The 3rd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from September 16, 1913, to April 5, 1917, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1913 Alberta general election held on April 17, 1913. The Legislature officially resumed on September 16, 1913, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on April 17, 1917 and dissolved on May 14, 1917, prior to the 1917 Alberta general election.

Alberta's second government was controlled by the majority Liberal Party led by Premier Arthur Sifton. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party led by Edward Michener. The Speaker was Charles W. Fisher who continued in the role from the 1st and 2nd 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 41 contested in the 1913 election to 56.

The standings changed little during the 3rd legislature only 4 by-elections 3 of which resulted in the return of new members and no floor crossings occurred.

Bills During the fifth sitting of the 3rd Legislature, the Assembly would pass An Act amending The Election Act respecting Members of the Legislative Assembly on Active Service (Bill 58) which acclaimed members of the assembly in the 1917 election who were serving in armed forces during the First World War. The Act listed eleven members of the assembly and provided those members were deemed nominated and elected as a member of the 4th Alberta Legislature. The bill was assented to on April 5, 1917.

Sitting dates 1st session September 16, 1913 - October 25, 1913 2nd session October 7, 1914 - October 22, 1914 3rd session February 25, 1915 - April 17, 1915 4th session February 24, 1916 - April 19, 1916 5th session February 6, 1917 - April 5, 1917

Members election in the 1913 general election Members  DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)PortfolioNotesAcadiaJohn McCollLiberal19131st termAlexandraJames R. LoweryConservative19131st termAthabascaAlexander Grant MacKayLiberal19131st termBeaver RiverWilfrid GariépyLiberal19131st termMinister of Municipal AffairsElected in a by-election December 15, 1913Appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs November 28, 1913Bow ValleyGeorge LaneLiberal19131st termCharles R. MitchellLiberal1910, 19132nd term*Minister of Public WorksProvincial TreasurerElected in a by-election June 12, 1913Appointed Provincial Treasurer November 28, 1913CamroseGeorge P. SmithLiberal19092nd termCardstonMartin WoolfLiberal19122nd termCentre CalgaryThomas TweedieConservative19112nd termClaresholmWilliam MoffatLiberal19131st termClearwaterHenry William McKenneyLiberal19131st termCochraneCharles W. FisherLiberal19053rd termCoronationFrank H. WhitesideLiberal19131st termDidsburyJoseph StaufferLiberal19092nd termEdmontonAlbert EwingConservative19131st termEdmontonCharles Wilson CrossLiberal19053rd termAttorney GeneralEdmonton SouthHerbert CrawfordConservative19131st termGleichenJohn Peter McArthurLiberal19131st termEdsonCharles Wilson CrossLiberal19053rd termAttorney GeneralGrouardJean CôtéLiberal19092nd termHand HillsRobert EatonLiberal19131st termHigh RiverGeorge Douglas StanleyConservative19131st termInnisfailFred W. ArcherConservative19131st termLac Ste. AnnePeter GunnLiberal19092nd termLacombeWilliam PufferLiberal19053rd termLeducStanley TobinLiberal19131st termLethbridge CityJohn Smith StewartConservative19112nd termLittle BowJames McNaughtonLiberal19131st termMacleodRobert PattersonConservative19102nd termMedicine HatNelson SpencerConservative19131st termNantonJohn M. GlendenningLiberal19092nd termNorth CalgarySamuel Bacon HillocksConservative19131st termOkotoksGeorge HoadleyConservative19092nd termOldsDuncan MarshallLiberal19092nd termMinister of AgriculturePeace RiverAlphaeus PattersonConservative19131st termPembinaGordon MacDonaldLiberal19131st termPincher CreekJohn KemmisConservative19112nd termPonokaWilliam A. CampbellLiberal19092nd termRed DeerEdward MichenerConservative19092nd termRedcliffCharles PingleLiberal19131st termRibstoneJames Gray TurgeonLiberal19131st termRocky MountainRobert CampbellConservative19131st termSedgewickCharles StewartLiberal19092nd termMinister of Municipal AffairsMinister of Public WorksAppointed Minister of Public Works November 28, 1913South CalgaryThomas BlowConservative19131st termSt. AlbertLucien BoudreauLiberal19092nd termStettlerRobert L. ShawLiberal19092nd termSt. PaulProsper-Edmond LessardLiberal19131st termStony PlainConrad WeidenhammerConservative19131st termSturgeonJohn R. BoyleLiberal19053rd termMinister of EducationTaberArchibald J. McLeanLiberal19092nd termProvincial SecretaryVegrevilleJoseph S. McCallumLiberal19131st termVermilionArthur Lewis SiftonLiberal19102nd termPremier of AlbertaProvincial TreasurerVictoriaFrancis A. WalkerLiberal19053rd termWainwrightGeorge LeRoy HudsonConservative19131st termWarnerFrank LeffingwellLiberal19131st termWetaskiwinCharles H. OlinLiberal19092nd termHugh John Montgomery (1914)Liberal19141st termWhitfordAndrew ShandroLiberal19131st term

By-elections  DistrictMemberPartyReason for By-ElectionBow ValleyCharles R. Mitchell LiberalJune 12, 1913—Resignation of George LaneBeaver RiverWilfrid Gariépy LiberalDecember 15, 1913— Wilfrid Gariepy appointed to cabinet.WetaskiwinHugh John Montgomery LiberalNovember 17, 1914— Death of Charles H. Olin.WhitfordAndrew Shandro LiberalMarch 15, 1915— Election of Andrew Shandro declared void

Other membership changes September 29, 1916 – The Coronation constituency was left vacant after Liberal Frank H. Whiteside was shot and killed. June 14, 1916 – The Lac Ste. Anne constituency was left vacant after Liberal Peter Gunn resigned from the Legislature and appointed as the sheriff of the judicial district of Athabasca.

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Further reading

External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present