10th Alberta Legislature

10th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
22 February 1945 – 16 July 1948
Parliament leaders
Premier	Ernest Charles Manning May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
Cabinet	Manning cabinet
Leader of the Opposition	John Percy Page February 22, 1945 – August 17, 1948
Party caucuses
Government	Social Credit Party
Opposition	Independent Citizen's Association
Crossbench	Canadian Armed Forces
	Cooperative Commonwealth
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Peter Dawson February 25, 1937 – March 24, 1963
Members	60 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	George VI December 11, 1936 – February 6, 1952
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. John Campbell Bowen March 23, 1937 – February 1, 1950
Sessions
1st session February 22, 1945 – April 6, 1945
2nd session July 24, 1945 – July 26, 1945
3rd session February 14, 1946 – March 27, 1946
4th session February 20, 1947 – March 31, 1947
5th session February 19, 1948 – March 31, 1948
← 9th → 11th

The 10th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 22, 1945, to July 16, 1948, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1944 Alberta general election held on August 8, 1944. The Legislature officially resumed on February 22, 1945, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 31, 1948 and dissolved on July 16, 1948, prior to the 1948 Alberta general election.^[1]

Alberta's tenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the third time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by John Percy Page a member of the Independent Citizen's Association. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.

Premier Ernest Manning called a snap election in 1944 to gain a new mandate. He won a big majority, wiping out most of the Independents. Three members of Canadian Armed Forces entered the Legislature in a delayed vote held in 1945, filling seats especially reserved for overseas military personnel.

Standings changes in the 10th Assembly

Number of members per party by date		1944	1945			1947
		Jul 8	Feb 5	?	Aug 6	Feb ?	Apr 10
	Social Credit	51		50	51	50
	Independent	3
	Canadian Forces	0	3				2
	Co-operative Commonwealth	2
	Veteran's & Active Force	1
	Independent Social Credit	0				1
	Liberal	0					1
	Total members	57	60	59	60
	Vacant	0		1	0
	Government Majority	45	42	41	42	40

Membership changes in the 10th Assembly
	Date	Member Name	District	Party	Reason
	1945	Solon Earl Low	Warner	Social Credit	Resigned to run in the 1945 Canadian federal election
	August 6, 1945	Leonard Halmrast	Warner	Social Credit	Elected in a by-election
	February 1947	Arthur Wray	Banff-Cochrane	Independent Social Credit	Forced to sit as an Independent after a motion was passed by the Assembly
	April 10, 1947	James Prowse	Province at Large/Armed Forces	Liberal	Joined the Liberal Caucus

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. 497. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

Further reading

• Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1948). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: G. Pierre Normandin. 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