List of political parties in Alberta

This article lists political parties in Alberta.

Active parties

Represented parties in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Name[1] Founded Ideology Leader Membership MLAs In legislature In government
  United Conservative 2017 Conservatism Danielle Smith 123,915 (2022)[2]
47 / 87
 2017–present 2019–present
  New Democratic 1962 Social Democracy Naheed Nenshi 85,227 (2024)[3]
38 / 87
 1971–1993, 1997–present 2015–2019
  Progressive Tory[a] 1985 Progressive conservatism Peter Guthrie 6,543 (2018)[4]
1 / 87
 2011–2012, 2015–2019, 2025–present —

Other parties registered with Elections Alberta

Name[1] Founded Ideology Leader Membership In Legislature In Government
Liberal 1905 Liberalism John Roggeveen 3,000-4,000 (2016)[5] 1905–1944, 1948–1971, 1986–2019 1905–1921
  Alberta Advantage 2017 Conservatism[6] Marilyn Burns — —
Independence 2017 Alberta Separatism[7] Ron Robertson (interim) — —
Communist 1930 Communism Naomi Rankin — —
Green 2011 Green politics James Anderson — —
Pro-Life[b] 2017 Anti-Abortion Murray Ruhl — —
Wildrose Independence 2020 Alberta Separatism Vacant 8,000 (2021)[8] — —
Republican[c] 2022 Alberta separatism, Pro-Americanism Cameron Davies 24,000 (2025)[9] — —
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition 2023 Economic liberalism Paul Hinman — —
Solidarity Movement 2023 Social conservatism Artur Pawlowski — —
  1. ↑ Previously known as the Alberta Party.
  2. ↑ Formed from the Social Credit Party of Alberta.
  3. ↑ Known as the Buffalo Party from 2022 to 2025.

Reserved party names

Name[10] Expiry Date Ideology
Holy Christian Coalition of Alberta HCCA November 6, 2026
Alberta Rationality Party ARP November 1, 2026
Alberta Water Party AWP August 28, 2026

Municipal parties and slates

Name Date Registered Type Ideology Leader Membership Councillors
Calgary[11]
A Better Calgary Party March 26, 2025 Municipal party Conservatism[12] Gordon Elliott 2,000+ (2025)[13] 1
The Calgary Party November 19, 2024 Municipal party Centrism[14] Brian Thiessen 1
Communities First February 18, 2025 Municipal party Conservatism[12] Sonya Sharp 4
Edmonton[15]
Better Edmonton May 28, 2025 Municipal party Conservatism[16] Vacant 1
PACE[a] January 27, 2025 Municipal party Localism[17] Doug Main[18] 0

Defunct parties

Name Date Registered Date Deregistered Type Ideology
Edmonton[19]
Yeg1st April 24, 2025 September 22, 2025 Slate
Name Founded Ideology
Western Independence Party 1987 Western Canada separatism

Historical parties

Parties represented in the Legislature

Name Years active Succeeded by Ideology In Legislature In Government
Alberta Alliance 2002–2008 Wildrose Conservatism 2004–2008 —
  Alberta Reform Movement 1981–1982 — Conservatism 1981–1982 —
  Co-operative Commonwealth Federation 1932–1962 New Democratic Party Social democracy, democratic socialism 1944–1959 —
Dominion Labor 1919–1935 Co-operative Commonwealth Federation Social democracy 1919–1935 —
Freedom Conservative 1999–2020[b] Wildrose Independence Albertan autonomism[c], Conservatism, Right-libertarianism 2018–2019 –
Independent Movement 1940–1948 — Liberalism, conservatism 1940–1948 —
  Labour Representation Dominion Labor Social democracy 1917–1919 —
  Non-Partisan League 1916–1921 United Farmers of Alberta Agrarianism, social democracy 1917–1921 —
Progressive Conservative 1905–2019 United Conservative Liberal conservatism, Red Toryism 1905–1940, 1952–1963, 1967–2019 1971–2015
Representative 1984–1989 — Conservatism, populism 1986–1989 —
Social Credit 1934–2017 Pro-Life Alberta Social conservatism, Social credit (historical) 1935–1982 1935–1971
Socialist 1909–1921 — Socialism 1909–1913 —
  United Farmers of Alberta 1919–1937 — Agrarianism, progressivism 1921–1935 1921–1935
  Veterans' and Active Force 1944–1948 — Veteran advocacy 1944–1948 —
Western Canada Concept 1982–1986 — Alberta separatism, Western separatism 1982 —
Wildrose 2008–2017 United Conservative Conservatism, right-wing populism 2009–2017 —

Parties never represented in the Legislature

Name Years active Succeeded by
Alberta First 1999–2018[d] Freedom Conservative
Alberta Independence 2000–2001 Independence Party (2017)
Alberta Independence Party 1989 election[20] —
Greens 1986–2009 Evergreen (2011)
Confederation of Regions 1986–1996 —
Forum Party of Alberta 1995–2004 —
Heritage Party 1985–1986 —
Independent Labour Party 1921 Leader Ernest Brown became active in Communist Party
Natural Law 1993–1997 —
Progressive Labour Party of Alberta 1932–1940 —
Reform 2016–2026 —
Unparty 1982 election[20] —

Parties represented by elected Senate nominees

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Principled Accountable Coalition for Edmonton
  2. ↑ Merged with Wexit Alberta to form the Wildrose Independence Party
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. ↑ Markusoff, Jason (25 August 2022). "Why choosing Alberta's next premier largely lies in the hands of folks in Rimbey, Strathmore and Three Hills". CBC. Retrieved October 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ McIntosh, Sean (23 June 2024). "Nenshi wins Alberta NDP leadership race". Red Deer Advocate. Black Press Media. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  4. ↑ Bratt, Duane (28 February 2018). "The serious challenges facing Stephen Mandel and the Alberta Party". CBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  5. ↑ Sinnema, Jodie (11 January 2016). "Alberta Liberals put off leadership race for one year". Edmonton Journal. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "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)
  7. ↑ "Our Mission – Alberta Independence Party". Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
  8. ↑ "Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta - Paul Hinman (Guest)". YouTube. Bridge City News. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
  9. ↑ Bruch, Timm (4 June 2025). "Alberta separation becoming the focus of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills byelection". CTV News. Bell Media. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  10. ↑ "Reserved Party Names". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Registry and disclosures for local political parties and slates". Elections Calgary. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. 1 2 Adam MacVicar. "Trio of political parties to officially make the ballot in Calgary election". Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "A Better Calgary Party Receives Official Certification, now with 13 Ward Associations, 7 Council Candidates & over 2,000 Members" (PDF). A Better Calgary Party. Calgary. 27 March 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Wilhelm, Steven (October 24, 2024). "As Brian Thiessen enters the race for mayor, more candidates expected". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
  15. ↑ "Slates and Political Parties". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  16. ↑ "Keith Gerein: Party politics have proven to be strange experiment in Edmonton's civic election". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  17. ↑ Lauren Boothby. "Two conservative-leaning Edmonton municipal parties merge under PACE banner". Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  18. ↑ Cournoyer, Dave (25 July 2025). "Low key, low energy mayoral race starts to take shape in Edmonton". Daveberta. Substack. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  19. ↑ "Slates and Political Parties". City of Edmonton. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  20. 1 2 "Historical Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

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