15th Alberta Legislature

15th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
13 February 1964 – 14 April 1967
Parliament leaders
PremierErnest Charles Manning
May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
CabinetManning cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Michael Maccagno
February 13, 1964 – April 11, 1967
Party caucuses
GovernmentSocial Credit Party
OppositionAlberta Liberal Party
UnrecognizedCoalition
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Arthur J. Dixon
March 26, 1963 – March 1, 1972
Members63 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth 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

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.

  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.