# 11th Alberta Legislature

The 11th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 17, 1949, to July 3, 1952, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1948 Alberta general election held on August 17, 1948. The Legislature officially resumed on February 17, 1949, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on April 10, 1952 and dissolved on July 3, 1952, prior to the 1952 Alberta general election.
Alberta's eleventh government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the fourth time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by James Harper Prowse a member of the Alberta Liberal Party. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.
The opposition was divided between the Liberal and Co-operative Commonwealth and 2 Independents.

## Membership in the 11th Alberta Legislature

| District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| Acadia-Coronation | Clarence Gerhart | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Alexandra | Anders Aalborg | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Athabasca | Gordon Lee | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Arthur Wray | Independent Social Credit | 1944 |
| Beaver River | Harry Lobay | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Bow Valley-Empress | Wilson Cain | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Bruce | Earl Hardy | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Calgary | Rose Wilkinson | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Calgary | Frederick C. Colborne | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Calgary | Howard MacDonald | Independent | 1944 |
| Calgary | Hugh John MacDonald | Liberal | 1948 |
| Calgary | Aylmer Liesemer | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1944 |
| Camrose | Chester Sayers | Social Credit | 1941 |
| Cardston | Nathan Eldon Tanner | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Clover Bar | Floyd Baker | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Cypress | James Underdahl | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Didsbury | Howard Hammell | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Drumheller | Gordon Taylor | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Edmonton | Elmer Roper | Co-operative Commonwealth | 1942 |
| Edmonton | Lou Heard | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Edmonton | Ernest Manning | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Edmonton | James Harper Prowse | Liberal | 1944 |
| Edmonton | Clayton Adams | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Edson | Norman Willmore | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Gleichen | George Bell | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Grande Prairie | Ira McLaughlin | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Grouard | John Wood | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Grouard | Joseph Desfosses (1951) | Liberal | 1951 |
| Hand Hills | Wallace Cross | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Lac Ste. Anne | Albert Bourcier | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Lac Ste. Anne | Albert Bourcier | Independent | 1935 |
| Lacombe | Duncan MacMillan | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Leduc | Ronald Ansley | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Leduc | Ronald Ansley | Independent Social Credit | 1935 |
| Lethbridge | John Landeryou | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Little Bow | Peter Dawson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Macleod | James Hartley | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Medicine Hat | John Lyle Robinson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Okotoks-High River | Ivan Casey | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Olds | Norman E. Cook | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Olds | Frederick Niddrie (1950) | Social Credit | 1950 |
| Peace River | William Gilliland | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Pembina | Robin Jorgenson | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | William Kovach | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Ponoka | Ora Moore | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Red Deer | David A. Ure | Social Credit | 1943 |
| Redwater | Peter Chaba | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Rocky Mountain House | Alfred Hooke | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Sedgewick | Albert Fee | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Spirit River | Henry DeBolt | Social Credit | 1935 |
| St. Albert | Lucien Maynard | Social Credit | 1935 |
| St. Paul | Joseph Beaudry | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Stettler | William Mackie | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Stony Plain | Cornelia Wood | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Taber | Roy S. Lee | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Vegreville | Michael Ponich | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Vermilion | William Cornish | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Wainwright | William Masson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Warner | Leonard Halmrast | Social Credit | 1945 |
| Wetaskiwin | John Wingblade | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Willingdon | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1935 |
Notes:

## Composition at election

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Social Credit | 51 |
| | Liberal | 2 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | 2 |
| | Independent | 1 |
| | Independent Social Credit | 1 |
| Total | Total | 57 |

## Standings changes

Membership changes in the 11th Assembly :
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
| November 26, 1948 | Albert Bourcier | Lac Ste. Anne | Independent | Excluded from the Social Credit caucus by a resolution at the 1948 Social Credit AGM. |
| June 16, 1952 | Ronald Ansley | Leduc | Independent Social Credit | Expelled from caucus for attend Alberta Boucier's nomination convention. |