9th Alberta Legislature explained

Jurisdiction:AB
#:9th
Type:Majority
Status:inactive
Term-Begin: February 20, 1941
Term-End:July 7, 1944
Sc:Peter Dawson
Scterm:February 25, 1937  - March 24, 1963
Pm:William Aberhart
Pmterm:September 3, 1935  - May 23, 1943
Pm2:Ernest Charles Manning
Pmterm2:May 31, 1943  - December 12, 1968
Lo:James H. Walker
Loterm:February 22  - April 8, 1941
Lo2:Alfred Speakman
Loterm2:January 29  - March 19, 1942
Lo3:James Mahaffy
Loterm3:February 18  - March 30, 1943
Lo4:James H. Walker
Loterm4:February 10  - March 24, 1944
Party:Social Credit Party
Party2:Independent Citizen's Association
Party3:Liberal Party
Party4:Labour Party
Sessionbegin:February 20
Sessionend:April 8, 1941
Sessionbegin2:January 29
Sessionend2:March 19, 1942
Sessionbegin3:February 18
Sessionend3:March 30, 1943
Sessionbegin4:February 10
Sessionend4:March 24, 1944
Ministry:Aberhart cabinet
Ministry2:Manning cabinet
Monarchterm:December 11, 1936  - February 6, 1952
Viceroy:Hon. John Campbell Bowen
Viceroyterm:March 23, 1937  - February 1, 1950
Members:57
Lastparl:8th
Nextparl:10th

The 9th Alberta Legislature was in session from February 20, 1941, to July 7, 1944, with the membership of the Legislative Assembly determined by the results of the 1940 Alberta general election held on March 21, 1940. The Legislature officially resumed on February 20, 1941, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on March 24, 1944, and dissolved on July 7, prior to the 1944 Alberta general election.[1]

Alberta's government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the second time, led by Premier William Aberhart until his death on May 23, 1943; he was succeeded by Ernest Manning, who went on to be the longest-serving premier in Alberta history. Manning abandoned the monetary policies of Aberhart during his term for more traditional conservatism. The Official Opposition was led by James H. Walker, a member of the Independent Citizen's Association, from February 22 to April 8, 1941, and again from February 10 to March 24, 1944. In between, the Opposition Leader was Alfred Speakman from January 29 to March 19, 1942, and James Mahaffy from February 18 to March 30, 1943. The Speaker was Peter Dawson, who served until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.

The Independent Citizen's Association, started by the Conservatives and including most Liberals and some former United Farmer supporters, won 19 seats. The remaining Liberal Party that did not endorse the independent movement won one seat, and a labour candidate won one seat. Two independents later re-joined the Liberal Party, and the Co-operative Commonwealth entered the Legislature in its first by-election.

Bills

During the second session the government introduced An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War (Bill 60), which prohibited the purchase or registration of lands by an enemy alien or Hutterite. It was the intention to prevent these people from buying land or from becoming registered as the owners of land at least until after the Second World War ended. The government later introduced An Act to amend The Land Sales Prohibition Act (Bill 48) in the third session, which amended The Land Sales Prohibition Act for the purpose of extending this prohibition to leases and agreements for leases.[2] The federal government under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Cabinet disallowed the legislation on the recommendation of the Federal Minister of Justice Louis St. Laurent. This was the last use of the federal disallowance authority (not to be confused with reservation authority, which was last used in Saskatchewan in 1961).[3] The King government's rationale for the disallowance was that the federal government had regulated all matters related to enemy aliens and the statute conflicted with federal policy.[4]

Party standings after 9th General Elections

AffiliationMembersSocial Credit36Independent191Labor1
 Total
57
 DistrictMemberPartyAcadia-CoronationClarence GerhartSocial CreditAlexandraSelmer BergSocial CreditAthabascaGordon LeeSocial CreditBanff-CochraneFrank LautIndependentBeaver RiverLucien MaynardSocial CreditBow Valley-EmpressWilson CainSocial CreditBruceJames L. McPhersonSocial CreditCalgaryJames MahaffyIndependentFred AndersonSocial CreditAndrew DavisonIndependentWilliam AberhartSocial CreditJohn J. BowlenIndependentCamroseDavid B. MullenSocial CreditCardstonNathan Eldon TannerSocial CreditClover BarFloyd BakerSocial CreditCypressFay JacksonIndependentDidsburyErnest M. BrownIndependentDrumhellerGordon TaylorSocial CreditEdmontonErnest ManningSocial CreditJohn P. PageIndependentNorman JamesSocial CreditDavid Milwyn DugganIndependentHugh John MacdonaldIndependentEdsonAngus James MorrisonLabourGleichenDonald McKinnonIndependentGrande PrairieLewis O'BrienIndependentGrouardJoseph TremblayLiberalHand HillsWallace CrossSocial CreditLac Ste. AnneAlbert BourcierSocial CreditLacombeDuncan MacMillanSocial CreditLeducRonald AnsleySocial CreditLethbridgePeter M. CampbellIndependentLittle BowPeter DawsonSocial CreditMacleodJames HartleySocial CreditMedicine HatJohn Lyle RobinsonSocial CreditOkotoks-High RiverJohn BroomfieldIndependentOldsNorman E. CookSocial CreditPeace RiverEld J. MartinIndependentPembinaGeorge MacLachlanIndependentPincher Creek-CrowsnestErnest DukeSocial CreditPonokaPercy McKelveyIndependentRed DeerAlfred SpeakmanIndependentRedwaterJames PopilSocial CreditRocky Mountain HouseAlfred HookeSocial CreditSedgewickAlbert FeeSocial CreditSpirit RiverHenry DeBoltSocial CreditSt. AlbertLionel TellierIndependentSt. PaulJoseph BeaudrySocial CreditStettlerChester ReynoldsSocial CreditStony PlainCornelia WoodSocial CreditTaberRoy S. LeeSocial CreditVegrevilleGeorge WoytkiwSocial CreditVermilionWilliam FallowSocial CreditWainwrightWilliam MassonSocial CreditWarnerJames H. WalkerIndependentWetaskiwinJohn WingbladeSocial CreditWillingdonWilliam TomynSocial Credit

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Perry, Sandra E. . Footz, Valerie L. . Massolin . Philip A. . A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-3-6 . 496 . August 9, 2020.
  2. Web site: Bill 60: An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War . assembly.ab.ca . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . 13 August 2020.
  3. News: Wherry . Aaron . What can the federal government do to challenge Quebec's charter of values? . 13 August 2020 . . September 12, 2013 . Ottawa.
  4. News: Bishop . Charles . Disallow Alberta Alien Land Act . August 14, 2020 . . April 14, 1943 . 1.