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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. ...
The Western Canada Concept was a Western Canadian political party founded in 1980 to promote the separation of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and the Yukon and Northwest Territories from Canada in order to create a new nation. ...
Known as the Alliance Party of Alberta (not to be confused with the Alberta Alliance party, formed in 2002), this coalition did not last long. During the 1986 election, the Western Canadian Concept party broke ranks and ran candidates under its own banner without success. The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta. ...
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ...
Following the 1986 election, the Alliance Party took part in the development of a new federal party, the Reform Party of Canada. Following the Reform Party’s inception, the Alliance party returned to provincial politics. For the Reform Party that existed prior to Canadian Confederation see Reform Party (pre-Confederation) The Reform Party of Canada was a Canadian federal political party in the 1980s and 1990s. ...
This coalition of parties took another blow in 1989, when the Social Credit Party withdrew its support from the Alliance. Since then, the Alliance Party has continued its attempts to gain recognition as a viable alternative to the three parties currently in the legislature.
In 1998, the Alliance Party followed the example of the Saskatchewan Party and the Manitoba Party by changing its name to the Alberta Party. The Saskatchewan Party is a conservative political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ...
The Manitoba Party was a political party in Manitoba, Canada. ...
Attempted Merger
Shortly before the 2004 Election the Alberta Party attempted to merge with the Alberta Alliance Party. the failed deal would have guaranteed all Alberta Party candidates nominations in the riding of their choosing. An adoption of the Alberta Party platform, and Alberta party provincial council would have seats on the Alliance Provincial Council. The Alberta Alliance is a right wing political party in Alberta, Canada. ...
The deal fell through when the Alberta Party would not agree to de-register the Alberta Party name with Elections Alberta. This was the only hurdle to preventing the merger. Elections Alberta is the non-partisan organization which oversees general elections and by-elections for the Alberta Legislature. ...
2004 Election Results In the 2004 provincial election, the party nominated candidates in four ridings, winning a total of 2,485 votes, or 0.3% of the provincial total. This was a reduction of 0.6% from the previous election. Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...
This page refers to a Riding as a unit in local government. ...
See also Alberta is a province of Canada. ...
A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ...
External link - Alberta Party website (http://www.albertaparty.ab.ca/default.asp?pageID=4)
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