# 10th Alberta Legislature

The 10th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 22, 1945, to July 16, 1948, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1944 Alberta general election held on August 8, 1944. The Legislature officially resumed on February 22, 1945, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 31, 1948 and dissolved on July 16, 1948, prior to the 1948 Alberta general election.
Alberta's tenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the third 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 John Percy Page a member of the Independent Citizen's Association. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.
Premier Ernest Manning called a snap election in 1944 to gain a new mandate. He won a big majority, wiping out most of the Independents. Three members of Canadian Armed Forces entered the Legislature in a delayed vote held in 1945, filling seats especially reserved for overseas military personnel.

## Membership in the 10th Alberta Legislature

| | District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| | Acadia-Coronation | Clarence Gerhart | Social Credit | 1940 |
| | Alexandra | Selmer Berg | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Athabasca | Gordon Lee | Social Credit | 1940 |
| | Banff-Cochrane | Arthur Wray | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Banff-Cochrane | Arthur Wray | Independent Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Beaver River | Lucien Maynard | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Bow Valley-Empress | Wilson Cain | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Bruce | James L. McPherson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Calgary | Fred Anderson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Calgary | Andrew Davison | Independent | 1940 |
| | Calgary | Howard MacDonald | Independent | 1944 |
| | Calgary | Rose Wilkinson | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Calgary | Aylmer Liesemer | CCF | 1944 |
| | Camrose | Chester Sayers | Social Credit | 1941 |
| | Cardston | Nathan Eldon Tanner | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Clover Bar | Floyd Baker | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Cypress | Edith Thurston | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Didsbury | Howard Hammell | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Drumheller | Gordon Taylor | Social Credit | 1940 |
| | Edmonton | Ernest Manning | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Edmonton | John P. Page | Independent | 1940 |
| | Edmonton | Elmer Roper | CCF | 1942 |
| | Edmonton | Norman James | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Edmonton | William J. Williams | Veteran's & Active Force | 1944 |
| | Edson | Norman Willmore | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Gleichen | George E. Bell | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Grande Prairie | Ira McLaughlin | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Grouard | William Fallow | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Hand Hills | Wallace Cross | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Lac Ste. Anne | Albert Bourcier | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Lacombe | Duncan MacMillan | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Leduc | Ronald Ansley | 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 |
| | Peace River | William Gilliland | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Pembina | Robin Jorgenson | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Ernest Duke | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Ponoka | Ora B. Moore | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Red Deer | David A. Ure | Social Credit | 1943 |
| | Redwater | James Popil | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Rocky Mountain House | Alfred Hooke | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Sedgewick | Albert Fee | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Spirit River | Henry DeBolt | Social Credit | 1940 |
| | St. Albert | Charles Holder | Social Credit | 1935, 1944 |
| | St. Paul | Joseph Beaudry | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Stettler | William S. 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 R. Cornish | Social Credit | 1944 |
| | Wainwright | William Masson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Warner | Solon Low | Social Credit | 1935, 1940 |
| | Warner | Leonard Halmrast (1945) | Social Credit | 1945 |
| | Wetaskiwin | John Wingblade | Social Credit | 1935 |
| | Willingdon | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Active Service Voters |||||
| | Province at Large/Armed Forces | James Harper Prowse | Independent | 1944 |
| | Province at Large/Armed Forces | James Harper Prowse | Liberal | 1944 |
| | Province at Large/Royal Canadian Air Force | Frederick C. Colborne | Independent | 1944 |
| | Province at Large/Royal Canadian Navy | Loftus Dudley Ward | Independent | 1944 |
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## Standings changes in the 10th Assembly

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 1944 | 1945 | 1945 | 1945 | 1947 | 1947 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Jul 8 | Feb 5 | ? | Aug 6 | Feb ? | Apr 10 |
| | Social Credit | 51 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| | Independent | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| | Canadian Forces | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| | Co-operative Commonwealth | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| | Veteran's & Active Force | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Social Credit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Liberal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Total members | 57 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Government Majority | 45 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 40 |
Membership changes in the 10th Assembly :
| Date | Member Name | District | Party | Reason |
| 1945 | Solon Earl Low | Warner | Social Credit | Resigned to run in the 1945 Canadian federal election |
| August 6, 1945 | Leonard Halmrast | Warner | Social Credit | Elected in a by-election |
| February 1947 | Arthur Wray | Banff-Cochrane | Independent Social Credit | Forced to sit as an Independent after a motion was passed by the Assembly |
| April 10, 1947 | James Prowse | Province at Large/Armed Forces | Liberal | Joined the Liberal Caucus |