26th Alberta Legislative Assembly

26th Alberta Legislative Assembly

The members of the 26th Legislature were elected in the 26th Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. In the list below, cabinet members' names are bolded; leaders of official parties are italicized.

Party standings after 26th General Elections

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* The Alberta Court of Appeal declared Thomas Lukaszuk the victor more than two months after the election. The election-night vote count had given Chris Kibermanis of the Liberals a five-vote win, but the judicial recount gave Lukaszuk a three-vote margin of victory.

* A party requires four seats to have official party status in the legislature. Parties with fewer than four seats are not entitled to party funding although their members will usually be permitted to sit together in the chamber.

Notable events

* The province's centennial occurred during the 26th Legislature, on September 1, 2005. Earlier that year, on May 24, 2005, Queen Elizabeth II made an official visit to the province in commemoration of the centennial. [ [http://www.assembly.ab.ca/ISYS/LADDAR_files/docs/hansards/han/legislature_26/session_1/20050524_1215_01_han.pdf Hansard for Tuesday, May 24, 2006, Afternoon] . Retrieved on September 26, 2006.]
* On March 1, 2006, premier Ralph Klein announced a series of controversial health care reforms which involved allowing greater levels of privatization in Alberta's public health care system. Later that day, the premier received significant media attention after throwing a book at a 17-year-old page.
* On March 15, 2006, and throughout the year, the Legislative Assembly celebrated the centennial of the first sitting of the Legislature.
* On April 6, 2006, Ted Morton introduced the controversial Bill 208, Protection of Fundamental Freedoms (Marriage) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006. Critics maintained that the bill removed limitations on free speech where homosexual individuals were concerned, potentially removing recourse for verbal abuse and discrimination. The bill died on the order paper on May 18, 2006.

Resignations and party membership changes

*Lyle Oberg was suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus on March 23, 2006, and sat as an independent until his readmission to the party on July 25, 2006. He subsequently ran for the Progressive Conservative leadership.
*Ralph Klein and Shirley McClellan resigned their seats on January 15, 2007.
*Dan Backs was expelled from the Liberal cacus in November 2006.

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