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This article lists political parties in Alberta.
| Name [1] | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs | In Legislature | In Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Conservative | 2017 | Conservatism | Danielle Smith | 49 | 2017–present | 2019–present | |
| New Democratic | 1962 | Social Democracy | Naheed Nenshi | 38 | 1971–1993, 1997–present | 2015–2019 | |
| Name [1] | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs | In Legislature | In Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Party | 1985 | Centrism | Lindsay Amantea (interim) | 0 | 2011–2012, 2015–2019 | — | |
| Liberal | 1905 | Liberalism | John Roggeveen | 0 | 1905–1944, 1948–1971, 1986–2019 | 1905–1921 | |
| Alberta Advantage | 2017 | Conservatism [2] | Marilyn Burns | 0 | — | — | |
| Independence | 2019 | Alberta Separatism [3] | Vacant | 0 | — | — | |
| Communist | 1930 | Communism | Naomi Rankin | 0 | — | — | |
| Green | 2011 | Green politics | Vacant | 0 | — | — | |
| Pro-Life [a] | 2017 | Anti-Abortion | Murray Ruhl | 0 | — | — | |
| Reform | 2016 | Social conservatism | Randy Thorsteinson | 0 | — | — | |
| Wildrose Independence | 2020 | Alberta Separatism | Jeevan Mangat (interim) | 0 | — | — | |
| Buffalo | 2022 | Localism | Andrew Jacobson (interim) | 0 | — | — | |
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | 2023 | Economic liberalism | Paul Hinman | 0 | — | — | |
| Solidarity Movement | 2023 | Social conservatism | Artur Pawlowski | 0 | — | — | |
| Name | Founded | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Freedom Alliance | 2018 | Populism, Alberta separatism [4] | |
| Alberta Statehood Party | 2020 | Annexation of Alberta to the United States | |
| @PoliticsDirect Party | 2018 | Direct democracy, E-democracy [5] | |
| People's Party of Alberta | 2019 | Conservatism, Right-wing populism, Classical liberalism, Libertarianism [6] | |
| Name | Founded | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Independence Party | 1987 | Western Canada separatism | |
| Name | Years active | Succeeded by | Ideology | In Legislature | In Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Alliance | 2002–2008 | Wildrose | Conservatism | 2004–2008 | — | |
| Alberta Reform Movement | 1981-1982 | — | Conservatism | 1981-1982 | — | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 1932-1962 | New Democratic Party | Social democracy, democratic socialism | 1944-1959 | — | |
| Dominion Labor | 1919-1935 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social democracy | 1919-1935 | — | |
| Freedom Conservative | 1999-2020 [a] | Wildrose Independence | Albertan autonomism [b] , Conservatism, Right-libertarianism | 2018–2019 | – | |
| Independent Movement | 1940-1948 | — | Liberalism, conservatism | 1940-1948 | — | |
| Labour Representation | Dominion Labor | Social democracy | 1917-1919 | — | ||
| Non-Partisan League | 1916-1921 | United Farmers of Alberta | Agrarianism, social democracy | 1917-1921 | — | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1905-2019 | United Conservative | Liberal conservatism, Red Toryism | 1905-1940, 1952-1963, 1967-2019 | 1971-2015 | |
| Representative | 1984-1989 | — | Conservatism, populism | 1986-1989 | — | |
| Social Credit | 1934-2017 | Pro-Life Alberta | 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 | United Conservative | Conservatism, right-wing populism | 2009-2017 | — | |
| Name | Years active | Succeeded by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta First | 1999-2004 | Freedom Conservative | |
| Alberta Independence | 2000-2001 | Independence Party | |
| Greens | 1986-2009 | Green | |
| Confederation of Regions | 1986-1996 | — | |
| Forum Party of Alberta | 1995-2004 | — | |
| Heritage Party | 1985-1986 | — | |
| Independent Labour Party | 1921 | Leader Ernest Brown became active in Communist Party | |
| Natural Law | 1993-1997 | — | |
| Progressive Labour Party of Alberta | 1932-1940 | — | |
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