The 11th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 17, 1949, to July 3, 1952, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the
1948 Alberta general election
The 1948 Alberta general election was held on August 17, 1948, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Ernest C. Manning led the Social Credit to a fourth term in government, increasing its share of the popular vote further abov ...
held on August 17, 1948. The Legislature officially resumed on February 17, 1949, and continued until the fifth session was
prorogued
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on April 10, 1952 and dissolved on July 3, 1952, prior to the
1952 Alberta general election
The 1952 Alberta general election was held on August 5, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Ernest C. Manning in his third election as leader of the Social Credit Party, and its first election since the Social Credit ...
.
Alberta's eleventh government was controlled by the
majority
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Premier
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Ernest Manning
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who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The
Official Opposition
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was led by
James Harper Prowse
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a member of the
Alberta Liberal Party
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. The
Speaker
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was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.
The opposition was divided between the Liberal and Co-operative Commonwealth and 2 Independents.