6th Alberta Legislature
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The 6th Alberta Legislative Assembly was formed by the Alberta general election of 1926 and lasted to 1930. The United Farmers of Alberta government had been re-elected to their second term in power under Premier John Brownlee.
This was the first legislature that was elected under Single Transferable Vote.
Composition changes during the 6th Assembly
Number of members per party by date |
1926 | 1928 | 1930 | |||||||||||||||||
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Jun 28 | Jan 10 | May 1 | ? | |||||||||||||||||
United Farmers | 43 | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Liberal | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | Dominion Labor | 5
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Conservative | 4 | Independent Labor | 1 | ||||||||||
Total members | 60 | 59 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Government Majority | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 |
Membership changes during the 6th Assembly | |||||
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Date | Name | District | Party | Reason | |
June 28, 1926 | See List of Members | Election day of the sixth Alberta general election | |||
January 10, 1928 | Charles Pingle | Medicine Hat | Liberal | Died of a stroke | |
May 1, 1928 | Hector Lang | Medicine Hat | Liberal | Elected in a by-election | |
1930 | John Frame | Athabasca | United Farmers | Crossed the floor from the Liberals to the United Farmers caucus |
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