The Heritage Party of Alberta explained

The Heritage Party of Alberta was a right-wing political party active in Politics of Canada during the 1980s.^[1] Throughout its existence, it was led by Mike Pawlus.

The party was founded in 1984 (and officially recognized in January 1985^[2]), and in that same year it began negotiations with other small right-wing parties in Alberta.^[3] The next year, they joined with Western Canada Concept and Alberta Social Credit Party to create the Alberta Political Alliance (later called Alberta Party),^[4] but left the coalition a year later to run independently once more, in a local 1986 election. The party ceased to exist in 1987.

Elections contested

• Spirit River-Fairview by-election, February 21, 1985. Pawlus and The Heritage Party won 18 votes, finishing last out of 17 candidates^[5]
• Edmonton-Whitemud by-election, December 11, 1985. Again finished last, winning 53 votes for a vote share of 0.54%.^[6] The party claimed expenditures of C$4103.^[7]
• Edmonton-Mill Woods, 1986. Finished last in the field of five candidates, with 132 votes.^[8]
  • In the same election, the party fielded five other candidates earning 601 votes in total across the province.

Notes and References

1. Book: Harrison, Trevor. Of passionate intensity: right-wing populism and the Reform Party of Canada. 1995. U of Toronto P. 78. 9780802006004.
2. News: DeMont. John. Alberta by-election is crucial to NDP. April 7, 2011. The Financial Post. February 2, 1985. 13.
3. News: Political Party in Works. April 7, 2011. The Montreal Gazette. December 24, 1984. A6.
4. News: Alberta Party holds first policy convention. April 7, 2011. CBC News. November 13, 2010.
5. Web site: The Spirit River-Fairview By-election. Elections Alberta. February 21, 1985. October 8, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094042/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#feb1985. June 7, 2009. mdy-all.
6. Web site: Edmonton-Whitemud by-election. Elections Alberta. December 11, 1985. October 8, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090607094042/http://www.elections.ab.ca/Public%20Website/742.htm#dec1985. June 7, 2009. mdy-all.
7. News: Edmonton-Whitemud By-Election. April 7, 2011. Edmonton Journal. April 11, 1986.
8. Web site: Edmonton-Mill Woods results 1986. Alberta Heritage Community Foundation . October 4, 2009.