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9th Alberta Legislature

Canadian Legislative Assembly


Canadian Legislative Assembly

FieldValue
jurisdictionAB
#9th
typeMajority
statusinactive
term-beginFebruary 20, 1941
term-endJuly 7, 1944
scPeter Dawson
sctermFebruary 25, 1937 – March 24, 1963
pmWilliam Aberhart
pmtermSeptember 3, 1935 – May 23, 1943
pm2Ernest Charles Manning
pmterm2May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
loJames H. Walker
lotermFebruary 22 – April 8, 1941
lo2Alfred Speakman
loterm2January 29 – March 19, 1942
lo3James Mahaffy
loterm3February 18 – March 30, 1943
lo4James H. Walker
loterm4February 10 – March 24, 1944
partySocial Credit Party
party2Independent Citizen's Association
party3Liberal Party
party4Labour Party
sessionbeginFebruary 20
sessionendApril 8, 1941
sessionbegin2January 29
sessionend2March 19, 1942
sessionbegin3February 18
sessionend3March 30, 1943
sessionbegin4February 10
sessionend4March 24, 1944
ministryAberhart cabinet
ministry2Manning cabinet
monarchGeorge VI
monarchtermDecember 11, 1936 – February 6, 1952
viceroyHon. John Campbell Bowen
viceroytermMarch 23, 1937 – February 1, 1950
members57
lastparl8th
nextparl10th

| # = 9th

| term-begin = February 20, 1941 | term-end = July 7, 1944

The 9th Alberta Legislature was in session from February 20, 1941, to July 7, 1944, with the membership of the Legislative Assembly determined by the results of the 1940 Alberta general election held on March 21, 1940. The Legislature officially resumed on February 20, 1941, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on March 24, 1944, and dissolved on July 7, prior to the 1944 Alberta general election.

Alberta's government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the second time, led by Premier William Aberhart until his death on May 23, 1943; he was succeeded by Ernest Manning, who went on to be the longest-serving premier in Alberta history. Manning abandoned the monetary policies of Aberhart during his term for more traditional conservatism. The Official Opposition was led by James H. Walker, a member of the Independent Citizen's Association, from February 22 to April 8, 1941, and again from February 10 to March 24, 1944. In between, the Opposition Leader was Alfred Speakman from January 29 to March 19, 1942, and James Mahaffy from February 18 to March 30, 1943. The Speaker was Peter Dawson, who served until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.

The Independent Citizen's Association, started by the Conservatives and including most Liberals and some former United Farmer supporters, won 19 seats. The remaining Liberal Party that did not endorse the independent movement won one seat, and a labour candidate won one seat. Two independents later re-joined the Liberal Party, and the Co-operative Commonwealth entered the Legislature in its first by-election.

Bills

During the second session the government introduced An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War (Bill 60), which prohibited the purchase or registration of lands by an enemy alien or Hutterite. It was the intention to prevent these people from buying land or from becoming registered as the owners of land at least until after the Second World War ended. The government later introduced An Act to amend The Land Sales Prohibition Act (Bill 48) in the third session, which amended The Land Sales Prohibition Act for the purpose of extending this prohibition to leases and agreements for leases. The federal government under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King's Cabinet disallowed the legislation on the recommendation of the Federal Minister of Justice Louis St. Laurent. This was the last use of the federal disallowance authority (not to be confused with reservation authority, which was last used in Saskatchewan in 1961). The King government's rationale for the disallowance was that the federal government had regulated all matters related to enemy aliens and the statute conflicted with federal policy.

Party standings after 9th General Elections

AffiliationMembers
Social Credit36
**Total**
**57**
DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)
Acadia-CoronationClarence GerhartSocial Credit19401st termAlexandra

Notes

References

References

  1. (2006). "A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  2. "Bill 60: An Act to prohibit the Sale of Lands to any Enemy Aliens and Hutterites for the Duration of the War". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. (September 12, 2013). "What can the federal government do to challenge Quebec's charter of values?". [[Maclean's]].
  4. (April 14, 1943). "Disallow Alberta Alien Land Act". [[Calgary Herald]].
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