Advantage Party of Alberta explained

Advantage Party of Alberta
Subheader:Active provincial party
Leader:Marilyn Burns
President:Carol Nordlund-Kinsey[1]
Predecessor:Alberta Advantage Party
Headquarters:Box 82 Winfield, AB T0C 2X0
Ideology:Conservatism[2]
Social conservatism
Position:Right-wing
Colours:Green Gold
Colorcode:
  1. 2BA800
Blank1 Title:Fiscal policy
Blank2 Title:Social policy
Seats1 Title:Seats in the House of Commons
Seats2 Title:Seats in the Senate
Seats3 Title:Seats in Legislature
Website:AlbertaAdvantageParty.ca
Country:Canada
State:Alberta
Parties Dab1:List of political parties in Alberta
Elections Dab1:List of Alberta general elections

The Advantage Party of Alberta is a registered political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was registered with Elections Alberta on November 9, 2018.[3] Its leader is Marilyn Burns, and the party's philosophy is situated on the right side of the political spectrum. Its platform includes "membership driven policy, protection of individual rights and freedoms and politician accountability".[4]

The Advantage Party of Alberta 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. Other top candidate placings were Gil Poitras in Leduc-Beaumont, Ron Malowany in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville and Kelly Zeleny in Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright.

On February 5, 2022, the Alberta Advantage Party changed its official name to the Advantage Party of Alberta as voted on at the Annual General Meeting. The change was accepted by Elections Alberta on February 9, 2022. On January 1, 2023, the official logo was changed after a decision by membership.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parties . Elections Alberta . 2019-01-02 . 2019-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190102193412/https://www.elections.ab.ca/parties-and-candidates/parties/ . live .
  2. Web site: Platform 2019 . 2019-04-14 . 2019-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190414072732/https://abadvantageparty.ca/platform/ . live .
  3. Web site: November 13, 2018 . Alberta Advantage registered as official political party . CBC News . January 2, 2019 . November 14, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181114181336/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-advantage-registered-as-official-political-party-1.4904184 . live .
  4. Web site: November 5, 2022 . Alberta Advantage Party Bylaws & Constitution . April 21, 2023 . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319181322/https://albertaadvantageparty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/1-CONSTITUTION-Document-Ver1-Nov-5-2022.pdf . live .