List of political parties in Alberta

This article lists political parties in Alberta.

Parties represented in the Legislative Assembly

• Alberta Party (since 1985, represented 2010-2012, 2015)
• Alberta Liberal Party (founded 1905, government of Alberta 1905-1921; represented in the Legislature 1905-1944, 1948-1971, & since 1986)
• Alberta New Democratic Party (founded 1932 (as the CCF) (the CCF's predecessors: the United Farmers of Alberta was government 1921-1935, the Dominion Labour Party had five MLAs in the 1920s); the CCF represented in the Legislature 1944-1959, the ANDP 1966-1967, 1971-1993 & since 1997, current government of Alberta as of May 2015)
• Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (founded 1905 (as the Conservative Party), represented in the Legislature 1905-1921, 1926-1940, 1952-1963, & since 1967, government of Alberta from 1971 - 2015)
• Wildrose Party (founded 2008, represented in the Legislature since 2008)

Registered parties never represented in the Legislative Assembly

• Communist Party – Alberta (since 1930)
• Green Party of Alberta (since 2011)
• Separation Party of Alberta (since 2004)

Registered parties previously represented in the Legislative Assembly

• Alberta Social Credit Party (founded 1934, government 1935-1971, represented in the Legislature 1935-1982)

Historical parties represented in the Legislative Assembly

• Alberta Alliance Party (2002-2008, represented 2004-2008)
• Alberta Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (founded 1932, represented in the Legislature 1944-1949, 1950s)
• Alberta Labor Representation League (1917-1919, represented 1917-1919 (Alex Ross))
• Alberta Non-Partisan League (1916-1919, represented 1917-1921)
• Alberta Reform Movement (1981-1982, represented 1981)
• Dominion Labor Party (1919-1935, represented 1919-1921 (Alex Ross), 1921-1935)
• Independent Citizen's Association (1940-1948, represented 1940-1948)
• Socialist Party of Alberta (1909-1921, represented 1909-1913)
• United Farmers of Alberta (1919-1935, government 1921-1935, represented 1921-1935, merged into the CCF)
• Representative Party of Alberta (1984-1989, represented 1986-1989)
• Veterans' and Active Force (1944-1948, represented 1944-1948)
• Western Canada Concept (1982-1986, represented 1982)

Historical parties not represented in the Legislative Assembly

• Alberta First Party (1999-2004)
• Alberta Independence Party (2000-2001)
• Alberta Greens (1986-2009)
• Confederation of Regions Party (1986-1996)
• Forum Party of Alberta (1995-2004)
• The Heritage Party of Alberta (1985-1986)
• Independent Labour Party (Edmonton, 1921,leader Ernest Brown became active in Communist Party)
• Natural Law Party (1993-1997)
• Progressive Labour Party of Alberta (1932-1940)

Historical parties represented by elected Senate nominees

• Reform Party of Alberta (1984-2004)

See also

• Elections Alberta