15th Alberta Legislature

Majority parliament
13 February 1964 - 14 April 1967
Parliament leaders
Premier| Ernest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 - December 12, 1968
Cabinet| Manning cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition| Michael Maccagno
February 13, 1964 - April 11, 1967
Party caucuses
Government| Social Credit Party
Opposition| Alberta Liberal Party
Unrecognized| Coalition
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly| Arthur J. Dixon
March 26, 1963 - March 1, 1972
Members| 63 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch| Elizabeth 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

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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

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Number of members
per party by date  | 1963  | 1964  | 1965  | 1966  | 1967

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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.

## Further reading

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* Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1967). "The Canadian Parliamentary Guide". The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Ottawa: Pierre G. Normandin. 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.

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