NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alberta Alliance Party

The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members are former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties as the Alberta First Party, the Alberta Party and Social Credit. Alliance supporters tend to view themselves as "true conservatives", and believe the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Ed Stelmach is out of touch with the needs of Albertans. Image File history File links Alberta Alliance Party Logo File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Conservatism is a political philosophy that generally favors free markets, traditional values and strong foreign defense. ... The term Blue may refer any of a number of similar colors. ... Green is a color with many different shades, all within a wavelength of roughly 520â€“570 nm. ... In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Motto: Fortis et liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English (see below) Flower Wild rose Tree Lodgepole Pine Bird Great Horned Owl Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein; Ed Stelmach (Designate) (PC) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total - Land... The Canadian Alliance, formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance, was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ... The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party founded in 1987. ... The Alberta First Party was a right_wing political party that operated in Alberta, Canada from 1999 until 2003. ... The Alberta Party began as an alliance of the Social Credit Party of Alberta, Western Canada Concept, and the Heritage Party of Alberta in 1986. ... The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... In Canada, a Premier is the head of government of a province. ... Edward Stelmach (born ca. ...

Paul Hinman was elected the party's leader at a leadership convention held on November 19, 2005. Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... The Alberta Alliance Party a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada, will be holding its second leadership convention on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta. ...

Early history

The party was registered on October 25, 2002, and its founding convention was held on February 14-15, 2003, in Red Deer. October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Red Deer () is a city in central Alberta, Canada, located almost midway between Calgary and Edmonton within the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor. ...

Former Social Credit Party of Alberta leader Randy Thorsteinson was selected as the first leader of the party. Thorsteinson, a devout Latter-day Saint, had quit the Social Credit Party in April 1999 in protest of an internal party proposal to limit the involvement of Mormons. The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... Randy Thorsteinson (born November 8, 1956) is a politician in Alberta, Canada. ... A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most-recognized architectural symbol of Mormonism For other uses, see Mormon (disambiguation). ...

The Canadian Alliance never formed provincial wings or forged formal links with existing provincial parties. In the case of the Canadian Alliance's predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada, an inactive Reform Party of Alberta had been formed by members of the federal party to keep the Reform name out of provincial politics. The provincial Reform Party was deregistered along with the Equity Party after the 26th Alberta general election. Unlike the Reform Party, the founders of the Alberta Alliance intended to form a very active party, and many members of the Alberta Alliance undoubtedly hoped the new party would be seen as the unofficial provincial wing of the Canadian Alliance. The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party founded in 1987. ... The Reform Party of Alberta is a dormant provincial political party that is registered with Elections Alberta. ... The Forum Party of Alberta was a political party in the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... -1... The Canadian Alliance, formally the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance, was a Canadian conservative political party that existed from 2000 to 2003. ...

The new party never sought a formal link with the CA, and had it done so, the overture would likely have been rebuffed, since many Albertan CA members continued to support the Alberta Progressive Conservatives. However, the Alberta Alliance used the same blue-and-green colours used by the CA, and its logo bears a striking resemblance to that of the federal party. The Alberta Alliance continued to grow following the Canadian Alliance's merger with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to form the new Conservative Party of Canada. The Alberta Progressive Conservative Association is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC) (In French: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a Canadian centre-right conservative political party that existed from 1867 to 2003. ... For the historical political party, see Conservative Party of Canada (pre-1942) The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-leaning conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of...

The Alliance gained its first Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) on June 29, 2004, when Gary Masyk crossed the floor. Masyk quit the PC Party to protest Klein's handling of health care issues during the 2004 federal election. Masyk had represented Edmonton Norwood since 2001. The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gary Masyk (born 1960) is a businessman and politician in Alberta, Canada. ... In politics, crossing the floor is to vote against party lines, especially where this is considered unusual or controversial. ... Health care or healthcare is the prevention, treatment, and management of illness and the preservation of mental and physical well-being through the services offered by the medical, nursing, and allied health professions. ... The Canadian federal election, 2004 (more formally, the 38th general election), was held on June 28, 2004 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons. ... Edmonton Highlands-Norwood is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... This article is about the year 2001. ...

2004 election

The Alliance nominated candidates in all 83 electoral divisions and 3 Candidates for the Senator in waiting, for the 2004 Alberta election, which was held on November 22, 2004. The party was excluded from Global Television's leaders debate because it had not elected any members in the 2001 election, which was held before the party was founded. Some Alliance members noted that in the 1997 election, the Alberta New Democrats leader was allowed in the debate (as was then Social Credit leader Thorsteinson), even though the NDs had no MLAs at the time. They also noted that the NDs did not even have a full slate of candidates in the 1997 election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Global Television is an Australian independent television production facility, responsible for producing many Australian TV series such as Australian Idol, Big Brother, Hi-5, MTV Australias Total Request Live, Neighbours, Rove Live and the former TV show, Good Morning Australia as GMA With Bert Newton. ... Debate or debating is a formal method of interactive and position representational argument. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ... The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta New Democrats or Alberta NDP is a social democratic political party in Canada that was founded as the Alberta section of the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation. ...

The Alliance hired an American firm, Campaign Secrets, to help run its campaign. Campaign Secrets, which has extensive experience working on Republican campaigns, produced advertisements that were criticized by some Albertans for employing "U.S.-style" negative campaign tactics. The Alliance leadership defended their use of American strategists, claiming that most right-leaning Albertan consultants were already hired by the well-heeled Tories. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Negative campaigning is trying to win an advantage by referring to negative aspects of an opponent or of a policy rather than emphasizing ones own positive attributes or preferred policies. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ...

Results

On election day, results for the party could be described as mixed. Most analysts did not expect the two-year-old party to seriously challenge what was still a popular PC government, and it did not. More than one country has a day called Election Day. ...

The party's lone incumbent MLA, Gary Masyk, was defeated in his Edmonton seat in the election, placing a distant fourth. Masyk's electoral district had been merged in Edmonton-Highlands, the district represented by New Democrat leader Brian Mason. To avoid running against Mason, Masyk sought election in a different riding. Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta, situated in the north central region of the province, an area with some of the most fertile farm land on the prairies. ... Brian Mason is a Canadian politician and current leader of the Alberta New Democrats. ...

The party on the whole did very poorly in Edmonton and Calgary. The Alliance appears to have played spoiler in some urban seats, siphoning off enough votes from the Tories that Liberals or New Democrats were elected. But many are quick to point out the Alliance simply put the Conservative at par with the Liberals, for the Liberals were having their votes siphoned of by the NDP in previous elections. The spoiler effect is a term to describe the effect a candidate can have on a close election, in which their candidacy results in the election being won by a candidate dissimilar to them, rather than a candidate similar to them. ... The Alberta Liberal Party is a political party in Alberta, Canada. ...

As expected by commentators, it was in a handful of rural seats where the party proved to be truly competitive. Thorsteinson placed a distant second in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake. The party managed a narrow victory in Cardston-Taber-Warner, where Paul Hinman became the first MLA elected under the Alliance banner. The party also placed a close second in Dunvegan-Central Peace. Although the party had other respectable second place finishes, it was badly defeated in other rural districts. Innisfail-Sylvan Lake is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... Dunvegan is an Albertan provincial electoral district, located in northwestern Alberta. ...

Aftermath of the 2004 election

On March 7, 2005, Thorsteinson announced his resignation as leader of the Alberta Alliance, citing that he would not be able to devote the time and energy into the party. He stepped down on April 15, 2005. A leadership convention was scheduled for November 19, 2005. Even though Thorsteinson stepped down as leader, he still plays a semi-active role in the party; It is unclear, however, if he will run for the legislature in the next provincial election. In Canadian politics, a leadership convention is held by a political party when the party needs to choose a leader due to a vacancy or a challenge to the incumbent leader. ...

Eleanor Maroes was appointed interim leader by the Provincial Council. Eleanor Maroes is the interim leader of the Alberta Alliance Party. ...

2005 leadership convention

A leadership convention was held on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer. Nominations closed on September 20, 2005. In order to be a candidate, one must have been a party member for at least 90 days prior to the convention, obtain 100 signatures from current party members, and provide a $5,000 deposit. The Alberta Alliance Party a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada, will be holding its second leadership convention on November 18 and 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta. ...

Paul Hinman was elected as the party's new leader on November 19, 2005. Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... David Crutcher is a politician and small buisness man from Calgary, Alberta. ... Marilyn Burns is a politician and Injury Lawyer from Edmonton Alberta Canada. ... Ed Klop is a politician and buisness man from Red Deer, Alberta Canada born in 1967. ...

Merger talks

Following the leadership convention, the party entered discussion about merging with the Social Credit Party of Alberta and re-entered merger talks with the Alberta Party in order to unite the political right. The Social Credit Party of Alberta is a provincial political party in Alberta, Canada, that was founded on the social credit monetary policy and conservative Christian social values. ... The Alberta Party began as an alliance of the Social Credit Party of Alberta, Western Canada Concept, and the Heritage Party of Alberta in 1986. ...

Merger talks with the Social Credit collapsed after a motion was put forward at the 2006 Social Credit policy convention to break off merger talks and focus on electing members in the next provincial election. Merger talks with the Alberta Party are still on-going.

It has been argued by some that parties such as Social Credit and Alberta Alliance could, with sufficient support, possibly threaten the now-traditional Progressive Conservative dominance in the province despite the much greater levels of support currently attained by parties such as the Liberal and New Democratic parties. The basis for such an argument is that both Social Credit and Alberta Alliance would most likely to compete for the "rural vote"- traditionally PC heartland. However, this has so far failed to materialize despite the promising showings by both parties in a number of ridings in recent elections.

2006 Progressive Conservative leadership election

In an unorthodox political move, on October 11, 2006, Alliance leader Paul Hinman encouraged his party members to buy memberships in the rival Alberta Progressive Conservative Party and vote for candidate Ted Morton in the PC Party's upcoming leadership race, as Morton is considered the candidate that is ideologically most in sync with Alliance philosophies. Edmonton Journal story Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial right-of-centre party in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... Frederick Lee (Ted) Morton, PhD. (born 1949, Los Angeles, California) is a former university professor, an Albertan politician and currently a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ... The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta will hold a leadership election on November 25, 2006 and December 2, 2006 (if a second ballot is needed). ...

Current provincial council

The Alliance "Provincial Council" as of June 3, 2006: June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Paul Hinman (born 1959 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner, on November 22, 2004. ... The Legislative Assembly of Alberta meets in the provincial capital, Edmonton. ... Cardston-Taber-Warner is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Eleanor Maroes is the interim leader of the Alberta Alliance Party. ... David Crutcher is a politician and small buisness man from Calgary, Alberta. ...

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