| 8th Alberta Legislature | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Majority parliament | |||
| 6 February 1936 – 16 February 1940 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | William Aberhart September 3, 1935 – May 23, 1943 | ||
| Cabinet | Aberhart cabinet | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Social Credit Party of Alberta | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Crossbench | Conservative Party | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Nathan Eldon Tanner February 6, 1936 – January 4, 1937 | ||
| Peter Dawson February 25, 1937 – March 24, 1963 | |||
| Members | 63 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Edward VIII January 20, 1936 – December 11, 1936 | ||
| George VI December 11, 1936 – February 6, 1952 | |||
| Lieutenant Governor | Hon. William L. Walsh May 5, 1931 – October 1, 1936 | ||
| Hon. Philip Carteret Hill Primrose October 1, 1936 – March 17, 1937 | |||
| Hon. John Campbell Bowen March 23, 1937 – February 1, 1950 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 6, 1936 – April 7, 1936 | |||
| 2nd session August 25, 1936 – September 1, 1936 | |||
| 3rd session February 25, 1937 – June 17, 1937 | |||
| 4th session August 3, 1937 – August 6, 1937 | |||
| 5th session September 24, 1937 – October 5, 1937 | |||
| 6th session February 10, 1938 – April 8, 1938 | |||
| 7th session November 15, 1938 – November 22, 1938 | |||
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The 8th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 6, 1936, to February 16, 1940, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1935 Alberta general election held on August 22, 1935. The Legislature officially resumed on February 6, 1936, and continued until the ninth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 16, 1940, prior to the 1940 Alberta general election.[1]
Alberta's sixth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party of Alberta for the first time, led by Premier William Aberhart. There was no Official Opposition in Alberta between 1926 and 1941 due to the Independent Movement which saw a majority of non-UFA candidates elected as independents. The Speaker was Nathan Eldon Tanner who would resign in 1937 and be replaced by Peter Dawson.
The previous government formed by United Farmers of Alberta would lose every seat in the 1935 election following the John Edward Brownlee sex scandal, and the upstart Social Credit dynasty would begin.
- ^ 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. 496. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.