The 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from November 9, 1905, to Monday, March 22, 1909, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1905 Alberta general election which was held on November 9, 1905. The Legislature officially began on November 9, 1905, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on February 25, 1909, and dissolved the next day on February 26, 1909, prior to the 1909 Alberta general election.
Formal opening of the Legislative Assembly, March 15, 1906.
Members of the 1st Alberta Legislature on March 16, 1906
1905 Alberta general election
The 1905 Alberta general election was the first general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada, shortly after the province entered Canadian Confederation on September 1, 1905. The election was held on November 9, 1905, to elect twenty-five members to the 1st Alberta Legislative Assembly.
Image: Alexander Cameron Rutherford Elliott And Fry (cropped)
Image: Young R. B. Bennett
George Hedley Vicars Bulyea was appointed Alberta's first Lieutenant Governor.
The Alberta Legislature Building as seen in 1914, was constructed after Edmonton was chosen as the capital of Alberta.