5th Alberta Legislature

The 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 2, 1922, to May 25, 1926, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1921 Alberta general election held on July 18, 1921. The Legislature officially resumed on February 2, 1922, and continued until the sixth session was prorogued on May 22, 1926 and dissolved on May 25, 1926, prior to the 1926 Alberta general election.[1]

5th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
February 2, 1922 – May 25, 1926
Parliament leaders
Premier (cabinet)	Herbert Greenfield (Greenfield cabinet) August 13, 1921 – November 23, 1925
	John Edward Brownlee (Brownlee cabinet) November 23, 1925 – July 10, 1934
Leader of the Opposition	John Robert Boyle February 2, 1922 – April 12, 1924
	Charles Richmond Mitchell February 19, 1925 – March 12, 1926
	John C. Bowen March 15, 1926 – June 28, 1926
Party caucuses
Government	United Farmers of Alberta
Opposition	Liberal Party
Third parties	Dominion Labor Party
	Conservative Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Oran McPherson February 2, 1922 – May 25, 1926
Members	61 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	George V May 6, 1910 – January 20, 1936
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. Robert George Brett October 20, 1915 – October 29, 1925
Hon. William Egbert October 29, 1925 – May 5, 1931
Sessions
1st Session February 2, 1922 – March 28, 1922
2nd Session July 25, 1922 – July 31, 1922
3rd Session January 23, 1923 – April 21, 1923
4th Session January 28, 1924 – April 12, 1924
5th Session February 19, 1925 – August 6, 1925
6th Session February 11, 1926 – May 22, 1926
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Alberta's fifth government was controlled by the majority United Farmers of Alberta led by Premier Herbert Greenfield, who would resign following a push from the party on November 23, 1925, and was replaced by John Edward Brownlee. The Official Opposition was the Alberta Liberal Party led by John Robert Boyle, and later Charles Richmond Mitchell, and eventually future Lieutenant Governor of Alberta John C. Bowen. The Speaker was Oran McPherson.

Standings changes since the 5th general election

Changes to party standings during the 5th Alberta Legislature July 11, 1921, to November 14, 1922 Number of members per party by date 1921 1922 Jul 11 Jul 18 Jul 20 Aug 1 Nov 16 Dec 2 Dec 4 Dec 29 Mar 28 Jul 3 Jul 10 Nov 14   United Farmers 0 38 37 36 33 38 37 38 40 Liberal 2 15 14 13      Dominion Labor 0 4 3 4      Independent 0 2 1      Conservative 0 1      Independent Farmer 0 1 Total members 2 61 60 59 55 61 60 59 58 59 61 60 Vacant 59 0 1 2 6 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 Government Majority N/A 15 14 13 11 17^1 18^1 19^1 18^1 19^1 21^1 22^1 January 15, 1923, to March 18, 1926 Number of members per party by date 1923 1924 1925 1926 Jan 15 Aug 10 Nov 10 Apr 12 Jul 11 Aug 27 Oct 27 Jun 6 Sep 29 Oct 15 Oct 17 Mar 18   United Farmers 40 Liberal 13 12 11 12 11 12 13 10 9      Dominion Labor 4 3      Independent 2 1      Conservative 1 0      Independent Farmer 1 0 Total members 61 60 59 60 59 60 59 60 55 54 53 Vacant 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 5 6 7 Government Majority 21^1 22^1 23^1 22^1 23^1 22^1 23^1 22^1 27^1 28^1 29^1 Majority includes 1 Dominion Labor MLA appointed to the cabinet.

Membership changes in the 5th Assembly
	Date	Member Name	District	Party	Reason
	July 11, 1921	Charles Stewart	Sedgewick	Liberal	Acclaimed in the 1921 general election
	July 11, 1921	Andrew Shandro	Whitford	Liberal	Acclaimed in the 1921 general election
	July 18, 1921	See List of Members			Election day of the fifth Alberta general election
	July 20, 1921	Percival Baker	Ponoka	United Farmers	Died before taking office
	August 1, 1921	Donald Kennedy	Peace River	United Farmers	Resigned to run in the 1921 federal election.
	November 16, 1921	Alex Ross	Calgary	Dominion Labor	Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election
	November 16, 1921	Vernor Smith	Camrose	United Farmers	Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election
	November 16, 1921	Perren Baker	Medicine Hat	United Farmers	Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election
	November 16, 1921	George Hoadley	Okotoks	United Farmers	Resigned to run in a ministerial by-election
	December 2, 1921	Alex Ross	Calgary	Dominion Labor	Acclaimed for December 9, 1921, by-election
	December 2, 1921	Vernor Smith	Camrose	United Farmers	Acclaimed for December 9, 1921, by-election
	December 2, 1921	Perren Baker	Medicine Hat	United Farmers	Acclaimed for December 9, 1921, by-election
	December 2, 1921	George Hoadley	Okotoks	United Farmers	Acclaimed for December 9, 1921, by-election
	December 2, 1921	Herbert Greenfield	Peace River	United Farmers	Acclaimed for December 9, 1921, by-election
	December 2, 1921	John Brownlee	Ponoka	United Farmers	Acclaimed for December 9, 1921, by-election
	December 4, 1921	Andrew Shandro	Whitford	Liberal	Removed from office by court order 1921 election voided
	December 29, 1921	Charles Stewart	Sedgewick	Liberal	Appointed to the federal cabinet.
	March 28, 1922	Charles Wright	Ribstone	United Farmers	Died from pneumonia
	July 3, 1922	Albert Andrews	Sedgewick	United Farmers	Acclaimed for July 10, 1922, by-election
	July 10, 1922	William Farquharson	Ribstone	United Farmers	Elected in a by-election
	July 10, 1922	Mike Chornohus	Whitford	United Farmers	Elected in a by-election
	November 14, 1922	Robert Edwards	Calgary	Independent	Died
	January 15, 1923	William Davidson	Calgary	Independent	Elected in a by-election
	August 10, 1923	Joseph State	Clearwater	Liberal	Died
	November 10, 1923	Jean Côté	Grouard	Liberal	Appointed to the Senate of Canada
	April 12, 1924	Vacant	Clearwater	Vacant	District abolished by the United Farmers government.
	July 11, 1924	Leonidas Giroux	Grouard	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	August 27, 1924	John Boyle	Edmonton	Liberal	Appointed to the bench
	October 27, 1924	William Henry	Edmonton	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	June 6, 1925	William Johnston	Medicine Hat	Dominion Labor	Died
	September 29, 1925	Charles Pingle	Medicine Hat	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	October 15, 1925^1	Charles Cross	Edson	Liberal	Resigned to run in the 1925 federal election
	October 15, 1925^1	Thomas Milnes	Claresholm	Independent Farmer	Resigned to run in the 1925 federal election
	October 15, 1925^1	Andrew McLennan	Edmonton	Liberal	Resigned to run in the 1925 federal election
	October 15, 1925^1	Stanley Tobin	Leduc	Liberal	Resigned to run in the 1925 federal election
	October 15, 1925^1	John Stewart	Lethbridge	Conservative	Resigned to run in the 1925 federal election
	October 17, 1925	William Davidson	Calgary	Independent	Resigned to run in the 1925 federal election
	March 18, 1926	Charles Mitchell	Bow Valley	Liberal	Resigned to accept judicial appointment.
	May 1926	George Mills	Athabasca	Independent Liberal	Left the Liberal caucus to run as an Independent Liberal

1. Exact date the Speaker received resignation unknown, nomination deadline date for the 1925 federal election used. All were received by Speaker Oran McPherson after September 29 and before October 17.

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. 495. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved 9 August 2020.

Further reading

• Normandin, A. L., ed. (1926). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. 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.

External links

• Alberta Legislative Assembly
• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book
• By-elections 1905 to present