Parties

A political party is an organization that aims to elect candidates to the Legislative Assembly.  Parties must register with Elections Alberta, maintain up-to-date registration information, and submit regular reports to disclose their financial activities.

This section provides resources and links related for registered parties, and information on how to register a party. For the complete guide on party fundraising, spending, and reporting rules click here. For advertising guidelines click here.

Registered Political Parties

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• Alberta Advantage Party (AAP)

  

  Lenard Biscope, Interim Leader
  Marilyn Burns, President
  Ron Malowany, Chief Financial Officer
  559, 9768 170 Street
  Edmonton, Alberta T5T 5L4
  https://abadvantageparty.ca

• Alberta Liberal Party (LIB)

  

  Vacant, Leader
  Helen McMenamin, President
  Aleksandar Samardzija, Chief Financial Officer
  PO Box 94098 RPO Elbow River
  Calgary, AB T2S 0S4
  www.albertaliberal.com
  Phone: (780) 414-1124
  Email: office@albertaliberal.com

• Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP)

  

  Rachel Notley, Leader
  Peggy Wright, President
  Brandan Stevens, Chief Financial Officer
  201, 10544 114 Street
  Edmonton, Alberta T5H 3J7
  www.albertandp.ca
  Toll Free: 1-800-465-6587
  Phone: (780) 474-2415
  Fax: (780) 669-9617
  Email: info@albertaNDP.ca

• Alberta Party (AP)

  

  Barry Morishita, Leader
  Conrad Guay, President
  Anthony Castillo, Chief Financial Officer
  Stn Main, PO Box 1045
  Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2M1
  www.albertaparty.ca
  Phone: 587-930-7933
  Email: info@albertaparty.ca

• Communist Party - Alberta (CP - A)

  

  Naomi Rankin, Leader
  Blyth Nuttall, Chief Financial Officer
  www.communistparty-alberta.ca
  Phone: (780) 934-7893
  Email: naomirankin@shaw.ca

• Green Party of Alberta (GPA)

  

  Jordan Wilkie, Leader
  Brian Deheer, Interim President
  Richard (Dick) Willott, Interim Chief Financial Officer
  319, 3630 Brentwood Road NW
  Box 45066 Brentwood PO
  Calgary, Alberta T2L 1Y4
  www.greenpartyofalberta.ca
  Phone: (587) 774-2389
  Email: info@greenpartyofalberta.ca

  The Evergreen Party of Alberta made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Green Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective November 1, 2012.

• Pro-Life Alberta Political Association (PAPA)

  

  Murray Ruhl, Leader
  Murray Ruhl, President
  Graham Gagnon, Chief Financial Officer
  12 Spruce Ctr SW
  Calgary, Alberta T3C 3B3
  www.prolifealberta.com
  Toll Free: 1-855-398-8486
  Email: connect@prolifealberta.com

  The Alberta Social Credit Party made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Pro-Life Alberta Political Association”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective May 3, 2017.

• Reform Party of Alberta (REF)

  

  Randy Thorsteinson, Leader
  Patricia Argent, Chief Financial Officer
  PO Box 25156 RPO Deer Park
  Red Deer, AB  T4R 2M2
  www.reformalberta.com
  Phone: (403) 358-0377
  Email: info@reformalberta.com

• The Independence Party of Alberta (TIP)

  

  Victory (Vicky) Bayford, Leader
  Dave Campbell, President
  Linda DesRosiers, Chief Financial Officer
  Box 20028, Calgary Place
  Calgary, AB T2P 4J2
  www.abindependence.com
  Phone: (403) 542-5324
  Email: coms@abindependence.com

  The Alberta Independence Party made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Independence Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective October 29, 2019.

  Following this change, the Independence Party of Alberta made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “The Independence Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective January 26, 2021.

• United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP)

  

  Jason Kenney, Leader
  Ryan Becker, President
  Maxwell DeGroat, Chief Financial Officer
  203, 2915 21 Street NE
  Calgary, AB  T2E 7T1
  www.unitedconservative.ca
  Toll Free: 1-888-465-2660
  Email: info@unitedconservative.ca

  The Chief Electoral Officer approved a request to merge the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta with the United Conservative Party. The effective date of the merger is January 1, 2020.

• Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta (WIPA)

  

  Paul Hinman, Leader
  Rick Northey, President
  Paul Gullackson, Chief Financial Officer
  PO Box 20044 Beverly
  Edmonton, AB T5W 5E6
  www.wildrose.party
  Phone: 1-888-507-0379
  Email: contact@wildrose.party

  The Alberta First Party made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Western Freedom Party of Alberta”, which was approved and made effective April 23, 2018.

  Following this change, the Western Freedom Party of Alberta made an application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta”, which was approved and made effective June 22, 2018.

  Following this change, the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta made an application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta”, which was approved and made effective July 23, 2020.

Contributions

A registered party can only accept contributions from persons ordinarily resident in Alberta.  Contributions can be money or in-kind donations of goods or services.

The maximum a party can receive is $4,243 per year per person (less any other contributions the person may make to other political participants in the year).  The party is responsible for issuing official contribution receipts for contributions received, which contributors can claim for non-refundable personal income tax credits on their tax return.

Click here for more information on contributions and tax receipts.

Expense Limits

A registered party can spend a maximum of $2,121,368 during a provincial general election period.  For a by-election, the maximum is $24,396 per electoral division.  For a senate election, the maximum is $106,068 per senate candidate.

Click here for more information on expense limits.

Filing Deadlines

Parties must disclose their financial activities to Elections Alberta by filing quarterly contribution reports four times a year, annual financial statements once a year, and campaign period returns after electoral events.

Click here for more information on filing deadlines.

Financial Reporting

View registration and financial information for parties.

Online Financial System (OFS)

Registered party officials are granted access to Elections Alberta’s secure Online Financial System (OFS) to enter and submit financial reports.

Contact us for access and login queries.