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| 2nd Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 23 March 1909 – 25 March 1913 | |||
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| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Alexander Cameron Rutherford September 2, 1905 – May 26, 1910 | ||
| Arthur Sifton May 26, 1910 – October 30, 1917 | |||
| Cabinets | Rutherford cabinet Sifton cabinet | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Richard Bennett February 10, 1910 – May 26, 1910 | ||
| Edward Michener November 10, 1910 – April 5, 1917 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Liberal Party | ||
| Opposition | Conservative Party | ||
| Crossbench | Socialist Party | ||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Charles W. Fisher March 15, 1906 – May 15, 1919 | ||
| Members | 41 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Edward VII January 22, 1901 – May 6, 1910 | ||
| George V May 6, 1910 – January 20, 1936 | |||
| Lieutenant Governor | Hon. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea September 1, 1905 – October 20, 1915 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 10, 1910 – May 26, 1910 | |||
| 2nd session November 10, 1910 – December 11, 1910 | |||
| 3rd session November 30, 1911 – February 16, 1912 | |||
| 4th session February 11, 1913 – March 25, 1913 | |||
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The 2nd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 23, 1909, to April 17, 1913, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1909 Alberta general election which was held on March 22, 1909. The Legislature officially resumed on March 23, 1909, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on March 25, 1913, prior to the 1913 Alberta general election.[1]
Alberta's second government was controlled by the majority Liberal Party led by Premier Alexander Rutherford until he resigned on May 26, 1910 due to the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal, Rutherford was subsequently replaced by Arthur Sifton. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party led by Richard Bennett for the first session, followed by Edward Michener for the remaining sessions. The Speaker was Charles W. Fisher who continued in the role from the 1st assembly, and would serve in the role until his death from the 1918 flu pandemic in 1919.
The total number of seats in the assembly was increased from 25 contested in the 1905 election to 41.
- ^ 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. 494. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved 9 August 2020.