19th Alberta Legislature


The 19th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 24, 1979, to October 5, 1982, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1979 Alberta general election held on March 14, 1979. The Legislature officially resumed on May 24, 1979, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on May 4, 1982 and dissolved on October 5, 1982, prior to the 1982 Alberta general election on November 2, 1982.
Alberta's nineteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the third time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party and later Raymond Speaker. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term
AthabascaFrank ApplebyProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Banff-CochraneGreg StevensProgressive Conservative19791st term
BarrheadHugh HornerProgressive Conservative19674th term
Ken Kowalski Progressive Conservative19791st term
BonnyvilleErnie IsleyProgressive Conservative19791st term
Bow ValleyFred MandevilleSocial Credit19674th term
Calgary-BowNeil WebberProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Calgary-BuffaloTom SindlingerProgressive Conservative19791st term
Independent Conservative
Alberta Reform Movement
Calgary-CurrieDennis AndersonProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-EgmontMerv LeitchProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Calgary-ElbowDavid John RussellProgressive Conservative19674th term
Calgary-Fish CreekWilliam Edward PayneProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-FoothillsStewart McCraeProgressive Conservative19733rd term
Calgary-Forest LawnJohn ZaozirnyProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-GlenmoreHugh PlancheProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Calgary-McCallAndrew LittleProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Calgary-McKnightEric MusgreaveProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Calgary-MillicanDavid CarterProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-Mountain ViewStan KushnerProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-North HillEd OmanProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-North WestSheila EmburyProgressive Conservative19791st term
Calgary-WestPeter LougheedProgressive Conservative19674th term
CamroseGordon StrombergProgressive Conservative19713rd term
CardstonJohn ThompsonProgressive Conservative19752nd term
ChinookHenry KroegerProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Clover BarWalt BuckSocial Credit19674th term
Independent
CypressAlan HylandProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Drayton ValleyShirley CrippsProgressive Conservative19791st term
DrumhellerLewis ClarkProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-AvonmoreHorst SchmidProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-BelmontWilliam MackProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-BeverlyBill DiachukProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-CalderTom ChambersProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton CentreMary LeMessurierProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-GlenoraLou HyndmanProgressive Conservative19674th term
Edmonton-GlengarryRollie CookProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-Gold BarAl HiebertProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-HighlandsDavid Thomas KingProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton Jasper PlaceLeslie YoungProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-KingswayKenneth PaproskiProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton MeadowlarkGerard AmerongenProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-Mill WoodsMilt PahlProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-NorwoodCatherine ChichakProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-ParkallenNeil Stanley CrawfordProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-Sherwood ParkHenry WooProgressive Conservative19791st term
Edmonton-StrathconaJulian KoziakProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Edmonton-WhitemudPeter KnaakProgressive Conservative19791st term
EdsonIan ReidProgressive Conservative19791st term
Grande PrairieElmer BorstadProgressive Conservative19791st term
HighwoodGeorge WolstenholmeProgressive Conservative19752nd term
InnisfailNigel PengellyProgressive Conservative19791st term
Lac La Biche-McMurrayNorm WeissProgressive Conservative19791st term
LacombeJack CooksonProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Lesser Slave LakeLarry ShabenProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Lethbridge-EastArchibald D. JohnstonProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Lethbridge-WestJohn GogoProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Little BowRaymond SpeakerSocial Credit19635th term
Independent
LloydminsterBud MillerProgressive Conservative19713rd term
MacleodLeRoy FjordbottenProgressive Conservative19791st term
Medicine HatJim HorsmanProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Olds-DidsburyRobert Curtis ClarkSocial Credit19606th term
Gordon Kesler Western Canada Concept19821st term
Peace RiverAl AdairProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Pincher Creek-CrowsnestFrederick BradleyProgressive Conservative19752nd term
PonokaDon McCrimmonProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Red DeerNorman MageeProgressive Conservative19791st term
Redwater-AndrewGeorge TopolniskyProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Rocky Mountain HouseJohn Murray CampbellProgressive Conservative19791st term
Smoky RiverMarvin MooreProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Spirit River-FairviewGrant NotleyNDP19713rd term
St. AlbertMyrna FyfeProgressive Conservative19791st term
St. PaulCharles AndersonProgressive Conservative19791st term
StettlerGraham HarleProgressive Conservative19723rd term
Stony PlainWilliam PurdyProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Taber-WarnerRobert BogleProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Three HillsConnie OstermanProgressive Conservative19791st term
VegrevilleJohn BatiukProgressive Conservative19713rd term
Vermilion-VikingTom LysonsProgressive Conservative19752nd term
WainwrightCharles StewartProgressive Conservative19752nd term
Wetaskiwin-LeducDallas SchmidtProgressive Conservative19752nd term
WhitecourtPeter TrynchyProgressive Conservative19713rd term
----------------Barrhead-----------------------Calgary-BuffaloTom Sindlinger-19791st term
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Clover BarWalt Buck-19674th term
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Little BowRaymond Speaker-19635th term
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----------------------------------------Calgary-BuffaloTom Sindlinger-19791st term
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