The 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from August 30, 1993, to February 11, 1997, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1993 Alberta general election held on June 15, 1993. The Legislature officially resumed on August 30, 1993, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 11, 1997, prior to the 1997 Alberta general election on March 11, 1997.

Alberta's twenty-second government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Laurence Decore of the Liberal Party, and later Grant Mitchell. The Speaker was Stanley Schumacher.

Bills Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act) is the freedom of information and privacy act for Alberta, Canada. It was passed by the Alberta Legislature in June 1994 and came into force on October 1, 1995.

Civil Enforcement Act

The Civil Enforcement Act, S.A. 1994, c.C-10.5, is a law in Alberta, Canada. The law gave responsibility for seizures, evictions, repossessions, and enforcing court orders to authorized civil enforcement agencies. Sheriffs' Offices throughout the province closed, but The Office of the Sheriff - Civil Enforcement was created under the Court Services Division of Alberta Justice to monitor the civil enforcement agency activities and respond to complaints. The Act was proclaimed in force on January 1, 1996.

Electric Utilities Act

The Electric Utilities Act (1996) effective January 1, 1996, which created Power Pool of Alberta, a wholesale market clearing entity. The Power Pool was a not for profit entity that operated the "competitive wholesale market including dispatch of generation." The Electric Utilities Act stipulated all electric energy bought and sold in Alberta had to be exchanged through the Power Pool which "served as an independent, central, open access pool." It functioned as a "spot market intending to match the demand with the lowest cost supply and establish an hourly pool price." Alberta was the first Canadian province to implement a deregulated electricity market. Competitive wholesale markets were being fostered in the 1990s as part of the liberalization process of the 1990s changing some parameters such as the unbundling of generation, transmission and distribution functions of incumbent utilities. Local distribution utilities, either investor- or municipally owned, retained the obligation to supply and the 6 largest utilities were assigned a share of the output of existing generators at a fixed price.

Party standings after the 23rd General Election

Affiliation Members Progressive Conservative Party 51Liberal Party 32  Total 83

Members elected For complete electoral history, see individual districts 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)Athabasca-WabascaMike CardinalProgressive Conservative19892nd termBanff-CochraneBrian EvansProgressive Conservative19892nd termBarrhead-WestlockKen KowalskiProgressive Conservative19795th termBonnyvilleLeo VasseurLiberal19931st termBow ValleyLyle ObergProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-BowBonnie LaingProgressive Conservative19892nd termCalgary-BuffaloGary DicksonLiberal19922nd termCalgary-CrossYvonne FritzProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-CurrieJocelyn BurgenerProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-EastMoe AmeryProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-EgmontDenis HerardProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-ElbowRalph KleinProgressive Conservative19892nd termCalgary-Fish CreekHeather ForsythProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-FoothillsPat Black1Progressive Conservative19892nd termCalgary-GlenmoreDianne MiroshProgressive Conservative19863rd termCalgary-LougheedJim DinningProgressive Conservative19863rd termCalgary-McCallHarry SohalProgressive Conservative19931st termShiraz Shariff (1995)Progressive Conservative19951st termCalgary-MontroseHung PhamProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-Mountain ViewMark HladyProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-North HillRichard MagnusProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-North WestFrank BrusekerLiberal19892nd termCalgary-Nose CreekGary MarProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-ShawJon HavelockProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-VarsityMurray SmithProgressive Conservative19931st termCalgary-WestDanny Dalla-LongaLiberal19931st termCardston-Chief MountainJack AdyProgressive Conservative19863rd termChinookShirley McClellanProgressive Conservative19873rd termClover Bar-Fort SaskatchewanMuriel AbdurahmanLiberal19931st termCypress-Medicine HatLorne TaylorProgressive Conservative19931st termDrayton Valley-CalmarTom ThurberProgressive Conservative19892nd termDrumhellerStanley SchumacherProgressive Conservative19863rd termDunveganGlen CleggProgressive Conservative19863rd termEdmonton-AvonmoreGene ZwozdeskyLiberal19931st termEdmonton-Beverly-BelmontJulius YankowskyLiberal19931st termProgressive ConservativeEdmonton-CentreMichael HenryLiberal19931st termEdmonton-EllerslieDebby CarlsonLiberal19931st termEdmonton-GlengarryLaurence DecoreLiberal19892nd termEdmonton-GlenoraHoward SapersLiberal19931st termEdmonton-Gold BarBettie HewesLiberal19863rd termEdmonton-Highlands-BeverlyAlice HansonLiberal19931st termEdmonton-ManningPeter SekulicLiberal19931st termEdmonton-MayfieldLance WhiteLiberal19931st termEdmonton-McClungGrant MitchellLiberal19863rd termEdmonton-MeadowlarkKaren LeiboviciLiberal19931st termEdmonton-Mill WoodsDon MasseyLiberal19931st termEdmonton-NorwoodAndrew BeniukLiberal19931st termIndependentProgressive ConservativeEdmonton-RoperSine ChadiLiberal19931st termEdmonton-RutherfordPercy WickmanLiberal19892nd termEdmonton-StrathconaAl ZariwnyLiberal19931st termEdmonton-WhitemudMike PercyLiberal19931st termFort McMurrayAdam GermainLiberal19931st termGrande Prairie-SmokyWalter PaszkowskiProgressive Conservative19892nd termGrande Prairie-WapitiWayne JacquesProgressive Conservative19931st termHighwoodDon TannasProgressive Conservative19892nd termInnisfail-Sylvan LakeGary SevertsonProgressive Conservative19892nd termLac La Biche-St. PaulPaul LangevinLiberal19931st termIndependentProgressive ConservativeLacombe-StettlerJudy GordonProgressive Conservative19931st termLesser Slave LakePearl CalahasenProgressive Conservative19892nd termLeducTerry KirklandLiberal19931st termLethbridge-EastKen NicolLiberal19931st termLethbridge-WestClint DunfordProgressive Conservative19931st termLittle BowBarry McFarlandProgressive Conservative19922nd termMedicine HatRob RennerProgressive Conservative19931st termOlds-DidsburyRoy BrassardProgressive Conservative19863rd termPeace RiverGary FriedelProgressive Conservative19931st termPincher Creek-MacleodDavid CouttsProgressive Conservative19931st termPonoka-RimbeyHalvar JonsonProgressive Conservative19824th termRed Deer NorthStockwell DayProgressive Conservative19863rd termRed Deer SouthVictor DoerksenProgressive Conservative19931st termRedwaterNicholas TaylorLiberal19863rd termMary Anne Balsillie (1996)Liberal19961st termRocky Mountain HouseTy LundProgressive Conservative19892nd termSherwood ParkBruce CollingwoodLiberal19931st termSt. AlbertLen BrackoLiberal19931st termSpruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. AlbertColleen SoetaertLiberal19931st termStony PlainStan WoloshynProgressive Conservative19892nd termTaber-WarnerRon HierathProgressive Conservative19931st termThree Hills-AirdrieCarol HaleyProgressive Conservative19931st termVegreville-VikingEd StelmachProgressive Conservative19931st termVermilion-LloydminsterSteve WestProgressive Conservative19863rd termWainwrightRobert FischerProgressive Conservative19824th termWest YellowheadDuco Van BinsbergenLiberal19931st termWetaskiwin-CamroseKen RostadProgressive Conservative19863rd termWhitecourt-Ste. AnnePeter TrynchyProgressive Conservative19717th term Note: 1 Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson.

Standings changes since the 23rd general election Membership changes in the 23rd AssemblyDateMember NameDistrictPartyReasonNovember 15, 1994Harry SohalCalgary-McCallProgressive ConservativeDeath of member.1995Paul LangevinLac La Biche-St. PaulProgressive ConservativeCrosses the floor from the Liberals to the Progressive ConservativesMarch 7, 1996Nicholas TaylorRedwaterLiberalResigned to be appointed to the Senate of Canada.

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Further reading

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