List of political parties in Alberta
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This article lists political parties in Alberta.
Active parties
=Represented parties in the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] =
{{see also|2023 Alberta general election}}
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! Founded ! Ideology ! Leader ! MLAs !In Legislature !In Government {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|row-name}} | 2017 | align="right"|49 | align="right"|2017–present | align="right"|2019–present {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|row-name}} | 1962 | align="right"|37 | align="right"|1971–1993, 1997–present | align="right"|2015–2019 |
=Other parties registered with Elections Alberta=
{{see also|2023 Alberta general election}}
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! Founded ! Ideology ! Leader ! MLAs !In Legislature !In Government {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta|row-name}} | 1985 | Centrism | Lindsay Amantea (interim) | align="right"|0 | align="right"|2011–2012, 2015–2019 | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|row-name}} | 1905 | align="right"|0 | align="right"|1905–1944, 1948–1971, 1986–2019 | align="right"|1905–1921 | ||
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose|row}}
|2017 |Conservatism{{Cite web |url=http://www.albertaadvantageparty.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AAP-Bylaws-Constitution.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2018-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727115106/http://www.albertaadvantageparty.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/AAP-Bylaws-Constitution.pdf |archive-date=2018-07-27 |url-status=dead }} | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — | ||
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|2019 |Alberta Separatism{{Cite web |url=https://albertaindependenceparty.net/our-mission/ |title=Our Mission - Alberta Independence Party |access-date=2018-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727145529/https://albertaindependenceparty.net/our-mission/ |archive-date=2018-07-27 |url-status=dead }} |Vacant | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|Communist|row-name}} |1930 | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|Green|row-name}} |2011 |Vacant | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — | ||
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|Pro-Life{{efn|Formed from the Social Credit Party of Alberta.}} |2017 |Murray Ruhl | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|Reform|row-name}} |2016 | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — | ||
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose Independence|row-name}}
|2020 | Alberta Separatism
|Jeevan Mangat (interim) | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|Republican|row-name}}{{efn|Known as the Buffalo Party from 2022 to 2025.}} |2022 | Localism
| Cameron Davies | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|WLC|row-name}} |2023 | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — {{Canadian party colour|AB|Solidarity Movement|row-name}} |2023 | align="right"|0 | align="right"| — | align="right"| — |
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=Municipal parties and slates=
=Unregistered parties=
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!colspan=2|Name !Founded !Ideology | |
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|Alberta Freedom Alliance |2018 |Populism, Alberta separatism{{cite web|url=https://albertafreedomalliance.ca/about/|title=About -|website=Albertafreedomalliance.ca|access-date=2 April 2019}} | |
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|Alberta Statehood Party |2020 | |
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|@PoliticsDirect Party |2018 |Direct democracy, E-democracy{{cite web|url=https://www.politicsdirect.ca/|title=Politics Direct – A New Way of Thinking|website=Politicsdirect.ca|access-date=2 April 2019}} | |
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|People's Party of Alberta |2019 | Conservatism, Right-wing populism, Classical liberalism, Libertarianism{{cite web|url=https://peoplespartyofalberta.com/about/|title=About Us|website=peoplespartyofalberta.com|access-date=21 February 2020}} |
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Related Federal parties
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!colspan=2|Name !Founded !Ideology |
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|1987 |Western Canada separatism |
Historical parties
=Parties represented in the Legislature=
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!colspan=2|Name !Years active !Succeeded by !Ideology !In Legislature !In Government |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alliance|row-name}}
|2002–2008 |Wildrose |Conservatism | align="right"|2004–2008 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |1981-1982 |— |Conservatism | align="right"|1981-1982 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|CCF|row}} |Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |1932-1962 |New Democratic Party |Social democracy, democratic socialism | align="right"|1944-1959 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|Dominion Labor|row-name}} |1919-1935 |Co-operative Commonwealth Federation |Social democracy | align="right"|1919-1935 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|FCP|row-name}} |1999-2020{{efn|Merged with Wexit Alberta to form the Wildrose Independence Party}} |Wildrose Independence |Albertan autonomism{{efn|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.}}, Conservatism, Right-libertarianism | align="right"| 2018–2019 | align="right"|– {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent Movement|row-name}} |1940-1948 |— |Liberalism, conservatism | align="right"|1940-1948 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|Labor|row}} |1917-1919| |Dominion Labor |Social democracy | align="right"|1917-1919 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |1916-1921 |United Farmers of Alberta |Agrarianism, social democracy | align="right"|1917-1921 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|PC|row-name}} | 1905-2019 |United Conservative | Liberal conservatism, Red Toryism | align="right"|1905-1940, 1952-1963, 1967-2019 | align="right"|1971-2015 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Representative|row-name}} |1984-1989 |— |Conservatism, populism | align="right"|1986-1989 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|Social Credit|row-name}} |1934-2017 |Pro-Life Alberta |Social conservatism, Social credit (historical) | align="right"|1935-1982 | align="right"|1935-1971 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Socialist|row-name}} |1909-1921 |— | align="right"|1909-1913 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|United Farmers|row}} |1919-1937 |— | align="right"|1921-1935 | align="right"|1921-1935 {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent|row}} |1944-1948 |— |Veteran advocacy | align="right"|1944-1948 | align="right"|— {{Canadian party colour|AB|Western Canada Concept|row-name}} |1982-1986 |— |Alberta separatism, Western separatism | align="right"|1982 | align="right"|— |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Wildrose|row-name}}
|2008-2017 |United Conservative |Conservatism, right-wing populism | align="right"|2009-2017 | align="right"|— |
=Parties never represented in the Legislature=
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!colspan=2|Name !Years active !Succeeded by |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta First|row-name}}
|1999-2004 |Freedom Conservative |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta Independence|row-name}}
|2000-2001 |Independence Party |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Greens|row-name}}
|1986-2009 |Green |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|CoR|row-name}}
|1986-1996 |— |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Forum Party of Alberta|row-name}}
|1995-2004 |— |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Heritage Party|row-name}}
|1985-1986 |— |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Independent Labour Party|row-name}}
|1921 |Leader Ernest Brown became active in Communist Party |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Natural Law|row-name}}
|1993-1997 |— |
| {{Canadian party colour|AB|Progressive Labour Party of Alberta|row-name}}
|1932-1940 |— |
=Parties represented by elected Senate nominees=
- Reform Party of Alberta (1984–2004)
See also
Notes
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