13th Alberta Legislature

Canadian Legislative Assembly AB 13th Majority inactive August 17, 1955 May 9, 1959 Peter Dawson February 25, 1937 – March 24, 1963 Ernest Charles Manning May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968 James Harper Prowse February 21, 1952 – April 15, 1958 Grant MacEwan February 5, 1959 – April 17, 1959 Social Credit Party Alberta Liberal Party Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta Cooperative Commonwealth August 17, 1955 August 25, 1955 February 9, 1956 March 29, 1956 February 14, 1957 April 11, 1957 February 28, 1958 April 14, 1958 February 5, 1959 April 7, 1959 Manning cabinet Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 Hon. John James Bowlen February 1, 1950 – December 16, 1959 61 12th 14th The 13th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from August 17, 1955, to May 9, 1959, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1955 Alberta general election held on June 29, 1955. The Legislature officially resumed on August 17, 1955, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on April 7, 1959, and dissolved on May 9, 1959, prior to the 1959 Alberta general election.Perry, Sandra E. Footz, Valerie L. Massolin Philip A. A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-3-6 498 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries03perr August 9, 2020 Alberta's thirteenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the sixth 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 James Harper Prowse a member of the Alberta Liberal Party until the fifth session when Grant MacEwan became the leader of the Official Opposition. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963. Membership in the 13th Alberta Legislature  DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s) AB Liberal rowAcadia-CoronationJames SimsLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowAlexandraAnders AalborgSocial Credit19483rd term AB Liberal rowAthabascaRichard HallLiberal19551st term AB Coalition rowBanff-CochraneFrank GainerCoalition19551st term AB Liberal rowBonnyvilleJake JosvangerLiberal19551st term AB Independent rowBow Valley-EmpressBryce StringamIndependent19551st term AB Social Credit rowBruceEarl HardySocial Credit19483rd term AB PC rowCalgaryArthur Ryan SmithConservative19551st term AB Liberal rowHugh John MacDonaldLiberal19483rd term AB Social Credit rowFrederick C. ColborneSocial Credit19454th term AB Social Credit rowRose WilkinsonSocial Credit19444th term AB Liberal rowGrant MacEwanLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowArthur J. DixonSocial Credit19522nd term AB PC rowErnest Watkins (1957)Conservative19571st term AB Social Credit rowCamroseChester SayersSocial Credit19415th term AB Social Credit rowCardstonEdgar HinmanSocial Credit19522nd term AB Social Credit rowClover BarFloyd BakerSocial Credit19356th term AB Social Credit rowCypressHarry StromSocial Credit19551st term AB Social Credit rowDidsburyJames Lawrence OwensSocial Credit19551st term AB Social Credit rowDrumhellerGordon TaylorSocial Credit19405th term AB Social Credit rowEdmontonErnest ManningSocial Credit19356th term AB Liberal rowJames Harper ProwseLiberal19454th term AB Liberal rowAbe MillerLiberal19551st term AB Liberal rowHarold TannerLiberal19522nd term AB Social Credit rowJoseph Donovan RossSocial Credit19522nd term AB PC rowJohn PageConservative1940, 19524th term* AB Social Credit rowEdgar GerhartSocial Credit19522nd term AB Social Credit rowEdsonNorman WillmoreSocial Credit19444th term AB Social Credit rowGleichenGeorge E. BellSocial Credit19444th term AB Social Credit rowGrande PrairieIra McLaughlinSocial Credit19444th term AB Liberal rowGrouardJoseph DesfossesLiberal19513rd term AB Social Credit rowHand HillsWallace Warren CrossSocial Credit19356th term AB Liberal rowLac La BicheMichael MaccagnoLiberal19551st term AB Liberal rowLac Ste. AnneJohn MillsLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowLacombeAllen PatrickSocial Credit19522nd termLeducRonald AnsleyIndependent Social Credit19356th term AB Social Credit rowLethbridgeJohn LanderyouSocial Credit19444th term AB Social Credit rowLittle BowPeter DawsonSocial Credit19356th term AB Social Credit rowMacleodJames HartleySocial Credit19356th term AB Social Credit rowMedicine HatElizabeth RobinsonSocial Credit19532nd term AB Liberal and Progressive Conservative rowOkotoks-High RiverRoss EllisLiberal and Conservative Coalition19551st term AB Social Credit rowOldsFrederick NiddrieSocial Credit19503rd term AB Social Credit rowRoderick Macleod (1959)Social Credit19591st term AB Social Credit rowPeace RiverWilliam GillilandSocial Credit19444th term AB Social Credit rowPembinaRobin JorgensonSocial Credit19444th term AB Social Credit rowPincher Creek-CrowsnestWilliam KovachSocial Credit19483rd term AB Social Credit rowPonokaGlen JohnstonSocial Credit19522nd term AB PC rowRed DeerCam KirbyConservative19542nd term AB Liberal rowRedwaterAlfred MacykLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowRocky Mountain HouseAlfred HookeSocial Credit19356th term AB Social Credit rowSedgewickJack HillmanSocial Credit19522nd term AB Social Credit rowSpirit RiverAdolph FimriteSocial Credit19522nd term AB Liberal rowSt. AlbertArthur SoetaertLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowSt. PaulRaymond ReiersonSocial Credit19522nd term AB Social Credit rowStettlerJohn ClarkSocial Credit19522nd term AB Social Credit rowGalen Norris (1956)Social Credit19561st term AB Liberal rowStony PlainJohn McLaughlinLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowTaberRoy LeeSocial Credit19405th term AB CCF rowVegrevilleStanley RuzyckiCooperative Commonwealth19551st term AB Liberal rowVermilionRussell WhitsonLiberal19551st term AB Social Credit rowWainwrightHenry RusteSocial Credit19551st term AB Social Credit rowWarnerLeonard HalmrastSocial Credit19454th term AB Social Credit rowWetaskiwinJohn WingbladeSocial Credit19356th term AB CCF rowWillingdonNick DushenskiCooperative Commonwealth19522nd term Notes: Standings changes since the 13th general election Affiliation Members AB Social Credit rowSocial Credit37 AB Liberal row-name15 AB PC rowProgressive Conservative3 AB CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth2 AB Independent rowLiberal + Progressive Conservative11 AB Independent rowCoalition1 AB Independent rowIndependent Social Credit1  Total 61 The candidate in Okotoks-High River was jointly nominated by the Progressive Conservative and Liberal parties. Membership changes in the 13th AssemblyDateNameDistrictPartyReason AB Other rowJune 29, 1955See List of Members Election day of the 13th Alberta general election AB Social Credit rowJune 3, 1956John ClarkStettlerSocial CreditCommitted suicide after murdering seven peopleBody Alberta MLA Found Lying In Slough The Lethbridge Herald June 5, 1956 1 Vol XLIX No 148 Colin MacDonald AB Social Credit rowNovember 15, 1956Galen NorrisStettlerSocial CreditElected in a by-election AB PC row1957Arthur SmithCalgaryProgressive ConservativeVacated his seat to run in the 1957 federal election. AB PC rowOctober 2, 1957Ernest WatkinsCalgaryProgressive ConservativeElected in a by-election AB Social Credit rowDecember 19, 1958Frederick NiddrieOldsSocial CreditDied AB Social Credit rowFebruary 9, 1959 Roderick MacleodOldsSocial CreditElected in a by-election References Further reading Normandin G. Pierre The Canadian Parliamentary Guide The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien 1959 Mortimer Company Ltd. Ottawa https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1959unse August 9, 2020 0315-6168 893686591 Office of the Chief Electoral Officer Legislative Assembly Office Legislative Assembly of Alberta Elections Alberta A Century of Democracy: Elections of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 1905-2005 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta The Centennial Series Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-8-7 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries04perr/mode/2up May 25, 2020 Perry, Sandra E. Footz, Valerie L. Massolin Philip A. A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies 2006 Legislative Assembly of Alberta Edmonton, AB 0-9689217-3-6 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries03perr August 9, 2020 External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present 12 Category:Long stubs with short prose