16th Alberta Legislature

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16th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
February 15, 1968 – July 22, 1971
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Parliament leaders
Premier Ernest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
Harry Strom
December 12, 1968 – September 10, 1971
Cabinets Manning cabinet
Strom cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition 		Peter Lougheed
February 15, 1968 – April 27, 1971
Party caucuses
Government Social Credit Party
Opposition Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Recognized Alberta Liberal Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly 		Arthur J. Dixon
March 26, 1963 – March 1, 1972
Government
House Leader		 Frederick C. Colborne
December 18, 1968 – February 10, 1971
Edgar Gerhart
February 11, 1971 – April 27, 1971
Members65 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor 		Hon. Grant MacEwan
January 26, 1966 – July 2, 1974
Sessions
1st session
February 15, 1968 – May 2, 1968
2nd session
February 13, 1969 – May 7, 1969
3rd session
January 29, 1970 – April 15, 1970
4th session
February 11, 1971 – April 27, 1971
←  15th →  17th

The 16th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 15, 1968, to April 27, 1971, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1967 Alberta general election held on May 23, 1967. The Legislature officially resumed on February 15, 1968, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on April 27, 1971, and dissolved on July 22, 1971, prior to the 1971 Alberta general election. [1]

Contents

Alberta's sixteenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the ninth time, led by Premier Ernest Manning, Alberta's longest serving Premier who would retire part way through the session, and be replaced by Harry Strom. The Official Opposition was led by Peter Lougheed of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, who would go on to win the 1971 election and become the 9th Premier of Alberta. The Speaker was Arthur J. Dixon.

Party standings after the 16th General Election

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Standings changes in the 16th Assembly

Number of members
per party by date		1967196819691971
May 23May 27Aug 20Dec 11Feb 10Jun 30Oct 28Nov 23Apr 15
  Social Credit 555655
  Progressive Conservative 678910
Liberal 3210
 Independent10
Total members65646564656465
Vacant0101010
Government Majority45464746454645
Membership changes in the 16th Assembly
DateMember NameDistrictPartyReason
 May 27, 1968 Michael Maccagno Lac La Biche Liberal Resigned to run in the 1968 federal election
 August 20, 1968 Damase Bouvier Lac La Biche Social Credit Elected in a by-election
 December 11, 1968 Ernest Manning Strathcona East Social CreditResigned
 February 10, 1969 William Yurko Strathcona East Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election
 June 30, 1969 William Switzer Edson LiberalDied
 October 28, 1969 Robert Dowling EdsonProgressive ConservativeElected in a by-election
 November 23, 1969 Bill Dickie Calgary Glenmore Progressive ConservativeCrossed the floor from Liberals to the Progressive Conservatives
 April 15, 1971 Clarence Copithorne Banff-Cochrane Progressive ConservativeJoined the Progressive Conservative caucus

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

16th Alberta Legislative Assembly
DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)
  Alexandra Anders Aalborg Social Credit 19486th term
  Athabasca Antonio Aloisio Social Credit1952, 19594th term*
  Banff-Cochrane Clarence Copithorne Independent19671st term
  Progressive Conservative
  Bonnyville Romeo Lamothe Social Credit19613rd term
  Bow Valley-Empress Fred Mandeville Social Credit19671st term
  Calgary Bowness Len Werry Progressive Conservative19671st term
  Calgary Centre Frederick Colborne Social Credit19457th term
  Calgary East Albert Ludwig Social Credit19593rd term
  Calgary Glenmore Bill Dickie Liberal 19632nd term
 Progressive Conservative
  Calgary North Robert A. Simpson Social Credit19632nd term
  Calgary Queens Park Lee Leavitt Social Credit1952, [a] 19633rd term*
  Calgary South Arthur Dixon Social Credit19525th term
  Calgary West Peter Lougheed Progressive Conservative19671st term
  Calgary Victoria Park David Russell Progressive Conservative19671st term
  Camrose Chester Sayers Social Credit19418th term
  Cardston Alvin Bullock Social Credit19671st term
  Clover Bar Walt Buck Social Credit19671st term
  Cypress Harry Strom Social Credit19554th term
  Drumheller-Gleichen Gordon Taylor Social Credit19408th term
  Dunvegan Ernest Lee Social Credit19632nd term
  Edmonton Centre Ambrose Holowach Social Credit19593rd term
  Edmonton Jasper Place John Horan Social Credit19632nd term
  Edmonton North Ethel Wilson Social Credit19593rd term
  Edmonton North East Lou Heard Social Credit1948, 19594th term*
  Edmonton North West Edgar Gerhart Social Credit19525th term
  Edmonton Norwood William Tomyn Social Credit1935, [b] 19597th term*
  Edmonton West Lou Hyndman Progressive Conservative19671st term
  Edson William Switzer Liberal19652nd term
  Robert Dowling (1969)Progressive Conservative19691st term
  Grande Prairie Ira McLaughlin Social Credit19447th term
  Grouard Roy Ells Social Credit19593rd term
  Hand Hills-Acadia Clinton French Social Credit19593rd term
  Lac La Biche Michael Maccagno Liberal19554th term
  Damase Bouvier (1968)Social Credit19681st term
  Lac Ste. Anne Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative19671st term
  Lacombe Allen Patrick Social Credit19525th term
  Leduc James Henderson Social Credit19632nd term
  Lethbridge John Landeryou Social Credit19447th term
  Little Bow Raymond Speaker Social Credit19632nd term
  Macleod Leighton Buckwell Social Credit19671st term
  Medicine Hat Harry Leinweber Social Credit19613rd term
  Okotoks-High River Edward Benoit Social Credit19632nd term
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Clark Social Credit19603rd term
  Peace River Robert Wiebe Social Credit19671st term
  Pembina Carl Muller Social Credit19671st term
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Charles Drain Social Credit19671st term
  Ponoka Neville Roper Social Credit19671st term
  Red Deer William Ure Social Credit19593rd term
  Redwater Michael Senych Social Credit19632nd term
  Rocky Mountain House Alfred Hooke Social Credit19359th term
  Sedgewick-Coronation Jack Hillman Social Credit19525th term
  Spirit River Adolph Fimrite Social Credit19525th term
  St. Albert Keith Everitt Social Credit19593rd term
  St. Paul Raymond Reierson Social Credit19525th term
  Stettler Galen Norris Social Credit19564th term
  Stony Plain Ralph Jespersen Social Credit19671st term
  Strathcona Centre Joseph Donovan Ross Social Credit19525th term
  Strathcona East Ernest Manning Social Credit19359th term
  William Yurko (1969)Progressive Conservative19691st term
  Strathcona South Gerrit Radstaak Social Credit19671st term
  Strathcona West Don Getty Progressive Conservative19671st term
  Taber-Warner Douglas Miller Social Credit19671st term
  Three Hills Raymond Ratzlaff Social Credit19671st term
  Vegreville-Bruce Alex Gordey Social Credit19593rd term
  Vermilion Ashley Cooper Social Credit19593rd term
  Wainwright Henry Ruste Social Credit19554th term
  Wetaskiwin Albert Strohschein Social Credit19554th term
  Willingdon-Two Hills Nicholas Melnyk Social Credit19593rd 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. 499. ISBN   0-9689217-3-6 . Retrieved August 9, 2020.

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