15th Alberta Legislature

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15th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
February 13, 1964  April 14, 1967
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Parliament leaders
Premier Ernest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 December 12, 1968
Cabinet Manning cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Michael Maccagno
February 13, 1964 April 11, 1967
Party caucuses
Government Social Credit Party
Opposition Alberta Liberal Party
Unrecognized Coalition
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Arthur J. Dixon
March 26, 1963 March 1, 1972
Members63 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. John Percy Page
December 19, 1959 January 6, 1966
Hon. Grant MacEwan
January 26, 1966 July 2, 1974
Sessions
1st session
February 13, 1964 – April 15, 1964
2nd session
February 18, 1965 – April 12, 195
3rd session
February 17, 1966 – April 18, 1966
4th session
November 16, 1966 – November 17, 1966
5th session
February 9, 1967 – April 11, 1967
  14th   16th

The 15th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 13, 1964, to April 14, 1967, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1963 Alberta general election held on June 17, 1963. The Legislature officially resumed on February 13, 1964, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on April 11, 1967, and dissolved on April 14, 1967, prior to the 1967 Alberta general election. [1]

Contents

Alberta's fifteenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the eighth time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by Michael Maccagno of the Alberta Liberal Party who were elected to two seats in the Legislature. The Speaker was Arthur J. Dixon, who would remain the speaker until the fall of the Social Credit government after the 1971 Alberta general election. The Liberals held opposition status with just two seats, and the Coalition party held third place in the Legislature.

Standings changes since the 15th general election

Number of members
per party by date
19631964196519661967
Jun 17Nov 22Jan 20Feb 2Mar 29Aug 4Oct 6Apr 24
  Social Credit 605960595857
Liberal 23
Coalition 1
New Democratic 01
 Independent Social Credit01
Total members63626362636263
Vacant0101010
Government Majority5756575655545351
Membership changes in the 15th Assembly
DateMember NameDistrictPartyReason
 November 22, 1963 Petrie Meston Three Hills Social Credit Died
 January 20, 1964 Roy Davidson Three HillsSocial CreditElected in a by-election.
 February 2, 1965 Norman Willmore Edson Social CreditDied in a traffic accident
 March 29, 1965 William Switzer Edson Liberal Elected in a by-election.
 August 4, 1966 William Kovach Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Social CreditDied from a heart seizure. [2]
 October 6, 1966 Garth Turcott Pincher Creek-Crowsnest NDP Elected in a by-election.
Standings changes after dissolution on April 14, 1967
 April 24, 1967 Cornelia Wood Stony Plain Independent Social CreditLost nomination on February 11, Left to run as Independent.

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

15th Alberta Legislative Assembly
 DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Alexandra Anders Aalborg Social Credit 19485th term
  Athabasca Antonio Aloisio Social Credit1952, 19593rd term*
  Banff-Cochrane Frank Gainer Coalition19553rd term
  Bonnyville Romeo Lamothe Social Credit19612nd term
  Bow Valley-Empress William Delday Social Credit19592nd term
  Calgary Bowness Charles Johnston Social Credit19592nd term
  Calgary Centre Frederick C. Colborne Social Credit19455th term
  Calgary East Albert Ludwig Social Credit19592nd term
  Calgary Glenmore Bill Dickie Liberal 19631st term
  Calgary North Robert Simpson Social Credit19631st term
  Calgary Queens Park Lee Leavitt Social Credit1952, [a] 19632nd term*
  Calgary South Arthur J. Dixon Social Credit19524th term
  Calgary West Donald S. Fleming Social Credit19592nd term
  Camrose Chester Sayers Social Credit19417th term
  Cardston Edgar Hinman Social Credit19524th term
  Clover Bar Floyd Baker Social Credit19358th term
  Cypress Harry Strom Social Credit19553rd term
  Drumheller-Gleichen Gordon Taylor Social Credit19407th term
  Dunvegan Ernest Lee Social Credit19631st term
  Edmonton Centre Ambrose Holowach Social Credit19592nd term
  Edmonton Jasper Place John Horan Social Credit19631st term
  Edmonton North Ethel Wilson Social Credit19592nd term
  Edmonton North East Lou Heard Social Credit1948, 19593rd term*
  Edmonton North West Edgar Gerhart Social Credit19524th term
  Edmonton Norwood William Tomyn Social Credit1935, [b] 19596th term*
  Edmonton West Stanley Geldart Social Credit19631st term
  Edson Norman Willmore Social Credit19446th term
  William Switzer (1965)Liberal19651st term
  Grande Prairie Ira McLaughlin Social Credit19446th term
  Grouard Roy Ells Social Credit19592nd term
  Hand Hills-Acadia Clinton French Social Credit19592nd term
  Lac La Biche Michael Maccagno Liberal19553rd term
  Lac Ste. Anne William Patterson Social Credit19592nd term
  Lacombe Allen Patrick Social Credit19524th term
  Leduc James Henderson Social Credit19631st term
  Lethbridge John Landeryou Social Credit19446th term
  Little Bow Raymond Speaker Social Credit19631st term
  Macleod James Hartley Social Credit19358th term
  Medicine Hat Harry Leinweber Social Credit19612nd term
  Okotoks-High River Edward Benoit Social Credit19631st term
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Curtis Clark Social Credit19602nd term
  Peace River Euell Montgomery Social Credit19612nd term
  Pembina Robin Jorgenson Social Credit19446th term
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest William Kovach Social Credit19485th term
  Garth Turcott (1966) NDP 19661st term
  Ponoka Glen Johnston Social Credit19524th term
  Red Deer William Ure Social Credit19592nd term
  Redwater Michael Senych Social Credit19631st term
  Rocky Mountain House Alfred Hooke Social Credit19358th term
  Sedgewick-Coronation Jack Hillman Social Credit19524th term
  Spirit River Adolph Fimrite Social Credit19524th term
  St. Albert Keith Everitt Social Credit19592nd term
  St. Paul Raymond Reierson Social Credit19524th term
  Stettler Galen Norris Social Credit19563rd term
  Stony Plain Cornelia Wood Social Credit1940, 19596th term*
 Independent Social Credit
  Strathcona Centre Joseph Donovan Ross Social Credit19524th term
  Strathcona East Ernest Manning Social Credit19358th term
  Strathcona West Randolph McKinnon Social Credit19592nd term
  Taber-Warner Leonard Halmrast Social Credit19456th term
  Three Hills Petrie Meston Social Credit19631st term
  Roy Davidson (1964)Social Credit19641st term
  Vegreville-Bruce Alex Gordey Social Credit19592nd term
  Vermilion Ashley Cooper Social Credit19592nd term
  Wainwright Henry Ruste Social Credit19553rd term
  Wetaskiwin Albert Strohschein Social Credit19631st term
  Willingdon-Two Hills Nicholas Melnyk Social Credit19592nd term
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. "Alberta MLA Dies While On Fishing Trip". Vol LIX No. 199. Lethbridge Daily Herald. August 5, 1966. p. 1.

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