Separation Party of Alberta
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| Separation Party of Alberta | |
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| Active Provincial Party | |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Leader | Bruce Hutton (interim) |
| President | Mike Bennison |
| Headquarters | Box 31074 Edmonton, Alberta T5Z 3P3 |
| Political ideology | Separatism |
| International alignment | none |
| Colours | Green & Gold |
| Website | http://www.SeparationPartyOfAlberta.com |
The Separation Party of Alberta is a political party that advocates the secession of Alberta from Canada. Its interim leader is Bruce Hutton.
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[edit] History
The party took over the rights of the inactive Alberta First Party in June 2004 and changed the party name. The party fielded 12 candidates in the provincial election, held on November 22, 2004. These candidates won a total of 4,680 votes, or 0.5% of the popular vote in the province. Here are the candidates, their ridings, votes and percentages:
- Calgary-Fort, Leo Ollenberger, 212 (2.7%)
- Calgary-Shaw, Daniel Doher, 171 (1.6%)
- Airdrie-Chestermere, Bob Lefurgey, 394 (3.3%)
- Drumheller-Stettler, David Carnegie, 465 (4.5%)
- Highwood, Corey Morgan, 299 (2.8%)
- Little Bow, Grant Shaw, 432 (4.8%)
- Livingstone-Macleod, Jim Walker, 339 (3.4%)
- Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, Brian Vasseur, 746 (6.1%)
- Red Deer-South, Judy Mine, 261 (2.2%)
- Rocky Mountain House, Bruce Hutton, 505 (4.9%)
- Strathcona, Roberta McDonald, 297 (2.1%)
- Strathmore-Brooks, Jay Kolody, 559 (6.1%)
The Separation Party is not the first separatist party to make a foray into Albertan politics. The Western Canada Concept achieved modest success in the early 1980s, even winning a by-election in 1982. The WCC's popularity declined before the end of the decade. The Alberta Independence Party ran 14 candidates in the 2001 general election, but these candidates were designated as independents because the party had not been registered with Elections Alberta. The AIP eventually disbanded.
The Separation Party has informal ties with the Western Independence Party of Saskatchewan and its website includes links to the website of that party. The Separation Party is not affiliated to the Western Canada Concept Party of British Columbia or the British Columbia-based Western Block Party and has distanced itself from Doug Christie, the controversial leader of those parties.
[edit] Recent challenges
Serious disagreements within the party membership led to a showdown at a party meeting on October 29, 2005. One group, led by Alan Clark, voted out the President and the Board of Directors, who refused to recognize the vote, claiming that it was unconstitutional. As a result, the party runs the risk of being de-registered by the province. A party convention has been called for March 25, 2006 to resolve these issues.
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| Lieutenant-Governor: Norman Kwong | Former lieutenant-governors | |
| Premier: Ralph Klein (Incumbent), Ed Stelmach (Designate) | Former premiers | |
| Opposition Leader: Kevin Taft | Former Opposition Leaders | |
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| Legislature: Current members | Former legislatures | Current electoral divisions | |
| Speaker of the Assembly: Ken Kowalski | |
| Political parties: Progressive Conservatives | Liberals | New Democrats | Alliance | |
| Alberta Party | Communists | Greens | Separation | Social Credit | |
| Elections: 2004 general election | Past elections | Electoral districts | |
| Current issues: Equalization payments | Prosperity Bonus | Same-sex marriage | Separatism | |
