Alberta general election, 1967

Alberta general election, 1967

May 23, 1967 (1967-05-23)

65 seats in Legislative Assembly of Alberta 33 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Ernest Manning Peter Lougheed Michael Maccagno Party Social Credit Progressive Conservative Liberal Leader since May 31, 1943 1965 January 28, 1967 Leader's seat Strathcona East Calgary-West Lac La Biche Last election 60 seats, 54.8% 0 seats, 12.7% 2 seats, 19.8% Seats before 57 0 3 Seats won 55 6 3 Seat change 2 6 ±0 Popular vote 222,270 129,544 53,847 Percentage 44.6% 26.0% 10.8% Swing 10.2% 13.3% 9.0%

Premier before election Ernest Manning Social Credit Premier-designate Ernest Manning Social Credit

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 majority government, winning 55 of the 65 seats in the legislature, despite getting less than 45% of the popular vote. This proved to be an ominous sign for the party; it had not won less than half the popular vote since 1955.

The once-moribund Progressive Conservatives, led by young lawyer Peter Lougheed, emerged as the main opposition to Social Credit. They won over a quarter of the popular vote and six seats, mostly in Calgary and Edmonton. Social Credit was slow to adapt to the changes in Alberta as its two largest cities gained increasing influence.

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 the adoption of daylight saving time, in a province-wide plebiscite. It was defeated by a very slim margin with 51.25% voting against.

This was the first Alberta election in which Treaty Indians had the right to vote.

Results

Note:

* Party did not nominate candidates in the previous election

Daylight saving time plebiscite

The Province of Alberta voted on its fifth provincial plebiscite. Voters were asked to endorse a proposal to adopt daylight saving time (summer time). The proposal was rejected by a very slim margin. The question was asked again in the next election, and passed at that time.

For break down of results see individual districts

Members elected

For complete electoral history, see individual districts

See also

• 1948 Electrification Plebiscite
• 1957 Liquor Plebiscite
• 1971 Daylight Saving Plebiscite
• List of Alberta political parties

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See also: List of Alberta by-elections