# 20th Alberta Legislature

The 20th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 10, 1983, to April 10, 1986, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1982 Alberta general election held on November 2, 1982. The Legislature officially resumed on March 10, 1983, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on April 10, 1986, prior to the 1986 Alberta general election on May 8, 1986.
Alberta's twentieth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the fourth time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed until his resignation, he was replaced by Don Getty. The Official Opposition was led by Grant Notley of the New Democratic Party until his death on October 19, 1984, and later Ray Martin. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

## Party standings after the 20th General Election

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Progressive Conservative | 75 |
| | New Democratic | 2 |
| | Independent | 2 |
| Total | Total | 79 |
* 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.

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
20th Alberta Legislative Assembly :
| District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| Athabasca | Frank Pierpoint Appleby | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Greg Stevens | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Barrhead | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Bonnyville | Ernie Isley | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Bow Valley | Tom Musgrove | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Calgary-Bow | Neil Webber | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Brian Lee | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Calgary-Currie | Dennis Anderson | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Egmont | David J. Carter | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Elbow | David John Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | William Edward Payne | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Foothills | Janet Koper | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Calgary-Forest Lawn | John Zaozirny | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Calgary-Glenmore | Hugh Planche | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-McCall | Stan Nelson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Calgary-McKnight | Eric Musgreave | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Calgary-Millican | Gordon Shrake | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Calgary-Mountain View | Bohdan Zip | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 | 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 | Walter Szwender | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Edmonton-Beverly | Bill Diachuk | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Calder | Tom Chambers | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Centre | Mary LeMessurier | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Glengarry | Rollie Cook | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Glenora | Lou Hyndman | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| 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 | Carl Paproski | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Gerard Amerongen | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Milt Pahl | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Edmonton-Norwood | Ray Martin | NDP | 1982 |
| 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 | Robert Keith Alexander | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Don Getty (1985) | Progressive Conservative | 1967, 1985 |
| Edson | Ian Reid | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Grande Prairie | Bob Elliott | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Highwood | Harry Alger | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Innisfail | Nigel Pengelly | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lac La Biche-McMurray | Norm Weiss | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Lacombe | Ronald Moore | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 | Independent | 1963 |
| Lloydminster | Bud Miller | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Macleod | LeRoy Fjordbotten | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Medicine Hat | Jim Horsman | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Olds-Didsbury | Stephen Stiles | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Peace River | Al Adair | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Frederick Deryl Bradley | Progressive Conservative | 1975 |
| Ponoka | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Red Deer | Jim McPherson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 |
| Spirit River-Fairview | Jim Gurnett (1985) | NDP | 1985 |
| St. Albert | Myrna Fyfe | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| St. Paul | John Drobot | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| 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 | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Wetaskiwin-Leduc | Donald H. Sparrow | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Whitecourt | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |