The Green Party of Alberta (GPA, ) is a registered political party in Alberta, Canada, that is allied with the Green Party of Canada, and the other provincial Green parties. The party was registered by Elections Alberta on December 22, 2011 to replace the deregistered Alberta Greens; the party ran its first candidates for office in the 2012 provincial election under the name Evergreen Party of Alberta. The party changed its name to "Green Party of Alberta" on November 1, 2012.
History
Following a dispute of the leadership of the Alberta Greens in 2008, George Read withdrew as leader and Joe Anglin remained as interim leader. On April 1, 2009, the executive of the party failed to file an annual financial statement with Elections Alberta, as required by law, and was deregistered on July 16, 2009. Some of its members joined the Alberta Party and Wildrose Party, while others formed the Vision 2012 Society.
The independent group, dedicated to green principles, formed the legal entity required by Elections Alberta to register a political party. An annual general meeting was held on June 25, 2011, in Red Deer to elect an executive, and to raise a petition asking Elections Alberta to register a new party. The petition was signed by 8,500 people, more than the required 7,000, and on December 22, 2011, the "Evergreen Party of Alberta" was registered. According to Elections Alberta rules, the party could not use a name used by another party until the name went unused for a general election.
After contesting the 2012 general election under the Evergreen banner, the party voted at its annual general meeting, on September 29, 2012, to change its name to "Green Party of Alberta". Elections Alberta approved the name change and it became effective 1 November 2012.
On March 28, 2020, Jordan Wilkie was elected as the new leader of the party.
The Green Party of Alberta had its best result since the creation of the new party in the 2023 Alberta general election. They placed third above the Alberta Party.
On September 18, 2023, Wilkie resigned as party leader.
After two years of vacant leadership, James Anderson was appointed as the interim leader by the GPA Executive Council on November 22, 2025. On June 7, 2026, Anderson was voted in as the permanent leader.
Platform The party bases its principles on the Charter of the Global Greens. Those principles are: Ecological wisdom Non-violence Participatory democracy Respect for diversity Social justice Sustainability
Election results General elections
ElectionBannerLeaderCandidatesVotes%Seats±PositionGovernmentSee Alberta Greens 1993–20092012EvergreenLarry Ashmore5,082 0.39% 0 6th 2015 GreenJanet Keeping7,321 0.49% 0 6th 2019Cheryle Chagnon-Greyeyes7,6870.41% 0 7th 2023Jordan Wilkie13,4570.8% 0 3rd
By-elections BannerBy-electionDateCandidateVotes%PlaceGreenEdmonton-Whitemud October 27, 2014René Malenfant95 0.67% 6/6Calgary-FoothillsPolly Knowlton Cockett248 2.09% 5/7September 3, 2015Janet Keeping378 2.97% 6/7Calgary-GreenwayMarch 22, 2016Thana Boonlert166 2.01% 5/8Calgary-LougheedDecember 14, 2017Romy Tittel60 0.55% 5/7Fort McMurray-ConklinJuly 12, 2018Brian Deheer29 0.72% 5/5
Alberta Senate nominee elections Election Banner Votes % Elected 2012Evergreen 149,844 5.6%
Leaders
+LeaderTerm of officeNotesLarry Ashmore20112012InterimJanet Keeping20122017Romy TittelNovember 4, 2017March 24, 2018Coral Bliss TaylorApril 18, 2018September 2018InterimCheryle Chagnon-GreyeyesSeptember 22, 2018September 30, 2019William CarnegieOctober 1, 2019March 28, 2020InterimJordan WilkieMarch 28, 2020September 18, 2023James AndersonNovember 22, 2025presentInterim leader from November 22, 2025 to June 6, 2026
See also
Alberta Greens Alberta Greens candidates in Alberta provincial elections List of Alberta general elections List of Green party leaders in Canada List of Green politicians who have held office in Canada List of political parties in Alberta Politics of Alberta
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