Wildrose Party

defunct political party in Alberta, Canada

The Wildrose Party was a conservative political party in Alberta, Canada.

Wildrose Party
Founded2002
Dissolved2017
IdeologyConservatism
Social conservatism[1]
Right-wing populism
Direct democracy[2]
Political positionRight-wing[3]

The party was the official opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta after the 2012 and 2015 elections.

The party merged into the newly-created United Conservative Party in 2017.[4]

References

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  1. "Alberta election pits PC's 'red' versus Wildrose's 'blue' conservatives, experts say". nationalpost.com. 9 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. "5 things to know about the Wildrose party".
  3. Tom Lansford (8 April 2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. SAGE Publications. p. 242. ISBN 978-1-4833-3327-4.
  4. "Wildrose-PC members to vote on new united party July 22". edmontonjournal.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.