# 14th Alberta Legislature

The 14th Alberta Legislature was in session from February 11, 1960, to May 9, 1963, with the membership of the Legislative Assembly determined by the results of the 1959 Alberta general election held on June 18, 1959. The Legislature officially resumed on February 11, 1960, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 29, 1963, and dissolved on May 9, prior to the 1963 Alberta general election.
Alberta's government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the seventh time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who went on to be the longest-serving premier in Alberta history. There was no Official Opposition, as three parities and one independent made up the four non-government house seats at one seat apiece. The Speaker was Peter Dawson, who served until his death on March 24, 1963. Dawson was replaced as Speaker by Arthur J. Dixon, who remained the speaker until the fall of the Social Credit government after the 1971 Alberta general election. This was the first assembly elected after the Government of Alberta changed from single transferable vote to first past the post.

## Standings changes since the 14th general election

| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | 1959 | 1960 | 1960 | 1960 | 1961 | 1961 | 1961 | 1961 | 1961 | 1963 |
| Number of members per party by date | Number of members per party by date | Jun 18 | Sep 28 | Oct 21 | Nov 30 | Jan 19 | Sep 5 | Oct 10 | Oct 26 | Nov 27 | Mar 24 |
| | Social Credit | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 60 |
| | Liberal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Progressive Conservative | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Coalition | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Independent Social Credit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Total members | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 64 |
| | Vacant | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | Government Majority | 57 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
Membership changes in the 14th Assembly :
| Date | Name | District | Party | Reason |
| June 18, 1959 | See List of Members | See List of Members | See List of Members | Election day of the 14th Alberta general election |
| September 28, 1960 | James Owens | Didsbury | Social Credit | Died from a heart attack. |
| October 21, 1960 | Elizabeth Robinson | Medicine Hat | Social Credit | Died from an undisclosed illness in Medicine Hat hospital. |
| November 30, 1960 | Robert Clark | Didsbury | Social Credit | Elected in a by-election |
| January 19, 1961 | Harry Leinweber | Medicine Hat | Social Credit | Elected in a by-election |
| September 5, 1961 | William Gilliland | Peace River | Social Credit | Died after prolonged illness related to a heart attack. |
| October 10, 1961 | Karl Nordstrom | Bonnyville | Social Credit | Died after hospitalization for undisclosed illness. |
| October 26, 1961 | Euell Montgomery | Peace River | Social Credit | Elected in a by-election |
| November 27, 1961 | Romeo Lamothe | Bonnyville | Social Credit | Elected in a by-election |
| March 24, 1963 | Peter Dawson | Little Bow | Social Credit | Died |

## Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
14th Alberta Legislative Assembly :
| District | Member | Party | First elected/ previously elected |
| Acadia-Coronation | Marion Kelts | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Alexandra | Anders Aalborg | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Athabasca | Antonio Aloisio | Social Credit | 1952, 1959 |
| Banff-Cochrane | Frank Gainer | Coalition | 1955 |
| Bonnyville | Karl Nordstrom | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Bonnyville | Romeo Lamothe (1961) | Social Credit | 1961 |
| Bow Valley-Empress | William Delday | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Bruce | Earl Hardy | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Calgary Bowness | Charles Johnston | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Calgary Centre | Frederick C. Colborne | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Calgary Glenmore | Ernest Watkins | Progressive Conservative | 1957 |
| Calgary North | Rose Wilkinson | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Calgary North East | Albert Ludwig | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Calgary South East | Arthur J. Dixon | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Calgary West | Donald S. Fleming | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Camrose | Chester Sayers | Social Credit | 1941 |
| Cardston | Edgar Hinman | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Clover Bar | Floyd Baker | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Cypress | Harry Strom | Social Credit | 1955 |
| Didsbury | James Lawrence Owens | Social Credit | 1955 |
| Didsbury | Robert Clark (1961) | Social Credit | 1961 |
| Drumheller | Gordon Taylor | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Dunvegan | Joseph Scruggs | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Edmonton Centre | Ambrose Holowach | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Edmonton North | Ethel Wilson | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Edmonton Norwood | William Tomyn | Social Credit | 1935, 1959 |
| Edmonton North East | Lou Heard | Social Credit | 1948, 1959 |
| Edmonton North West | Edgar Gerhart | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Edson | Norman Willmore | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Gleichen | George Bell | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Grande Prairie | Ira McLaughlin | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Grouard | Roy Ells | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Hand Hills | Clinton Keith French | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Jasper West | Richard Jamieson | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Lac La Biche | Michael Maccagno | Liberal | 1955 |
| Lac Ste. Anne | William Patterson | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Lacombe | Allen Patrick | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Leduc | Ronald Ansley | Independent Social Credit | 1935 |
| Lethbridge | John Landeryou | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Little Bow | Peter Dawson | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Macleod | James Hartley | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Medicine Hat | Elizabeth Robinson | Social Credit | 1953 |
| Medicine Hat | Harry Leinweber (1961) | Social Credit | 1961 |
| Okotoks-High River | Ernest George Hansell | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Olds | Roderick Macleod | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Peace River | William Gilliland | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Peace River | Euell Montgomery (1961) | Social Credit | 1961 |
| Pembina | Robin Jorgenson | Social Credit | 1944 |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | William Kovach | Social Credit | 1948 |
| Ponoka | Glen Johnston | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Red Deer | William Ure | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Redwater | John Dubetz | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Rocky Mountain House | Alfred Hooke | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Sedgewick | 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 | Cornelia Wood | Social Credit | 1940, 1959 |
| Strathcona Centre | Joseph Donovan Ross | Social Credit | 1952 |
| Strathcona East | Ernest Manning | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Strathcona West | Randolph McKinnon | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Taber | Roy Lee | Social Credit | 1940 |
| Vegreville | Alex Gordey | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Vermilion | Ashley Cooper | Social Credit | 1959 |
| Wainwright | Henry Ruste | Social Credit | 1955 |
| Warner | Leonard Halmrast | Social Credit | 1945 |
| Wetaskiwin | John Wingblade | Social Credit | 1935 |
| Willingdon | Nicholas Melnyk | Social Credit | 1959 |

### Notes

* ↑ Willingdon