Alberta Advantage Party
Alberta Advantage Party | |
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| Active provincial party | |
| Leader | Marilyn Burns |
| President | Kelly Zeleny[1] |
| Founded | November 9, 2018 |
| Preceded by | Wildrose Party (de facto) |
| Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta[1] |
| Ideology | Conservatism[2] Social conservatism |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Colours | Green and blue |
| Seats in Legislature | 0 / 87
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The Alberta Advantage Party is a registered political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was registered with Elections Alberta on November 9, 2018.[3] It was formed by members of the Wildrose Party disaffected by that party's 2017 merger with the Progressive Conservatives to form the United Conservative Party.[4] Its leader is , it is situated on the right side of the political spectrum, and its platform includes recall of elected representatives.[3]
The Alberta Advantage Party ran 28 candidates in the 2019 Alberta general election, none of whom placed higher than fourth. Province-wide, the party took 0.3% of the vote; its most successful candidate by vote share was Terry Blaquier in Cypress-Medicine Hat, who took 1.43% of the vote en route to a fourth-place finish in a five-candidate field.
References[]
- ^ a b "Parties". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ https://abadvantageparty.ca/platform/
- ^ a b "Alberta Advantage registered as official political party". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. November 13, 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ^ "Former Wildrose members look to form Alberta Advantage Party". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. August 3, 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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