Reform Party of Alberta (2016–present)
Reform Party of Alberta | |
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Active provincial party | |
Leader | Randy Thorsteinson |
President | Kelly Swerid |
Founded | 2016 |
Headquarters | Box 25156, Deer Park PO Red Deer, Alberta |
Ideology | Social conservatism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Blue and sky blue |
Seats in Legislature | 0 / 87 |
Website | |
Official website | |
The Reform Party of Alberta is an active political party in Alberta[1] founded in 2016 by Randy Thorsteinson. The party is not related to the former Reform Party of Alberta, which was de-registered by Elections Alberta in 2004, leaving the name available for a new party.[2]
The party was founded as a social conservative alternative to Wildrose, which Thorsteinson describes as "middle of the road".[3] The party's website lists parental authority, religious freedom, and the privatization of health care among its priorities.
Its first electoral test was the Calgary-Lougheed by-election won by Jason Kenney. Candidate Lauren Thorsteinson (Randy's daughter) finished fourth, ahead of Green Party leader Romy Tittel.
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