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
The 1963 Alberta general election was held on June 17, 1963, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, won its eighth consecutive term in government, winning roughly the same nu ...
held on June 17, 1963. The Legislature officially resumed on February 13, 1964, and continued until the fifth session was
prorogued
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on April 11, 1967, and
dissolved on April 14, 1967, prior to the
1967 Alberta general election
The 1967 Alberta general election was held on May 23, 1967, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to the 16th Alberta Legislature. The election was called after the 15th Alberta Legislature was prorogued on April 11, 1967, an ...
.
Alberta's fifteenth government was controlled by the
majority
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Social Credit Party for the eighth time, led by
Premier
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A premier will normally be a head of govern ...
Ernest Manning
Ernest Charles Manning (September 20, 1908 – February 19, 1996) was a Canadian politician and the eighth premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any other premier in the province' ...
who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The
Official Opposition
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was led by
Michael Maccagno of the
Alberta Liberal Party
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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 1971 Alberta general election was the seventeenth general election held in the Province of Alberta, Canada on August 30, 1971, to elect seventy-five members of the Alberta Legislature
The Alberta Legislature is the unicameral legislatur ...
. 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
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
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References
Further reading
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External links
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