14th Alberta Legislature

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14th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
February 11, 1960  May 9, 1963
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Parliament leaders
Premier Ernest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 December 12, 1968
Cabinet Manning cabinet
Party caucuses
Government Social Credit Party
Crossbench Alberta Liberal Party
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Coalition
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Peter Dawson
February 25, 1937 March 24, 1963
Arthur J. Dixon
March 26, 1963 March 1, 1972
Members65 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. John Percy Page
December 19, 1959 January 6, 1966
Sessions
1st session
February 11, 1960 – April 11, 1960
2nd session
February 16, 1961 – April 12, 1961
3rd session
November 28, 1961 – November 29, 1961
4th session
February 15, 1962 – April 5, 1962
5th session
February 14, 1963 – March 29, 1963
  13th   15th

The 14th Alberta Legislature was in session from February 11, 1960, to May 9, 1963, with the membership of the Legislative Assembly determined by the results of the 1959 Alberta general election held on June 18, 1959. The Legislature officially resumed on February 11, 1960, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 29, 1963, and dissolved on May 9, prior to the 1963 Alberta general election. [1]

Contents

Alberta's government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the seventh time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who went on to be the longest-serving premier in Alberta history. There was no Official Opposition, as three parities and one independent made up the four non-government house seats at one seat apiece. The Speaker was Peter Dawson, who served until his death on March 24, 1963. Dawson was replaced as Speaker by Arthur J. Dixon, who remained the speaker until the fall of the Social Credit government after the 1971 Alberta general election. This was the first assembly elected after the Government of Alberta changed from single transferable vote to first past the post.

Standings changes since the 14th general election

Number of members
per party by date
1959196019611963
Jun 18Sep 28Oct 21Nov 30Jan 19Sep 5Oct 10Oct 26Nov 27Mar 24
  Social Credit 61605960616059606160
Liberal 1
  Progressive Conservative 1
Coalition 1
 Independent Social Credit1
Total members65646364656463646564
Vacant0121012101
Government Majority57565556575655565756
Membership changes in the 14th Assembly
DateNameDistrictPartyReason
 June 18, 1959See List of MembersElection day of the 14th Alberta general election
 September 28, 1960 James Owens Didsbury Social Credit Died from a heart attack. [2]
 October 21, 1960 Elizabeth Robinson Medicine Hat Social CreditDied from an undisclosed illness in Medicine Hat hospital. [2]
 November 30, 1960 Robert Clark DidsburySocial CreditElected in a by-election
 January 19, 1961 Harry Leinweber Medicine HatSocial CreditElected in a by-election
 September 5, 1961 William Gilliland Peace River Social CreditDied after prolonged illness related to a heart attack. [3]
 October 10, 1961 Karl Nordstrom Bonnyville Social CreditDied [4] after hospitalization for undisclosed illness. [5]
 October 26, 1961 Euell Montgomery Peace RiverSocial CreditElected in a by-election
 November 27, 1961 Romeo Lamothe BonnyvilleSocial CreditElected in a by-election
 March 24, 1963 Peter Dawson Little Bow Social CreditDied

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

14th Alberta Legislative Assembly
DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously elected
  Acadia-Coronation Marion Kelts Social Credit 1959
  Alexandra Anders Aalborg Social Credit1948
  Athabasca Antonio Aloisio Social Credit1952, 1959
  Banff-Cochrane Frank Gainer Coalition1955
  Bonnyville Karl Nordstrom Social Credit1959
  Romeo Lamothe (1961)Social Credit1961
  Bow Valley-Empress William Delday Social Credit1959
  Bruce Earl Hardy Social Credit1948
  Calgary Bowness Charles Johnston Social Credit1959
  Calgary Centre Frederick C. Colborne Social Credit1945
  Calgary Glenmore Ernest Watkins Progressive Conservative 1957
  Calgary North Rose Wilkinson Social Credit1944
  Calgary North East Albert Ludwig Social Credit1959
  Calgary South East Arthur J. Dixon Social Credit1952
  Calgary West Donald S. Fleming Social Credit1959
  Camrose Chester Sayers Social Credit1941
  Cardston Edgar Hinman Social Credit1952
  Clover Bar Floyd Baker Social Credit1935
  Cypress Harry Strom Social Credit1955
  Didsbury James Lawrence Owens Social Credit1955
  Robert Clark (1961)Social Credit1961
  Drumheller Gordon Taylor Social Credit1940
  Dunvegan Joseph Scruggs Social Credit1959
  Edmonton Centre Ambrose Holowach Social Credit1959
  Edmonton North Ethel Wilson Social Credit1959
  Edmonton Norwood William Tomyn Social Credit1935, [a] 1959
  Edmonton North East Lou Heard Social Credit1948, 1959
  Edmonton North West Edgar Gerhart Social Credit1952
  Edson Norman Willmore Social Credit1944
  Gleichen George Bell Social Credit1944
  Grande Prairie Ira McLaughlin Social Credit1944
  Grouard Roy Ells Social Credit1959
  Hand Hills Clinton Keith French Social Credit1959
  Jasper West Richard Jamieson Social Credit1959
  Lac La Biche Michael Maccagno Liberal 1955
  Lac Ste. Anne William Patterson Social Credit1959
  Lacombe Allen Patrick Social Credit1952
  Leduc Ronald Ansley Independent Social Credit1935
  Lethbridge John Landeryou Social Credit1944
  Little Bow Peter Dawson Social Credit1935
  Macleod James Hartley Social Credit1935
  Medicine Hat Elizabeth Robinson Social Credit1953
  Harry Leinweber (1961)Social Credit1961
  Okotoks-High River Ernest George Hansell Social Credit1959
  Olds Roderick Macleod Social Credit1959
  Peace River William Gilliland Social Credit1944
  Euell Montgomery (1961)Social Credit1961
  Pembina Robin Jorgenson Social Credit1944
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest William Kovach Social Credit1948
  Ponoka Glen Johnston Social Credit1952
  Red Deer William Ure Social Credit1959
  Redwater John Dubetz Social Credit1959
  Rocky Mountain House Alfred Hooke Social Credit1935
  Sedgewick Jack Hillman Social Credit1952
  Spirit River Adolph Fimrite Social Credit1952
  St. Albert Keith Everitt Social Credit1959
  St. Paul Raymond Reierson Social Credit1952
  Stettler Galen Norris Social Credit1956
  Stony Plain Cornelia Wood Social Credit1940, 1959
  Strathcona Centre Joseph Donovan Ross Social Credit1952
  Strathcona East Ernest Manning Social Credit1935
  Strathcona West Randolph McKinnon Social Credit1959
  Taber Roy Lee Social Credit1940
  Vegreville Alex Gordey Social Credit1959
  Vermilion Ashley Cooper Social Credit1959
  Wainwright Henry Ruste Social Credit1955
  Warner Leonard Halmrast Social Credit1945
  Wetaskiwin John Wingblade Social Credit1935
  Willingdon Nicholas Melnyk Social Credit1959
Notes

References

  1. Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 498. ISBN   0-9689217-3-6 . Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Illness Proves Fatal to Mrs. Gladys Robinson". Vol LIII No 262. The Lethbridge Herald. October 21, 1960. p. 1.
  3. "W.F. Gilliland Alberta MLA dies". Vol LIV No. 225. The Lethbridge Herald. September 6, 1961. p. 1.
  4. "Deaths Yesterday". Vol LIV No 254. The Lethbridge Herald. October 11, 2010. p. 2-2.
  5. "Alberta MLA Critically Ill". Vol LIV No 248. The Lethbridge Herald. October 3, 1961. p. 29.

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