15th Alberta Legislature

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]

15th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
13 February 1964 – 14 April 1967
Parliament leaders
PremierErnest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
CabinetManning cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Michael Maccagno
February 13, 1964 – April 11, 1967
Party caucuses
GovernmentSocial Credit Party
OppositionAlberta Liberal Party
UnrecognizedCoalition
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Arthur J. Dixon
March 26, 1963 – March 1, 1972
Members63 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth 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

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

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Number of members
per party by date
1963 1964 1965 1966 1967
Jun 17 Nov 22 Jan 20 Feb 2 Mar 29 Aug 4 Oct 6 Apr 24
  Social Credit 60 59 60 59 58 57
Liberal 2 3
Coalition 1
New Democratic 0 1
  Independent Social Credit 0 1
Total members 63 62 63 62 63 62 63
Vacant 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Government Majority 57 56 57 56 55 54 53 51
Membership changes in the 15th Assembly
Date Member Name District Party Reason
  November 22, 1963 Petrie Meston Three Hills Social Credit Died
  January 20, 1964 Roy Davidson Three Hills Social Credit Elected in a by-election.
  February 2, 1965 Norman Willmore Edson Social Credit Died 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 Credit Died 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 Credit Lost nomination on February 11, Left to run as Independent.

Members elected

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For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

15th Alberta Legislative Assembly
  District Member Party
  Alexandra Anders Aalborg Social Credit
  Athabasca Antonio Aloisio Social Credit
  Banff-Cochrane Frank Gainer Coalition
  Bonnyville Romeo Lamothe Social Credit
  Bow Valley-Empress William Delday Social Credit
  Calgary Bowness Charles Johnston Social Credit
  Calgary Centre Frederick C. Colborne Social Credit
  Calgary East Albert Ludwig Social Credit
  Calgary Glenmore Bill Dickie Liberal
  Calgary North Robert Simpson Social Credit
  Calgary Queens Park Lee Leavitt Social Credit
  Calgary South Arthur J. Dixon Social Credit
  Calgary West Donald S. Fleming Social Credit
  Camrose Chester Sayers Social Credit
  Cardston Edgar Hinman Social Credit
  Clover Bar Floyd Baker Social Credit
  Cypress Harry Strom Social Credit
  Drumheller-Gleichen Gordon Taylor Social Credit
  Dunvegan Ernest Lee Social Credit
  Edmonton Centre Ambrose Holowach Social Credit
  Edmonton Jasper Place John Horan Social Credit
  Edmonton North Ethel Wilson Social Credit
  Edmonton North East Lou Heard Social Credit
  Edmonton North West Edgar Gerhart Social Credit
  Edmonton Norwood William Tomyn Social Credit
  Edmonton West Stanley Geldart Social Credit
  Edson Norman Willmore Social Credit
  Grande Prairie Ira McLaughlin Social Credit
  Grouard Roy Ells Social Credit
  Hand Hills-Acadia Clinton French Social Credit
  Lac La Biche Michael Maccagno Liberal
  Lac Ste. Anne William Patterson Social Credit
  Lacombe Allen Patrick Social Credit
  Leduc James Henderson Social Credit
  Lethbridge John Landeryou Social Credit
  Little Bow Raymond Speaker Social Credit
  Macleod James Hartley Social Credit
  Medicine Hat Harry Leinweber Social Credit
  Okotoks-High River Edward Benoit Social Credit
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Curtis Clark Social Credit
  Peace River Euell Montgomery Social Credit
  Pembina Robin Jorgenson Social Credit
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest William Kovach Social Credit
  Ponoka Glen Johnston Social Credit
  Red Deer William Ure Social Credit
  Redwater Michael Senych Social Credit
  Rocky Mountain House Alfred Hooke Social Credit
  Sedgewick-Coronation Jack Hillman Social Credit
  Spirit River Adolph Fimrite Social Credit
  St. Albert Keith Everitt Social Credit
  St. Paul Raymond Reierson Social Credit
  Stettler Galen Norris Social Credit
  Stony Plain Cornelia Wood Social Credit
  Strathcona Centre Joseph Donovan Ross Social Credit
  Strathcona East Ernest Manning Social Credit
  Strathcona West Randolph McKinnon Social Credit
  Taber-Warner Leonard Halmrast Social Credit
  Three Hills Petrie Meston Social Credit
  Vegreville-Bruce Alex Gordey Social Credit
  Vermilion Ashley Cooper Social Credit
  Wainwright Henry Ruste Social Credit
  Wetaskiwin Albert Strohschein Social Credit
  Willingdon-Two Hills Nicholas Melnyk Social Credit

References

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  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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