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The 8th Alberta Legislative Assembly lasted from 1935 to 1940. The 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....

party swept to power forming the third government of Alberta under the leadership of William Aberhart

William Aberhart

William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government...

. The United Farmers of Alberta lost every seat.

Composition at election

Number of members per party by date		1935				1936				1937							1938			1939		1940
Number of members per party by date		Aug 22	Oct 5	Oct 8	Nov 4	Mar 2	Jun 22	Sep 7	Dec 7	?	May 1	?	Aug 9	Oct 7	Sep 2	Dec 2	?	?	Nov 7	Apr 2	Jul 19	Feb 5	?	?	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....	56	55	54	56	55	54	53	52	51	50	51	50	49	48	47	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...	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	6	Conservative Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...	2	Independent	0	1	2	3	Independent Social Credit	0	1	0	Independent Progressive	0	1	2	3	4
	Total members	63	62	61	63	62	63	62	63			62		63	62	63	62		63	62
	Vacant	0	1	2	0	1	0	1	0			1		0	1	0	1		0	1
	Government Majority	49	48	47	49	50	49	50	49	47	45	46	44	43	42	41	40	38	39	38	36		34	32

Membership changes in the 8th Assembly
	Date	Member Name	District	Party	Reason	August 22, 1935	See List of Members			Election day of the 8th Alberta general election Alberta general election, 1935 The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on August 22, 1935 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....	October 5, 1935	William Morrison William Morrison (Alberta politician) Rev. William Morrison was a farmer, church minister, soldier and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for a short time in 1935 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government....	Okotoks-High River Okotoks-High River Okotoks-High River was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1971....	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....	Resigned to make room for the Premier.	October 8, 1935	Clarence Tade Clarence Tade Clarence H. Tade was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He briefly served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta twice. The first time briefly in 1935 and the second time from 1938 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government both times.-Political career:Tade...	Athabasca Athabasca (provincial electoral district) Athabasca was a provincial electoral district covering north east Alberta, Canada.The riding, was created in 1905 when Alberta first became a province...	Social Credit	Resigned to make room for a cabinet minister.	November 4, 1935	William Aberhart William Aberhart William Aberhart , also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta between 1935 and 1943. The Social Credit party believed the reason for the depression was that people did not have enough money to spend, so the government...	Okotoks-High River	Social Credit	Acclaimed in a by-election	November 4, 1935	Charles Ross	Athabasca	Social Credit	Acclaimed in a by-election	March 2, 1936	William Howson William R. Howson William Robinson Howson was an politician, judge, debt collector, soldier banker and real estate agent from Alberta, Canada.. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1930 to 1936 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition...	Edmonton Edmonton (provincial electoral district) Edmonton provincial electoral district existed in two incarnations from 1905 - 1909 and again from 1921 - 1955. The district was created when Alberta first became a province....	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...	Appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta The Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta is the superior court of the Canadian province of Alberta....	June 22, 1936	Walter Morrish	Edmonton	Liberal	Elected in a by-election	September 7, 1936	Leonidas Giroux Leonidas Giroux Leonidas Alcidas Giroux was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the provincial Liberal caucus in opposition from 1924 until his death in 1936.-Political career:...	Grouard Grouard (electoral district) Grouard was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1913 to 1971.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Liberal	Died with an undisclosed illness at Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice and medical research group specializing in treating difficult patients . Patients are referred to Mayo Clinic from across the U.S. and the world, and it is known for innovative and effective treatments. Mayo Clinic is known for being at the top of... .	December 7, 1936	Joseph Tremblay	Grouard	Liberal	Elected in a by-election	?	James Hansen	Taber Taber (provincial electoral district) Taber was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. It was mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Independent		May 1, 1937	William Chant	Camrose Camrose (provincial electoral district) -1944 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	Forced out of Ministerial position by Order in Council.	1937	George Van Allen	Edmonton	Liberal	Died	August 9, 1937	John Hugill John Hugill John William Hugill was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as Attorney General of the province of Alberta from 1935 until 1937. Born in England, he came to Canada and studied law before setting up a practice in Calgary. He became a prominent resident of that city, and served two years...	Calgary Calgary (provincial electoral district) Calgary was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada that existed from 1905 to 1913 and was recreated from 1921 to 1959. The district returned from one to six members to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...	Independent	Resigned as Attorney General and sits as an Independent	October 7, 1937	Edward Gray Edward Leslie Gray Edward Leslie Gray was a politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from Alberta, Canada.Gray was elected in a by-election in the Edmonton after the death of George Van Allen. He also became the Alberta Liberal Party leader in 1937...	Edmonton	Liberal	Elected in a by-election	September 2, 1937	Hans Wight Hans Wight Hans Enoch Wight was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1937 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.-Political career:...	Lethbridge Lethbridge (provincial electoral district) Lethbridge was a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada.The riding has existed twice. The first incarnation was in 1905 when Alberta first became a province. Lethbridge covered a large patch of southern Alberta, It was broken into Lethbridge District and Lethbridge City in 1909...	Social Credit	Resigned seat to accept private sector job.	December 2, 1937	Peter Campbell	Lethbridge	Unity	Elected in a by-election	1938	Charles Ross	Athabasca	Social Credit	Died	< March 1938	Samuel Barnes	Edmonton	Independent Social Credit	Left the Social Credit caucus	November 7, 1938	Clarence Tade	Athabasca	Social Credit	Elected in a by-election	April 2, 1939	William Hayes William Hayes (politician) William Edgar Hayes was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta sitting with the governing Social Credit caucus from 1935 until his death in 1939.-Political career:...	Stony Plain Stony Plain (electoral district) Stony Plain originally styled Stonyplain is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting. From 1926 to 1957 Single Transferable Vote was used in the...	Social Credit	Died from heart seizure.	July 19, 1939	Alban MacLellan Alban MacLellan Alban Erskine MacLellan was a railway foreman and a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1935 to 1940 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.-Political career:...	Innisfail Innisfail (provincial electoral district) Innisfail is a former Alberta provincial electoral district that existed from 1905 to 1993.-1905 general election:-External links:*...	Independent Progressive	Nominated as an Independent Progressive candidate	February 5, 1940	Samuel Barnes	Edmonton	Independent Progressive	Picked as President of the Independent Progressives	?	Charles Cockroft	Stettler Stettler (provincial electoral district) Stettler 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 1993.-1957 liquor plebiscite:...	Independent Progressive	Joined the Independent Progressives	?	William Chant	Camrose	Independent Progressive	Joined the Independent Progressives

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