Cross Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Lac Ste. Anne Albert Bourcier Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Lacombe Duncan MacMillan Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Leduc Ronald Ansley Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Lethbridge John Landeryou Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Little Bow Peter Dawson Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Macleod James Hartley Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Medicine Hat John Lyle Robinson Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Okotoks-High River Ivan Casey Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Olds Norman E. Cook Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  Peace River William Gilliland Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Pembina Robin Jorgenson Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Ernest Duke Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Ponoka Ora B. Moore Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Red Deer David A. Ure Social Credit 1943 2nd term
  Redwater James Popil Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Rocky Mountain House Alfred Hooke Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Sedgewick Albert Fee Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Spirit River Henry DeBolt Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  St. Albert Charles Holder Social Credit 1935, 1944 2nd term*
  St. Paul Joseph Beaudry Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Stettler William Mackie Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Stony Plain Cornelia Wood Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  Taber Roy S. Lee Social Credit 1940 2nd term
  Vegreville Michael Ponich Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Vermilion William R. Cornish Social Credit 1944 1st term
  Wainwright William Masson Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Warner Solon Low Social Credit 1935, 1940 3rd term*
  Leonard Halmrast (1945) Social Credit 1945 1st term
  Wetaskiwin John Wingblade Social Credit 1935 3rd term
  Willingdon William Tomyn Social Credit 1935 3rd term
Active Service Voters
  Province at Large/Armed Forces James Harper Prowse Independent 1945 1st term
  Liberal
  Province at Large/Royal Canadian Air Force Frederick C. Colborne Independent 1945 1st term
  Province at Large/Royal Canadian Navy Loftus Dudley Ward Independent 1945 1st term

Notes:


Standings changes in the 10th Assembly

Number of members
per party by date 		1944 1945 1947
Jul 8 Feb 5 ? Aug 6 Feb ? Apr 10
  Social Credit 51 50 51 50
  Independent 3
  Canadian Forces 0 3 2
  Co-operative Commonwealth 2
  Veteran's & Active Force 1
  Independent Social Credit 0 1
Liberal 0 1
Total members 57 60 59 60
Vacant 0 1 0
Government Majority 45 42 41 42 40
Membership changes in the 10th Assembly
Date Member Name District Party Reason
  1945 Solon Earl Low Warner Social Credit Resigned to run in the 1945 Canadian federal election
  August 6, 1945 Leonard Halmrast Warner Social Credit Elected in a by-election
  February 1947 Arthur Wray Banff-Cochrane Independent Social Credit Forced to sit as an Independent after a motion was passed by the Assembly
  April 10, 1947 James Prowse Province at Large/Armed Forces Liberal Joined the Liberal Caucus

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. 497. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

Further reading

  • Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1948). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: G. Pierre Normandin. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  • Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  • 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. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  • Alberta Legislative Assembly
  • Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book
  • By-elections 1905 to present


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