3rd Alberta Legislature

The 3rd Legislative Assembly of Alberta lasted from 1913 to 1917 and was the first in Alberta history with a significant opposition. The government was head by Premier Arthur Sifton and the Alberta Liberal Party. This was their second term in power and their first after asking the electorate for a mandate since Sifton was asked to form government on May 26, 1910.

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.

Sitting dates

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
  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
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