16th Alberta Legislature

16th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
15 February 1968 – 22 July 1971
Parliament leaders
PremierErnest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
Harry Strom
December 12, 1968 – September 10, 1971
CabinetsManning cabinet
Strom cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Peter Lougheed
February 15, 1968 – April 27, 1971
Party caucuses
GovernmentSocial Credit Party
OppositionProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
RecognizedAlberta 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
MonarchElizabeth 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]

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
1967 1968 1969 1971
May 23 May 27 Aug 20 Dec 11 Feb 10 Jun 30 Oct 28 Nov 23 Apr 15
  Social Credit 55 56 55
  Progressive Conservative 6 7 8 9 10
Liberal 3 2 1 0
  Independent 1 0
Total members 65 64 65 64 65 64 65
Vacant 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Government Majority 45 46 47 46 45 46 45
Membership changes in the 16th Assembly
Date Member Name District Party Reason
  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 Credit Resigned
  February 10, 1969 William Yurko Strathcona East Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election
  June 30, 1969 William Switzer Edson Liberal Died
  October 28, 1969 Robert Dowling Edson Progressive Conservative Elected in a by-election
  November 23, 1969 Bill Dickie Calgary Glenmore Progressive Conservative Crossed the floor from Liberals to the Progressive Conservatives
  April 15, 1971 Clarence Copithorne Banff-Cochrane Progressive Conservative Joined the Progressive Conservative caucus

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

16th Alberta Legislative Assembly
District Member Party
  Alexandra Anders Aalborg Social Credit
  Athabasca Antonio Aloisio Social Credit
  Banff-Cochrane Clarence Copithorne Independent
  Bonnyville Romeo Lamothe Social Credit
  Bow Valley-Empress Fred Mandeville Social Credit
  Calgary Bowness Len Werry Progressive Conservative
  Calgary Centre Frederick Colborne Social Credit
  Calgary East Albert Ludwig Social Credit
  Calgary Glenmore Bill Dickie Liberal
  Calgary North Robert A. Simpson Social Credit
  Calgary Queens Park Lee Leavitt Social Credit
  Calgary South Arthur Dixon Social Credit
  Calgary West Peter Lougheed Progressive Conservative
  Calgary Victoria Park David Russell Progressive Conservative
  Camrose Chester Sayers Social Credit
  Cardston Alvin Bullock Social Credit
  Clover Bar Walt Buck 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 Lou Hyndman Progressive Conservative
  Edson William Switzer Liberal
  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 Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative
  Lacombe Allen Patrick Social Credit
  Leduc James Henderson Social Credit
  Lethbridge John Landeryou Social Credit
  Little Bow Raymond Speaker Social Credit
  Macleod Leighton Buckwell Social Credit
  Medicine Hat Harry Leinweber Social Credit
  Okotoks-High River Edward Benoit Social Credit
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Clark Social Credit
  Peace River Robert Wiebe Social Credit
  Pembina Carl Muller Social Credit
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Charles Drain Social Credit
  Ponoka Neville Roper 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 Ralph Jespersen Social Credit
  Strathcona Centre Joseph Donovan Ross Social Credit
  Strathcona East Ernest Manning Social Credit
  Strathcona South Gerrit Radstaak Social Credit
  Strathcona West Don Getty Progressive Conservative
  Taber-Warner Douglas Miller Social Credit
  Three Hills Raymond Ratzlaff 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

  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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