14th Alberta Legislature
The 14th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 11, 1960, to May 9, 1963, with the membership of the 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, 1963, prior to the 1963 Alberta general election.
| 14th Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 11 February 1960 – 9 May 1963 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Ernest Charles Manning May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968 | ||
| Cabinet | Manning cabinet | ||
| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Social Credit Party | ||
| Crossbench | Alberta Liberal Party | ||
| Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta | |||
| Coalition | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly | Peter Dawson February 25, 1937 – March 24, 1963 | ||
| Arthur J. Dixon March 26, 1963 – March 1, 1972 | |||
| Members | 65 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Hon. John Percy Page December 19, 1959 – January 6, 1966 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session February 11, 1960 – April 11, 1960 | |||
| 2nd session February 16, 1961 – April 12, 1961 | |||
| 3rd session November 28, 1961 – November 29, 1961 | |||
| 4th session February 15, 1962 – April 5, 1962 | |||
| 5th session February 14, 1963 – March 29, 1963 | |||
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Alberta's fourteenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the seventh time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go 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 would serve until his death on March 24, 1963. Dawson would be replaced as Speaker by Arthur J. Dixon, who would remain 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.