The 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 9, 2001, to October 25, 2004, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2001 Alberta general election held on March 12, 2001. The Legislature officially resumed on April 9, 2001, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on October 25, 2004, prior to the 2004 Alberta general election on November 22, 2004.[1]
The 25th Legislative Assembly was ushered in with a massive Progressive Conservative majority, with Alberta being dubbed Ralph's World following the 2001 general election. The official opposition Liberals began a turbulent period that would see the party go through four leaders.
The third party Alberta New Democrats also changed leaders in July 2004 with the retirement of Raj Pannu and choice of Brian Mason as new leader.[2]
Towards the end of the legislature for the first time since 1985, a new party caucus was formed. Edmonton-Norwood MLA Gary Masyk would cross the floor to the Alberta Alliance which had been formed in 2002 and registered in 2003 creating the caucus for that party. His reason for leaving was the Premier's interference in the 2004 federal election that coincided with a sharp decline in poll numbers that kept the federal Conservatives from winning the election. His electoral district was also abolished in the 2004 Alberta Boundary Re-distribution.
Support the Progressive Conservatives softened through the reign of the Assembly but still remained high during the 2004 general election.
The Adult Interdependent Relationships Act (S.A. 2002, c. A-4.5)[3] was passed by the Alberta Legislature on December 4, 2002, and proclaimed in force on June 1, 2003.[4] The act did not amend Alberta's Marriage Act, but did amend 69 other Alberta laws following the 1999 landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the case of M. v. H., which essentially required all provinces to extend the benefits of common-law marriage to same-sex couples, under the equality provisions of Section Fifteen of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[5] Owing to the conservative political climate in the province, the government of Alberta was slow to respond, but in 2000 Alberta did amend the provincial Marriage Act to specifically limit marriage to different-sex couples. The Act was based on the January 2002 Alberta Law Reform Institute recommendations in Recognition of Rights and Obligations in Same-Sex Relationships which was funded in part by the provincial government.[6]
Electoral Divisions Actedit
Main article: Alberta Electoral Boundary Re-distribution, 2004
The Electoral Divisions Act (S.A. 2003, c. E-4.1)[7] was passed by the Alberta Legislature during the third session, and received Royal Assent on May 15, 2003. The Act implemented the recommendations of the Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission, chaired by former Social Credit MLA and Alberta's Ethics Commissioner Robert Curtis Clark which delineated the new electoral boundaries for the upcoming 2004 Alberta general election and the 26th Alberta Legislature. The new electoral boundaries retained a total of 83 seats, with Calgary gaining two seats, Edmonton losing one seat, and one of the "special consideration" divisions (due to its isolation, it is allowed to have a population below 75% of the provincial average) was eliminated, leaving Dunvegan-Central Peace the last remaining special consideration district.[8]
^Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 504. ISBN0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^"NDP Leader Brian Mason". CBC News. March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
^Adult Interdependent Relationships Act, S.A. 2002, c. A-4.5
^Dobbie, Peter J. (April 26, 2003). (PDF). Duncan & Craig LLP. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
^Elliott, R. Douglas. (PDF). The New England Law Review. 38 (3): 608, 610. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
^Alberta Law Review (January 2002). (PDF). Edmonton, Alta.: Alberta Law Reform Institute. ISBN9781896078090. ISSN 0838-0503. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2008. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
^Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission (February 2003). "Proposed Electoral Division Areas, Boundaries, and Names for Alberta. Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta". Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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The 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 9 2001 to October 25 2004 with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2001 Alberta general election held on March 12 2001 The Legislature officially resumed on April 9 2001 and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on October 25 2004 prior to the 2004 Alberta general election on November 22 2004 1 25th Alberta LegislatureMajority parliament9 April 2001 25 October 2004Parliament leadersPremierRalph KleinDecember 14 1992 December 14 2006CabinetKlein cabinetLeader of theOppositionKen NicolMarch 12 2001 March 14 2004Party caucusesGovernmentProgressive Conservative AssociationOppositionLiberal PartyRecognizedNew Democratic PartyUnrecognizedAlberta AllianceLegislative AssemblySpeaker of theAssemblyKen KowalskiApril 14 1997 May 23 2012GovernmentHouse LeaderDave HancockMay 26 1999 November 24 2006Members83 MLA seatsSovereignMonarchElizabeth IIFebruary 6 1952 September 8 2022LieutenantGovernorHon Lois HoleFebruary 10 2000 January 6 2005Sessions1st sessionApril 9 2001 November 29 20012nd sessionFebruary 26 2002 December 4 20023rd sessionFebruary 18 2003 December 3 20034th sessionFebruary 17 2004 October 24 2004 24th 26thAlberta s twenty fifth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta led by Premier Ralph Klein The Official Opposition was led by Ken Nicol of the Liberal Party The Speaker was Ken Kowalski With the exception of the three MLAs listed below all members held their seats until dissolution of the legislature Contents 1 History 2 Bills 2 1 Adult Interdependent Relationships Act 2 2 Electoral Divisions Act 3 Members of the 25th Legislature by district 4 Standings changes during the 25th Assembly 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory editThe 25th Legislative Assembly was ushered in with a massive Progressive Conservative majority with Alberta being dubbed Ralph s World following the 2001 general election The official opposition Liberals began a turbulent period that would see the party go through four leaders The third party Alberta New Democrats also changed leaders in July 2004 with the retirement of Raj Pannu and choice of Brian Mason as new leader 2 Towards the end of the legislature for the first time since 1985 a new party caucus was formed Edmonton Norwood MLA Gary Masyk would cross the floor to the Alberta Alliance which had been formed in 2002 and registered in 2003 creating the caucus for that party His reason for leaving was the Premier s interference in the 2004 federal election that coincided with a sharp decline in poll numbers that kept the federal Conservatives from winning the election His electoral district was also abolished in the 2004 Alberta Boundary Re distribution Support the Progressive Conservatives softened through the reign of the Assembly but still remained high during the 2004 general election Bills editAdult Interdependent Relationships Act edit Main article Adult interdependent relationship in Alberta The Adult Interdependent Relationships Act S A 2002 c A 4 5 3 was passed by the Alberta Legislature on December 4 2002 and proclaimed in force on June 1 2003 4 The act did not amend Alberta s Marriage Act but did amend 69 other Alberta laws following the 1999 landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling in the case of M v H which essentially required all provinces to extend the benefits of common law marriage to same sex couples under the equality provisions of Section Fifteen of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 5 Owing to the conservative political climate in the province the government of Alberta was slow to respond but in 2000 Alberta did amend the provincial Marriage Act to specifically limit marriage to different sex couples The Act was based on the January 2002 Alberta Law Reform Institute recommendations in Recognition of Rights and Obligations in Same Sex Relationships which was funded in part by the provincial government 6 Electoral Divisions Act edit Main article Alberta Electoral Boundary Re distribution 2004 The Electoral Divisions Act S A 2003 c E 4 1 7 was passed by the Alberta Legislature during the third session and received Royal Assent on May 15 2003 The Act implemented the recommendations of the Final Report of the Electoral Boundaries Commission chaired by former Social Credit MLA and Alberta s Ethics Commissioner Robert Curtis Clark which delineated the new electoral boundaries for the upcoming 2004 Alberta general election and the 26th Alberta Legislature The new electoral boundaries retained a total of 83 seats with Calgary gaining two seats Edmonton losing one seat and one of the special consideration divisions due to its isolation it is allowed to have a population below 75 of the provincial average was eliminated leaving Dunvegan Central Peace the last remaining special consideration district 8 Members of the 25th Legislature by district edit District Member Party Notes Athabasca Wabasca Mike Cardinal Progressive Conservative Airdrie Rocky View Carol Haley Progressive Conservative Banff Cochrane Janis Tarchuk Progressive Conservative Barrhead Westlock Ken Kowalski Progressive Conservative Bonnyville Cold Lake Denis Ducharme Progressive Conservative Calgary Bow Alana DeLong Progressive Conservative Calgary Buffalo Harvey Cenaiko Progressive Conservative Calgary Cross Yvonne Fritz Progressive Conservative Calgary Currie Jon Lord Progressive Conservative Calgary East Moe Amery Progressive Conservative Calgary Egmont Denis Herard Progressive Conservative Calgary Elbow Ralph Klein Progressive Conservative Calgary Fish Creek Heather Forsyth Progressive Conservative Calgary Foothills Pat Nelson Progressive Conservative Calgary Fort Wayne Cao Progressive Conservative Calgary Glenmore Ron Stevens Progressive Conservative Calgary Lougheed Marlene Graham Progressive Conservative Calgary McCall Shiraz Shariff Progressive Conservative Calgary Montrose Hung Pham Progressive Conservative Calgary Mountain View Mark Hlady Progressive Conservative Calgary North Hill Richard Magnus Progressive Conservative Calgary North West Greg Melchin Progressive Conservative Calgary Nose Creek Gary Mar Progressive Conservative Calgary Shaw Cindy Ady Progressive Conservative Calgary Varsity Murray Smith Progressive Conservative Calgary West Karen Kryczka Progressive Conservative Cardston Taber Warner Broyce Jacobs Progressive Conservative Clover Bar Fort Saskatchewan Rob Lougheed Progressive Conservative Cypress Medicine Hat Lorne Taylor Progressive Conservative Drayton Valley Calmar Tony Abbott Progressive Conservative Drumheller Chinook Shirley McClellan Progressive Conservative Dunvegan Hector Goudreau Progressive Conservative Edmonton Beverly Clareview Julius Yankowsky Progressive Conservative Edmonton Calder Brent Rathgeber Progressive Conservative Edmonton Castle Downs Thomas Lukaszuk Progressive Conservative Edmonton Centre Laurie Blakeman Liberal Edmonton Ellerslie Debby Carlson Liberal ResignedVacant at dissolution Edmonton Glengarry Bill Bonner Liberal Edmonton Glenora Drew Hutton Progressive Conservative Edmonton Gold Bar Hugh MacDonald Liberal Edmonton Highlands Brian Mason NDP Edmonton Manning Tony Vandermeer Progressive Conservative Edmonton McClung Mark Norris Progressive Conservative Edmonton Meadowlark Bob Maskell Progressive Conservative Edmonton Mill Creek Gene Zwozdesky Progressive Conservative Edmonton Mill Woods Don Massey Liberal Edmonton Norwood Gary Masyk Progressive Conservative Crossed the floorAlberta Alliance Edmonton Riverview Kevin Taft Liberal Edmonton Rutherford Ian McClelland Progressive Conservative Edmonton Strathcona Raj Pannu NDP Edmonton Whitemud David Hancock Progressive Conservative Fort McMurray Guy Boutilier Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie Smoky Mel Knight Progressive Conservative Grande Prairie Wapiti Gordon Graydon Progressive Conservative Highwood Don Tannas Progressive Conservative Innisfail Sylvan Lake Luke Ouellette Progressive Conservative Lac La Biche St Paul Ray Danyluk Progressive Conservative Lacombe Stettler Judy Gordon Progressive Conservative Lesser Slave Lake Pearl Calahasen Progressive Conservative Leduc Albert Klapstein Progressive Conservative Lethbridge East Ken Nicol Liberal ResignedVacant at dissolution Lethbridge West Clint Dunford Progressive Conservative Little Bow Barry McFarland Progressive Conservative Livingstone Macleod David Coutts Progressive Conservative Medicine Hat Rob Renner Progressive Conservative Olds Didsbury Three Hills Richard Marz Progressive Conservative Peace River Gary Friedel Progressive Conservative Ponoka Rimbey Halvar Jonson Progressive Conservative Red Deer North Mary Anne Jablonski Progressive Conservative Red Deer South Victor Doerksen Progressive Conservative Redwater Dave Broda Progressive Conservative Rocky Mountain House Ty Lund Progressive Conservative Sherwood Park Iris Evans Progressive Conservative St Albert Mary O Neill Progressive Conservative Spruce Grove Sturgeon St Albert Doug Horner Progressive Conservative Stony Plain Stan Woloshyn Progressive Conservative Strathmore Brooks Lyle Oberg Progressive Conservative Vegreville Viking Ed Stelmach Progressive Conservative Vermilion Lloydminster Lloyd Snelgrove Progressive Conservative Wainwright Robert Fischer Progressive Conservative Resigned Doug Griffiths Progressive Conservative Elected by election West Yellowhead Ivan Strang Progressive Conservative Wetaskiwin Camrose LeRoy Johnson Progressive Conservative Whitecourt Ste Anne George VanderBurg Progressive ConservativeStandings changes during the 25th Assembly editNumber of membersper party by date 2001 2002 2004Mar 12 Dec 31 Apr 8 May 25 May 28 Jun 29Progressive Conservative 74 73 74 73Liberal 7 6 5New Democratic 2Alberta Alliance 0 1Total members 83 82 83 82 81Vacant 0 1 0 1 2Government Majority 65 64 65 66 67 65December 31 2001 Robert Fischer Wainwright resigns April 8 2002 Doug Griffiths Wainwright elected in a by election May 25 2004 Ken Nicol Lethbridge East resigns to run in a federal election May 28 2004 Debby Carlson Edmonton Ellerslie resigned to run in a federal election June 29 2004 Gary Masyk Edmonton Norwood crossed the floor to the Alberta AllianceReferences edit Perry Sandra E Footz Valerie L 2006 Massolin Philip A ed A Higher Duty Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies Edmonton AB Legislative Assembly of Alberta p 504 ISBN 0 9689217 3 6 Retrieved August 9 2020 NDP Leader Brian Mason CBC News March 16 2012 Retrieved August 12 2020 Adult Interdependent Relationships Act S A 2002 c A 4 5 Dobbie Peter J April 26 2003 Adult Interdependent Relationships Act Estate Planning and Administration Issues for General Practitioners PDF Duncan amp Craig LLP Archived from the original PDF on January 11 2006 Retrieved July 29 2007 Elliott R Douglas The Canadian Earthquake Same sex Marriage in Canada PDF The New England Law Review 38 3 608 610 Archived from the original PDF on September 4 2006 Retrieved July 29 2007 Alberta Law Review January 2002 Recognition of Rights and Obligations in Same Sex Relationships PDF Edmonton Alta Alberta Law Reform Institute ISBN 9781896078090 ISSN 0838 0503 Archived from the original PDF on October 2 2008 Retrieved July 29 2007 Electoral Divisions Act S A 2003 c E 4 1 Alberta Electoral Boundaries Commission February 2003 Proposed Electoral Division Areas Boundaries and Names for Alberta Final Report to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta Legislative Assembly of Alberta Retrieved May 29 2020 Further reading editOffice of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office 2006 A Century of Democracy Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta 1905 2005 The Centennial Series Edmonton AB Legislative Assembly of Alberta ISBN 0 9689217 8 7 Retrieved May 25 2020 Perry Sandra E Footz Valerie L 2006 Massolin Philip A ed A Higher Duty Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies Edmonton AB Legislative Assembly of Alberta ISBN 0 9689217 3 6 Retrieved August 9 2020 External links editAlberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By elections 1905 to present Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 25th Alberta Legislature amp oldid 1175149895, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
