15th Alberta Legislature explained

Jurisdiction:	AB
#:	15th
Type:	Majority
Status:	inactive
Term-Begin:	February 13, 1964
Term-End:	April 14, 1967
Sc:	Arthur J. Dixon
Scterm:	March 26, 1963  - March 1, 1972
Pm:	Ernest Charles Manning
Pmterm:	May 31, 1943  - December 12, 1968
Lo:	Michael Maccagno
Loterm:	February 13, 1964  - April 11, 1967
Party:	Social Credit Party
Party2:	Alberta Liberal Party
Unrecparty1:	Coalition
Sessionbegin:	February 13, 1964
Sessionend:	April 15, 1964
Sessionbegin2:	February 18, 1965
Sessionend2:	April 12, 195
Sessionbegin3:	February 17, 1966
Sessionend3:	April 18, 1966
Sessionbegin4:	November 16, 1966
Sessionend4:	November 17, 1966
Sessionbegin5:	February 9, 1967
Sessionend5:	April 11, 1967
Ministry:	Manning cabinet
Monarchterm:	February 6, 1952  - September 8, 2022
Viceroy:	Hon. John Percy Page
Viceroyterm:	December 19, 1959  - January 6, 1966
Viceroy2:	Hon. Grant MacEwan
Viceroyterm2:	January 26, 1966  - July 2, 1974
Members:	63
Lastparl:	14th
Nextparl:	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]

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	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	2				3				1								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

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

Further reading

• Normandin . G. Pierre . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide . The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien . 1967 . Pierre G. Normandin . Ottawa . August 9, 2020 . 0315-6168 . 893686591.
• Book: Office of the Chief Electoral Officer . Legislative Assembly Office . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Elections Alberta . A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . The Centennial Series . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-8-7 . May 25, 2020.
• Book: Perry, Sandra E. . Footz, Valerie L. . Massolin . Philip A. . A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-3-6 . August 9, 2020.

External links

• Alberta Legislative Assembly
• Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book
• By-elections 1905 to present

Notes and References

1. Book: Perry, Sandra E. . Footz, Valerie L. . Massolin . Philip A. . A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies . 2006 . Legislative Assembly of Alberta . Edmonton, AB . 0-9689217-3-6 . 498 . August 9, 2020.
2. News: Alberta MLA Dies While On Fishing Trip. Lethbridge Daily Herald. August 5, 1966. Vol LIX No. 199. 1.