List of political parties in Alberta

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This article lists political parties in Alberta.

Active parties

Represented parties in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Name [1] FoundedIdeologyLeader MLAs In LegislatureIn Government
United Conservative 2017 Conservatism Danielle Smith 472017–present2019–present
New Democratic 1962 Social Democracy Naheed Nenshi 381971–1993, 1997–present2015–2019
Alberta Party 1985 Centrism Lindsay Amantea (interim)22011–2012, 2015–2019, 2025–present—

Other parties registered with Elections Alberta

Name [1] FoundedIdeologyLeader MLAs In LegislatureIn Government
Liberal 1905 Liberalism John Roggeveen 01905–1944, 1948–1971, 1986–20191905–1921
  Alberta Advantage 2017 Conservatism [2] Marilyn Burns 0——
Independence 2019 Alberta Separatism [3] Ron Robertson (interim)0——
Communist 1930 Communism Naomi Rankin 0——
Green 2011 Green politics Vacant0——
Pro-Life [a] 2017 Anti-Abortion Murray Ruhl0——
Reform 2016 Social conservatism Randy Thorsteinson 0——
Wildrose Independence 2020 Alberta Separatism Jeevan Mangat (interim)0——
Republican [b] 2022Alberta separatism, Pro-Americanism Cameron Davies0——
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition 2023 Economic liberalism Paul Hinman 0——
Solidarity Movement 2023 Social conservatism Artur Pawlowski 0——
  1. ↑ Formed from the Social Credit Party of Alberta.
  2. ↑ Known as the Buffalo Party from 2022 to 2025.

Reserved party names

Name [4] Expiry DateIdeology
Alberta 1st PartyA1P7 August 2025
Alberta Unity PartyAUP22 November 2025
Non-Partisan AssociationNPA3 June 2025
People’s Alliance Party of AlbertaPAP22 November 2025
Progressive Conservative Association of AlbertaPCAA26 November 2025
The Albertan Commonsense PartyACP22 November 2025

Municipal parties and slates

NameDate RegisteredTypeIdeologyLeaderCouncillors
Calgary [5]
A Better Calgary Party March 26, 2025Municipal party Conservatism [6] Gordon Elliott1
The Calgary Party November 19, 2024Municipal party Centrism [7] Brian Thiessen1
Communities First February 18, 2025Municipal party Conservatism [6] Sonya Sharp4
Edmonton [8]
Better Edmonton May 28, 2025Municipal partyTim Cartmell4
PACE January 27, 2025Municipal party Localism [9] Doug Main [10] 0

Defunct parties

NameDate RegisteredDate DeregisteredTypeIdeologyLeader
Edmonton [11]
Yeg1stApril 24, 2025September 22, 2025Slate
NameFoundedIdeology
Western Independence Party 1987 Western Canada separatism

Historical parties

Parties represented in the Legislature

NameYears activeSucceeded byIdeologyIn LegislatureIn Government
Alberta Alliance 2002–2008WildroseConservatism2004–2008—
  Alberta Reform Movement 1981–1982—Conservatism1981–1982—
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 1932–1962New Democratic Party Social democracy, democratic socialism 1944–1959—
Dominion Labor 1919–1935 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Social democracy1919–1935—
Freedom Conservative 1999–2020 [a] Wildrose Independence Albertan autonomism [b] , Conservatism, Right-libertarianism 2018–2019–
Independent Movement 1940–1948—Liberalism, conservatism1940–1948—
  Labour Representation Dominion LaborSocial democracy1917–1919—
  Non-Partisan League 1916–1921United Farmers of AlbertaAgrarianism, social democracy1917–1921—
Progressive Conservative 1905–2019United Conservative Liberal conservatism, Red Toryism 1905–1940, 1952–1963, 1967–20191971–2015
Representative 1984–1989—Conservatism, populism1986–1989—
Social Credit 1934–2017Pro-Life Alberta Social conservatism, Social credit (historical)1935–19821935–1971
Socialist 1909–1921— Socialism 1909–1913—
  United Farmers of Alberta 1919–1937— Agrarianism, progressivism 1921–19351921–1935
  Veterans' and Active Force 1944–1948— Veteran advocacy1944–1948—
Western Canada Concept 1982–1986— Alberta separatism, Western separatism 1982—
Wildrose 2008–2017United ConservativeConservatism, right-wing populism 2009–2017—

Parties never represented in the Legislature

NameYears activeSucceeded by
Alberta First 1999–2018 [c] Freedom Conservative
Alberta Independence 2000–2001Independence Party (2017)
Alberta Independence Party1989 election [12] —
Greens 1986–2009Evergreen (2011)
Confederation of Regions 1986–1996—
Forum Party of Alberta 1995–2004—
Heritage Party 1985–1986—
Independent Labour Party1921Leader Ernest Brown became active in Communist Party
Natural Law 1993–1997—
Progressive Labour Party of Alberta1932–1940—
Unparty1982 election [12] —

Parties represented by elected Senate nominees

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Merged with Wexit Alberta to form the Wildrose Independence Party
  2. ↑ Historically the party used to promote entirely on Albertan Independence, until they adopted Albertan autonomism instead, as part of the party's transformation under Derek Fildebrandt's leadership.
  3. ↑ Known as the Separation Party from 2004 to 2013, and the Western Freedom Party in 2018.

References

  1. 1 2 "Parties | Elections Alberta". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Our Mission – Alberta Independence Party". Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Reserved Party Names". Elections Alberta . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Registry and disclosures for local political parties and slates". Elections Calgary. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 Adam MacVicar. "Trio of political parties to officially make the ballot in Calgary election" . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Wilhelm, Steven (October 24, 2024). "As Brian Thiessen enters the race for mayor, more candidates expected". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Slates and Political Parties". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Lauren Boothby. "Two conservative-leaning Edmonton municipal parties merge under PACE banner" . Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Cournoyer, Dave (25 July 2025). "Low key, low energy mayoral race starts to take shape in Edmonton". Daveberta. Substack . Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Slates and Political Parties". City of Edmonton . Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Historical Results". Elections Alberta . Retrieved 8 July 2025.

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  1. ↑ "Reserved Party Names and how to reserve a Party Names by Election Alberta".
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