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Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)

Index Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)

The Leader of Her Majesty's Opposition has been a position in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 1905. [1]

72 relations: Albert Robertson, Alberta general election, 1917, Alberta general election, 1921, Alberta general election, 1935, Alberta general election, 1940, Alberta general election, 1959, Alberta general election, 1963, Alberta general election, 1967, Alberta general election, 1971, Alberta general election, 1982, Alberta general election, 2004, Alberta general election, 2012, Alberta Liberal Party, Alberta New Democratic Party, Alberta Non-Partisan League, Alberta Social Credit Party, Alfred Speakman, Brian Jean, Calgary, Canada, Charles Richmond Mitchell, Crossing the floor, Danielle Smith, David Swann, Edmonton, Edward Michener, Ernest Manning, Gene Zwozdesky, George Hoadley (Alberta politician), Grant MacEwan, Grant Mitchell (politician), Grant Notley, Harry Strom, Heather Forsyth, Howard Sapers, Independent Citizen's Association, James Douglas Henderson, James H. Walker, James Harper Prowse, James Mahaffy, James Ramsey (politician), Jason Kenney, Jason Nixon, John C. Bowen, John Percy Page, John Robert Boyle, Ken Nicol (politician), Kevin Taft, Laurence Decore, Leader of the Opposition, ..., Legislative Assembly of Alberta, List of Alberta provincial ministers, List of premiers of Alberta, Michael Maccagno, Nancy MacBeth, Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician), Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party, Peter Lougheed, Premier of Alberta, Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, R. B. Bennett, Raj Sherman, Ralph Klein, Ray Martin (politician), Raymond Speaker, Robert Curtis Clark, Saskatchewan general election, 1944, United Conservative Party, United Farmers of Alberta, Wildrose Party, William Aberhart. Expand index (22 more) »

Albert Robertson

Albert John Robertson was a politician from Alberta, Canada, and the first Leader of the Opposition in the province's history.

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Alberta general election, 1917

The Alberta general election of 1917 was the fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, held on 7 June 1917 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

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Alberta general election, 1921

The Alberta general election of 1921 was the fifth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 1935

The Alberta general election of 1935 was the eighth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 1940

The Alberta general election of 1940 was the ninth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

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Alberta general election, 1959

The Alberta general election of 1959 was the fourteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 1963

The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 1967

The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 1971

The Alberta general election of 1971 was the seventeenth general election in the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 1982

The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 2004

The Alberta general election of 2004 was the twenty-sixth general election for the province of Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta general election, 2012

The 2012 Alberta general election, formally the 28th general election of Alberta, Canada, took place April 23, 2012, to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

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Alberta Liberal Party

The Alberta Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta New Democratic Party

The Alberta New Democratic Party, commonly shortened to Alberta NDP, is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada, which succeeded the Alberta section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and the even earlier Alberta wing of the Canadian Labour Party and the United Farmers of Alberta.

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Alberta Non-Partisan League

The Alberta Non-Partisan League was a minor provincial political party in Alberta, Canada.

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Alberta Social Credit Party

The Alberta Social Credit Party was a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on social credit monetary policy put forward by Clifford Hugh Douglas and on conservative Christian social values.

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Alfred Speakman

Alfred Speakman (August 24, 1880 – November 4, 1943) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

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Brian Jean

Brian Michael Jean (born February 3, 1963) is a Canadian politician who was the Leader of the Opposition of Alberta and the last leader of the Wildrose Party (2015-2017).

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Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Canada

Canada is a country located in the northern part of North America.

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Charles Richmond Mitchell

Charles Richmond Mitchell (November 30, 1872 – August 16, 1942) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, cabinet minister and former Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

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Crossing the floor

In politics, crossing the floor is when a politician changes their allegiance or votes against their party in a Westminster system parliament.

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Danielle Smith

Marlaina Danielle Smith, (born April 1, 1971) is a former Canadian politician and journalist.

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David Swann

David Richard Swann, (born June 19, 1949) is a medical doctor and Canadian politician.

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Edmonton

Edmonton (Cree: Amiskwaciy Waskahikan; Blackfoot: Omahkoyis) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Edward Michener

Edward Michener (August 18, 1869 – June 16, 1947) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

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Ernest Manning

Ernest Charles Manning, (September 20, 1908 – February 19, 1996), a Canadian politician, was the eighth premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta.

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Gene Zwozdesky

Gene Zwozdesky, (born July 24, 1948) is a politician and was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada from 2012 to 2015.

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George Hoadley (Alberta politician)

George Hoadley (May 16, 1867 – December 14, 1955) was a long serving popular provincial politician and rancher from Alberta, Canada.

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Grant MacEwan

John Walter Grant MacEwan, (August 12, 1902 – June 15, 2000) was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada.

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Grant Mitchell (politician)

Grant Mitchell (born July 19, 1951) is a Canadian politician and businessman.

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Grant Notley

Walter Grant Notley (January 19, 1939 – October 19, 1984) was a Canadian politician.

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Harry Strom

Harry Edwin Strom (July 7, 1914 – October 2, 1984) was the ninth Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 1968 to 1971.

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Heather Forsyth

Heather Mae Forsyth (born August 1, 1950) is a Canadian politician.

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Howard Sapers

Howard Sapers (born November 24, 1957) is currently the Independent Advisor on Corrections Reform to the Ontario provincial government, having previously served as the Correctional Investigator of Canada from 2004-2016, public servant and former provincial politician from Alberta, Canada.

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Independent Citizen's Association

The Alberta Unity Movement, also known as the Independent Movement and later the Independent Citizen's Association, the People's League, was a political movement and lobby group in Alberta, Canada formed in 1937 in an attempt to unite the opposition against the Social Credit government of William Aberhart.

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James Douglas Henderson

James Douglas Henderson (born January 2, 1927) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

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James H. Walker

James H. Walker (May 31, 1885 – December 1, 1954) was a farmer, provincial-level politician and World War I-era soldier.

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James Harper Prowse

James Harper Prowse Jr.

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James Mahaffy

James Caven Mahaffy (August 29, 1905 – November 29, 1986) was a provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada.

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James Ramsey (politician)

James "Merchant Prince" Ramsey (April 4, 1864 – December 23, 1939) was a provincial politician and business man from Alberta, Canada.

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Jason Kenney

Jason Kenney, MLA PC (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian politician, current leader of the United Conservative Party in Alberta and was the last leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta.

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Jason Nixon

Jason John Nixon (born May 26, 1980) is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre.

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John C. Bowen

John Campbell Bowen (October 3, 1872 – January 2, 1957) was a clergyman, insurance broker and long serving politician.

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John Percy Page

John Percy Page also known as J. Percy Page (May 14, 1887 – March 2, 1973) was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.

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John Robert Boyle

John Robert Boyle, (February 1, 1870 or February 3, 1871 – February 15, 1936) was a Canadian politician and jurist who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, a cabinet minister in the Government of Alberta, and a judge on the Supreme Court of Alberta.

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Ken Nicol (politician)

Ken Nicol is a Canadian politician and academic.

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Kevin Taft

Kevin Taft (born September 9, 1955) is a best-selling author, consultant, speaker, and former provincial politician in Alberta, Canada.

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Laurence Decore

Laurence George Decore, (June 28, 1940 – November 6, 1999) was a Ukrainian-Canadian lawyer and politician from Alberta.

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Leader of the Opposition

The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government.

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.

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List of Alberta provincial ministers

The List of Alberta provincial ministers shows the succeeded, and current members of the Executive Council of Alberta of the Alberta Legislature.

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List of premiers of Alberta

The list of premiers of Alberta consists of the 17 leaders of government of the Canadian province of Alberta since it was created in 1905.

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Michael Maccagno

Michael "Mike" Maccagno (July 15, 1914 – November 25, 2000) was a politician from Alberta, Canada.

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Nancy MacBeth

Nancy MacBeth, née Elliott (born December 29, 1948) is a Canadian politician, who was the leader of the Alberta Liberal Party from 1998 to 2001.

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Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician)

Nathan Matthew Cooper (born 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.

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Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party

The Northwest Territories Liberal-Conservative Party also known formally as the Liberal-Conservative Association prior to 1903 and the Territorial Conservative Association after 1903, was a short lived political party in the Northwest Territories, Canada.

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Peter Lougheed

Edgar Peter Lougheed,, (July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and politician.

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Premier of Alberta

The Premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (often referred to colloquially as Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta) was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta.

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Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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R. B. Bennett

Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, (3 July 1870 – 26 June 1947), was a Canadian politician who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada, in office from 1930 to 1935.

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Raj Sherman

Rajnish K. "Raj" Sherman (born 1965) is an Alberta politician and former Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Meadowlark; which he formerly represented as a Progressive Conservative.

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Ralph Klein

Ralph Phillip Klein, (November 1, 1942 March 29, 2013) was a Canadian politician who served as the 12th Premier of Alberta and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta from 1992 until his retirement in 2006.

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Ray Martin (politician)

Raymond James "Ray" Martin (born August 8, 1941) is a politician in Alberta, Canada and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.

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Raymond Speaker

Raymond Albert "Ray" Speaker, (born December 13, 1935) is a Canadian farmer and politician.

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Robert Curtis Clark

Robert Curtis "Bob" Clark (born July 2, 1937) is a former teacher, civil servant and politician.

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Saskatchewan general election, 1944

The Saskatchewan general election of 1944 was the tenth provincial election in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

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United Conservative Party

The United Conservative Party (UCP) is a right-wing political party in the province of Alberta, Canada.

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United Farmers of Alberta

The United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) is an association of Alberta farmers that has served different roles in its 100-year history – as a lobby group, a successful political party, and as a farm-supply retail chain.

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Wildrose Party

The Wildrose Party (legally Wildrose Political Association, formerly the Wildrose Alliance Political Association) was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada.

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William Aberhart

William Aberhart (December 30, 1878 – May 23, 1943), also known as Bible Bill for his outspoken Baptist views, was a Canadian politician and the seventh Premier of Alberta (1935 to his death in 1943).

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List of Alberta official opposition leaders.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leader_of_the_Opposition_(Alberta)

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