19th Alberta Legislature

19th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
24 May 1979 – 5 October 1982
Parliament leaders
PremierPeter Lougheed
September 10, 1971 – November 1, 1985
CabinetLougheed cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Robert Curtis Clark
September 15, 1973 – November 28, 1980
Raymond Speaker
December 16, 1980 – November 1, 1982
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
OppositionSocial Credit Party
UnrecognizedNew Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Gerard Amerongen
March 2, 1972 – June 11, 1986
Members79 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer
July 2, 1974 – October 18, 1979
Hon. Frank C. Lynch-Staunton
October 18, 1979 – January 22, 1985
Sessions
1st session
May 24, 1979 – November 16, 1979
2nd session
May 20, 1980 – March 30, 1981
3rd session
April 2, 1981 – March 30, 1981
4th session
March 4, 1982 – May 4, 1982
← 18th → 20th

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.[1]

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.

  1. ^ 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. 501. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.