1st Alberta Legislature

1st Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
9 November 1905 – 22 March 1909
Parliament leaders
Premier	Alexander Cameron Rutherford September 2, 1905 – May 26, 1910
Cabinet	Rutherford cabinet
Leader of the Opposition	Albert John Robertson March 15, 1906 – February 25, 1909
Party caucuses
Government	Liberal Party
Opposition	Conservative Party
Crossbench	Labour Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Charles W. Fisher March 15, 1906 – May 15, 1919
Members	25 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Edward VII January 22, 1901 – May 6, 1910
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea September 1, 1905 – October 20, 1915
Sessions
1st session March 15, 1906 – May 9, 1906
2nd session January 24, 1907 – March 15, 1907
3rd session January 16, 1908 – March 5, 1908
4th session January 14, 1909 – February 25, 1909
→ 2nd

The 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from November 9, 1905, to Monday, March 22, 1909, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1905 Alberta general election which was held on November 9, 1905. The Legislature officially began on November 9, 1905, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on February 25, 1909, and dissolved the next day on February 26, 1909, prior to the 1909 Alberta general election.^[1]

Alberta's first government was controlled by the majority Liberal Party led by Premier Alexander Rutherford. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party led by Albert John Robertson. The Speaker was Charles W. Fisher who served in the role until his death from the 1918 flu pandemic in 1919 partway through the 4th Alberta Legislature.