Alberta general election, 1967
The Alberta general election of 1967 was the sixteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 23, 1967 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
Ernest C. Manning led the Social Credit Party to its ninth consecutive (and final) term in government, winning 55 of the 65 seats in the legislature, despite getting less than 45% of the popular vote.
The Progressive Conservative Party, now led by dynamic young lawyer, Peter Lougheed, emerged as the main oppoistion to Social Credit, winning over a quarter of the popular vote, and six seats.
Despite losing close to half of the share of the popular vote they had won in the 1963 election, the Liberals managed to increase their number of seats from two to three as a result of the decline in the Social Credit vote.
Voters also decided upon joining daylight savings, in the provinces third plebiscite. It was defeated by a very slim margin with 51.25% voting against.
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Results
| Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Social Credit | 65 | 60 | 55 | -8.3% | 222,270 | 44.60% | -10.21% | ||
| Progressive Conservative | <center> Peter Lougheed | 47 | - | 6 | 129,544 | 26.00% | +13.29% | ||
| Liberal | <center> | 45 | 2 | 3 | +50.0% | 53,847 | 10.81% | -8.95% | |
| Independent | 7 | - | 1 | 6,916 | 1.38% | +0.40% | |||
| New Democratic | <center> Neil Reimer | 65 | - | - | - | 79,610 | 15.98% | +6.53% | |
| Coalition | <center> | 2 | 1 | - | -100% | 3,654 | 0.73% | +0.19% | |
| Independent Progressive Conservative | 2 | * | - | * | 1,118 | 0.22% | * | ||
| Liberal/Progressive Conservative | <center> | 1 | - | - | - | 699 | 0.14% | -0.14% | |
| Independent Social Credit | 2 | - | - | - | 693 | 0.14% | -0.65% | ||
| Total | 236 | 63 | 65 | +3.2% | 498,351 | 100% | <center> | ||
| Source: Elections Alberta | |||||||||
Note:
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election
Daylight Savings Time plebiscite
The province of Alberta voted on its third provincial plebiscite. Voters were asked to endorse a proposal to adopt Daylight Savings Time (summer time). The proposal was rejected by a very slim of margin. The question was asked again in the next election, and passed at that time.
| Do you favour province-wide Daylight Saving Time? | |||
| For | Against | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 236,555 | 248,680 | ||
For break down of results see individual districts
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts
| 16th Alberta Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Andres Aalborg | Social Credit | |
| Athabasca | Antonio Aloisio | Social Credit | |
| Banff-Cochrane | Clarence Copithorne | Independent | |
| Bonnyville | Romeo Lamothe | Social Credit | |
| Bow Valley-Empress | Fred Mandeville | Social Credit | |
| Calgary Bowness | Len Werry | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary Centre | Fred Colborne | Social Credit | |
| Calgary East | Albert Ludwig | Social Credit | |
| Calgary Glenmore | Bill Dickie | Liberal | |
| Calgary North | Bob Simpson | Social Credit | |
| Calgary Queens Park | Lee Leavitt | Social Credit | |
| Calgary South | Arthur Dixon | Social Credit | |
| Calgary West | Peter Lougheed | Progressive Conservative | |
| Calgary Victoria Park | David Russell | Progressive Conservative | |
| Camrose | Chester Sayers | Social Credit | |
| Cardston | Alvin Bullock | Social Credit | |
| Clover Bar | Walt Buck | Social Credit | |
| Cypress | Harry Strom | Social Credit | |
| Drumheller-Gliechen | Gordon Taylor | Social Credit | |
| Dunvegan | Ernest Lee | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton Centre | Ambrose Holowach | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton Jasper Place | John Horan | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton North | Ethel Wilson | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton North East | Lou Heard | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton North West | Edgar Gerhart | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton Norwood | William Tomyn | Social Credit | |
| Edmonton West | Lou Hyndman | Progressive Conservative | |
| Edson | Bill Switzer | Liberal | |
| Grand Prarie | Ira McLaughlin | Social Credit | |
| Grouard | Roy Ells | Social Credit | |
| Hand Hills-Acadia | C.K. French | Social Credit | |
| Lac La Biche | Michael Maccagno | Liberal | |
| Lac St. Anne | Hugh Horner | Progressive Conservative | |
| Lacombe | Allan Patrick | Social Credit | |
| Leduc | James Henderson | Social Credit | |
| Lethbridge | John Landeryou | Social Credit | |
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Social Credit | |
| Macleod | Leighton Buckwell | Social Credit | |
| Medicine Hat | Harry Leinweber | Social Credit | |
| Okotoks-High River | Edward Benoit | Social Credit | |
| Olds-Didsbury | Robert C. Clark | Social Credit | |
| Peace River | Robert Wiebe | Social Credit | |
| Pembina | A. Carl Muller | Social Credit | |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | Charles Drain | Social Credit | |
| Ponoka | Neville Roper | Social Credit | |
| Red Deer | William Ure | Social Credit | |
| Redwater | Michael Senych | Social Credit | |
| Rocky Mountain House | Alfred Hooke | Social Credit | |
| Sedgewick-Coronation | Jack Hillman | Social Credit | |
| Spirit River | Adolf Fimrite | Social Credit | |
| St. Albert | Keith Everitt | Social Credit | |
| St. Paul | Raymond Reierson | Social Credit | |
| Stettler | Galen Norris | Social Credit | |
| Stony Plain | Ralph Jesperson | Social Credit | |
| Strathcona Centre | J. Donovan Ross | Social Credit | |
| Strathcona East | Ernest Manning | Social Credit | |
| Strathcona South | G. Joe Radstaak | Social Credit | |
| Strathcona West | Don Getty | Progressive Conservative | |
| Taber-Warner | Douglas Miller | Social Credit | |
| Three Hills | Raymond Ratzlaff | Social Credit | |
| Vegreville-Bruce | Alex Gordey | Social Credit | |
| Vermillion | Ashley Cooper | Social Credit | |
| Wainwright | Henry Ruste | Social Credit | |
| Wetaskiwin | Albert Strohschein | Social Credit | |
| Willingdon-Two Hills | Nicholas Melnyk | Social Credit | |
See also
- 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
- 1957 Liquor Plebiscite
- 1971 Daylight Savings Plebiscite
- List of Alberta political parties
| Preceded by: 1963 Alberta election | Alberta elections | Followed by: 1971 Alberta election |