Parties
Bill 54: Election Statutes Amendment Act impacts all provincial electoral legislation. This page is being updated to reflect the new legislation, and as such the information below may be outdated.
A political party is an organization that participates in public affairs and aims to elect candidates to the Legislative Assembly. Parties must register with Elections Alberta and submit regular reports to disclose their financial activities.
This section provides resources and links for registered parties, and information on reserving a name and register a party, and the financial rules that apply to registered parties and their chief financial officers (below).
Registered Political Parties
Marilyn Burns, Leader
Carol Nordlund Kinsey, President
Ron Malowany, Chief Financial Officer
Box 82
Winfield, AB T0C 2X0
https://albertaadvantageparty.caThe Alberta Advantage Party made an application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Advantage Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective February 9, 2022.
John Roggeveen, Interim Leader
Helen Mcmenamin, President
Aleksandar Samardzija, Chief Financial Officer
PO Box 94098 RPO Elbow River
Calgary, AB T2S 0S4
www.albertaliberal.com
Toll Free: 1-800-607-2260
Phone: (780) 414-1124
Email: office@albertaliberal.com
Naheed Nenshi, Leader
Nancy Janovicek, President
Garett Spelliscy, Chief Financial Officer
201, 10544 114 Street
Edmonton, Alberta T5H 3J7
www.albertandp.ca
Toll Free: 1-800-465-6587
Phone: (780) 474-2415
Fax: (780) 669-9617
Email: info@albertaNDP.ca
Lindsay Amantea, Interim Leader
Lindsay Amantea, President
John Gee, Chief Financial Officer
Stn Main, PO Box 1045
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2M1
www.albertaparty.ca
Phone: (403) 619-0704
Email: info@albertaparty.ca
Vacant, Leader
Ashley MacDonald, President
Jason McKee, Chief Financial Officer
319, 3630 Brentwood Road NW
Box 45066 Brentwood PO
Calgary, Alberta T2L 1Y4
www.greenpartyofalberta.ca
Phone: (587) 419-6688
Email: president@albertagreens.caThe Evergreen Party of Alberta made an application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Green Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective November 1, 2012.
Murray Ruhl, Leader
Murray Ruhl, President
Graham Gagnon, Chief Financial Officer
12 Spruce Ctr SW
Calgary, Alberta T3C 3B3
www.prolifealberta.com
Toll Free: 1-855-398-8486
Email: connect@prolifealberta.comThe Alberta Social Credit Party made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Pro-Life Alberta Political Association”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective May 3, 2017.
Randy Thorsteinson, Leader
Patricia Argent, Chief Financial Officer
69 McCullough Crescent
Red Deer, AB, T4R 1S5
www.reformalberta.com
Phone: (403) 358-0377
Email: info@reformalberta.com
Cameron Davies, Leader
Sarah Negussie, President
Daniel Warwick, Chief Financial Officer
PO Box 25166 RPO Deer Park
Red Deer, AB, T4R 2M2
www.albertarepublicans.com
Phone: (587) 847-4777
Toll Free: 1-877-747-7729
Email: contact@albertarepublicans.comThe Buffalo Party of Alberta made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Republican Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective February 10, 2025.
Artur Pawlowski, Leader
Nick Lauritsen, President
Jacqueline Lauritsen, Chief Financial Officer
1152, 7620 Elbow Drive SW
Calgary, AB T2V 1K2
solidaritymovementofalberta.ca
Phone: (403) 651-8803
Email: nick.lauritsen@solidaritymovementofalberta.ca
Vacant, Leader
Ron Robertson, President
Charlene Schramm, Chief Financial Officer
4706 51 Street
Olds, AB T4H 1E7
www.tipalberta.org
Email: finance@ab-independence.comThe Alberta Independence Party made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Independence Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective October 29, 2019.
Following this change, the Independence Party of Alberta made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “The Independence Party of Alberta”. The request was received and approved, and the change was made effective January 26, 2021.
Danielle Smith, Leader
Rob Smith, President
Ken Engler, Chief Financial Officer
203, 2915 21 Street NE
Calgary, AB T2E 7T1
www.unitedconservative.ca
Toll Free: 1-888-465-2660
Email: info@unitedconservative.caThe Chief Electoral Officer approved a request to merge the Wildrose Party and the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta with the United Conservative Party. The effective date of the merger is January 1, 2020.
Jeevan Mangat, Interim Leader
Rick Northey, President
Kenneth Walker, Chief Financial Officer
Unit 163 17008 – 90 Ave
Edmonton, AB T5T 1L6
www.wildrosenation.com
Phone: 1-888-528-1643
Email: contact@wildrosenation.comThe Alberta First Party made application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Western Freedom Party of Alberta”, which was approved and made effective April 23, 2018.
Following this change, the Western Freedom Party of Alberta made an application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta”, which was approved and made effective June 22, 2018.
Following this change, the Freedom Conservative Party of Alberta made an application to the Chief Electoral Officer to change the party name to “Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta”, which was approved and made effective July 23, 2020.
Paul Hinman, Leader
Danny Hozack, President
Tami Tatlock, Chief Financial Officer
Box 13, Site 7, RR 3
Ponoka, AB T4J 1R3
www.wildroseloyaltycoalition.com
Toll Free: 1-888-262-1888
Email: admin@votewlc.com
Contributions
Through their chief financial officer, a registered party can accept contributions at any time from the following persons or entities:
- persons ordinarily resident in Alberta,
- corporations carrying on business in Alberta and are not prohibited corporations, and
- Alberta trade unions and employee organizations.
Contributions are defined as any money or in-kind donations of real property, goods, or services.
The maximum contribution a party’s chief financial officer can accept from an eligible contributor is $5,000 per year, less any other contributions the contributor may make to registered constituency associations, registered prospective candidate associations, registered candidates, and other registered parties in the year.
The party’s chief financial officer is responsible for reporting contributions to Elections Alberta and issuing official contribution receipts to contributors. Contributors can claim non-refundable personal income tax credits on their tax return for their contributions to registered parties.
Get more information on contributions.
Fundraising Functions
A registered party or any person acting on the party’s behalf can hold events and activities to raise funds at any time.
Examples of fundraising events and activities include luncheons, meet & greet events, rallies, golf tournaments, and auctions. Contribution rules limit who can pay to attend events and who can donate/bid for auctions.
All fundraising revenues and expenses must be reported on the party’s annual or campaign return, depending on the timeframe when the event or activity is held.
Get more information on fundraising functions.
Expenses
A registered party can spend funds or accept non-monetary contributions at any time.
Registered parties are subject to spending limits for election expenses. Election expenses are any property, goods, or services used, distributed, or consumed during an election period, for a registered party’s promotion or opposing others. The election period begins on the day a Writ of Election is issued and extends to the end of voting on Election Day.
A registered party’s election expenses cannot exceed $5,000,000 per year. This limit includes the
party’s by-election expense limit of $75,000 for each electoral division where the party endorses a by-election candidate, and $100,000 for each candidate the party endorses for an election held under the Alberta Senate Election Act. The annual election expense limit also includes any election expenses incurred on the party’s behalf by any of the following:
- Registered constituency associations of the party,
- Registered candidates of the party, and
- Registered prospective candidate associations where the party has endorsed the prospective candidate.
Parties can pay election expenses on behalf of their candidate(s) which count toward the candidate’s expense limit. The party must record these expenses separately from its operating expenses and its own election expenses.
Get more information on expenses.
Filing Deadlines and Audit Requirements
Through their chief financial officer, registered parties must disclose the details of their financial activities to Elections Alberta through the submission of quarterly contribution reports, annual financial statements, and campaign financial statements. The reports are required regardless of the level of financial activity, including nil activity if applicable, and are due as follows:
- Quarterly contribution reports are due 15 days after the end of the quarter,
- Annual financial statements are due March 31st each year, and
- Campaign financial statements are due 6 months after Election Day.
In addition, independently audited financial statements are required to be filed if a party’s annual revenue and/or expenses exceed $25,000, and if the party’s campaign expenses exceed $25,000.
An automatic late filing fee of $500 applies for missing a filing deadline.
Get more information on filing deadlines and independent audit requirements.
Financial Reporting and Online Financial System (OFS)
The Financial Reporting website contains registration and financial information for all registered parties.
Registered parties’ chief financial officers are granted access to Elections Alberta’s secure Online Financial System (OFS) to report contributions, issue official contribution receipts to contributors, and submit the party’s financial reports.
Contact finance@elections.ab.ca with any questions.