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Name [1] Founded Ideology Leader MLAs In Legislature In Government Alberta Party: 1985 Centrism: Lindsay Amantea (interim) 0 2011–2012, 2015–2019 — Liberal
Number of seats won by major parties at each election UCP Wildrose Conservative/PC Liberal CCF/NDP Social Credit United Farmers Dominion Labour Party Independents Other The Canadian province of Alberta holds elections to its unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The maximum period between general elections of the assembly is five years, but the Lieutenant Governor ...
Pages in category "Provincial political parties in Alberta" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Alberta's conservative leaning was pronounced on the federal level. The province was the heartland of the Reform Party of Canada and its successor, the Canadian Alliance. These parties were the second-largest political parties in the federal Parliament from 1997 to 2003 and they were located on the political right.
University of Calgary political scientist Lisa Young noted the parties avoided these topics in an effort to avoid alienating undecided voters. [ 104 ] Prior to the election, the United Conservative government of Jason Kenney had an education policy favouring charter schools, [ 105 ] and undergoing a curriculum review, which was criticized by ...
Elections Alberta oversees the creation of political parties and riding associations, compiles election statistics on ridings, and collects financial statements from party candidates and riding associations. It maintains a list of electors, through enumeration that occurs before an election.
Alberta's second dynasty was the United Farmers of Alberta, a farmers' movement organization, formed in 1909 as a lobby group, whose political wing rose from a minor party named the Alberta Non-Partisan League, formed in 1916.
Unlike other federal political systems, Canadian political parties at the federal level are often loosely or not at all connected to parties at the provincial level, despite having similar names and policy positions. [1] One exception is the New Democratic Party, which is organizationally integrated with most of its provincial counterparts.