Alberta Alliance Party
The Alberta Alliance was a right wing provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. Many of its members were former supporters of the now-defunct Canadian Alliance federal political party and its predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada. Members also joined from such other provincial fringe parties as the Alberta First Party, the Alberta Party and Social Credit. Alliance supporters tended to view themselves as "true conservatives", and believed the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Ed Stelmach to be out of touch with the needs of Albertans.
Paul Hinman was elected the party's leader at a leadership convention held on November 19, 2005.
On January 19, 2008, the party voted to change its name to the Wildrose Alliance Party when it absorbed the unregistered Wildrose Party of Alberta.
Read more about Alberta Alliance Party: Early History, 2004 Election Campaign, 2005 Leadership Election, Merger Talks, 2006 Progressive Conservative Leadership Election, 2007 By-elections, Oil Royalties, Merger With The Wildrose Party
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