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25th Alberta Legislative Assembly

25th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
2001 – 2004
Parliament leaders
Premier
(cabinet)
Ralph Klein
(Klein cabinet)
December 14, 1992 – December 14, 2006
Leader of the
Opposition
Ken Nicol
March 12, 2001 – March 14, 2004
Party caucuses
Government Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition Liberal Party
Third parties New Democratic Party
Alberta Alliance
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. Lois Hole
10 February 2000 – 6 January 2005
Sessions
1st Session
9 Apr. 2001 – 29 Nov. 2001
2nd Session
26 Feb. 2002 – 4 Dec. 2002
3rd Session
18 Feb. 2003 – 3 Dec. 2003
4th Session
17 Feb. 2004 – 13 May 2004
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The members of the 25th Alberta Legislative Assembly were elected in the general election held on March 12, 2001 and, with the exception of the three MLAs listed below, held their seats until dissolution of the legislature on October 25, 2004.

On November 22, 2004, the 26th Alberta general election was held to elect the next legislature.

The 25th Legislative Assembly was ushered in with a massive Progressive Conservative majority, with Alberta being dubbed Ralph's World following the 2001 general election. The official opposition Liberals began a turbulent period that would see the party go through four leaders.

The third party Alberta New Democrats also changed leaders in July 2004 with the retirement of Raj Pannu.

Towards the end of the legislature for the first time since 1985, a new party caucus was formed. Edmonton-Norwood MLA Gary Masyk would cross the floor to the Alberta Alliance which had been formed in 2002 and registered in 2003 creating the caucus for that party. His reason for leaving was the Premier's interference in the 2004 federal election that coincided with a sharp decline in poll numbers that kept the federal Conservatives from winning the election. His electoral district was also abolished in the 2004 Alberta Boundary Re-distribution.

Support the Progressive Conservatives softened through the reign of the Assembly but still remained high during the 2004 general election.


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