24th Alberta Legislature

24th Alberta Legislature
24th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
c. 1997 – c. 2001
Parliament leaders
Premier	Ralph Klein; December 14, 1992 – December 14, 2006
Cabinet	Klein cabinet
Leader of the; Opposition	Howard Sapers; April 17, 1998 – March 12, 2001
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition	Liberal Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the; Assembly	Ken Kowalski; April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012
Members	83 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 Feb. 1952 – present
Lieutenant; Governor	Hon. Bud Olson; 17 April 1996 – 10 February 2000
	Hon. Lois Hole; 10 February 2000 – 6 January 2005
← 23rd	→ 25th

The members of the 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held in 1997.

On March 12, 2001, the 25th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.

Party standings after the 24th General Election

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Number of members per party by date		1997	1998				1999	2000
Number of members per party by date		Mar 11	May 11	Jun 17	Jul ?	Aug ?	Nov 15	Feb 2	Jun 12	Jul 11	Sep 25	Oct 4
	Progressive Conservative	63				64				63	64
	Liberal	18	17	18	17		16					15 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/row	NDP	2	1	2 Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Independents/row	Independent	0	1	0	1
	Total members	83	82	83				82	83	82	83	82
	Vacant	0	1	0				1	0	1	0	1
	Government Majority	43	44	43		45		46	45	44	45	46

May 11, 1998 Grant Mitchell, Edmonton McClung resigns.
June 17, 1998 Nancy MacBeth, Edmonton-McClung elected in a by-election.
July 1998 Gene Zwozdesky, Edmonton Mill Creek sits as an Independent.
August 1998 Gene Zwozdesky, Edmonton-Mill Creek joins the Progressive Conservative caucus.
November 15, 1999 Pamela Paul-Zobaric, Edmonton Castle Downs sits as an Independent.
February 2, 2000 Pam Barrett, Edmonton-Highlands resigns.
June 12, 2000 Brian Mason, Edmonton-Highlands elected in a by-election.
July 11, 2000 Stockwell Day, Red Deer-North resigns.
September 25, 2000 Mary Anne Jablonski, Red Deer-North elected in a by-election.
October 4, 2000 Sue Olsen, Edmonton-Norwood resigns to run in federal election.