List of political parties in Alberta

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This article lists political parties in Alberta.

## Active parties

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### Represented parties in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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See also: 2023 Alberta general election

Name[1] | Founded  | Ideology  | Leader  | MLAs | In Legislature  | In Government

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| United Conservative | 2017  | Conservatism | Danielle Smith | 49  | 2017–present  | 2019–present
| New Democratic | 1962  | Social Democracy | Naheed Nenshi | 37  | 1971–1993, 1997–present  | 2015–2019

### Other parties registered with Elections Alberta

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See also: 2023 Alberta general election

Name[1] | Founded  | Ideology  | Leader  | MLAs | In Legislature  | In Government

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| Alberta Party | 1985  | Centrism | Lindsay Amantea (interim)  | 0  | 2011–2012, 2015–2019  | —
| Liberal | 1905  | Liberalism | John Roggeveen | 0  | 1905–1944, 1948–1971, 1986–2019  | 1905–1921
| Alberta Advantage | 2017  | Conservatism[2] | Marilyn Burns | 0  | —  | —
| Independence | 2019  | Alberta Separatism[3] | Vacant | 0  | —  | —
| Communist | 1930  | Communism | Naomi Rankin | 0  | —  | —
| Green | 2011  | Green politics | Vacant | 0  | —  | —
| Pro-Life[a] | 2017  | Anti-Abortion | Murray Ruhl  | 0  | —  | —
| Reform | 2016  | Social conservatism | Randy Thorsteinson | 0  | —  | —
| Wildrose Independence | 2020  | Alberta Separatism | Jeevan Mangat (interim)  | 0  | —  | —
| Republican[b] | 2022  | Alberta separatism  | Cameron Davies  | 0  | —  | —
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | 2023  | Economic liberalism | Paul Hinman | 0  | —  | —
| Solidarity Movement | 2023  | Social conservatism | Artur Pawlowski | 0  | —  | —

1. ^ Formed from the Social Credit Party of Alberta.
2. ^ Known as the Buffalo Party from 2022 to 2025.

### Municipal parties and slates

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Name  | Founded  | Ideology

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Calgary
| A Better Calgary Party | 19 October 2024  | Conservatism[4]
| The Calgary Party | October 2024  | Centrism[5]
| Communities First | December 2024  | Conservatism[4]
Edmonton
| PACE |  | Localism[6]

### Unregistered parties

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Name  | Founded  | Ideology

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| Alberta Freedom Alliance  | 2018  | Populism, Alberta separatism[7]
| Alberta Statehood Party  | 2020  | Annexation of Alberta to the United States
| @PoliticsDirect Party  | 2018  | Direct democracy, E-democracy[8]
| People's Party of Alberta  | 2019  | Conservatism, Right-wing populism, Classical liberalism, Libertarianism[9]

## Related Federal parties

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Name  | Founded  | Ideology

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| Western Independence Party | 1987  | Western Canada separatism

## Historical parties

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### Parties represented in the Legislature

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Name  | Years active  | Succeeded by  | Ideology  | In Legislature  | In Government

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| 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[a] | Wildrose Independence  | Albertan autonomism[b], 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

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Name  | Years active  | Succeeded by

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| Alberta First | 1999-2004  | Freedom Conservative
| Alberta Independence | 2000-2001  | Independence Party
| Greens | 1986-2009  | Green
| 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  | --

### Parties represented by elected Senate nominees

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* Reform Party of Alberta (1984–2004)

## See also

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* Elections Alberta

## Notes

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1. ^ Merged with Wexit Alberta to form the Wildrose Independence Party
2. ^ 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.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Parties | Elections Alberta". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
2. ^ "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)
3. ^ "Our Mission - Alberta Independence Party". Archived from the original on 2018-07-27. Retrieved 2018-07-27.
4. ^ a b Adam MacVicar. "Trio of political parties to officially make the ballot in Calgary election". Retrieved 10 April 2025.
5. ^ Wilhelm, Steven (October 24, 2024). "As Brian Thiessen enters the race for mayor, more candidates expected". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
6. ^ Lauren Boothby. "Two conservative-leaning Edmonton municipal parties merge under PACE banner". Retrieved 10 April 2025.
7. ^ "About -". Albertafreedomalliance.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
8. ^ "Politics Direct – A New Way of Thinking". Politicsdirect.ca. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
9. ^ "About Us". peoplespartyofalberta.com. Retrieved 21 February 2020.

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Provincial political parties in Alberta

Legislative Assembly|

* United Conservative (48)
* New Democratic (37)
* Independent (1)
* Vacant (1)

Other registered parties|

* Alberta Party
* Alberta Advantage
* Communist
* Green
* Independence
* Liberal
* Pro-Life
* Reform
* Republican
* Solidarity Movement
* Wildrose Independence
* Wildrose Loyalty Coalition

Historical parties
represented in the legislature|

* Alberta Alliance
* Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
* Dominion Labor
* Freedom Conservative
* Independent Citizen's Association
* Labor Representation
* Non-Partisan League
* Progressive Conservative
* Reform Movement
* Representative
* Social Credit
* Socialist
* United Farmers
* Veterans' and Active Force
* Western Canada Concept
* Wildrose

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Politics of Alberta

Crown in Alberta|

Charles III

Lieutenant Governor|

* Salma Lakhani
* Former lieutenant governors

Premier|

* Danielle Smith (Premiership)
* Former premiers
* List of premiers by time in office

Legislature|

* Current assembly
* Former legislatures
* Executive Council (Cabinet)
* Speaker of the Assembly
* Nathan Cooper
* Opposition Leader
* Rachel Notley
* Former Opposition Leaders

Political parties|

* New Democratic
* United Conservative
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Elections|

* 31st general election (2023)
* Past elections
* Electoral districts

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Political parties in Canada (by jurisdiction)

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Provincial|

* Alberta
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* Manitoba
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* Yukon

Municipal|

* Montreal
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