16th Alberta Legislature
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| 16th Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 15 February 1968 – 22 July 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 | |||
| Members | 65 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 | |||
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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[edit]
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Standings changes in the 16th Assembly[edit]
| 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 | |||||
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| 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[edit]
For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
Further reading[edit]
- Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1971). The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Ottawa: Mortimer Company Ltd. ISSN 0315-6168. OCLC 893686591. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
- Office of the Chief Electoral Officer; Legislative Assembly Office (2006). A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005. The Centennial Series. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-8-7. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- 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. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.