16th Alberta Legislature

16th Alberta Legislature
	Majority parliament
	February 15, 1968 – July 22, 1971
Parliament leaders
Premier; (cabinet)	Ernest Charles Manning; (Manning cabinet); May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
	Harry Strom; (Strom cabinet); December 12, 1968 – September 10, 1971
Leader of the; Opposition	Peter Lougheed; February 15, 1968 – April 27, 1971
Party caucuses
Government	Social Credit Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Third party	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
Members	65 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II; 6 February 1952 – present
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

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Standings changes in the 16th Assembly

Number of members per party by date		1967	1968			1969				1971
Number of members per party by date		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


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

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References

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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[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.

16th Alberta Legislature

Party standings after the 16th General Election

Standings changes in the 16th Assembly

References

Further reading

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