Advantage Party of Alberta

The Advantage Party of Alberta is a registered political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was registered with Elections Alberta on November 9, 2018.^[3] Its leader is Marilyn Burns, and the party's philosophy is situated on the right side of the political spectrum. Its platform includes "membership driven policy, protection of individual rights and freedoms and politician accountability".^[4]

Advantage Party of Alberta
Active provincial party
Leader	Marilyn Burns
President	Carol Nordlund-Kinsey[1]
Founded	November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Preceded by	Alberta Advantage Party
Headquarters	Box 82 Winfield, AB T0C 2X0[1]
Ideology	Conservatism[2] Social conservatism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Green Gold
Seats in Legislature	0 / 87
Website
AlbertaAdvantageParty.ca
Politics of Alberta Political parties Elections

The Advantage Party of Alberta ran 28 candidates in the 2019 Alberta general election, none of whom placed higher than fourth. Province-wide, the party took 0.3% of the vote; its most successful candidate by vote share was Terry Blaquier in Cypress-Medicine Hat, who took 1.43% of the vote en route to a fourth-place finish in a five-candidate field. Other top candidate placings were Gil Poitras in Leduc-Beaumont, Ron Malowany in Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville and Kelly Zeleny in Vermilion-Lloydminster-Wainwright.

On February 5, 2022, the Alberta Advantage Party changed its official name to the Advantage Party of Alberta as voted on at the Annual General Meeting. The change was accepted by Elections Alberta on February 9, 2022.^[1] On January 1, 2023, the official logo was changed after a decision by membership.

References

1. "Parties". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 2019-01-02. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
2. "Platform 2019". Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
3. "Alberta Advantage registered as official political party". CBC News. November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on November 14, 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
4. "Alberta Advantage Party Bylaws & Constitution" (PDF). November 5, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.