5th Alberta Legislature
The 5th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 2, 1922, to May 25, 1926, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1921 Alberta general election held on July 18, 1921. The Legislature officially resumed on February 2, 1922, and continued until the sixth session was prorogued on May 22, 1926 and dissolved on May 25, 1926, prior to the 1926 Alberta general election.
| 5th Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 2 February 1922 – 25 May 1926 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Herbert Greenfield August 13, 1921 – November 23, 1925 | ||
| John Edward Brownlee November 23, 1925 – July 10, 1934 | |||
| Cabinets | Greenfield cabinet Brownlee cabinet | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | John Robert Boyle February 2, 1922 – April 12, 1924 | ||
| Charles Richmond Mitchell February 19, 1925 – March 12, 1926 | |||
| John C. Bowen March 15, 1926 – June 28, 1926 | |||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | United Farmers of Alberta | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Crossbench | Dominion Labor Party | ||
| Conservative Party | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Oran McPherson February 2, 1922 – May 25, 1926 | ||
| Members | 61 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | George V May 6, 1910 – January 20, 1936 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Hon. Robert George Brett October 20, 1915 – October 29, 1925 | ||
| Hon. William Egbert October 29, 1925 – May 5, 1931 | |||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 2, 1922 – March 28, 1922 | |||
| 2nd session July 25, 1922 – July 31, 1922 | |||
| 3rd session January 23, 1923 – April 21, 1923 | |||
| 4th session January 28, 1924 – April 12, 1924 | |||
| 5th session February 19, 1925 – August 6, 1925 | |||
| 6th session February 11, 1926 – May 22, 1926 | |||
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Alberta's fifth government was controlled by the majority United Farmers of Alberta led by Premier Herbert Greenfield, who would resign following a push from the party on November 23, 1925, and was replaced by John Edward Brownlee. The Official Opposition was the Alberta Liberal Party led by John Robert Boyle, and later Charles Richmond Mitchell, and eventually future Lieutenant Governor of Alberta John C. Bowen. The Speaker was Oran McPherson.