The 6th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 10, 1927, to May 10, 1930, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1926 Alberta general election held on June 28, 1926. The Legislature officially resumed on February 10, 1927, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on April 3, 1930, and dissolved on May 10, 1930, prior to the 1930 Alberta general election.

Alberta's sixth government was controlled by the majority United Farmers of Alberta for the second time, led by Premier John Edward Brownlee. There was no Official Opposition in Alberta between 1926 and 1941 due to the Independent Movement which saw a majority of non-UFA candidates elected as independents. The Speaker was George Norman Johnston.

The 1926 Alberta general election formed the first legislature that was elected under Single Transferable Vote.

Bills Sexual Sterilization Act

The Sexual Sterilization Act was an act passed by the Alberta Legislature in 1928. The Act, ostensibly drafted to "protect the gene pool", allowed for sterilization of mentally disabled persons in order to prevent the transmission of traits to offspring deemed undesirable, the act also created the Alberta Eugenics Board.

At that time, eugenicists argued that mental illness, mental retardation, epilepsy, alcoholism, pauperism, certain criminal behaviours, and social defects, such as prostitution and sexual perversion, were genetically determined and inherited. Further, it was widely believed that persons with these disorders had a higher reproduction rate than the normal population. As a result, it was feared the gene pool in the general population was weakening.

During the time the Sexual Sterilization Act was in effect, 4,800 cases were proposed for sterilization in the province of Alberta, of which 99% received approval. Examination of sterilization records demonstrates that legislation did not apply equally to all members of society. Specifically, the Act was disproportionately applied to those in socially vulnerable positions, including females, children, unemployed persons, domestics, rural citizens, unmarried, institutionalized persons, Roman and Greek Catholics, and persons of Ukrainian, Native and Métis ethnicity.Grekul, Jana Marie. The Social Construction of the Feebleminded Threat: Implementation of the Sexual Sterilization Act in Alberta 1929 – 1972. University of Alberta, Ph.D. Thesis, 2002.

The Act was repealed in 1972.

Alberta Natural Resources Act

The Alberta Natural Resources Act was an act passed by the Alberta Legislature in the fifth session in 1930. The Act facilitated the transfer from the Parliament of Canada and to the province of Alberta control over crown lands and natural resources within these provinces from the federal government to the provincial governments. Alberta through the Alberta Act had not been given control over their natural resources when they entered Confederation, unlike the other Canadian provinces.Constitution Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Victoria, c. 3. (U.K.), R.S.C. 1985, App. II, No. 11, s. 109.

The Alberta Natural Resource Transfer AgreementAlberta Natural Resources Act, S.C. 1930, c. 3 restricts the inherent hunting and fishing rights for indigenous peoples. “The Natural Resource Transfer Agreements with the three Western Provinces provide that laws respecting game in the province shall apply to Indians within the boundaries of the province”.

Membership in the 6th Alberta Legislature DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)AcadiaLorne ProudfootUnited Farmers19212nd termAlexandraPeter EnzenauerUnited Farmers19212nd termAthabascaJohn FrameLiberal19261st termUnited FarmersBeaver RiverJohn DelisleUnited Farmers19261st termBow ValleyJoseph ShawLiberal19261st termCalgaryAlexander McGillivrayConservative19261st termGeorge Harry WebsterLiberal19261st termJohn IrwinConservative19261st termFred J. WhiteDominion Labor19212nd termRobert ParkynIndependent Labor19261st termCamroseVernor SmithUnited Farmers19212nd termCardstonGeorge StringamUnited Farmers19212nd termClaresholmGordon WalkerUnited Farmers19261st termCochraneRobert McCoolUnited Farmers19261st termCoronationGeorge JohnstonUnited Farmers19212nd termCypressPerren BakerUnited Farmers19212nd termDidsburyAustin ClaypoolUnited Farmers19212nd termEdmontonJohn LymburnUnited Farmers19261st termCharles WeaverConservative19261st termCharles GibbsDominion Labor19261st termWarren PreveyLiberal19261st termDavid Milwyn DugganConservative19261st termEdsonChristopher PattinsonDominion Labor19261st termEmpressWilliam SmithUnited Farmers19212nd termGleichenJohn BuckleyUnited Farmers19212nd termGrouardLeonidas GirouxLiberal19242nd termHand HillsGordon ForsterUnited Farmers19212nd termHigh RiverSamuel BrownUnited Farmers19212nd termInnisfailDonald CameronUnited Farmers19212nd termLac Ste. AnneCharles McKeenUnited Farmers19212nd termLacombeIrene ParlbyUnited Farmers19212nd termLeducDouglas BretonUnited Farmers19261st termLethbridgeAndrew SmeatonDominion Labor19261st termLittle BowOran McPhersonUnited Farmers19212nd termMacleodWilliam ShieldUnited Farmers19212nd termMedicine HatCharles PingleLiberal1913, 19254th term*Hector Lang (1928)United Farmers19281st termNantonDaniel Harcourt GalbraithUnited Farmers19212nd termOkotoksGeorge HoadleyUnited Farmers19095th termOldsNelson SmithUnited Farmers19212nd termPeace RiverHugh AllenUnited Farmers19261st termPembinaGeorge MacLachlanUnited Farmers19212nd termPincher CreekEarle CookUnited Farmers19212nd termPonokaJohn BrownleeUnited Farmers19212nd termRed DeerGeorge Wilbert SmithUnited Farmers19212nd termRibstoneWilliam FarquharsonUnited Farmers19222nd termRocky MountainPhilip ChristophersDominion Labor19212nd termSedgewickAlbert AndrewsUnited Farmers19222nd termSt. AlbertLucien BoudreauLiberal1913, 19264th termSt. PaulLaudas JolyUnited Farmers19212nd termStettlerAlbert SandersUnited Farmers19212nd termStony PlainWillard WashburnUnited Farmers19212nd termSturgeonSamuel CarsonUnited Farmers19212nd termTaberLawrence PetersonUnited Farmers19212nd termVegrevilleArchie MathesonUnited Farmers19212nd termVermilionRichard ReidUnited Farmers19212nd termVictoriaRudolph HennigUnited Farmers19261st termWainwrightJohn Russell LoveUnited Farmers19212nd termWarnerMaurice ConnerUnited Farmers19212nd termWetaskiwinEvert SparksUnited Farmers19212nd termWhitfordGeorge MihalcheonUnited Farmers19222nd term

Notes:

Composition changes during the 6th Assembly Number of membersper party by date192619281930Jun 28Jan 10May 1?43447676Dominion Labor5Conservative4Independent Labor1Total members605960Vacant010Government Majority26272628

Membership changes during the 6th AssemblyDateNameDistrictPartyReasonJune 28, 1926See List of MembersElection day of the sixth Alberta general electionJanuary 10, 1928Charles PingleMedicine HatLiberalDied of a strokeMay 1, 1928Hector LangMedicine HatLiberalElected in a by-election1930John FrameAthabascaUnited FarmersCrossed the floor from the Liberals to the United Farmers caucus

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Further reading

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