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Archibald Matheson
Archibald Malcolm (Archie) Matheson was a Canadian politician who represented Vegreville (provincial electoral district), Vegreville in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 until 1935. He was elected in the 1921 Alberta general election, 1921 election and re-elected in 1926 Alberta general election, 1926 and 1930 Alberta general election, 1930 as a member of the United Farmers of Alberta (UFA), which was the governing party of his entire time in office. Despite this, Matheson frequently opposed government policy. In January 1923 he objected to Herbert Greenfield's government's continued support of Prohibition in Canada, prohibition, remarking "This government has acted as philosopher, guide, and God to the people long enough." In 1926, he expressed frustration with the John Edward Brownlee, John Brownlee government's delay in providing a new police station for his riding, going so far as to threaten to raise the matter in the legislature. In February 1928, he led th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. The Legislative Assembly currently has 87 members, elected first past the post from single-member electoral districts. Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, as the viceregal representative of the King of Canada. The Legislative Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor together make up the unicameral Alberta Legislature. The maximum period between general elections of the assembly, as set by Section 4 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is five years, which is further reinforced in Alberta's ''Legislative Assembly Act''. Convention dictates the premier controls the date of election and usually selects a date in the fourth or fifth year after the preceding election. Amendments to Alberta's ''Elections Act'' introduced in 2011 fixed the date of election to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
