The 10th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 22, 1945, to July 16, 1948, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1944 Alberta general election held on August 8, 1944. The Legislature officially resumed on February 22, 1945, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 31, 1948 and dissolved on July 16, 1948, prior to the 1948 Alberta general election.
Alberta's tenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the third time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by John Percy Page a member of the Independent Citizen's Association. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.
Premier Ernest Manning called a snap election in 1944 to gain a new mandate. He won a big majority, wiping out most of the Independents. Three members of Canadian Armed Forces entered the Legislature in a delayed vote held in 1945, filling seats especially reserved for overseas military personnel.
Membership in the 10th Alberta Legislature DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)Acadia-CoronationClarence GerhartSocial Credit19402nd termAlexandraSelmer BergSocial Credit19353rd termAthabascaGordon LeeSocial Credit19402nd termBanff-CochraneArthur WraySocial Credit19441st termIndependent Social CreditBeaver RiverLucien MaynardSocial Credit19353rd termBow Valley-EmpressWilson CainSocial Credit19353rd termBruceJames L. McPhersonSocial Credit19353rd termCalgaryFred AndersonSocial Credit19353rd termAndrew DavisonIndependent19402nd termHoward MacDonaldIndependent19441st termRose WilkinsonSocial Credit19441st termAylmer LiesemerCCF19441st termCamroseChester SayersSocial Credit19412nd termCardstonNathan Eldon TannerSocial Credit19353rd termClover BarFloyd BakerSocial Credit19353rd termCypressEdith ThurstonSocial Credit19441st termDidsburyHoward HammellSocial Credit19441st termDrumhellerGordon TaylorSocial Credit19402nd termEdmontonErnest ManningSocial Credit19353rd termJohn P. PageIndependent19402nd termElmer RoperCCF19422nd termNorman JamesSocial Credit19353rd termWilliam J. WilliamsVeteran's & Active Force19441st termEdsonNorman WillmoreSocial Credit19441st termGleichenGeorge E. BellSocial Credit19441st termGrande PrairieIra McLaughlinSocial Credit19441st termGrouardWilliam FallowSocial Credit19353rd termHand HillsWallace CrossSocial Credit19353rd termLac Ste. AnneAlbert BourcierSocial Credit19353rd termLacombeDuncan MacMillanSocial Credit19353rd termLeducRonald AnsleySocial Credit19353rd termLethbridgeJohn LanderyouSocial Credit19441st termLittle BowPeter DawsonSocial Credit19353rd termMacleodJames HartleySocial Credit19353rd termMedicine HatJohn Lyle RobinsonSocial Credit19353rd termOkotoks-High RiverIvan CaseySocial Credit19441st termOldsNorman E. CookSocial Credit19402nd termPeace RiverWilliam GillilandSocial Credit19441st termPembinaRobin JorgensonSocial Credit19441st termPincher Creek-CrowsnestErnest DukeSocial Credit19353rd termPonokaOra B. MooreSocial Credit19441st termRed DeerDavid A. UreSocial Credit19432nd termRedwaterJames PopilSocial Credit19353rd termRocky Mountain HouseAlfred HookeSocial Credit19353rd termSedgewickAlbert FeeSocial Credit19353rd termSpirit RiverHenry DeBoltSocial Credit19402nd termSt. AlbertCharles HolderSocial Credit1935, 19442nd term*St. PaulJoseph BeaudrySocial Credit19353rd termStettlerWilliam MackieSocial Credit19441st termStony PlainCornelia WoodSocial Credit19402nd termTaberRoy S. LeeSocial Credit19402nd termVegrevilleMichael PonichSocial Credit19441st termVermilionWilliam R. CornishSocial Credit19441st termWainwrightWilliam MassonSocial Credit19353rd termWarnerSolon LowSocial Credit1935, 19403rd term*Leonard Halmrast (1945)Social Credit19451st termWetaskiwinJohn WingbladeSocial Credit19353rd termWillingdonWilliam TomynSocial Credit19353rd termActive Service VotersProvince at Large/Armed ForcesJames Harper ProwseIndependent19451st termLiberalProvince at Large/Royal Canadian Air ForceFrederick C. ColborneIndependent19451st termProvince at Large/Royal Canadian NavyLoftus Dudley WardIndependent19451st term
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Standings changes in the 10th Assembly Number of membersper party by date194419451947Jul 8Feb 5?Aug 6Feb ?Apr 10Social Credit51505150Independent3Canadian Forces032Co-operative Commonwealth2Veteran's & Active Force1Independent Social Credit0101Total members57605960Vacant010Government Majority4542414240
Membership changes in the 10th AssemblyDateMember NameDistrictPartyReason1945Solon Earl LowWarnerSocial CreditResigned to run in the 1945 Canadian federal electionAugust 6, 1945Leonard HalmrastWarnerSocial CreditElected in a by-electionFebruary 1947Arthur WrayBanff-CochraneIndependent Social CreditForced to sit as an Independent after a motion was passed by the AssemblyApril 10, 1947James ProwseProvince at Large/Armed ForcesLiberalJoined the Liberal Caucus
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Further reading
External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present