26th Alberta Legislature

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Canadian Parliament The 26th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 1, 2005, to February 4, 2008, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2004 Alberta general election held on November 22, 2004. The Legislature officially resumed on March 1, 2005, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 4, 2008, prior to the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Alberta's twenty-sixth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ralph Klein until his resignation on December 24, 2006, after which he was succeeded by Ed Stelmach. The Official Opposition was led by Kevin Taft of the Liberal Party. The Speaker was Ken Kowalski. In the list below, cabinet members' names are bolded; leaders of official parties are italicized.

This legislature had the distinction of being addressed by Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, to help celebrate Alberta's centennial.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Party standings after 26th General Elections

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Members of the 26th Legislature by district

	Member	Party	Constituency	First elected/ previously elected	No.# of term(s)	Notes Template:Canadian party colour	Carol Haley	Progressive Conservative	Airdrie-Chestermere	1993	4th term
Mike Cardinal	Progressive Conservative	Athabasca-Redwater	1989	5th term
Janis Tarchuk	Progressive Conservative	Banff-Cochrane	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ken Kowalski †	Progressive Conservative	Barrhead-Morinville-Westlock	1979	8th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Doug Griffiths	Progressive Conservative	Battle River-Wainwright	2002	2nd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Denis Ducharme	Progressive Conservative	Bonnyville-Cold Lake	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Alana DeLong	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Bow	2001	2nd term
Harvey Cenaiko	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Buffalo	2001	2nd term
Yvonne Fritz	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Cross	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Dave Taylor	Liberal	Calgary Currie	2004	1st term
Moe Amery	Progressive Conservative	Calgary East	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Denis Herard	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Egmont	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ralph Klein	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Elbow	1989	5th term	Resigned as Premier December 14, 2006 and from legislature January 15, 2007; succeeded by Craig Cheffins as MLA for Calgary-Elbow and by Ed Stelmach as Premier.
Craig Cheffins	Liberal	2007	1st term	Succeeded Ralph Klein in a by-election June 12, 2007.										Calgary-Elbow
Heather Forsyth	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Fish Creek	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Len Webber	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Foothills	2004	1st term
Wayne Cao	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Fort	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ron Stevens	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Glenmore	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Arthur Johnston	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Hays	2004	1st term
David Rodney	Progressive Conservative	Calgary Lougheed	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Gary Mar	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Mackay	1993	4th term	Resigned November 2007; seat left vacant until the 2008 election Template:Canadian party colour	Shiraz Shariff	Progressive Conservative	Calgary McCall	1995	4th term
Hung Pham	Progressive Conservative	Calgary Montrose	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	David Swann	Liberal	Calgary Mountain View	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Richard Magnus	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-North Hill	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Greg Melchin	Progressive Conservative	Calgary North West	1997	3rd term
Neil Brown	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-Nose Hill	2004	1st term
Cindy Ady	Progressive Conservative	Calgary Shaw	2001	2nd term
Harry B. Chase	Liberal	Calgary-Varsity	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ron Liepert	Progressive Conservative	Calgary-West	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Paul Hinman	Alberta Alliance	Cardston-Taber-Warner	2004	1st term	The Alberta Alliance Party was dissolved, and the Wildrose Alliance Party was formed in early 2008
Wildrose Alliance Template:Canadian party colour	Leonard Mitzel	Progressive Conservative	Cypress-Medicine Hat	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Tony Abbott	Progressive Conservative	Drayton Valley-Calmar	2001	2nd term	Paul Hinman	Template:Canadian party colour	Cardston-Taber-Warner	2004	1st term		Shirley McClellan	Progressive Conservative	Drumheller-Stettler	1987	6th term	Resigned January 15, 2007, succeeded by Jack Hayden.
Jack Hayden	Progressive Conservative	2007	1st term	Succeeded Shirley McClellan in a by-election June 12, 2007.																Drumheller-Stettler
Hector Goudreau	Progressive Conservative	Dunvegan	2001	2nd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ray Martin	NDP	Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview	1982,Template:Efn 2004	4th term*	Template:Canadian party colour	David Eggen	NDP	Edmonton-Calder	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Thomas Lukaszuk	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Castle Downs	2001	2nd term
Laurie Blakeman	Liberal	Edmonton Centre	1997	3rd term
Bill Bonko	Liberal	Edmonton Decore	2004	1st term
Bharat Agnihotri	Liberal	Edmonton Ellerslie	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Bruce Miller	Liberal	Edmonton-Glenora	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Hugh MacDonald	Liberal	Edmonton-Gold Bar	1997	3rd term
Brian Mason	NDP	Edmonton Highlands Norwood	2000	3rd term
Dan Backs	Liberal	Edmonton Manning	2004	1st term	Elected as a Liberal, expelled from caucus in November 2006
Dan Backs	Independent Template:Canadian party colour	Edmonton Manning	2004	1st term	Elected as a Liberal, expelled from caucus in November 2006	Mo Elsalhy	Liberal	Edmonton-McClung	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Maurice Tougas	Liberal	Edmonton Meadowlark	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Gene Zwozdesky	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton Mill Creek	1993Template:Efn	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Weslyn Mather	Liberal	Edmonton Mill Woods	2004	1st term
Kevin Taft	Liberal	Edmonton Riverview	2001	2nd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Richard Miller	Liberal	Edmonton Rutherford	2004	1st term
Raj Pannu	NDP	Edmonton Strathcona	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	David Hancock	Progressive Conservative	Edmonton-Whitemud	1997	3rd term
Ted Morton	Progressive Conservative	Foothills-Rocky View	2004	1st term
Guy Boutilier	Progressive Conservative	Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ed Stelmach	Progressive Conservative	Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Mel Knight	Progressive Conservative	Grande Prairie-Smoky	2001	2nd term
Gordon Graydon	Progressive Conservative	Grande Prairie Wapiti	2001	2nd term	Template:Canadian party colour	George Groeneveld	Progressive Conservative	Highwood	2004	1st term
Luke Ouellette	Progressive Conservative	Innisfail-Sylvan Lake	2001	2nd term
Ray Danyluk	Progressive Conservative	Lac La Biche-St. Paul	2001	2nd term
Ray Prins	Progressive Conservative	Lacombe-Ponoka	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	George Rogers	Progressive Conservative	Leduc-Beaumont-Devon	2004	1st term
Pearl Calahasen	Progressive Conservative	Lesser Slave Lake	1989	5th term
Bridget Pastoor	Liberal	Lethbridge East	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Clint Dunford	Progressive Conservative	Lethbridge-West	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Barry McFarland	Progressive Conservative	Little Bow	1992	5th term
David Coutts	Progressive Conservative	Livingstone-Macleod	1993	4th term
Rob Renner	Progressive Conservative	Medicine Hat	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Richard Marz	Progressive Conservative	Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills	1997	3rd term
Frank Oberle	Progressive Conservative	Peace River	2004	1st term
Mary Anne Jablonski	Progressive Conservative	Red Deer-North	2000	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Victor Doerksen	Progressive Conservative	Red Deer South	1993	4th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ty Lund	Progressive Conservative	Rocky Mountain House	1989	5th term	Template:Canadian party colour	Iris Evans	Progressive Conservative	Sherwood Park	1997	3rd term
Doug Horner	Progressive Conservative	Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert	2001	2nd term
Jack Flaherty	Liberal	St. Albert	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Fred Lindsay	Progressive Conservative	Stony Plain	2004	1st term	Template:Canadian party colour	Rob Lougheed	Progressive Conservative	Strathcona	1997	3rd term
Lyle Oberg	Progressive Conservative	Strathmore-Brooks	1993	4th term	Suspended from P.C. caucus March 22, 2006; re-admitted July 25, 2006.
	Independent
	Progressive Conservative Template:Canadian party colour					Lloyd Snelgrove	Progressive Conservative	Vermilion-Lloydminster	2001	2nd term	Template:Canadian party colour	Ivan Strang	Progressive Conservative	West Yellowhead	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	LeRoy Johnson	Progressive Conservative	Wetaskiwin-Camrose	1997	3rd term	Template:Canadian party colour	George VanderBurg	Progressive Conservative	Whitecourt-Ste. Anne	2001	2nd term

The Alberta Court of Appeal declared Thomas Lukaszuk the victor more than two months after the election. The election-night vote count had given Chris Kibermanis of the Liberals a five-vote win, but the judicial recount gave Lukaszuk a three-vote margin of victory.
A party requires four seats to have official party status in the legislature. Parties with fewer than four seats are not entitled to party funding although their members will usually be permitted to sit together in the chamber.

Notable events

The province's centennial occurred during the 26th Legislature, on September 1, 2005. Earlier that year, on May 24, 2005, Elizabeth II made an official visit to the province in commemoration of the centennial.<ref>Hansard for Tuesday, May 24, 2006, Afternoon. Retrieved on September 26, 2006.</ref>
On March 1, 2006, premier Ralph Klein announced a series of controversial health care reforms which involved allowing greater levels of privatization in Alberta's public health care system. Later that day, the premier received significant media attention after throwing a book at a 17-year-old page.
On March 15, 2006, and throughout the year, the Legislative Assembly celebrated the centennial of the first sitting of the Legislature.
On April 6, 2006, Ted Morton introduced the controversial Bill 208, Protection of Fundamental Freedoms (Marriage) Statutes Amendment Act, 2006. Critics maintained that the bill removed limitations on free speech where homosexual individuals were concerned, potentially removing recourse for verbal abuse and discrimination. The bill died on the order paper on May 18, 2006.

Standings changes during the 26th Assembly

Number of members per party by date		2004	2005	2006			2007			2008
Number of members per party by date		Nov 22	Feb 2	Mar 22	Jul 25	Nov 20	Jan 15	Jun 12	Sep 27	Jan 19 Template:Canadian party colour	61	62	61	62	60	61	60 Template:Canadian party colour	17	16	15	16 Template:Canadian party colour	4 Template:Canadian party colour	0	1 Template:Canadian party colour	Independent	0	1	0	1 Template:Canadian party colour	1	0
	Total members	83					81	83	82
	Vacant	0					2	0	1
	Government Majority	39	41	39	41		39		38

February 2, 2005 Chris Kibermanis, Edmonton Castle Downs removed from office after a judicial recount.
February 2, 2005 Thomas Lukaszuk, Edmonton Castle Downs becomes the MLA by court order.
March 22, 2006 Lyle Oberg, Strathmore-Brooks suspended from the Progressive Conservative caucus
July 25, 2006 Lyle Oberg, Strathmore-Brooks rejoins the Progressive Conservatives
January 15, 2007 Ralph Klein, Calgary-Elbow resigns
January 15, 2007 Shirley McClellan, Drumheller-Stettler resigns
June 12, 2007 Craig Cheffins, Calgary-Elbow elected in by-election
June 12, 2007 Jack Hayden, Drumheller-Stettler elected in by-election
November 20, 2006 Dan Backs, Edmonton Manning was expelled from the Liberal caucus.
September 27, 2007 Gary Mar, Calgary Mackay resigns to accept a government appointment.
January 19, 2008 Paul Hinman, Cardston-Taber-Warner forms the Wildrose Alliance caucus.

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