List of political parties in Alberta

This article lists political parties in Alberta.

Registered parties

Represented in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Name[1] Founded Ideology Leader MLAs[2] In Legislature In Government
New Democratic 1962 Social democracy Rachel Notley 54 1971-1993, 1997-present 2015-present
United Conservative 2017 Conservatism Jason Kenney 27 2017-present —
Alberta Party 1985 Centrism, social liberalism Stephen Mandel 3 2011-2012, 2015-present —
Liberal 1905 Liberalism David Khan 1 1905-1944, 1948-1971, 1986-present 1905-1921
Progressive Conservative[lower-alpha 1] 1905 Liberal conservatism, Red Toryism N/A 1 1905-1940, 1952-1963, 1967-present 1971-2015
Freedom Conservative[lower-alpha 2] 1999 Conservatism, Right-libertarianism Derek Fildebrandt 1 2018-present —
  1. ↑ The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is expected to de-register before the next general election. Its sole remaining MLA is Richard Starke, who will sit as an independent when that occurs.
  2. ↑ Previously named Alberta First Party and Separation Party of Alberta.

Not represented in the Legislature

Name[1] Founded Ideology Leader In Legislature In Government
Communist 1930 Communism, socialism Naomi Rankin — —
Green 2011 Green politics Romy Tittel — —
Pro-Life[lower-alpha 1] 2017 Social conservatism, Pro-life Jeremy Fraser — —
Reform 2016 Social conservatism Randy Thorsteinson — —
  1. ↑ Formed from the Social Credit Party of Alberta.

Unregistered Parties

Name Founded Ideology
  Alberta Advantage Party 2017 Conservatism[3]
Alberta Freedom Alliance 2018 Populism, Alberta separatism[4]
Alberta Independence Party 2001, 2018 (refounded) Alberta separatism, Alberta Autonomy[5]
@PoliticsDirect Party 2018 Direct Democracy, E-Democracy[6]
Name Founded Ideology
Western Independence Party 1987 Western Canada separatism

Historical parties

Parties represented in the Legislature

Name Years active Ideology In Legislature In Government
Alberta Alliance 2002-2008 Conservatism 2004-2008 —
  Alberta Reform Movement 1981-1982 Conservatism 1981-1982 —
  Co-operative Commonwealth 1932-1962 Social democracy, democratic socialism 1944-1959 —
Dominion Labor 1919-1935 Social democracy 1919-1935 —
Independent Movement 1940-1948 Liberalism, conservatism 1940-1948 —
  Labour Representation 1917-1919 Social democracy 1917-1919 —
  Non-Partisan League 1916-1921 Agrarianism, social democracy 1917-1921 —
Representative 1984-1989 Conservatism, populism 1986-1989 —
Social Credit 1934-2017 Social conservatism, Social credit (historical) 1935-1982 1935-1971
Socialist 1909-1921 Socialism 1909-1913 —
  United Farmers of Alberta 1919-1937 Agrarianism, progressivism 1921-1935 1921-1935
  Veterans' and Active Force 1944-1948 Veteran advocacy 1944-1948 —
Western Canada Concept 1982-1986 Alberta separatism, Western separatism 1982 —
Wildrose 2008-2017 Conservatism, right-wing populism 2009-2017 —

Parties not represented in the Legislature

Parties represented by elected Senate nominees

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Parties | Elections Alberta". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
    2. ↑ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
    3. ↑ http://www.albertaadvantageparty.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AAP-Bylaws-Constitution.pdf
    4. ↑ https://albertafreedomalliance.ca/about/
    5. ↑ https://albertaindependenceparty.net/our-mission/
    6. ↑ https://www.politicsdirect.ca/
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