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This article listspolitical parties inAlberta.
| Name[1] | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs | In Legislature | In Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Conservative | 2017 | Conservatism | Danielle Smith | 47 | 2017–present | 2019–present | |
| New Democratic | 1962 | Social Democracy | Naheed Nenshi | 38 | 1971–1993, 1997–present | 2015–2019 | |
| Alberta Party | 1985 | Centrism | Lindsay Amantea (interim) | 2 | 2011–2012, 2015–2019, 2025–present | — | |
| Name[1] | Founded | Ideology | Leader | MLAs | In Legislature | In Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | 1905 | Liberalism | John Roggeveen | 0 | 1905–1944, 1948–1971, 1986–2019 | 1905–1921 | |
| Alberta Advantage | 2017 | Conservatism[2] | Marilyn Burns | 0 | — | — | |
| Independence | 2019 | Alberta Separatism[3] | Ron Robertson (interim) | 0 | — | — | |
| Communist | 1930 | Communism | Naomi Rankin | 0 | — | — | |
| Green | 2011 | Green politics | Vacant | 0 | — | — | |
| Pro-Life[a] | 2017 | Anti-Abortion | Murray Ruhl | 0 | — | — | |
| Reform | 2016 | Social conservatism | Randy Thorsteinson | 0 | — | — | |
| Wildrose Independence | 2020 | Alberta Separatism | Jeevan Mangat (interim) | 0 | — | — | |
| Republican[b] | 2022 | Alberta separatism,Pro-Americanism | Cameron Davies | 0 | — | — | |
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | 2023 | Economic liberalism | Paul Hinman | 0 | — | — | |
| Solidarity Movement | 2023 | Social conservatism | Artur Pawlowski | 0 | — | — | |
| Name[4] | Expiry Date | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta 1st Party | A1P | 7 August 2025 | |
| Alberta Unity Party | AUP | 22 November 2025 | |
| Non-Partisan Association | NPA | 3 June 2025 | |
| People’s Alliance Party of Alberta | PAP | 22 November 2025 | |
| Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta | PCAA | 26 November 2025 | |
| The Albertan Commonsense Party | ACP | 22 November 2025 | |
| Name | Date Registered | Type | Ideology | Leader | Councillors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary[5] | ||||||
| A Better Calgary Party | March 26, 2025 | Municipal party | Conservatism[6] | Gordon Elliott | 1 | |
| The Calgary Party | November 19, 2024 | Municipal party | Centrism[7] | Brian Thiessen | 1 | |
| Communities First | February 18, 2025 | Municipal party | Conservatism[6] | Sonya Sharp | 4 | |
| Edmonton[8] | ||||||
| Better Edmonton | May 28, 2025 | Municipal party | Conservatism[9] | Vacant | 1 | |
| PACE | January 27, 2025 | Municipal party | Localism[10] | Doug Main[11] | 0 | |
| Name | Date Registered | Date Deregistered | Type | Ideology | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton[12] | ||||||
| Yeg1st | April 24, 2025 | September 22, 2025 | Slate | |||
| Name | Founded | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Independence Party | 1987 | Western Canada separatism | |
| Name | Years active | Succeeded by | Ideology | In Legislature | In Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Alliance | 2002–2008 | Wildrose | Conservatism | 2004–2008 | — | |
| Alberta Reform Movement | 1981–1982 | — | Conservatism | 1981–1982 | — | |
| Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | 1932–1962 | New Democratic Party | Social democracy,democratic socialism | 1944–1959 | — | |
| Dominion Labor | 1919–1935 | Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | Social democracy | 1919–1935 | — | |
| Freedom Conservative | 1999–2020[a] | Wildrose Independence | Albertan autonomism[b],Conservatism,Right-libertarianism | 2018–2019 | – | |
| Independent Movement | 1940–1948 | — | Liberalism, conservatism | 1940–1948 | — | |
| Labour Representation | Dominion Labor | Social democracy | 1917–1919 | — | ||
| Non-Partisan League | 1916–1921 | United Farmers of Alberta | Agrarianism, social democracy | 1917–1921 | — | |
| Progressive Conservative | 1905–2019 | United Conservative | Liberal conservatism,Red Toryism | 1905–1940, 1952–1963, 1967–2019 | 1971–2015 | |
| Representative | 1984–1989 | — | Conservatism, populism | 1986–1989 | — | |
| Social Credit | 1934–2017 | Pro-Life Alberta | Social conservatism,Social credit (historical) | 1935–1982 | 1935–1971 | |
| Socialist | 1909–1921 | — | Socialism | 1909–1913 | — | |
| United Farmers of Alberta | 1919–1937 | — | Agrarianism,progressivism | 1921–1935 | 1921–1935 | |
| Veterans' and Active Force | 1944–1948 | — | Veteran advocacy | 1944–1948 | — | |
| Western Canada Concept | 1982–1986 | — | Alberta separatism,Western separatism | 1982 | — | |
| Wildrose | 2008–2017 | United Conservative | Conservatism,right-wing populism | 2009–2017 | — | |
| Name | Years active | Succeeded by | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta First | 1999–2018[c] | Freedom Conservative | |
| Alberta Independence | 2000–2001 | Independence Party (2017) | |
| Alberta Independence Party | 1989 election[13] | — | |
| Greens | 1986–2009 | Evergreen (2011) | |
| Confederation of Regions | 1986–1996 | — | |
| Forum Party of Alberta | 1995–2004 | — | |
| Heritage Party | 1985–1986 | — | |
| Independent Labour Party | 1921 | Leader Ernest Brown became active in Communist Party | |
| Natural Law | 1993–1997 | — | |
| Progressive Labour Party of Alberta | 1932–1940 | — | |
| Unparty | 1982 election[13] | — | |
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