22nd Alberta Legislature

22nd Alberta Legislature
22nd Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
June 1, 1989 – May 18, 1993
Parliament leaders
Premier	Don Getty; 1 November 1985 – 14 December 1992
	Ralph Klein; 14 December 1992 – 14 December 2006
Cabinets	Getty cabinet; Klein cabinet
Leader of the; Opposition	Ray Martin; 6 November 1984 – 15 June 1993
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition	New Democratic Party
Recognized	Liberal Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	David J. Carter; 12 June 1986 – 30 August 1993
Government; House Leader	Jim Horsman; April 14, 1989 – February 19, 1992
	Fred Stewart; February 20, 1992 – December 14, 1992
Members	83 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant; Governor	Hon. Helen Hunley; 22 January 1985 – 11 March 1991
	Hon. Gordon Towers; 11 March 1991 – 17 April 1996
Sessions
	1st session; June 1, 1989 – March 7, 1990
	2nd session; March 8, 1990 – March 13, 1991
	3rd session; March 14, 1991 – March 18, 1992
	4th session; March 19, 1992 – May 17, 1993
← 21st	→ 23rd

The 22nd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from June 1, 1989, to May 18, 1993, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1989 Alberta general election held on March 20, 1989. The Legislature officially resumed on June 1, 1989, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on May 18, 1993, prior to the 1993 Alberta general election on June 15, 1993.^[1]

Quick Facts Alberta Legislature, Parliament leaders ...

Alberta's twenty-second government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Don Getty until his resignation, he was replaced by Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Ray Martin of the New Democratic Party. The Speaker was David J. Carter.

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District	Member	Party	First elected/ previously elected
Athabasca-Lac La Biche	Mike Cardinal	Progressive Conservative	1989
Banff-Cochrane	Brian Evans	Progressive Conservative	1989
Barrhead	Ken Kowalski	Progressive Conservative	1979
Bonnyville	Ernie Isley	Progressive Conservative	1979
Bow Valley	Tom Musgrove	Progressive Conservative	1982
Calgary-Bow	Bonnie Laing	Progressive Conservative	1989
Calgary-Buffalo	Sheldon Chumir	Liberal	1986
Calgary-Buffalo	Gary Dickson (1992)	Liberal	1992
Calgary Currie	Dennis Anderson	Progressive Conservative	1979
Calgary-Egmont	David J. Carter	Progressive Conservative	1979
Calgary-Elbow	Ralph Klein	Progressive Conservative	1989
Calgary-Fish Creek	William Edward Payne	Progressive Conservative	1979
Calgary-Foothills	Pat Black²	Progressive Conservative	1989
Calgary-Forest Lawn	Barry Pashak	NDP	1986
Calgary-Glenmore	Dianne Mirosh	Progressive Conservative	1986
Calgary-McCall	Stan Nelson	Progressive Conservative	1982
Calgary-McKnight	Yolande Gagnon	Liberal	1989
Calgary-Millican	Gordon Shrake	Progressive Conservative	1982
Calgary-Montrose	Rick Orman	Progressive Conservative	1986
Calgary-Mountain View	Bob Hawkesworth	NDP	1986
Calgary-North Hill	Fred Stewart	Progressive Conservative	1986
Calgary-North West	Frank Bruseker	Liberal	1989
Calgary-Shaw	Jim Dinning	Progressive Conservative	1986
Calgary-West	Elaine McCoy	Progressive Conservative	1986
Camrose	Ken Rostad	Progressive Conservative	1986
Cardston	Jack Ady	Progressive Conservative	1986
Chinook	Shirley McClellan	Progressive Conservative	1987
Clover Bar	Kurt Gesell	Progressive Conservative	1989
Clover Bar	Kurt Gesell	Independent	1989
Cypress-Redcliff	Alan Hyland	Progressive Conservative	1975
Drayton Valley	Tom Thurber	Progressive Conservative	1989
Drumheller	Stanley Schumacher	Progressive Conservative	1986
Dunvegan	Glen Clegg	Progressive Conservative	1986
Edmonton-Avonmore	Marie Laing	NDP	1986
Edmonton-Belmont	Tom Sigurdson	NDP	1986
Edmonton-Beverly	Ed Ewasiuk	NDP	1986
Edmonton-Calder	Christie Mjolsness	NDP	1986
Edmonton Centre	William Roberts	NDP	1986
Edmonton-Glengarry	Laurence Decore	Liberal	1989
Edmonton-Glenora	Nancy Betkowski ¹	Progressive Conservative	1986
Edmonton-Gold Bar	Bettie Hewes	Liberal	1986
Edmonton-Highlands	Pam Barrett	NDP	1986
Edmonton Jasper Place	John McInnis	NDP	1989
Edmonton-Kingsway	Alex McEachern	NDP	1986
Edmonton Meadowlark	Grant Mitchell	Liberal	1986
Edmonton-Mill Woods	Gerry Gibeault	NDP	1986
Edmonton Norwood	Ray Martin	NDP	1982
Edmonton-Parkallen	Doug Main	Progressive Conservative	1989
Edmonton-Strathcona	Gordon Wright	NDP	1986
Edmonton-Strathcona	Barrie Chivers (1990)	NDP	1990
Edmonton-Whitemud	Percy Wickman	Liberal	1989
Fort McMurray	Norm Weiss	Progressive Conservative	1979
Grande Prairie	Bob Elliott	Progressive Conservative	1982
Highwood	Don Tannas	Progressive Conservative	1989
Innisfail	Gary Severtson	Progressive Conservative	1989
Lacombe	Ronald Moore	Progressive Conservative	1982
Lesser Slave Lake	Pearl Calahasen	Progressive Conservative	1989
Lethbridge East	Archibald D. Johnston	Progressive Conservative	1975
Lethbridge-West	John Gogo	Progressive Conservative	1975
Little Bow	Raymond Speaker	Progressive Conservative	1963^[a]
Little Bow	Barry McFarland (1992)	Progressive Conservative	1992
Lloydminster	Doug Cherry	Progressive Conservative	1986
Macleod	LeRoy Fjordbotten	Progressive Conservative	1979
Medicine Hat	Jim Horsman	Progressive Conservative	1975
Olds-Didsbury	Roy Brassard	Progressive Conservative	1986
Peace River	Al Adair	Progressive Conservative	1971
Pincher Creek-Crowsnest	Frederick Deryl Bradley	Progressive Conservative	1975
Ponoka-Rimbey	Halvar Jonson	Progressive Conservative	1982
Red Deer North	Stockwell Day	Progressive Conservative	1986
Red Deer South	John Oldring	Progressive Conservative	1986
Redwater-Andrew	Steve Zarusky	Progressive Conservative	1986
Rocky Mountain House	Ty Lund	Progressive Conservative	1989
Sherwood Park	Peter Elzinga	Progressive Conservative	1986
Smoky River	Walter Paszkowski	Progressive Conservative	1989
St. Albert	Dick Fowler	Progressive Conservative	1989
St. Paul	John Drobot	Progressive Conservative	1982
Stettler	Brian C. Downey	Progressive Conservative	1986
Stettler	Don Getty (1989)	Progressive Conservative	1967^[b], 1985^[c], 1989
Stony Plain	Stan Woloshyn	NDP	1989
Stony Plain	Stan Woloshyn	Progressive Conservative	1989
Taber-Warner	Robert Bogle	Progressive Conservative	1975
Three Hills	Connie Osterman	Progressive Conservative	1979
Vegreville	Derek Fox	NDP	1986
Vermilion-Viking	Steve West	Progressive Conservative	1986
Wainwright	Robert Fischer	Progressive Conservative	1982
Westlock-Sturgeon	Nicholas Taylor	Liberal	1986
West Yellowhead	Jerry Doyle	NDP	1989
Wetaskiwin-Leduc	Donald H. Sparrow	Progressive Conservative	1982
Whitecourt	Peter Trynchy	Progressive Conservative	1971


Date	Member Name	District	Party	Reason
October 18, 1990	Gordon Wright	Edmonton-Strathcona	New Democratic Party	Death of member.
January 3, 1992	Raymond Speaker	Little Bow	Progressive Conservative	Resigned to run as Reform Party in federal election.
January 26, 1992	Sheldon Chumir	Calgary-Buffalo	Liberal	Death of member.
May 5, 1992	Connie Osterman	Three Hills	Progressive Conservative	Resigned seat.

22nd Alberta Legislature

Party standings after the 22nd General Election

Fourth Sitting Speech from the Throne

Members elected

Standings changes since the 22nd general election

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