18th Alberta Legislature

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18th Alberta Legislature

Majority parliament
15 May 1975 - 14 February 1979
Parliament leaders
Premier| Peter Lougheed
September 10, 1971 - November 1, 1985
Cabinet| Lougheed cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition| Robert Curtis Clark
September 15, 1973 - November 28, 1980
Party caucuses
Government| Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Opposition| Social Credit Party
Unrecognized| New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly| Gerard Amerongen
March 2, 1972 - June 11, 1986
Members| 75 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch| Elizabeth II
February 6, 1952 - September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor| Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer
July 2, 1974 - October 18, 1979
Sessions
1st session
May 15, 1975 – December 15, 1975
2nd session
March 4, 1976 – November 4, 1976
3rd session
February 24, 1977 – November 10, 1977
4th session
March 2, 1978 – November 3, 1978
| ← 17th | → 19th

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The 18th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 15, 1975, to February 14, 1979, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1975 Alberta general election held on March 26, 1975. The Legislature officially resumed on May 15, 1975, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on November 3, 1978 and dissolved on February 14, 1979, prior to the 1979 Alberta general election on March 14, 1979.[1]

Alberta's eighteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the second time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

## Second session

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Main article: Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund

During the second session the government introduced The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act[2] (Bill 35) creating a sovereign wealth fund to invest oil and gas revenue to ensure the exploitation of non-renewable resources would be of long-term benefit for Alberta. The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund had been announced by Premier Peter Lougheed a year earlier with the intent of diverting funds from the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission on the sale of crude oil from April 1, 1974 to diversify and strengthen the economy, improve the life of Albertans, stimulate the economy, and continue to grow with interest.[3]

## Party standings after the 18th General Election

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Affiliation  | Members

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| Progressive Conservative | 69
| Social Credit | 4
| New Democratic | 1
| Independents  | 1
Total
| 75

* A party requires four seats to have official party status in the legislature. Parties with fewer than four seats are not entitled to party funding although their members will usually be permitted to sit together in the chamber.

## Members elected

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For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

18th Alberta Legislative Assembly

| District  | Member  | Party
| Athabasca | Frank Appleby | Progressive Conservative
| Banff | Frederick Kidd | Progressive Conservative
| Barrhead | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative
| Bonnyville | Donald Hansen | Progressive Conservative
| Bow Valley | Fred Mandeville | Social Credit
| Calgary-Bow | Neil Webber | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Buffalo | Ron Ghitter | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Currie | Fred Peacock | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Egmont | Merv Leitch | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Elbow | David John Russell | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Foothills | Stewart McCrae | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Glenmore | Hugh Planche | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-McCall | Andrew Little | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-McKnight | Eric Musgreave | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Millican | Thomas Donnelly | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-Mountain View | John Kushner | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-North Hill | Roy Farran | Progressive Conservative
| Calgary-West | Peter Lougheed | Progressive Conservative
| Camrose | Gordon Stromberg | Progressive Conservative
| Cardston | John Thompson | Progressive Conservative
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Social Credit
| Cypress | Alan Hyland | Progressive Conservative
| Drayton Valley | Rudolph Zander | Progressive Conservative
| Drumheller | Gordon Taylor | Independent Social Credit
| Edmonton-Avonmore | Horst Schmid | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Belmont | Bert Hohol | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Beverly | Bill Diachuk | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Calder | Tom Chambers | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Centre | Gordon Miniely | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Glenora | Lou Hyndman | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Gold Bar | William Yurko | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Highlands | David Thomas King | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton Jasper Place | Leslie Young | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Kingsway | Kenneth Paproski | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Meadowlark | Gerard Amerongen | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Norwood | Catherine Chichak | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Ottewell | John Ashton | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Parkallen | Neil Stanley Crawford | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Strathcona | Julian Koziak | Progressive Conservative
| Edmonton-Whitemud | Don Getty | Progressive Conservative
| Edson | Robert Dowling | Progressive Conservative
| Grand Prairie | Winston Backus | Progressive Conservative
| Hanna-Oyen | John Butler | Progressive Conservative
| Highwood | George Wolstenholme | Progressive Conservative
| Innisfail | Clifford Doan | Progressive Conservative
| Lac La Biche-McMurray | Ron Tesolin | Progressive Conservative
| Lacombe | Jack Cookson | Progressive Conservative
| Lesser Slave Lake | Larry Shaben | Progressive Conservative
| Lethbridge-East | Archibald D. Johnston | Progressive Conservative
| Lethbridge-West | John Gogo | Progressive Conservative
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Social Credit
| Lloydminster | Bud Miller | Progressive Conservative
| Macleod | Thomas Walker | Progressive Conservative
| Medicine Hat-Redcliff | Jim Horsman | Progressive Conservative
| Olds-Didsbury | Robert Curtis Clark | Social Credit
| Peace River | Al Adair | Progressive Conservative
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Frederick Bradley | Progressive Conservative
| Ponoka | Don McCrimmon | Progressive Conservative
| Red Deer | James Foster | Progressive Conservative
| Redwater-Andrew | George Topolnisky | Progressive Conservative
| Rocky Mountain House | Helen Hunley | Progressive Conservative
| Sedgewick-Coronation | Henry Kroeger | Progressive Conservative
| Smoky River | Marvin Moore | Progressive Conservative
| Spirit River-Fairview | Grant Notley | NDP
| St. Albert | Ernie Jamison | Progressive Conservative
| St. Paul | Mick Fluker | Progressive Conservative
| Stettler | Graham Harle | Progressive Conservative
| Stony Plain | William Purdy | Progressive Conservative
| Taber-Warner | Robert Bogle | Progressive Conservative
| Three Hills | Allan Warrack | Progressive Conservative
| Vegreville | John Batiuk | Progressive Conservative
| Vermilion-Viking | Tom Lysons | Progressive Conservative
| Wainwright | Charles Stewart | Progressive Conservative
| Wetaskiwin-Leduc | Dallas Schmidt | Progressive Conservative
| Whitecourt | Peter Trynchy | Progressive Conservative

## 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. 499\. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
2. ^ The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act, SA 1976, c 2, retrieved via CanLII on 2020-12-22
3. ^ Lougheed, Peter (March 15, 1975). "Objectives outlined: The 'Heritage Fund'". Calgary Herald. p. 7. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

## Further reading

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* Normandin, G. Pierre, ed. (1978). 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.

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