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] also in 1984, 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
edit- 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.
References
edit- ^ Harrison, Trevor (1995). Of passionate intensity: right-wing populism and the Reform Party of Canada. U of Toronto P. p. 78. ISBN 9780802006004.
- ^ DeMont, John (February 2, 1985). "Alberta by-election is crucial to NDP". The Financial Post. p. 13. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Political Party in Works". The Montreal Gazette. December 24, 1984. p. A6. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Alberta Party holds first policy convention". CBC News. November 13, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "The Spirit River-Fairview By-election". Elections Alberta. February 21, 1985. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ "Edmonton-Whitemud by-election". Elections Alberta. December 11, 1985. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
- ^ "Edmonton-Whitemud By-Election". Edmonton Journal. April 11, 1986. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
- ^ "Edmonton-Mill Woods results 1986". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved October 4, 2009.