The 12th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 19, 1953, to May 12, 1955, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1952 Alberta general election held on August 5, 1952. The Legislature officially resumed on February 19, 1953, and continued until the third session was prorogued and dissolved on May 12, 1955, prior to the 1955 Alberta general election.

Alberta's twelfth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the fifth time, led by Premier Ernest Manning who would go on to be the longest serving Premier in Alberta history. The Official Opposition was led by James Harper Prowse a member of the Alberta Liberal Party. The Speaker was Peter Dawson who would serve until his death during the 15th legislature on March 24, 1963.

Membership in the 12th Alberta Legislature  DistrictMemberPartyFirst elected/ previously electedNo.# of term(s)Acadia-CoronationClarence GerhartSocial Credit19404th termAlexandraAnders AalborgSocial Credit19482nd termAthabascaAntonio AloisioSocial Credit19521st termBanff-CochraneLee LeavittSocial Credit19521st termBonnyvilleLaudas JolySocial Credit1921, 19523rd term*Bow Valley-EmpressWilson CainSocial Credit19355th termBruceEarl HardySocial Credit19482nd termCalgaryPaul BreckenProgressive Conservative19521st termRose WilkinsonSocial Credit19443rd termFrederick C. ColborneSocial Credit19453rd termHoward MacDonaldSocial Credit19443rd termArthur DixonSocial Credit19521st termHugh John MacDonaldLiberal19482nd termCamroseChester SayersSocial Credit19414th termCardstonEdgar HinmanSocial Credit19521st termClover BarFloyd BakerSocial Credit19355th termCypressJames UnderdahlSocial Credit19482nd termDidsburyHoward HammellSocial Credit19443rd termDrumhellerGordon TaylorSocial Credit19404th termEdmontonErnest ManningSocial Credit19355th termJames Harper ProwseLiberal19453rd termElmer RoperCo-operative Commonwealth19424th termJoseph Donovan RossSocial Credit19521st termEdgar GerhartSocial Credit19521st termJohn PageConservative1940, 19523rd term*Harold TannerLiberal19521st termEdsonNorman WillmoreSocial Credit19443rd termGleichenGeorge E. BellSocial Credit19443rd termGrand PrairieIra McLaughlinSocial Credit19443rd termGrouardJoseph DesfossesLiberal19512nd termHand HillsWallace Warren CrossSocial Credit19355th termLac La BicheHarry LobaySocial Credit19482nd termLac Ste. AnneAngelo MontemurroSocial Credit19521st termLacombeAllen PatrickSocial Credit19521st termLeducRonald AnsleyIndependent Social Credit19355th termLethbridgeJohn LanderyouSocial Credit19443rd termLittle BowPeter DawsonSocial Credit19355th termMacleodJames HartleySocial Credit19355th termMedicine HatJohn Lyle RobinsonSocial Credit19355th termElizabeth G. Robinson (1953)Social Credit19531st termOkotoks-High RiverIvan CaseySocial Credit19443rd termOldsFrederick NiddrieSocial Credit19502nd termPeace RiverWilliam GillilandSocial Credit19443rd termPembinaRobin JorgensonSocial Credit19443rd termPincher Creek-CrowsnestWilliam KovachSocial Credit19482nd termPonokaGlen JohnstonSocial Credit19521st termRed DeerDavid A. UreSocial Credit19434th termCam Kirby (1954)Progressive Conservative19541st termRedwaterPeter ChabaSocial Credit19482nd termRocky Mountain HouseAlfred HookeSocial Credit19355th termSedgewickJack HillmanSocial Credit19521st termSpirit RiverAdolph FimriteSocial Credit19521st termSt. AlbertLucien MaynardSocial Credit19355th termSt. PaulRaymond ReiersonSocial Credit19521st termStettlerJohn ClarkSocial Credit19521st termStony PlainCornelia WoodSocial Credit19404th termTaberRoy S. LeeSocial Credit19404th termVegrevilleMichael PonichSocial Credit19443rd termVermilionWilliam CornishSocial Credit19443rd termWainwrightWilliam MassonSocial Credit19355th termWarnerLeonard HalmrastSocial Credit19453rd termWetaskiwinJohn WingbladeSocial Credit19355th termWillingdonNick DushenskiCo-operative Commonwealth19521st term

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Composition at election Affiliation MembersSocial Credit533Co-operative Commonwealth1Progressive Conservative1Conservative1Independent Social Credit1  Total 60

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Further reading

External links Alberta Legislative Assembly Legislative Assembly of Alberta Members Book By-elections 1905 to present