11th Alberta Legislative Assembly
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The 11th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1948 to 1952. The Social Credit government led by Premier Ernest Manning won a 4th term in office with a massive majority. The opposition was divided between the Liberal and Co-operative Commonwealth and 2 Independents.
Composition at election
| Affiliation | Members |
Social Credit Social Credit Party of Alberta The Alberta Social Credit Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values.... |
51 |
Liberal Alberta Liberal Party The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Originally founded in 1905, when the province was created, it was the dominant political party until 1921 when it was defeated. It has never been in government since that time... |
2 |
Co-operative Commonwealth Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which was originally founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation... |
2 |
Independent | 1 |
Independent Social Credit | 1 |
| Total |
57 | |
Standings changes
| Membership changes in the 11th Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
November 26, 1948 | Albert Bourcier | Lac Ste. Anne Lac Ste. Anne (electoral district) Lac Ste. Anne was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1909 to 1971.-1957 liquor plebiscite:... |
Independent | Excluded from the Social Credit caucus by a resolution at the 1948 Social Credit AGM. |
June 16, 1952 | Ronald Ansley Ronald Ansley Ronald Earl Ansley was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1963 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government and as an Independent.... |
Leduc Leduc (provincial electoral district) -1905 general election:-1957 liquor plebiscite:On October 30, 1957 a stand alone plebiscite was held province wide in all 50 of the then current provincial electoral districts in Alberta. The government decided to consult Alberta voters to decide on liquor sales and mixed drinking after a divisive... |
Independent Social Credit | Expelled from caucus for attend Alberta Boucier's nomination convention. |