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This is a list of Leaders of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 1905 to present. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ...
Alberta has enjoyed long periods of stable government rule, and has elected massive government majority during almost every election in it's history. In most other legislatures in Canada. The opposition party is traditionally recognized as a government in waiting, and will alternate periods of government among two or three parties. In Alberta however the opposition has traditionally been very small in terms of seat numbers, and highly unstable in terms of party leadership.
Only once has the province voted a new government in from the Official opposition instead prefering to choose a new third party.
List of opposition leaders
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
For the British composer named Richard Bennett, see Richard Rodney Bennett. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 - January 2, 1957) was a clergyman and was the longest serving Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta in the history of the province. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
John Percy Page (May 14, 1887 – March 2, 1973) was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and viceroy. ...
Independent Citizens Association was a short lived political party and lobby group in Alberta. ...
The Honorable Captain James Harper Prowse of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, born on November 3, 1913. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
Grant MacEwan Dr. John Walter Grant MacEwan, known as Grant MacEwan, (August 12, 1902–June 15, 2000) was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and Lieutenant Governor of...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC , CC , QC (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Honourable Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 - October 2, 1984), Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1968 and 1971. ...
The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
Raymond (Ray) Speaker (born December 13, 1935) is a farmer and Canadian politician. ...
The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
Grant Notley (January 19, 1939 - October 19, 1984) was a politician in Alberta. ...
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ...
There are a number of notable people by the name Ray Martin. ...
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ...
Laurence G. Decore (June 28, 1940 - November 6, 1999) was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer, politician, former mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
Elizabeth (Bettie) Jane Hewes (March 12, 1921 - November 6, 2001) was a Canadian politician, former Edmonton Alderwoman, and Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
Grant Mitchell (born July 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
Nancy MacBeth, née Betkowski (born December 29, 1948 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
Kevin Taft (born September 9, 1955, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and leader of the opposition in the Alberta legislature. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The Conservative and Liberal years 1905 to 1940
 Richard Bennett Conservative Opposition Leader 1909 - 1910 In the early years of the provincial legislature the opposition was dominated by the Conservative Party. This was a party built on remenents of the old Territorial Conservative Association. The party started out in 1905 forming opposition with only 2 seats in the legislative assembly, and proportionally grew as much as 20 seats in 1921 as Albertans grew tired of the scandels of the Liberal government. Image from: http://www. ...
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The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
The Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party also known as the Territorial Conservative Association was a short lived political party in the Northwest Territories, Canada, from 1898-1905. ...
The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The Conservatives looked poised to form government after a strong showing in the 1917 general election. However both the Liberals and Conservatives were wiped out of the legislature in the 1921 general election by the United Farmers of Alberta. Albertans still distrusting of old line dominion parties opted instead for a new party that had third party status as the Non-Partisan League of Alberta, and later became the United Farmers. The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on June 7, 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ...
The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
The United Farmers of Alberta was founded in 1909 as a lobby organization representing the interests of farmers. ...
With the Conservatives wiped out of the legislature, and the Liberals formed the opposition from 1921 to 1926 confied to the cities of Calgary and Edmonton. The Liberals were helped by the fact that the United Farmers did not typically run candidates in the cities. From 1926 to 1940 the Liberals formed the official opposition, however no official opposition leader was named. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Onward Established: Fort Calgary: 1876 Town: 1884 City: 1894 Area: 789. ...
Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry Integrity Progress Established: Fort Edmonton: 1795 Town: 1892 City: 1904 Area: 683. ...
The Unity Movement to the rise of Lougheed 1940 to 1971 Opposition through the 1940's was dominated by the Unity Movement a coaliation by the Liberal and Conservative parties to run Candidates as Independents, in the Alberta general election, 1940 the movement was sucessfull at forming a large opposition that nearly equaled the popular vote of the ruling Alberta Social Credit Party. The Independents however turned out to be confusing and hard to sustain, from 1940 to 1944 the leaders of the opposition changed with every legislative session. The Independents were advertised through a third party group known as the Independent Citizen's Association. The last Independent opposition leader John Percy Page ran for the Citizen's Association in 1948 but was defeated, ending the Unity Movement. The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ...
The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ...
Independent Citizens Association was a short lived political party and lobby group in Alberta. ...
John Percy Page (May 14, 1887 – March 2, 1973) was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and viceroy. ...
The Independents popularity started to decline in the late 1940's with new found prosperity in Alberta and satisfaction with new Premier Ernest Manning. The Liberal party had emerged dominate bolstered by the decline of the federal Conservative Party of Canada. The Liberals ended up forming the official opposition until the 1967 general election when the Progressive Conservatives shocked the province by winning 6 seats. Ernest Charles Manning Ernest Charles Manning, PC , CC , AOE , LL.D (September 20, 1908 - February 19, 1996), A Canadian politician, was Premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968, the longest term of office of any Alberta premier, and the second longest serving premier in Canada (only after George H. Murray...
The Conservative Party of Canada has gone by a variety of names over the years since Canadian Confederation. ...
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta Progressive Conservative Party is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
In the 1959 general election, 3 opposition parties managed to each win one seat in the legislature, no opposition leader was named until after the 1963 general election. The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
The Progressive Conservatives lead by Peter Lougheed while in opposition grew to 10 members through winning 2 by-elections and 2 floor crossings. The Progressive Conservatives defeated the 35 year rule of Social Credit in the 1971 general election and have held government ever since. Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper The Honourable Peter Lougheed, PC , CC , QC (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and Canadian Football League player. ...
The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
Modern day opposition 1971 to present From 1971 to 1982 the remains of the former Social Credit government held the opposition, they were unable to make a smooth transition and did not elect any new members in this period. The party collapsed in 1982, when it's last 2 caucus members left to sit as Independents. The party has not been a significant force in Alberta since.
After the 1982 general election the speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta had to make a controversial ruling, on the 2 former Social Credit members bid to became the official opposition, or decide if it should go to the New Democratic Party which held 2 seats. The speaker ruled in favor of the NDP. The new found opposition status would help the party grow to 16 seats from 1986 to 1993 until they were wiped out of the legislature by popular Liberal leader Laurence Decore. The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
The Alberta New Democratic Party or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded as the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). ...
Laurence G. Decore (June 28, 1940 - November 6, 1999) was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer, politician, former mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. ...
The Liberals would once again become the official opposition for the first time since 1967 under Laurence Decore who help the Liberals soar to popularity not seen since the early 1900's. Decore however did not last long as his health started to fail, and the Liberal party lost popularity as the Progressive Conservatives grew once again under Ralph Klein. The Liberals have held official opposition to present day with verying degrees of success. In the 2004 general election the Liberal gained to 16 seats under Kevin Taft, half of the 32 under Laurence Decore, however there popular vote still decreased, these gains were made in large part to votes siphoned by the Alberta Alliance Party. Ralph Phillip Klein MLA (born November 1, 1942), leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives, is the current premier of the Canadian province of Alberta. ...
Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...
Kevin Taft (born September 9, 1955, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is leader of the Alberta Liberal Party and leader of the opposition in the Alberta legislature. ...
The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
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