# 16th Alberta Legislature

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.
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
### Standings changes in the 16th Assembly

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 1967 | 1968 | 1968 | 1968 | 1969 | 1969 | 1969 | 1969 | 1971 |
| Number of members per party by date | 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 | 55 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | Liberal | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | Independent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | Total members | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Government Majority | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Membership changes in the 16th Assembly :
| 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 |

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
16th Alberta Legislative Assembly :
| District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| Alexandra | Anders Aalborg | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Athabasca | Antonio Aloisio | Social Credit | 1952, 1959 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Clarence Copithorne | Independent | 1967 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Clarence Copithorne | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Bonnyville | Romeo Lamothe | Social Credit | 1961 |
| Bow Valley-Empress | Fred Mandeville | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Calgary Bowness | Len Werry | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Calgary Centre | Frederick Colborne | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Calgary East | Albert Ludwig | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Calgary Glenmore | Bill Dickie | Liberal | 1963 |
| Calgary Glenmore | Bill Dickie | Progressive Conservative | 1963 |
| Calgary North | Robert A. Simpson | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Calgary Queens Park | Lee Leavitt | Social Credit | 1952, 1963 |
| Calgary South | Arthur Dixon | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Calgary West | Peter Lougheed | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Calgary Victoria Park | David Russell | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Camrose | Chester Sayers | Social Credit | 1941 |
| Cardston | Alvin Bullock | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Cypress | Harry Strom | Social Credit | 1955 |
| Drumheller-Gleichen | Gordon Taylor | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Dunvegan | Ernest Lee | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Edmonton Centre | Ambrose Holowach | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Edmonton Jasper Place | John Horan | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Edmonton North | Ethel Wilson | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Edmonton North East | Lou Heard | Social Credit | 1948, 1959 |
| Edmonton North West | Edgar Gerhart | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Edmonton Norwood | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1935, 1959 |
| Edmonton West | Lou Hyndman | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Edson | William Switzer | Liberal | 1965 |
| Edson | Robert Dowling (1969) | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Grande Prairie | Ira McLaughlin | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Grouard | Roy Ells | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Hand Hills-Acadia | Clinton French | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Lac La Biche | Michael Maccagno | Liberal | 1955 |
| Lac La Biche | Damase Bouvier (1968) | Social Credit | 1968 |
| Lac Ste. Anne | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Lacombe | Allen Patrick | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Leduc | James Henderson | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Lethbridge | John Landeryou | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Macleod | Leighton Buckwell | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Medicine Hat | Harry Leinweber | Social Credit | 1961 |
| Okotoks-High River | Edward Benoit | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Olds-Didsbury | Robert Clark | Social Credit | 1960 |
| Peace River | Robert Wiebe | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Pembina | Carl Muller | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Charles Drain | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Ponoka | Neville Roper | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Red Deer | William Ure | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Redwater | Michael Senych | Social Credit | 1963 |
| Rocky Mountain House | Alfred Hooke | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Sedgewick-Coronation | Jack Hillman | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Spirit River | Adolph Fimrite | Social Credit | 1952 |
| St. Albert | Keith Everitt | Social Credit | 1959 |
| St. Paul | Raymond Reierson | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Stettler | Galen Norris | Social Credit | 1956 |
| Stony Plain | Ralph Jespersen | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Strathcona Centre | Joseph Donovan Ross | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Strathcona East | Ernest Manning | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Strathcona East | William Yurko (1969) | Progressive Conservative | 1969 |
| Strathcona South | Gerrit Radstaak | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Strathcona West | Don Getty | Progressive Conservative | 1967 |
| Taber-Warner | Douglas Miller | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Three Hills | Raymond Ratzlaff | Social Credit | 1967 |
| Vegreville-Bruce | Alex Gordey | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Vermilion | Ashley Cooper | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Wainwright | Henry Ruste | Social Credit | 1955 |
| Wetaskiwin | Albert Strohschein | Social Credit | 1955 |
| Willingdon-Two Hills | Nicholas Melnyk | Social Credit | 1959 |

### Notes

* ↑ Banff-Cochrane
* ↑ Willingdon