| 25th Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| Houses | Legislative Assembly |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker | Ken Kowalski, Progressive Conservative since 1997 |
| Members | 83 |
| Meeting place | |
| Legislature Building, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Website | |
| www.assembly.ab.ca | |
The members of the 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on March 12, 2001 and, with the exception of the three MLAs listed below, held their seats until dissolution of the legislature on October 25, 2004.
On November 22, 2004, the 26th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.
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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.
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 Boundary Re-distribution.
Support the Progressive Conservatives softened through the reign of the Assembly but still remained high during the 2004 general election.
| District | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athabasca-Wabasca | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Airdrie-Rocky View | Carol Haley | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Banff-Cochrane | Janis Tarchuk | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Barrhead-Westlock | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Bonnyville-Cold Lake | Denis Ducharme | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Bow | Alana DeLong | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Buffalo | Harvey Cenaiko | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Cross | Yvonne Fritz | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Currie | Jon Lord | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-East | Moe Amery | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Egmont | Denis Herard | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Elbow | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Fish Creek | Heather Forsyth | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Foothills | Pat Nelson | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Fort | Wayne Cao | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Glenmore | Ron Stevens | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Lougheed | Marlene Graham | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary McCall | Shiraz Shariff | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Montrose | Hung Pham | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Mountain View | Mark Hlady | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-North Hill | Richard Magnus | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary North West | Greg Melchin | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Nose Creek | Gary Mar | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary Shaw | Cindy Ady | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary-Varsity | Murray Smith | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Calgary West | Karen Kryczka | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Cardston-Taber-Warner | Broyce Jacobs | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan | Rob Lougheed | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Cypress-Medicine Hat | Lorne Taylor | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Drayton Valley-Calmar | Tony Abbott | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Drumheller-Chinook | Shirley McClellan | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Dunvegan | Hector Goudreau | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Julius Yankowsky | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton-Calder | Brent Rathgeber | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton Castle Downs | Thomas Lukaszuk | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton Centre | Laurie Blakeman | Liberal | ||
| Edmonton Ellerslie | Debby Carlson | Liberal | Resigned | |
| Vacant at dissolution | ||||
| Edmonton-Glengarry | Bill Bonner | Liberal | ||
| Edmonton-Glenora | Drew Hutton | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Hugh MacDonald | Liberal | ||
| Edmonton-Highlands | Brian Mason | NDP | ||
| Edmonton Manning | Tony Vandermeer | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton-McClung | Mark Norris | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton Meadowlark | Bob Maskell | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton Mill Creek | Gene Zwozdesky | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Don Massey | Liberal | ||
| Edmonton-Norwood | Gary Masyk | Progressive Conservative | Crossed the floor | |
| Alberta Alliance | ||||
| Edmonton Riverview | Kevin Taft | Liberal | ||
| Edmonton Rutherford | Ian McClelland | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Raj Pannu | NDP | ||
| Edmonton-Whitemud | David Hancock | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Fort McMurray | Guy Boutilier | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Grande Prairie-Smoky | Mel Knight | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Gordon Graydon | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Highwood | Don Tannas | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Luke Ouellette | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Ray Danyluk | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Lacombe-Stettler | Judy Gordon | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Lesser Slave Lake | Pearl Calahasen | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Leduc | Albert Klapstein | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Lethbridge-East | Ken Nicol | Liberal | Resigned | |
| Vacant at dissolution | ||||
| Lethbridge-West | Clint Dunford | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Little Bow | Barry McFarland | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Livingstone-Macleod | David Coutts | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Medicine Hat | Rob Renner | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | Richard Marz | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Peace River | Gary Friedel | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Ponoka-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Red Deer North | Mary Anne Jablonski | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Red Deer South | Victor Doerksen | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Redwater | Dave Broda | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Rocky Mountain House | Ty Lund | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Sherwood Park | Iris Evans | Progressive Conservative | ||
| St. Albert | Mary O'Neill | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | Doug Horner | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Stony Plain | Stan Woloshyn | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Strathmore-Brooks | Lyle Oberg | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Vegreville-Viking | Ed Stelmach | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Vermilion-Lloydminster | Lloyd Snelgrove | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Wainwright | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative | Resigned | |
| Doug Griffiths | Progressive Conservative | Elected by-election | ||
| West Yellowhead | Ivan Strang | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Wetaskiwin-Camrose | LeRoy Johnson | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | George VanderBurg | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Number of members per party by date |
2001 | 2002 | 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12 | Dec 31 | Apr 8 | May 25 | May 28 | Jun 29 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | 74 | 73 | 74 | 73 | |||
| Liberal | 7 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| NDP | 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 | |
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