Reform Party of Alberta | |
Subheader: | Active provincial party |
Leader: | Randy Thorsteinson |
President: | Lauren Thorsteinson[1] |
Foundation: | 2016 |
Headquarters: | Box 25156, Deer Park PO Red Deer, Alberta |
Ideology: | Social conservatism |
Position: | Right-wing |
Colours: | Blue and sky blue |
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Seats1 Title: | Seats in the House of Commons |
Seats2 Title: | Seats in the Senate |
Seats3 Title: | Seats in Legislature |
Country: | Canada |
State: | Alberta |
Parties Dab1: | List of political parties in Alberta |
Elections Dab1: | List of Alberta general elections |
The Reform Party of Alberta is an active political party in Alberta[2] 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.[3]
The party was founded as a social conservative alternative to Wildrose, which Thorsteinson describes as "middle of the road".[4] 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.