12th Alberta Legislature

Canadian Legislative Assembly AB 12th Majority inactive February 19, 1953 May 12, 1955 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 Social Credit Party Alberta Liberal Party Cooperative Commonwealth Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta February 19, 1953 April 2, 1953 February 18, 1954 April 8, 1954 February 17, 1955 May 12, 1955 Manning cabinet Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 Hon. John James Bowlen February 1, 1950 – December 16, 1959 60 11th 13th The 12th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 19, 1953, to May 12, 1955, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1952 Alberta general election held on August 5, 1952. The Legislature officially resumed on February 19, 1953, and continued until the third session was prorogued and dissolved on May 12, 1955, prior to the 1955 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 0-9689217-3-6 497 https://archive.org/details/centennialseries03perr August 9, 2020 Alberta's twelfth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the fifth 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. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963. Membership in the 12th Alberta Legislature  DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s) AB Social Credit rowAcadia-CoronationClarence GerhartSocial Credit19404th term AB Social Credit rowAlexandraAnders AalborgSocial Credit19482nd term AB Social Credit rowAthabascaAntonio AloisioSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowBanff-CochraneLee LeavittSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowBonnyvilleLaudas JolySocial Credit1921,St. Paul (First elected as a United Farmer) 19523rd term* AB Social Credit rowBow Valley-EmpressWilson CainSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowBruceEarl HardySocial Credit19482nd term AB PC rowCalgaryPaul BreckenProgressive Conservative19521st term AB Social Credit rowRose WilkinsonSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowFrederick C. ColborneSocial Credit19453rd term AB Social Credit rowHoward MacDonaldSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowArthur DixonSocial Credit19521st term AB Liberal rowHugh John MacDonaldLiberal19482nd term AB Social Credit rowCamroseChester SayersSocial Credit19414th term AB Social Credit rowCardstonEdgar HinmanSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowClover BarFloyd BakerSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowCypressJames UnderdahlSocial Credit19482nd term AB Social Credit rowDidsburyHoward HammellSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowDrumhellerGordon TaylorSocial Credit19404th term AB Social Credit rowEdmontonErnest ManningSocial Credit19355th term AB Liberal rowJames Harper ProwseLiberal19453rd term AB CCF rowElmer RoperCo-operative Commonwealth19424th term AB Social Credit rowJoseph Donovan RossSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowEdgar GerhartSocial Credit19521st term AB PC rowJohn PageConservative1940, 19523rd term* AB Liberal rowHarold TannerLiberal19521st term AB Social Credit rowEdsonNorman WillmoreSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowGleichenGeorge E. BellSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowGrand PrairieIra McLaughlinSocial Credit19443rd term AB Liberal rowGrouardJoseph DesfossesLiberal19512nd term AB Social Credit rowHand HillsWallace Warren CrossSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowLac La BicheHarry LobaySocial Credit19482nd term AB Social Credit rowLac Ste. AnneAngelo MontemurroSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowLacombeAllen PatrickSocial Credit19521st termLeducRonald AnsleyIndependent Social Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowLethbridgeJohn LanderyouSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowLittle BowPeter DawsonSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowMacleodJames HartleySocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowMedicine HatJohn Lyle RobinsonSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowElizabeth G. Robinson (1953)Social Credit19531st term AB Social Credit rowOkotoks-High RiverIvan CaseySocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowOldsFrederick NiddrieSocial Credit19502nd term AB Social Credit rowPeace RiverWilliam GillilandSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowPembinaRobin JorgensonSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowPincher Creek-CrowsnestWilliam KovachSocial Credit19482nd term AB Social Credit rowPonokaGlen JohnstonSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowRed DeerDavid A. UreSocial Credit19434th term AB PC rowCam Kirby (1954)Progressive Conservative19541st term AB Social Credit rowRedwaterPeter ChabaSocial Credit19482nd term AB Social Credit rowRocky Mountain HouseAlfred HookeSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowSedgewickJack HillmanSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowSpirit RiverAdolph FimriteSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowSt. AlbertLucien MaynardSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowSt. PaulRaymond ReiersonSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowStettlerJohn ClarkSocial Credit19521st term AB Social Credit rowStony PlainCornelia WoodSocial Credit19404th term AB Social Credit rowTaberRoy S. LeeSocial Credit19404th term AB Social Credit rowVegrevilleMichael PonichSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowVermilionWilliam CornishSocial Credit19443rd term AB Social Credit rowWainwrightWilliam MassonSocial Credit19355th term AB Social Credit rowWarnerLeonard HalmrastSocial Credit19453rd term AB Social Credit rowWetaskiwinJohn WingbladeSocial Credit19355th term AB CCF rowWillingdonNick DushenskiCo-operative Commonwealth19521st term Notes: Composition at election Affiliation Members AB Social Credit rowSocial Credit53 AB Liberal row-name3 AB CCF rowCo-operative Commonwealth1 AB Conservative rowProgressive Conservative1 AB Conservative rowConservative1 AB Independent rowIndependent Social Credit1  Total 60 Notes References Further reading Normandin G. Pierre The Canadian Parliamentary Guide The Canadian Parliamentary Guide = Guide Parlementaire Canadien 1955 Mortimer Company Ltd. Ottawa https://archive.org/details/canadianparliame1955unse 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