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The Green Party of Alberta , also known as the Alberta Greens, is a provincial political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. Image File history File links Gpclogo_cropped. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... George Read speaking at a Canadians For Kyoto rally in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on March 11, 2007. ... Calgary is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ... Green politics or Green ideology is the ideology of the Green Parties, mainly informed by environmentalism, ecosophy and sustainable economics and aimed at developing a sustainable society. ... For other uses, see Green (disambiguation). ... Political Parties redirects here. ... For other uses, see Alberta (disambiguation). ...

The Alberta Greens were formed in 1986 and received official party status on April 6, 1990. The party is affiliated with Green Parties throughout the world, and with the federal Green Party of Canada. Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... A Green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of Green politics. ... The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983. ...

History

The Alberta Greens (Green Party of Alberta) got its start in Alberta during the 1988 Canadian federal election when Norman Conrad ran in Calgary Centre for the Green Party of Canada. Image File history File links Copyright-problem_paste. ... This article is about computer text editing. ... Norman Charles Conrad (b. ... Calgary Centre is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ... The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983. ...

The official date of registration was April 6th, 1990. The party was now firmly established even when Green politics, and environmental awareness seemed to be at an all time low.

The 2004 Canadian federal election started with a full slate of candidates and ended with the least successful Green candidate in 2004 getting a greater percentage of the vote than the most successful candidate in 2000. Mark MacGillivray, candidate in Calgary North Centre obtained an impressive 11.2% of the vote. Candidates never did worse than fourth place, and displaced the NDP from third place in a few ridings. A Canadian federal election (more formally, the 38th general election) was held on June 28, 2004. ... Calgary Centre-North is a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons, and located in the province of Alberta. ...

The 2004 Alberta general election in November was another jump in support. 49 ridings had Green candidates, three candidates received more than 1,000 votes, and the candidate in Banff-Cochrane, Chris Foote, received an impressive 15% of the vote. Edwin Erickson achieved a record finsh at second place in the Drayton Valley-Calmar riding. Eleven others broke the 5% threshold that had previously been a barrier for Green support.^[1] Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ... Banff-Cochrane is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ... Chris Foote (born December 2, 1956 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a retired American football offensive lineman. ... Drayton Valley-Calmar is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada. ...

Election results

Source: "Elections Alberta" The Alberta general election of 1993 was the twenty-third general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The Alberta general election of 1997 was the twenty-fourth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ... Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...

Officers

Leaders

Norman Charles Conrad (b. ... George Read speaking at a Canadians For Kyoto rally in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on March 11, 2007. ...

Current council

George Read speaking at a Canadians For Kyoto rally in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on March 11, 2007. ...

See also

The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ... Alberta is a province of Canada. ...

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External links

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