24th Alberta Legislature
The members of the 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held in 1997.
24th Alberta Legislature | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
1997 – 2001 | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier (cabinet) | Ralph Klein (Klein cabinet) December 14, 1992 – December 14, 2006 | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Howard Sapers April 17, 1998 – March 12, 2001 | ||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | Progressive Conservative Association | ||
Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
Third party | New Democratic Party | ||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly | Ken Kowalski April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012 | ||
Members | 83 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – present | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Hon. Bud Olson 17 April 1996 – 10 February 2000 | ||
Hon. Lois Hole 10 February 2000 – 6 January 2005 | |||
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On March 12, 2001, the 25th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.
Party standings after the 24th General Election
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Standings changes since the 24th general election
Number of members per party by date |
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | ||||||||
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Mar 11 | May 11 | Jun 17 | Jul ? | Aug ? | Nov 15 | Feb 2 | Jun 12 | Jul 11 | Sep 25 | Oct 4 | ||
Progressive Conservative | 63 | 64 | 63 | 64 | ||||||||
Liberal | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | ||||||
NDP | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Total members | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 82 | ||||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Government Majority | 43 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
- May 11, 1998 Grant Mitchell, Edmonton McClung resigns.
- June 17, 1998 Nancy MacBeth, Edmonton-McClung elected in a by-election.
- July 1998 Gene Zwozdesky, Edmonton Mill Creek sits as an Independent.
- August 1998 Gene Zwozdesky, Edmonton-Mill Creek joins the Progressive Conservative caucus.
- November 15, 1999 Pamela Paul-Zobaric, Edmonton Castle Downs sits as an Independent.
- February 2, 2000 Pam Barrett, Edmonton-Highlands resigns.
- June 12, 2000 Brian Mason, Edmonton-Highlands elected in a by-election.
- July 11, 2000 Stockwell Day, Red Deer-North resigns.
- September 25, 2000 Mary Anne Jablonski, Red Deer-North elected in a by-election.
- October 4, 2000 Sue Olsen, Edmonton-Norwood resigns to run in federal election.
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