Alberta general election, 1963
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The Alberta general election of 1963 was the fifteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on June 17, 1963, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, won its eighth consecutive term in government, winning roughly the same number of seats in the legislature and share of popular vote that it had in the 1959 election.
Some Social Credit supporters were so confident of their party's chances that they talked of winning "63 in '63", i.e., all 63 seats in the legislature in the 1963 election. They fell short of this goal, but still had an overwhelming majority, reducing the opposition to only three MLAs in total. Indeed, as a share of the overall seats available, this represented Social Credit's greatest victory in its 36-year reign.
Much of the opposition vote shifted away from the Progressive Conservative Party, now led by Milt Harradence, resulting in the party losing its sole seat.
The Liberal Party was a partial beneficiary of the PC Party's decline, but picked up only one additional seat, for a total of two, despite winning almost 20% of the popular vote.
1963 was the last year in Alberta provincial politics when an MLA was acclaimed with the acclamation of Leonard Halmrast in Taber-Warner.
After the PCs won power, they would later speak of "79 in '79".
Contents
1 Results
2 Members elected
3 See also
4 References
Results
Party | Party Leader | # of candidates | Seats | Popular Vote | |||||
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1959 | Elected | % Change | # | % | % Change | ||||
| Social Credit | Ernest C. Manning | 63 | 61 | 60 | −1.6% | 221,107 | 54.81% | −0.88% |
Liberal | Dave Hunter | 55 | 1 | 2 | +100% | 79,709 | 19.76% | +5.88% | |
Coalition | Frank Gainer | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2,179 | 0.54% | −0.01% | |
Progressive Conservative | Milt Harradence | 33 | 1 | - | −100% | 51,278 | 12.71% | −11.17% | |
| NDP1 | Neil Reimer | 56 | - | - | - | 37,133 | 9.45% | +5.12% |
| Independent | 3 | - | - | - | 3,966 | 0.98% | +0.10% | |
Independent Social Credit | 6 | 1 | - | −100% | 3,178 | 0.79% | +0.21% | ||
| Alberta Unity Movement | 3 | * | - | * | 2,223 | 0.55% | * | |
Progressive Conservative-Liberal | Ross Ellis | 1 | * | - | * | 1,134 | 0.28% | * | |
Communist2 | 4 | - | - | - | 527 | 0.13% | −0.08% | ||
Total | 225 | 65 | 63 | −3.1% | 403,444 | 100% | | ||
Source: Elections Alberta |
Notes:
1 The Cooperative Commonwealth Federation adopted the name "New Democratic Party" for the 1963 and subsequent elections.
2 The "Labour Progressive Party" returned to its original "Communist Party of Alberta" name for the 1963 and subsequent elections.
* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election.
Members elected
For complete electoral history, see individual districts.
15th Alberta Legislative Assembly | |||
| District | Member | Party |
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| Alexandra | Anders Aalborg | Social Credit |
| Athabasca | Antonio Aloisio | Social Credit |
| Banff-Cochrane | Frank Gainer | Coalition |
| Bonnyville | Romeo Lamothe | Social Credit |
| Bow Valley-Empress | William Delday | Social Credit |
| Calgary Bowness | Charles Johnston | Social Credit |
| Calgary Centre | Frederick C. Colborne | Social Credit |
| Calgary East | Albert Ludwig | Social Credit |
| Calgary Glenmore | Bill Dickie | Liberal |
| Calgary North | Robert Simpson | Social Credit |
| Calgary Queens Park | Lee Leavitt | Social Credit |
| Calgary South | Arthur J. Dixon | Social Credit |
| Calgary West | Donald S. Fleming | Social Credit |
| Camrose | Chester Sayers | Social Credit |
| Cardston | Edgar Hinman | Social Credit |
| Clover Bar | Floyd Baker | 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 | Stanley Geldart | Social Credit |
| Edson | Norman Willmore | Social Credit |
| Grande Prairie | Ira McLaughlin | Social Credit |
| Grouard | Roy Ells | Social Credit |
| Hand Hills-Acadia | Clinton French | Social Credit |
| Lac La Biche | Michael Maccagno | Liberal |
| Lac Ste. Anne | William Patterson | Social Credit |
| Lacombe | Allen Patrick | Social Credit |
| Leduc | James Henderson | Social Credit |
| Lethbridge | John Landeryou | Social Credit |
| Little Bow | Raymond Speaker | Social Credit |
| Macleod | James Hartley | Social Credit |
| Medicine Hat | Harry Leinweber | Social Credit |
| Okotoks-High River | Edward Benoit | Social Credit |
| Olds-Didsbury | Robert Curtis Clark | Social Credit |
| Peace River | Euell Montgomery | Social Credit |
| Pembina | Robin Jorgenson | Social Credit |
| Pincher Creek-Crowsnest | William Kovach | Social Credit |
| Ponoka | Glen Johnston | 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 | Adolph Fimrite | Social Credit |
| St. Albert | Keith Everitt | Social Credit |
| St. Paul | Raymond Reierson | Social Credit |
| Stettler | Galen Norris | Social Credit |
| Stony Plain | Cornelia Wood | Social Credit |
| Strathcona Centre | Joseph Donovan Ross | Social Credit |
| Strathcona East | Ernest Manning | Social Credit |
| Strathcona West | Randolph McKinnon | Social Credit |
| Taber-Warner | Leonard Halmrast | Social Credit |
| Three Hills | Petrie Meston | Social Credit |
| Vegreville-Bruce | Alex Gordey | Social Credit |
| Vermilion | Ashley Cooper | Social Credit |
| Wainwright | Henry Ruste | Social Credit |
| Wetaskiwin | Albert Strohschein | Social Credit |
| Willingdon-Two Hills | Nicholas Melnyk | Social Credit |
See also
- List of Canadian political parties