United Conservative Party
Provincial political party in Alberta, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) is a conservative political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party. When established, the UCP immediately formed the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The UCP won a majority mandate in the 2019 Alberta general election to form the government of Alberta.[5] The party won a renewed majority mandate in the 2023 Alberta general election under the leadership of Danielle Smith.
For the historical political party in Chile, see United Conservative Party (Chile).
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United Conservative Party | |
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Active provincial party | |
Abbreviation | UCP |
Leader | Danielle Smith |
President | Rob Smith[1] |
Executive Director | Dustin van Vugt |
Founded | July 31, 2017 |
Merger of | |
Headquarters | 203-2915 21 Street NE Calgary, Alberta T2E 7T1 |
Membership (2022) | 123,915[2] |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
Seats in Legislature | 48 / 87 |
Website | |
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