17th Alberta Legislature

The 17th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from March 2, 1972, to February 14, 1975, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1971 Alberta general election held on August 30, 1971. The Legislature officially resumed on March 2, 1972, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 14, 1975, prior to the 1975 Alberta general election.[1]

17th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
2 March 1972  14 February 1975
Parliament leaders
PremierPeter Lougheed
September 10, 1971 November 1, 1985
CabinetLougheed cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
Harry Strom
December 10, 1971 November 22, 1972
James Douglas Henderson
February 15, 1973 August 21, 1973
Robert Curtis Clark
September 15, 1973 November 28, 1980
Party caucuses
GovernmentProgressive Conservative Association of Alberta
OppositionSocial Credit Party
UnrecognizedNew Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the
Assembly
Gerard Amerongen
March 2, 1972 June 11, 1986
Opposition
House Leader
Gordon E. Taylor
March 2, 1972 February 14, 1973
Members75 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
February 6, 1952 September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Grant MacEwan
January 26, 1966 July 2, 1974
Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer
July 2, 1974 October 18, 1979
Sessions
1st session
March 2, 1972 – November 22, 1972
2nd session
February 15, 1972 – December 14, 1973
3rd session
March 7, 1974 – November 6, 1974
4th session
January 23, 1975 – February 14, 1975
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Alberta's seventeenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the first time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by former Premier Harry Strom of the Social Credit Party, and subsequently James Douglas Henderson and Robert Curtis Clark. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

Fourth session

Energy policy came to the forefront near the end of the fourth session of the Legislature when on January 16 a joint press conference was held by the owners of Syncrude Canada Ltd., a joint venture company created to extract oil from the Athabasca oil sands seeking $1-billion in investment following the withdrawal of Atlantic Richfield or risk the failure of the venture.[2] Debate over the proposed investment Alberta's news with proponents noting the high costs of development, necessity for domestic oil supplies during the recent 1973 oil crisis, and the risk of stalling future development in the oil sands, while opponents felt the ultimatum was tantamount to blackmail.[2] All provincial governments were provided the opportunity to invest in the agreement, and on February 3 the Governments of Ontario, Canada and Alberta met with Shell Oil and the original partners in the consortium. The Winnipeg Agreement was announced the next day, where the Government of Canada would invest $300-million for 15 per cent of Syncrude Canada Ltd., and the Government of Ontario would invest $100-million for 5 per cent equity, and Alberta would invest $200-million for convertible debenture and finance a $200-million power plant for the site.[2] Representatives from Shell Oil stormed out of the meeting after an hour after the concession for a government-guaranteed base price for oil sands production was not provided.[3] Liberal leader Nick Taylor and NDP leader Grant Notley were very critical of the agreement.[2]

Party standings after the 17th General Election

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Affiliation Members
Progressive Conservative 49
Social Credit 25
New Democratic 1
 Total
75
  • A party requires four seats to have official party status in the legislature. Parties with fewer than four seats are not entitled to party funding although their members will usually be permitted to sit together in the chamber.

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

17th Alberta Legislative Assembly
  District Member Party
  Athabasca Frank Appleby Progressive Conservative
  Banff-Cochrane Clarence Copithorne Progressive Conservative
  Barrhead Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative
  Bonnyville Donald Hansen Progressive Conservative
  Bow Valley Fred Mandeville Social Credit
  Calgary-Bow Roy Wilson Social Credit
  Calgary-Buffalo Ron Ghitter Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Currie Fred Peacock Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Elbow David Russell Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Egmont Merv Leitch Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Foothills Len Werry Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Glenmore Bill Dickie Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-McCall George Ho Lem Social Credit
  Calgary-McKnight Calvin Lee Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Millican Arthur J. Dixon Social Credit
  Calgary-Mountain View Albert Ludwig Social Credit
  Calgary-North Hill Roy Farran Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-West Peter Lougheed Progressive Conservative
  Camrose Gordon Stromberg Progressive Conservative
  Cardston Edgar Hinman Social Credit
  Clover Bar Walt Buck Social Credit
  Cypress Harry Strom Social Credit
  Drayton Valley Rudolph Zander Progressive Conservative
  Drumheller Gordon Taylor Social Credit
  Edmonton-Avonmore Horst Schmid Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Belmont Bert Hohol Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Beverly Bill Diachuk Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Calder Tom Chambers Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Centre Gordon Miniely Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Glenora Lou Hyndman Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Gold Bar William Yurko Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Highlands David Thomas King Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Jasper Place Leslie Young Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Kingsway Kenneth Paproski Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Meadowlark Gerard Amerongen Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Norwood Catherine Chichak Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Ottewell John Ashton Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Parkallen Neil Crawford Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Strathcona Julian Koziak Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Whitemud Don Getty Progressive Conservative
  Edson Robert Dowling Progressive Conservative
  Grande Prairie Winston Backus Progressive Conservative
  Hanna-Oyen Clinton French Social Credit
  Highwood Edward Benoit Social Credit
  Innisfail Clifford Doan Progressive Conservative
  Lac La Biche-McMurray Damase Bouvier Social Credit
  Lacombe Jack Cookson Progressive Conservative
  Lesser Slave Lake Dennis Barton Social Credit
  Lethbridge-East John Anderson Social Credit
  Lethbridge-West Richard Gruenwald Social Credit
  Little Bow Raymond Speaker Social Credit
  Lloydminster Bud Miller Progressive Conservative
  Macleod Leighton Buckwell Social Credit
  Medicine Hat-Redcliff William Wyse Social Credit
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Curtis Clark Social Credit
  Peace River Al Adair Progressive Conservative
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Charles Drain Social Credit
  Ponoka Don McCrimmon Progressive Conservative
  Red Deer James Foster Progressive Conservative
  Redwater-Andrew George Topolnisky Progressive Conservative
  Rocky Mountain House Helen Hunley Progressive Conservative
  Sedgewick-Coronation Ralph Sorenson Social Credit
  Smoky River Marvin Moore Progressive Conservative
  Spirit River-Fairview Grant Notley NDP
  St. Albert Ernie Jamison Progressive Conservative
  St. Paul Mick Fluker Progressive Conservative
  Stettler Jack Robertson Progressive Conservative
  Stony Plain William Purdy Progressive Conservative
  Taber-Warner Douglas Miller Social Credit
  Three Hills Allan Warrack Progressive Conservative
  Vegreville John Batiuk Progressive Conservative
  Vermilion-Viking Ashley Cooper Social Credit
  Wainwright Henry Ruste Social Credit
  Wetaskiwin-Leduc James Henderson Social Credit
  Whitecourt Peter Trynchy Progressive Conservative

References

  1. Perry, Sandra E.; Footz, Valerie L. (2006). Massolin, Philip A. (ed.). A Higher Duty: Speakers of the Legislative Assemblies. Edmonton, AB: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. p. 499. ISBN 0-9689217-3-6. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  2. Elton, David (1976). Saywell, John (ed.). Canadian Annual Review of Politics and Public Affairs. 1975. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 219–220. ISBN 9780802022455. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  3. "The Winnipeg Agreement". history.alberta.ca. Alberta Culture and Tourism. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

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