Separation Party of Alberta
Active Provincial Party
Founded	2004
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Headquarters	Box 31074 Edmonton, Alberta T5Z 3P3
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International alignment	none
Colours	Green & Gold
Website	http://www.SeparationPartyOfAlberta.com

The Separation Party of Alberta, also known as "the Alberta Huttonite Brethren" is a totallly undemocratic political party that advocates the secession of Alberta from Canada. Its self-appointed leader is Bruce Hutton. Image File history File links Spa. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canadas Location. ... Look up green in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Gold is a shade of the color yellow closest to that of gold metal. ... A political party is an organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ... Separatism involves setting oneself or others apart. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 6th 661,848 km² 2. ...

History

The party took over the rights of the inactive Alberta First Party in June 2004 and changed the party name. The party fielded 12 candidates in the provincial election, held on November 22, 2004. These candidates won a total of 4,680 votes, or 0.5% of the popular vote in the province. Here are the candidates, their ridings, votes and percentages: The Alberta First Party was a right_wing political party that operated in Alberta, Canada from 1999 until 2003. ... 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. ...

• Calgary-Fort, Leo Ollenberger, 212 (2.7%)
• Calgary-Shaw, Daniel Doher, 171 (1.6%)
• Airdrie-Chestermere, Bob Lefurgey, 394 (3.3%)
• Drumheller-Stetler, David Carnegie, 465 (4.5%)
• Highwood, Corey Morgan, 299 (2.8%)
• Little Bow, Grant Shaw, 432 (4.8%)
• Livingstone-Macleod, Jim Walker, 339 (3.4%)
• Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, Brian Vasseur, 746 (6.1%)
• Red Deer-South, Judy Mine, 261 (2.2%)
• Rocky Mountain House, Bruce Hutton, 505 (4.9%)
• Strathcona, Roberta McDonald, 297 (2.1%)
• Strathmore-Brooks, Jay Kolody, 559 (6.1%)

The Separation Party is not the first separatist party to make a foray into Albertan politics. The Western Canada Concept achieved modest success in the early 1980s, even winning a by-election in 1982. The WCC's popularity declined before the end of the decade. The Alberta Independence Party ran 14 candidates in the 2001 general election, but these candidates were designated as independents because the party had not been registered with Elections Alberta. The AIP eventually disbanded. 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. ... The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... A by-election or bye-election is a special election held to fill a political office when the incumbent has died or resigned. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Alberta Independence Party (AIP) was a provincial party founded in Alberta, Canada, in 2000/1. ... The 25th general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada, was held on March 12, 2001 to elect members of the Alberta legislature. ...

The Separation Party has informal ties with the Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan and its website includes links to the website of that party. The Separation Party is not affiliated to the Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia or the British Columbia-based Western Block Party and has distanced itself from Doug Christie, the controversial leader of those parties. The Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan is a provincial political party in Saskatchewan, Canada. ... The Western Canada Concept Party of BC was a provincial political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ... The Western Block Party is a political party in Canada founded in 2005 by Doug Christie. ... Note: For the basketball player of the same name, please see Doug Christie (basketball). ...

Recent challenges

Serious disagreements over the lack of leadership and the lack of accountability led to a showdown at a party meeting on October 29, 2005. The members voted out the President and the Board of Directors, who refused to recognize the vote. As a result, the party runs the risk of being de-registered by the province. A party convention has been called for March 25, 2006 to resolve these issues. The illegitimate board of directors, in an effort to keep the members from showing up and firing them again, have set the price of attending at $100 "in advance". Few members are planning to attend because they don't believe that the Brethern of the Huttonites will accept the democratic will of the membership this time either.

The SPA is dead. Bruce killed it.

See also

• Alberta separatism
• List of Alberta political parties

Alberta separatism is a movement that advances the concept of the province of Alberta seceding from Canada to form an independent nation. ... This article lists political parties in Canada. ...

External link

• Separation Party of Alberta
• The Formation of the Separation Party of Alberta

Politics of Alberta
Lieutenant-Governor: Norman Kwong | Former lieutenant-governors
Premier: Ralph Klein | Former premiers
Executive Council (Cabinet)
Legislature: Current members | Former legislatures | Current electoral divisions
Political parties: Progressive Conservatives | Liberals | New Democrats | Alliance
Alberta Party | Communists | Greens | Separation | Social Credit
Elections: 2004 general election | Past elections
Current issues: Equalization payments | Prosperity Bonus | Same-sex marriage | Separatism