The 18th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 15, 1975, to February 14, 1979, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1975 Alberta general election held on March 26, 1975. The Legislature officially resumed on May 15, 1975, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on November 3, 1978 and dissolved on February 14, 1979, prior to the 1979 Alberta general election on March 14, 1979.[1]

18th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
15 May 1975 – 14 February 1979
Parliament leaders
PremierPeter Lougheed
September 10, 1971 – November 1, 1985
CabinetLougheed cabinet
Leader of the
Opposition
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
Members75 MLA seats
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer
July 2, 1974 – October 18, 1979
Sessions
1st session
May 15, 1975 – December 15, 1975
2nd session
March 4, 1976 – November 4, 1976
3rd session
February 24, 1977 – November 10, 1977
4th session
March 2, 1978 – November 3, 1978
← 17th → 19th

Alberta's eighteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the second time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.

Second session

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During the second session the government introduced The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act[2] (Bill 35) creating a sovereign wealth fund to invest oil and gas revenue to ensure the exploitation of non-renewable resources would be of long-term benefit for Alberta. The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund had been announced by Premier Peter Lougheed a year earlier with the intent of diverting funds from the Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission on the sale of crude oil from April 1, 1974 to diversify and strengthen the economy, improve the life of Albertans, stimulate the economy, and continue to grow with interest.[3]

Party standings after the 18th General Election

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Affiliation Members
Progressive Conservative 69
Social Credit 4
New Democratic 1
  Independents 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

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For complete electoral history, see individual districts.

18th Alberta Legislative Assembly
  District Member Party
  Athabasca Frank Appleby Progressive Conservative
  Banff Frederick Kidd Progressive Conservative
  Barrhead Hugh Horner Progressive Conservative
  Bonnyville Donald Hansen Progressive Conservative
  Bow Valley Fred Mandeville Social Credit
  Calgary-Bow Neil Webber Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Buffalo Ron Ghitter Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Currie Fred Peacock Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Egmont Merv Leitch Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Elbow David John Russell Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Foothills Stewart McCrae Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Glenmore Hugh Planche Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-McCall Andrew Little Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-McKnight Eric Musgreave Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Millican Thomas Donnelly Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-Mountain View John Kushner Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-North Hill Roy Farran Progressive Conservative
  Calgary-West Peter Lougheed Progressive Conservative
  Camrose Gordon Stromberg Progressive Conservative
  Cardston John Thompson Progressive Conservative
  Clover Bar Walt Buck Social Credit
  Cypress Alan Hyland Progressive Conservative
  Drayton Valley Rudolph Zander Progressive Conservative
  Drumheller Gordon Taylor Independent 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 Stanley Crawford Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Strathcona Julian Koziak Progressive Conservative
  Edmonton-Whitemud Don Getty Progressive Conservative
  Edson Robert Dowling Progressive Conservative
  Grand Prairie Winston Backus Progressive Conservative
  Hanna-Oyen John Butler Progressive Conservative
  Highwood George Wolstenholme Progressive Conservative
  Innisfail Clifford Doan Progressive Conservative
  Lac La Biche-McMurray Ron Tesolin Progressive Conservative
  Lacombe Jack Cookson Progressive Conservative
  Lesser Slave Lake Larry Shaben Progressive Conservative
  Lethbridge-East Archibald D. Johnston Progressive Conservative
  Lethbridge-West John Gogo Progressive Conservative
  Little Bow Raymond Speaker Social Credit
  Lloydminster Bud Miller Progressive Conservative
  Macleod Thomas Walker Progressive Conservative
  Medicine Hat-Redcliff Jim Horsman Progressive Conservative
  Olds-Didsbury Robert Curtis Clark Social Credit
  Peace River Al Adair Progressive Conservative
  Pincher Creek-Crowsnest Frederick Bradley Progressive Conservative
  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 Henry Kroeger Progressive Conservative
  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 Graham Harle Progressive Conservative
  Stony Plain William Purdy Progressive Conservative
  Taber-Warner Robert Bogle Progressive Conservative
  Three Hills Allan Warrack Progressive Conservative
  Vegreville John Batiuk Progressive Conservative
  Vermilion-Viking Tom Lysons Progressive Conservative
  Wainwright Charles Stewart Progressive Conservative
  Wetaskiwin-Leduc Dallas Schmidt Progressive Conservative
  Whitecourt Peter Trynchy Progressive Conservative

References

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  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. ^ The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act, SA 1976, c 2, retrieved via CanLII on 2020-12-22
  3. ^ Lougheed, Peter (March 15, 1975). "Objectives outlined: The 'Heritage Fund'". Calgary Herald. p. 7. Retrieved December 22, 2020.

Further reading

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