Green Party of Alberta

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Green Party of Alberta
Active provincial party
Leader Vacant
PresidentIan Hopfe [1] (interim)
FoundedDecember 22, 2011;13 years ago (2011-12-22)
Preceded by Alberta Greens
Headquarters Calgary, Alberta
Youth wing Young Greens Council
Ideology Green politics
International affiliation Global Greens
Colours Green  
Seats in Legislature
0 / 87
Website
greenpartyofalberta.ca

The Green Party of Alberta (GPA, French : Parti vert de l'Alberta) is a registered political party in Alberta, Canada, that is allied with the Green Party of Canada, [2] and the other provincial Green parties. The party was registered by Elections Alberta on December 22, 2011 [3] [4] [5] to replace the deregistered Alberta Greens; the party ran its first candidates for office in the 2012 provincial election under the name Evergreen Party of Alberta. The party changed its name to "Green Party of Alberta" on November 1, 2012. [6]

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History

Following a dispute of the leadership of the Alberta Greens in 2008, George Read withdrew as leader and Joe Anglin remained as interim leader. On April 1, 2009, the executive of the party failed to file an annual financial statement with Elections Alberta, as required by law, and was deregistered on July 16, 2009. Some of its members joined the Alberta Party and Wildrose Party, while others formed the Vision 2012 Society. [7]

The independent group, dedicated to green principles, formed the legal entity required by Elections Alberta to register a political party. An annual general meeting was held on June 25, 2011, in Red Deer to elect an executive, and to raise a petition asking Elections Alberta to register a new party. [8] The petition was signed by 8,500 people, more than the required 7,000, [9] and on December 22, 2011, the "Evergreen Party of Alberta" was registered. According to Elections Alberta rules, the party could not use a name used by another party until the name went unused for a general election. [10]

After contesting the 2012 general election under the Evergreen banner, the party voted at its annual general meeting, on September 29, 2012, to change its name to "Green Party of Alberta". [11] Elections Alberta approved the name change and it became effective 1 November 2012. [6]

The Green Party of Alberta had its best result since the creation of the new party in the 2023 Alberta general election. They placed third above the Alberta Party.

On September 18, 2023, Jordan Wilkie resigned as party leader and the party leadership has been vacant since then. The party plans to host an AGM on May 31, 2025 to decide whether or not to dissolve the party due to the absence of leadership. [12]

Platform

The party bases its principles on the Charter of the Global Greens. [13] Those principles are:

Election results

Electoral record

ElectionBannerLeaderCandidatesVotes%Seats+/-PositionGovernment
See Alberta Greens 1993–2009
2012 EvergreenLarry Ashmore
25 / 87
5,0820.39%
0 / 87
Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 6thExtra-parliamentary
2015 Green Janet Keeping
28 / 87
7,3210.49%
0 / 87
Steady2.svg 0Steady2.svg 6thExtra-parliamentary
2019 Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes
32 / 87
7,6870.41%
0 / 87
Steady2.svg 0Decrease2.svg 7thExtra-parliamentary
2023 Jordan Wilkie
41 / 87
13,4570.8%
0 / 87
Steady2.svg 0Increase2.svg 3rdExtra-parliamentary
Map of Green Candidates in the 2023 Alberta General Election Map of Green Candidates in the 2023 Alberta General Election.jpg
Map of Green Candidates in the 2023 Alberta General Election

Leaders

Jordan Wilkie, leader from 2020-2023 Jordan Wilkie 1.jpg
Jordan Wilkie, leader from 2020–2023
LeaderTerm of officeNotes
Larry Ashmore20112012Interim
Janet Keeping 20122017
Romy TittelNovember 4, 2017March 24, 2018
Coral Bliss TaylorApril 18, 2018September 2018Interim
Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes September 22, 2018September 30, 2019
William CarnegieOctober 1, 2019March 28, 2020Interim
Jordan Wilkie March 28, 2020 [14] September 18, 2023 [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Your Executive Council". Green Party of Alberta. Archived from the original on February 14, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ May, Elizabeth (March 30, 2012). "Letter from Elizabeth May" (PDF). Ottawa: Green Party of Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 28, 2012.
  3. ↑ Wood, James (December 29, 2011). "Evergreen Party rises from ashes of Alberta Greens". Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  4. ↑ Smith, Dawn (January 2, 2012). "Green party back on Alberta's political scene". Rocky View, Alberta: Rocky View Weekly. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved January 3, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Parties". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "Elections Alberta > Political Entities > Parties". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Vision 2012 Society". Vision 2012 Society. March 30, 2012. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Vision 2012 Society AGM" (PDF). Vision 2012 Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  9. ↑ "EverGreen Party registers". Airdrie Echo. January 4, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2012.
  10. ↑ Patterson, Don (January 18, 2012). "Evergreen earns provincial recognition". Okotoks Western Wheel. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 11, 2013.
  11. ↑ "Alberta EverGreens choose new leader, new name!" (PDF). Evergreen Party of Alberta. October 1, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ "AGM Announcement". twitter.com. Green Party of Alberta. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Principles". Evergreen Party of Alberta. February 13, 2013. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  14. ↑ Wilkie, Jordan (March 28, 2020). "Jordan Wilkie Elected Leader Of The Green Party Of Alberta". Green Party of Alberta. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Final Message from Jordan Wilkie as Leader of the Green Party of Alberta". Facebook . Green Party of Alberta. September 18, 2023. Archived from the original on October 15, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
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