Collapse of The Alberta Political Alliance
In 1985 the Social Credit Party along with the Western Canada Concept and Heritage Party of Alberta began a merger movement that resulted in the Alberta Alliance Political Association.
The merger was short lived and broke apart, collapsing the parties involved. many candidates and supporters moved to support the Representative Party which became the primary right wing alternative party for that election.
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