Alberta First Party
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Alberta First Party
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| Leader | Bart Hampton |
| Founded | July 13, 1999 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Colours | Yellow & Black |
The Alberta First Party is a minor right-wing political party that has operated in Alberta, Canada since 1999. It used the Alberta First name from 1999 to 2004 and the Separation Party of Alberta name from 2004 to 2013, after which it reverted to the Alberta First name.
The party was incorporated under the society act under the legal name The Society for the Advancement of the Alberta First Party on July 13, 1999. It gained registration with Elections Alberta on November 2, 1999. The first permanent party leader was John Reil, who was elected its first leader at a convention in Edmonton on January 22, 2000. in Edmonton. Reil defeated Neil Wiltzen from Calgary. At the time of the convention the party had more than 500 members.
The party initially pushed policies including free votes in the legislature, regular referendums on contentious social issues and privatizing Alberta health care.
After the leadership election, the party contested two by-elections and made a poor showing. Reil ran his first time in Edmonton-Highlands and was soundly defeated. The party contested a second by-election in Red Deer which it fared better.
In the 2001 provincial election, Alberta First nominated 16 candidates, who won a total of 8,851 votes, or 0.87% of the provincial total. No candidates were elected. The party's best result came in Cardston-Taber-Warner, where leader John Riel picked up 2,500 votes, to the 5,000 by then incumbent Broyce Jacobs.
The party contested its last election under the Alberta First name in the electoral district of Wainwright on April 8, 2002, when Jerry Barber won 1,659 votes, 25.9% of the total, for a strong second-place finish in the by-election.
Reil vacated the leadership and ran for leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party on March 27, 2004. He was defeated, finishing a distant second to Kevin Taft.
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