The 4th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 7, 1918, to June 23, 1921, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1917 Alberta general election held on June 7, 1917. The Legislature officially resumed on February 7, 1918, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on April 19, 1921 and dissolved on June 23, 1921, prior to the 1921 Alberta general election.
Alberta's second government was controlled by the majority Liberal Party led by Premier Arthur Sifton, who would resign shortly after the 1917 election on October 30, 1917 to contest the 1917 Canadian general election for the Unionist Party under Prime Minister Robert Borden in support of the Borden government during the Conscription Crisis of 1917. Charles Stewart would be Sifton's choice as replacement as Premier, which was accepted by Lieutenant Governor Robert Brett. The Official Opposition was the Conservative Party led by George Hoadley for the first session, and James Ramsey for the remaining sessions. The Speaker was Charles W. Fisher who continued in the role from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd assembly, and would serve in the role until his death from the 1918 flu pandemic on May 5, 1919. Fisher was replaced as Speaker of the Legislative Assembly by Charles Pingle.
The 4th Assembly would be the final time the Alberta Liberal Party would hold government, being replaced by the United Farmers of Alberta following the 1921 general election.
Members of the 4th Legislative Assembly DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected / previously electedNo.# of term(s)AcadiaJohn McCollLiberal19132nd termAlexandraJames LoweryConservative19132nd termAthabascaAlexander Grant MacKayLiberal19132nd termGeorge Mills (1919)Liberal19191st termBeaver RiverWilfrid GariépyLiberal19132nd termBow ValleyCharles R. MitchellLiberal1910, 19133rd term*CamroseGeorge P. SmithLiberal19093rd termCardstonMartin WoolfLiberal19123rd termCentre CalgaryAlex RossLabor Representation19171st termClaresholmLouise McKinneyNon-Partisan19171st termClearwaterJoseph StateLiberal19171st termCochraneCharles W. FisherLiberal19054th termAlexander Moore (1919) United Farmers19191st termCoronationWilliam WilsonConservative19171st termDidsburyHenry B. AtkinsLiberal19171st termEdmonton EastJames RamseyConservative19171st termEdmonton WestAlbert EwingConservative19132nd termEdmonton SouthHerbert CrawfordConservative19132nd termEdsonCharles Wilson CrossLiberal19054th termGleichenFred DavisConservative19171st termGrouardJean CôtéLiberal19093rd termHand HillsRobert EatonLiberal19132nd termHigh RiverGeorge Douglas StanleyConservative19132nd termInnisfailDaniel MorkebergLiberal19171st termLac Ste. AnneGeorge BarkerConservative19171st termLacombeAndrew GilmourConservative19171st termLeducStanley TobinLiberal19132nd termLethbridge CityJohn StewartConservative19113rd termLittle BowJames McNaughtonLiberal19132nd termMacleodGeorge SkeldingLiberal19171st termMedicine HatNelson SpencerConservative19132nd termNantonJames WeirNon-Partisan19171st termNorth CalgaryWilliam McCartney DavidsonLiberal19171st termOkotoksGeorge HoadleyConservative19093rd termOldsDuncan MarshallLiberal19093rd termPeace RiverWilliam Archibald RaeLiberal19171st termPembinaGordon MacDonaldLiberal19132nd termPincher CreekJohn KemmisConservative19113rd termPonokaCharles CunninghamConservative19171st termRed DeerEdward MichenerConservative19093rd termJohn Gaetz (1918)Liberal19181st termRedcliffCharles PingleLiberal19132nd termRibstoneJames Gray TurgeonLiberal19132nd termRocky MountainRobert CampbellConservative19132nd termSedgewickCharles StewartLiberal19093rd termSouth CalgaryThomas BlowConservative19132nd termSt. AlbertLucien BoudreauLiberal19093rd termStettlerEdward PruddenLiberal19171st termSt. PaulProsper-Edmond LessardLiberal19132nd termStony PlainFrederick LundyConservative19171st termSturgeonJohn BoyleLiberal19054th termTaberArchibald J. McLeanLiberal19093rd termVegrevilleJoseph McCallumLiberal19132nd termVermilionArthur Lewis SiftonLiberal19103rd termArthur Ebbett (1917)Liberal19171st termVictoriaFrancis A. Walker Liberal19054th termWainwrightGeorge LeRoy HudsonConservative19132nd termWarnerFrank LeffingwellLiberal19132nd termWetaskiwinHugh John MontgomeryLiberal19142nd termWhitfordAndrew ShandroLiberal19132nd termProvince at LargeRobert PearsonCanadian Armed Forces19171st termRoberta MacAdamsCanadian Armed Forces19171st term
Standings changes in the 4th general election Membership changes in the 4th AssemblyDateMember NameDistrictPartyReasonNovember 9, 1917George SmithCamroseLiberalResigned to run in a ministerial by-electionNovember 19, 1917Arthur EbbettVermilionLiberalElected in a by-electionSeptember 27, 1918Alexander MacKayAthabascaLiberalResigned to run in a ministerial by-electionOctober 21, 1918Jean CôtéGrouardLiberalResigned to run in a ministerial by-electionOctober 28, 1918John GaetzRed DeerLiberalElected in a by-electionMarch 29, 1919Alex RossCentre CalgaryDominion LaborFormed the Dominion Labor caucusMay 5, 1919Charles FisherCochraneLiberalDiedNovember 3, 1919Alexander MooreCochraneUnited FarmersElected in a by-electionNovember 3, 1919George MillsAthabascaLiberalElected in a by-election
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External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present