22nd Alberta Legislature

22nd Alberta Legislature
22nd Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
1 June 1989 – 18 May 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]

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.

Party standings after the 22nd General Election[edit]

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Affiliation		Members
	Progressive Conservative	59
	New Democratic	16
	Liberal	8
Total		83

Fourth Sitting Speech from the Throne[edit]

In an unusual move, Lieutenant Governor Gordon Towers would announce the Fourth Sitting of the 22nd Alberta Legislature would open with a "90 minute state-of-affairs address" rather than the traditional Speech from the Throne. Towers' reasoning for the change was the session would only last a couple weeks until the 1993 Alberta general election would be called.^[2]

Members elected[edit]

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

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

Note:

¹ Nancy Betkowski later changed her last name to MacBeth
² Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson

Standings changes since the 22nd general election[edit]


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.

References[edit]

^ 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. 501. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ Perry, Sandra E.; Powell, Karen L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). On Behalf of the Crown, Lieutenant Governors of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1869-2005. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 615. ISBN 0-9689217-1-X. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

External links[edit]

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

[OBTC-2] Perry, Sandra E.; Powell, Karen L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). On Behalf of the Crown, Lieutenant Governors of the North-West Territories and Alberta, 1869-2005. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 615. ISBN 0-9689217-1-X. Retrieved 23 March 2020.

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