2nd Alberta Legislative Assembly

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The 2nd Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from March 23, 1909 to April 17, 1913 Alexander Rutherford led the overwhelming majority Alberta Liberal Party government in his second term.

The total number of members increased by 16, to 41.

Contents 1 Party compostition 2 Members elected during the 1909 Alberta Provincial Election 2.1 July 15 1909 3 Standings changes after election 3.1 By-elections 3.2 Floor crossings

[edit] Party compostition

Affiliation		1st Assembly dissolution	Elected in 1909	Standings at dissolution
	Liberal	22	36	33
	Conservative	2	2	6
	Socialist		1	1
	Independent		1	1
	Independent Liberal		1
	Labour	1
Total		25	41	41
Government Majority		20	31	25

[edit] Members elected during the 1909 Alberta Provincial Election

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

	District	Member	Party
	Alexandria	Alfred Bramley Moore	Liberal
	Calgary #1	William Cushing	Liberal
	Calgary #2	Richard Bennett	Conservative
	Camrose	George P. Smith	Liberal
	Cardston	John Woolf	Liberal
	Claresholme	Malcolm McKenzie	Liberal
	Cochrane	Charles W. Fisher	Liberal
	Didsbury	Joseph Stauffer	Liberal
	Edmonton #1	Charles Cross	Liberal
	Edmonton #2	John McDougall	Liberal
	Gliechen	Ezra Riley	Liberal
	High River	Louis Roberts	Liberal
	Innisfail	John A. Simpson	Liberal
	Lac St. Anne	Peter Gunn	Liberal
	Lacombe	William Puffer	Liberal
	Leduc	Robert Telford	Liberal
	Lethbridge City	William Ashbury Buchanan	Liberal
	Lethbridge District	Archibald J. McLean	Independent Liberal
	Macleod	Colin Genge	Liberal
	Medicine Hat	William Finlay	Liberal
	Nanton	John M. Glendenning	Liberal
	Okotoks	George Hoadley	Conservative
	Olds	Duncan Marshall	Liberal
	Pakan	Prosper Lessard	Liberal
	Peace River	James Cornwall	Liberal
	Pembina	William Henry McKenny	Liberal
	Pincher Creek	David Warnock	Liberal
	Ponoka	William A. Campbell	Liberal
	Red Deer	Edward Michener	Independent
	Rocky Mountain	Charles O'Brian	Socialist
	Sedgewick	Charles Stewart	Liberal
	St. Albert	Lucien Boudreau	Liberal
	Stettler	Robert Shaw	Liberal
	Stony Plain	Henry William McKenney	Liberal
	Strathcona	Alexander Rutherford	Liberal
	Sturgeon	John R. Boyle	Liberal
	Vegreville	James Bismark Holden	Liberal
	Vermillion	Archibald Campbell	Liberal
	Victoria	Francis A. Walker	Liberal
	Wetaskiwin	Charles H. Olin	Liberal

[edit] July 15 1909

	District	Member	Party
	Athabasca	Jean Côté	Liberal

[edit] Standings changes after election

[edit] By-elections

By-elections are only shown if new members were elected

	District	Member	Party	Reason for By-Election
	Medicine Hat	C.R. Mitchell	Liberal	June 29, 1910—Resignation of William Finlay
	Vermillion	Arthur Sifton	Liberal	June 29, 1910—Resignation of A. Campbell to provide seat for Premier Arthur Sifton
	Gliechen	Archibald J. McArthur	Liberal	October 3, 1910—Resignation of Harold Riley in protest against Liberal Party Leadership
	Macleod	R. Patterson	Conservative	October 3, 1910—Death of Colin Genge
	Calgary #2	Thomas Tweedie	Conservative	October 31, 1911—Resignation of Richard Bennett to run for House of Commons
	Gliechen	Harold Riley	Conservative	October 31, 1911—Death of A.J. McArthur
	Lethbridge City	John S. Stewart	Conservative	October 31, 1911—Resignation of Mr. L. Buchanan to run for House for Commons
	Pincher Creek	J. Kemmis	Conservative	October 31, 1911—Resignation of David Warnock to run for House of Commons
	Cardston	Martin Woolf	Liberal	June 29, 1910—Resignation of Mr. John Woolf

[edit] Floor crossings

• June 22, 1910—Archibald McLean crossed the floor to the Liberal Party to accept a cabinet portfolio, he was acclaimed in a by-election
• Date Unknown—James Cornwall leaves the Liberal Party and becomes an Independent

Preceded by 1st Legislature

Alberta Legislatures 1909–1913

Succeeded by 3rd Legislature

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