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Ernest Charles Manning PC CC AOE (September 20, 1908 – February 19, 1996) was a Canadian politician and the eighth premier of Alberta between 1943 and 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He served longer than any other premier in the province's history and was the second longest-serving provincial premier in Canadian history (after ...
The 1963 Alberta general election was held on June 17, 1963, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.. The Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, won its eighth consecutive term in government, winning roughly the same number of seats in the legislature and share of popular vote that it had in the 1959 election.
Aberhart died in 1943; he is the only premier to die in office in Alberta's history. Ernest Manning succeeded Aberhart as premier. Under Manning, Social Credit moved away from the monetary theory of Douglas and towards traditional conservatism.
The 1967 Alberta general election was held on May 23, 1967, ... Ernest C. Manning led the Social Credit Party to its ninth consecutive majority government, winning 55 ...
The 1952 Alberta general election was held on August 5, 1952, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.. Ernest C. Manning in his third election as leader of the Social Credit Party, and its first election since the Social Credit Party paid off Alberta's first debt in 1949, led it to its fifth consecutive election victory, increasing its share of the popular vote, and winning ...
The Manning Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Ernest Manning, and Ministers that governed Alberta from the part way through the 9th Alberta Legislature from May 31, 1943, to mid-point of the 16th Alberta Legislature on December 12, 1968.
The 1959 Alberta general election was held on June 18, 1959, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.. Ernest C. Manning, in his fifth election as party leader and provincial premier, led the Social Credit Party to its seventh consecutive term in government, with 55% of the popular vote, and all but four of the sixty five seats in the legislature.
The 1955 Alberta general election was held on June 29, 1955, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.. Despite losing almost 10% of the popular vote (compared to its 1952 proportion of the vote) and 30% of its seats in the legislature, the Social Credit Party, led by Ernest C. Manning, received a slightly higher number of votes than in 1952 and won a comfortable majority for ...