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.
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
During the second session the government introduced The Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund ActThe Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund Act, SA 1976, c 2, retrieved via CanLII on 2020-12-22 (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.
Party standings after the 18th General Election
Affiliation Members 69 4 1Independents 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. 18th Alberta Legislative Assembly DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)AthabascaFrank ApplebyProgressive Conservative19712nd termBanffFrederick KiddProgressive Conservative19751st termBarrheadHugh HornerProgressive Conservative19673rd termBonnyvilleDonald HansenProgressive Conservative19712nd termBow ValleyFred MandevilleSocial Credit19673rd termCalgary-BowNeil WebberProgressive Conservative19751st termCalgary-BuffaloRon GhitterProgressive Conservative19712nd termCalgary-CurrieFred PeacockProgressive Conservative19712nd termCalgary-EgmontMerv LeitchProgressive Conservative19712nd termCalgary-ElbowDavid John RussellProgressive Conservative19673rd termCalgary-FoothillsStewart McCraeProgressive Conservative19732nd termCalgary-GlenmoreHugh PlancheProgressive Conservative19751st termCalgary-McCallAndrew LittleProgressive Conservative19751st termCalgary-McKnightEric MusgreaveProgressive Conservative19751st termCalgary-MillicanThomas DonnellyProgressive Conservative19751st termCalgary-Mountain ViewJohn KushnerProgressive Conservative19751st termCalgary-North HillRoy FarranProgressive Conservative19712nd termCalgary-WestPeter LougheedProgressive Conservative19673rd termCamroseGordon StrombergProgressive Conservative19712nd termCardstonJohn ThompsonProgressive Conservative19751st termClover BarWalt BuckSocial Credit19673rd termCypressAlan HylandProgressive Conservative19751st termDrayton ValleyRudolph ZanderProgressive Conservative19712nd termDrumhellerGordon TaylorIndependent Social Credit194010th termEdmonton-AvonmoreHorst SchmidProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-BelmontBert HoholProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-BeverlyBill DiachukProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-CalderTom ChambersProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-CentreGordon MinielyProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-GlenoraLou HyndmanProgressive Conservative19673rd termEdmonton-Gold BarWilliam YurkoProgressive Conservative19693rd termEdmonton-HighlandsDavid Thomas KingProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton Jasper PlaceLeslie YoungProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-KingswayKenneth PaproskiProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-MeadowlarkGerard AmerongenProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-NorwoodCatherine ChichakProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-OttewellJohn AshtonProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-ParkallenNeil Stanley CrawfordProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-StrathconaJulian KoziakProgressive Conservative19712nd termEdmonton-WhitemudDon GettyProgressive Conservative19673rd termEdsonRobert DowlingProgressive Conservative19693rd termGrand PrairieWinston BackusProgressive Conservative19712nd termHanna-OyenJohn ButlerProgressive Conservative19751st termHighwoodGeorge WolstenholmeProgressive Conservative19751st termInnisfailClifford DoanProgressive Conservative19712nd termLac La Biche-McMurrayRon TesolinProgressive Conservative19751st termLacombeJack CooksonProgressive Conservative19712nd termLesser Slave LakeLarry ShabenProgressive Conservative19751st termLethbridge-EastArchibald D. JohnstonProgressive Conservative19751st termLethbridge-WestJohn GogoProgressive Conservative19751st termLittle BowRaymond SpeakerSocial Credit19634th termLloydminsterBud MillerProgressive Conservative19712nd termMacleodThomas WalkerProgressive Conservative19751st termMedicine Hat-RedcliffJim HorsmanProgressive Conservative19751st termOlds-DidsburyRobert Curtis ClarkSocial Credit19605th termPeace RiverAl AdairProgressive Conservative19712nd termPincher Creek-CrowsnestFrederick BradleyProgressive Conservative19751st termPonokaDon McCrimmonProgressive Conservative19712nd termRed DeerJames FosterProgressive Conservative19712nd termRedwater-AndrewGeorge TopolniskyProgressive Conservative19712nd termRocky Mountain HouseHelen HunleyProgressive Conservative19712nd termSedgewick-CoronationHenry KroegerProgressive Conservative19751st termSmoky RiverMarvin MooreProgressive Conservative19712nd termSpirit River-FairviewGrant NotleyNDP19712nd termSt. AlbertErnie JamisonProgressive Conservative19712nd termSt. PaulMick FlukerProgressive Conservative19712nd termStettlerGraham HarleProgressive Conservative19722nd termStony PlainWilliam PurdyProgressive Conservative19712nd termTaber-WarnerRobert BogleProgressive Conservative19751st termThree HillsAllan WarrackProgressive Conservative19712nd termVegrevilleJohn BatiukProgressive Conservative19712nd termVermilion-VikingTom LysonsProgressive Conservative19751st termWainwrightCharles StewartProgressive Conservative19751st termWetaskiwin-LeducDallas SchmidtProgressive Conservative19751st termWhitecourtPeter TrynchyProgressive Conservative19712nd term
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Further reading
External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present