# 23rd Alberta Legislature

The 23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from August 30, 1993, to February 11, 1997, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1993 Alberta general election held on June 15, 1993. The Legislature officially resumed on August 30, 1993, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 11, 1997, prior to the 1997 Alberta general election on March 11, 1997.
Alberta's twenty-second government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Laurence Decore of the Liberal Party, and later Grant Mitchell. The Speaker was Stanley Schumacher.

## Bills
### Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act

The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act) is the freedom of information and privacy act for Alberta, Canada. It was passed by the Alberta Legislature in June 1994 and came into force on October 1, 1995.

### Civil Enforcement Act

The Civil Enforcement Act, S.A. 1994, c.C-10.5, is a law in Alberta, Canada. The law gave responsibility for seizures, evictions, repossessions, and enforcing court orders to authorized civil enforcement agencies. Sheriffs' Offices throughout the province closed, but The Office of the Sheriff - Civil Enforcement was created under the Court Services Division of Alberta Justice to monitor the civil enforcement agency activities and respond to complaints. The Act was proclaimed in force on January 1, 1996.

### Electric Utilities Act

The Electric Utilities Act (1996) effective January 1, 1996, which created Power Pool of Alberta, a wholesale market clearing entity. The Power Pool was a not for profit entity that operated the "competitive wholesale market including dispatch of generation." The Electric Utilities Act stipulated all electric energy bought and sold in Alberta had to be exchanged through the Power Pool which "served as an independent, central, open access pool." It functioned as a "spot market intending to match the demand with the lowest cost supply and establish an hourly pool price." Alberta was the first Canadian province to implement a deregulated electricity market. Competitive wholesale markets were being fostered in the 1990s as part of the liberalization process of the 1990s changing some parameters such as the unbundling of generation, transmission and distribution functions of incumbent utilities. Local distribution utilities, either investor- or municipally owned, retained the obligation to supply and the 6 largest utilities were assigned a share of the output of existing generators at a fixed price.

## Party standings after the 23rd General Election

| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members |
| | Progressive Conservative Party | 51 |
| | Liberal Party | 32 |
| Total | Total | 83 |

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts
23rd Alberta Legislative Assembly :
| District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| Athabasca-Wabasca | Mike Cardinal | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Brian Evans | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Barrhead-Westlock | Ken Kowalski | Progressive Conservative | 1979 |
| Bonnyville | Leo Vasseur | Liberal | 1993 |
| Bow Valley | Lyle Oberg | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Bow | Bonnie Laing | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Calgary-Buffalo | Gary Dickson | Liberal | 1992 |
| Calgary-Cross | Yvonne Fritz | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Currie | Jocelyn Burgener | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-East | Moe Amery | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Egmont | Denis Herard | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Elbow | Ralph Klein | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Calgary-Fish Creek | Heather Forsyth | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Foothills | Pat Black$^1$ | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Calgary-Glenmore | Dianne Mirosh | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Calgary-Lougheed | Jim Dinning | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Calgary-McCall | Harry Sohal | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-McCall | Shiraz Shariff (1995) | Progressive Conservative | 1995 |
| Calgary-Montrose | Hung Pham | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Mountain View | Mark Hlady | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-North Hill | Richard Magnus | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-North West | Frank Bruseker | Liberal | 1989 |
| Calgary-Nose Creek | Gary Mar | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Shaw | Jon Havelock | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-Varsity | Murray Smith | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Calgary-West | Danny Dalla-Longa | Liberal | 1993 |
| Cardston-Chief Mountain | Jack Ady | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Chinook | Shirley McClellan | Progressive Conservative | 1987 |
| Clover Bar-Fort Saskatchewan | Muriel Abdurahman | Liberal | 1993 |
| Cypress-Medicine Hat | Lorne Taylor | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Drayton Valley-Calmar | Tom Thurber | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Drumheller | Stanley Schumacher | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Dunvegan | Glen Clegg | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Edmonton-Avonmore | Gene Zwozdesky | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Beverly-Belmont | Julius Yankowsky | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Centre | Michael Henry | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Ellerslie | Debby Carlson | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Glengarry | Laurence Decore | Liberal | 1989 |
| Edmonton-Glenora | Howard Sapers | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | Bettie Hewes | Liberal | 1986 |
| Edmonton-Highlands-Beverly | Alice Hanson | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Manning | Peter Sekulic | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Mayfield | Lance White | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-McClung | Grant Mitchell | Liberal | 1986 |
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Karen Leibovici | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Mill Woods | Don Massey | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Norwood | Andrew Beniuk | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Roper | Sine Chadi | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Rutherford | Percy Wickman | Liberal | 1989 |
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Al Zariwny | Liberal | 1993 |
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Mike Percy | Liberal | 1993 |
| Fort McMurray | Adam Germain | Liberal | 1993 |
| Grande Prairie-Smoky | Walter Paszkowski | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Grande Prairie-Wapiti | Wayne Jacques | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Highwood | Don Tannas | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Innisfail-Sylvan Lake | Gary Severtson | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Paul Langevin | Liberal | 1993 |
| Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Paul Langevin | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Lacombe-Stettler | Judy Gordon | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Lesser Slave Lake | Pearl Calahasen | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Leduc | Terry Kirkland | Liberal | 1993 |
| Lethbridge-East | Ken Nicol | Liberal | 1993 |
| Lethbridge-West | Clint Dunford | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Little Bow | Barry McFarland | Progressive Conservative | 1992 |
| Medicine Hat | Rob Renner | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Olds-Didsbury | Roy Brassard | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Peace River | Gary Friedel | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Pincher Creek-Macleod | David Coutts | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Ponoka-Rimbey | Halvar Jonson | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| Red Deer North | Stockwell Day | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Red Deer South | Victor Doerksen | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Redwater | Nicholas Taylor | Liberal | 1986 |
| Redwater | Mary Anne Balsillie (1996) | Liberal | 1996 |
| Rocky Mountain House | Ty Lund | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Sherwood Park | Bruce Collingwood | Liberal | 1993 |
| St. Albert | Len Bracko | Liberal | 1993 |
| Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | Colleen Soetaert | Liberal | 1993 |
| Stony Plain | Stan Woloshyn | Progressive Conservative | 1989 |
| Taber-Warner | Ron Hierath | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Three Hills-Airdrie | Carol Haley | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Vegreville-Viking | Ed Stelmach | Progressive Conservative | 1993 |
| Vermilion-Lloydminster | Steve West | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Wainwright | Robert Fischer | Progressive Conservative | 1982 |
| West Yellowhead | Duco Van Binsbergen | Liberal | 1993 |
| Wetaskiwin-Camrose | Ken Rostad | Progressive Conservative | 1986 |
| Whitecourt-Ste. Anne | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative | 1971 |
Note:
* $^1$ Pat Black later changed her last name to Nelson.

## Standings changes since the 23rd general election

Membership changes in the 23rd Assembly :
| Date | Member Name | District | Party | Reason |
| November 15, 1994 | Harry Sohal | Calgary-McCall | Progressive Conservative | Death of member. |
| 1995 | Paul Langevin | Lac La Biche-St. Paul | Progressive Conservative | Crosses the floor from the Liberals to the Progressive Conservatives |
| March 7, 1996 | Nicholas Taylor | Redwater | Liberal | Resigned to be appointed to the Senate of Canada. |