# 19th Alberta Legislature

The 19th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 24, 1979, to October 5, 1982, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1979 Alberta general election held on March 14, 1979. The Legislature officially resumed on May 24, 1979, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on May 4, 1982 and dissolved on October 5, 1982, prior to the 1982 Alberta general election on November 2, 1982.
Alberta's nineteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the third time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party and later Raymond Speaker. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
| District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| Athabasca | Frank Appleby | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Greg Stevens | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Barrhead | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Barrhead | Ken Kowalski (1979) | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Bonnyville | Ernie Isley | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Bow Valley | Fred Mandeville | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Calgary-Bow | Neil Webber | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Tom Sindlinger | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Tom Sindlinger | Independent Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Tom Sindlinger | Alberta Reform Movement | 1979 |
| Calgary-Currie | Dennis Anderson | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Egmont | Merv Leitch | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Calgary-Elbow | David John Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | William Edward Payne | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Foothills | Stewart McCrae | Progressive Conservative | 1973 |
| Calgary-Forest Lawn | John Zaozirny | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Glenmore | Hugh Planche | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-McCall | Andrew Little | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-McKnight | Eric Musgreave | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-Millican | David Carter | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Mountain View | Stan Kushner | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-North Hill | Ed Oman | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-North West | Sheila Embury | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-West | Peter Lougheed | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Camrose | Gordon Stromberg | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Cardston | John Thompson | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Chinook | Henry Kroeger | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Independent | 1967 |
| Cypress | Alan Hyland | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Drayton Valley | Shirley Cripps | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Drumheller | Lewis Clark | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Avonmore | Horst Schmid | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Belmont | William Mack | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Beverly | Bill Diachuk | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Calder | Tom Chambers | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton Centre | Mary LeMessurier | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Glenora | Lou Hyndman | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Edmonton-Glengarry | Rollie Cook | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Al Hiebert | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Highlands | David Thomas King | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton Jasper Place | Leslie Young | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Kingsway | Kenneth Paproski | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton Meadowlark | Gerard Amerongen | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Milt Pahl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Norwood | Catherine Chichak | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Parkallen | Neil Stanley Crawford | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Sherwood Park | Henry Woo | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Julian Koziak | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Peter Knaak | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edson | Ian Reid | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Grande Prairie | Elmer Borstad | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Highwood | George Wolstenholme | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Innisfail | Nigel Pengelly | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lac La Biche-McMurray | Norm Weiss | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lacombe | Jack Cookson | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Larry Shaben | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Lethbridge-East | Archibald D. Johnston | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Lethbridge-West | John Gogo | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Independent | 1963 |
| Lloydminster | Bud Miller | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Macleod | LeRoy Fjordbotten | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Medicine Hat | Jim Horsman | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Olds-Didsbury | Robert Curtis Clark | Social Credit | 1960 |
| Olds-Didsbury | Gordon Kesler (1982) | Western Canada Concept | 1982 |
| Peace River | Al Adair | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Frederick Bradley | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Ponoka | Don McCrimmon | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Red Deer | Norman Magee | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Redwater-Andrew | George Topolnisky | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Rocky Mountain House | John Murray Campbell | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Smoky River | Marvin Moore | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Spirit River-Fairview | Grant Notley | NDP | 1971 |
| St. Albert | Myrna Fyfe | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| St. Paul | Charles Anderson | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Stettler | Graham Harle | Progressive Conservative | 1972 |
| Stony Plain | William Purdy | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Taber-Warner | Robert Bogle | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Three Hills | Connie Osterman | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Vegreville | John Batiuk | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Vermilion-Viking | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Wainwright | Charles Stewart | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Wetaskiwin-Leduc | Dallas Schmidt | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Whitecourt | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
Notes:

## Standings changes since the 19th general election

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Progressive Conservative | 74 |
| | Social Credit | 4 |
| | New Democratic | 1 |
| Total | Total | 79 |
Membership changes in the 19th Assembly :
| Date | Member Name | District | Party | Reason |
| October 1, 1979 | Hugh Horner | Barrhead | Progressive Conservative | Resigned his seat. |
| November 21, 1979 | Ken Kowalski | Barrhead | Progressive Conservative | Elected in a by-election |
| October 16, 1980 | Tom Sindlinger | Calgary-Buffalo | Independent Conservative | Removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus. |
| November 30, 1981 | Robert Clark | Olds-Didsbury | Social Credit | Resigned his seat. |
| February 17, 1982 | Gordon Kesler | Olds-Didsbury | Western Canada Concept | Elected in a by-election. |
| September 17, 1982 | Tom Sindlinger | Calgary-Buffalo | Alberta Reform Movement | Started and lead a new party and formed its caucus. |
| 1982 | Raymond Speaker | Little Bow | Independent | Left the Social Credit caucus |
| 1982 | Walt Buck | Clover Bar | Independent | Left the Social Credit caucus |