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60-596: Paul Hinman was elected the party's leader at a leadership convention held on November 19, 2005. On January 19, 2008, the party voted to change its name to the Wildrose Alliance Party when it absorbed the unregistered Wildrose Party of Alberta . The party was registered on October 25, 2002 and its founding convention was held for two days beginning on February 14, 2003, in Red Deer , Alberta . Former Social Credit Party leader Randy Thorsteinson ,

120-578: A board member for the federal Conservative Party of Canada in the electoral district of Lethbridge . In provincial politics, he was the southern regional director for the Alberta First Party . Hinman served as vice-president of policy for the Alberta Alliance Party from its founding convention on February 14, 2002, until he was named deputy leader on January 8, 2005. As a candidate for the Alberta Alliance Party, Hinman

180-539: A candidate in the Senate nominee election, which he reversed after pressure from caucus. Klein's rationale for the boycott was that the Senate was a "federal thing". Five candidates were nominated from the Progressive Conservative Party, including the 1998 Senate election winner Bert Brown . The second nominee from the 1998 election, Ted Morton declined to run, and instead contested a seat in

240-616: A distant fourth. Masyk's old electoral district Edmonton-Norwood had been merged in Edmonton Highlands , the district represented by popular New Democrat leader Brian Mason . The party on the whole did very poorly in the urban ridings of Edmonton and Calgary. The Alliance appears to have played spoiler in some urban seats, siphoning off enough votes from the Tories that Liberals or New Democrats were elected. The Alberta Alliance had its best results in rural seats. The party won

300-581: A former Member of Parliament for the Progressive Conservative Party was appointed to the Senate on September 17, 1998, one month before the 1998 Alberta Senate nominee election was held. Former Prime Minister Joe Clark criticized the appointment as a "cynical, provocative and wrong". Alberta Premier Ralph Klein penned an open letter to Chrétien criticizing the appointment and calling for Senate reform. Klein went on to criticize Chrétien stating "the prime minister of this country

360-640: A legal option, to prevent the vote totals of their competitors from rising. A total of 2,176,341 votes were cast (714,709 ballots). Overall, Albertans were seen as uninterested in the Provincial election and Senate nominee election. Elections Alberta stated the provincial election turnout was 44.7 per cent of eligible voters, while the Senate nominee election saw a turnout of 44.2 per cent (885,289 ballots). Although total turnout included 85,937 (9.7 per cent) voters decline ballots , and 84,643 (9.6 per cent) voters rejecting their ballot. Commentators such as

420-533: A membership in the Wildrose Alliance for the unexpired term. The new party adopted bylaws substantially the same as those of the Wildrose Party of Alberta, and immediately conducted an election of officers. The Wildrose Alliance accepted all the assets and liabilities of the Wildrose Party of Alberta. Paul Hinman Paul Hinman (born 1959) is a Canadian politician and businessman who

480-576: A minority under new Prime Minister Paul Martin . Previous Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien refused to appoint senators elected in Alberta in 1998. Previous Senate nominees from 1998 Bert Brown and Ted Morton , both of the Reform Party failed to be nominated before their five-year term expired. Brown, one of the four nominated senators was subsequently appointed to the Senate by Prime Minister Stephen Harper on July 10, 2007, and Betty Unger

540-689: A narrow victory in the Progressive Conservative stronghold of Cardston-Taber-Warner , where Paul Hinman became the first MLA elected under the Alliance banner, defeating incumbent Broyce Jacobs . In several others it managed to finish second. Party Leader Randy Thorsteinson placed second running in Innisfail-Sylvan Lake . The rural results were mixed, though -- it was badly defeated in other districts. On March 7, 2005, Thorsteinson announced his resignation as leader of

600-566: A new party constitution that would have merged the parties. The new party would have kept the Alberta Alliance Party name and Paul Hinman as leader. Talks between the two parties had been on-going prior to the election in 2004. The Alberta Alliance party membership voted to withhold a potential merger until after the Alberta Party had resolved its legal troubles. In an unorthodox political move, on October 11, 2006, Alliance leader Paul Hinman encouraged his party members to buy memberships in

660-473: A number of independents. After pressure from the Liberal and NDP camps (who did not want their supporters to feel compelled to vote for a right-of-centre candidate), polling officers were instructed to advise voters on election day that they did not have to vote in the Senate election. In early October, Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein promised that the Progressive Conservative Party would not run

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720-417: A party member for at least 90 days prior to the convention, obtain 100 signatures from party members in good standing, and provide a $ 5,000 deposit. The Alberta Alliance had four candidates were nominated: Paul Hinman was elected as the party's new leader on November 19, 2005, after a bitter leadership campaign. He was elected on the third ballot defeating Marilyn Burns. Following the leadership convention,

780-450: A rural riding in central Alberta. The Alliance nominated Dave France, who had finished third as the candidate in the previous general election. In Calgary Elbow the party nominated its chief financial officer Jane Greydanus to stand as the candidate. When the returns came back on June 12, 2007, Dave France finished a distant fifth place and there was a significant re-alignment of votes among the opposition parties. The Drumheller-Stettler seat

840-827: Is currently the leader of the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition . He was the leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta from 2020 to 2022, and was the leader of the Wildrose Alliance (2008–2009) and Alberta Alliance Party (2005–2008). He served two terms as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta , from 2004 to 2008 representing the electoral district of Cardston-Taber-Warner and then from 2009 to 2012 in Calgary-Glenmore . Hinman

900-540: Is saying that democracy is a joke". Both of Alberta's opposition parties, the Liberal Party and the New Democratic Party (NDP), boycotted the election in demonstration of their opposition to the process. As a result, the only candidates to contest the election were representatives of the right-of-centre Alberta Progressive Conservatives , Alberta Alliance Party and Social Credit parties, and

960-554: The Edmonton Journal editorial board called the large number of declined and rejected ballots a grim picture for Alberta's senator-in-waiting strategy for reform. Many Liberal and NDP supporters were observed discarding their Senate nominee ballots, while the proportion of spoiled ballots was higher in ridings and polls where the Liberals and NDP did well in the concurrent Legislature election. The Klein government sent

1020-486: The 2004 Alberta Senate nominee election . The Alberta Alliance was the only party besides the Progressive Conservatives to successfully nominate candidates. The Social Credit Party had intended to run a candidate but failed to get the signatures required to field a candidate. The candidates finished 7th 8th and 10th out of the field of 10 candidates in the block vote. On election day , results for

1080-560: The Alberta Alliance Party , including Michael Roth, a small business owner from Lacombe; Vance Gough a Calgary entrepreneur and business instructor at Mount Royal University who previously finished fourth of four candidates in 1998; and Gary Horan, a small business owner from Edmonton. Two independent candidates contested the election, Link Byfield , the former publisher of Alberta Report and western rights advocate; and Tom Sindlinger , an economist and former Member of

1140-601: The Meech Lake Accord . Getty responded to the comments by Mulroney by stating he would provide a list to the Prime Minister with a single name, Waters. Prime Minister Brian Mulroney had criticized the electoral process, although he nonetheless made a public announcement agreeing to advise Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn to appoint Waters to the Canadian Senate on June 11, 1990. Waters time in

1200-535: The Philippines serving as a Mormon Missionary and learned to speak Tagalog . He described a divorce he went through as a painful and difficult trial in his faith that he overcame. He remains an active Mormon and still holds to its values. Hinman worked for the Reform Party of Canada in policy and election committees. He later worked for the Conservative Party of Canada . He served as

1260-526: The Senate of Canada . The Senate nominee election was held in conjunction with the 2004 Alberta general election . The 3rd Senate nominee election took place six years following the 2nd Senate nominee election held in 1998 , and 15 years after the first Senate nominee election held in 1989 . The election came five months following the 2004 Canadian federal election which saw the Liberal government secure

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1320-618: The United Conservative Party . Following Jason Kenney's announcement on May 17, 2022, that he would be resigning as premier of Alberta , Hinman was rumoured to be interested in running for leadership of the UCP. Hinman said he had no interest in leading the party and said the UCP's divisions that led to Kenney's resignation would help the Wildrose Independence Party with recruitment. Hinman ran in

1380-543: The University of Alberta Faculty of Pharmacy. Hinman is a libertarian , telling Calgary Herald columnist Don Braid in 2009 "I'm all about sharing ideas and inspiring others, not requiring others to do things. It's just so necessary for peace and prosperity to flourish. If people impose their will on others, it's just wrong." He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . He spent two years in

1440-515: The 2022 Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche by-election. Hinman was not a resident of the Fort McMurray or Lac La Biche regions, but denied he was an opportunist or ignorant of local issues facing the riding. He told Fort McMurray Today he was running as a candidate because he felt it was “the most important election in Alberta’s near-term history." He said he had stopped supporting Kenney and

1500-738: The Alberta Alliance, citing that he would not be able to devote the time and energy into the party. He stepped down on April 15, 2005. A leadership convention was called for November 19, 2005. Eleanor Maroes was appointed leader by the Provincial Council to serve in the interim until the new leader was chosen. The party replaced former leader Randy Thorsteinson in a two-day leadership convention held on November 18, and November 19, 2005 in Red Deer. The nominations closed on September 20, 2005. Candidates were eligible if had been

1560-544: The CA. The new party never sought a formal link with the CA, and had it done so, the overture would likely have been rebuffed, since many Albertan CA members continued to support the Progressive Conservatives . However, the Alberta Alliance used the same blue-and-green colours used by the CA, and its logo bears a striking resemblance to that of the federal party. The Alberta Alliance continued to grow following

1620-503: The Canadian Alliance's merger with the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to form the new Conservative Party of Canada . The Alliance gained its first Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) on June 29, 2004, when Gary Masyk crossed the floor , quitting the Progressive Conservative Party to protest Ralph Klein 's handling of health care issues during the 2004 federal election . Masyk had represented

1680-532: The Legislative Assembly as a Progressive Conservative. The other Progressive Conservative candidates were Betty Unger , a home-care nurse and conservative party supporter; Cliff Breitkreuz , a farmer and former Reform and Alliance Member of Parliament for Yellowhead ; Jim Silye , President of an oil exploration company and former Calgary Stampeders player; and David Usherwood, a farmer and financial advisor. Three candidates were nominated under

1740-529: The Legislative Assembly for Calgary-Buffalo . The Social Credit party attempted to nominate Gerry Pyne of Calgary, but were unable to obtain the 1,500 signatures required to get on the ballot, and the party therefore was not represented in the election. As of the date of the election, there were three vacant Alberta seats in the Senate of Canada, with another set to become vacant within six years. Voters could vote for up to four candidates, though many candidates encouraged their supporters to vote for only one,

1800-585: The Senate on the basis of names submitted by each province's premier. The Senate nominee election was featured in the Speech from the Throne in February 1989 for the fourth session of the 21st Alberta Legislature , but died on the order paper when the legislature was dissolved to hold an early provincial election. The bill was reintroduced in the summer of 1989 during the 22nd Alberta Legislature , which permitted

1860-663: The Senate was cut short when he was diagnosed with brain Cancer in the Summer of 1991, and died months later in Calgary on September 25, 1991, at the age of 71, four years before the mandatory retirement age for Canadian senators. Prime Minister Jean Chrétien appointed four senators from Alberta prior to the 1998 Alberta Senate nominee election, including Nicholas Taylor on March 7, 1996, Jean Forest on May 17, 1996, Thelma Chalifoux on November 26, 1997, and Douglas Roche . Roche,

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1920-572: The UCP because he felt "Jason Kenney and the UCP have betrayed us by not standing up to Ottawa." Hinman finished third in the by-election, behind NDP candidate Ariana Mancini and UCP MLA Brian Jean . After the Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche by-election, the party began a review of Hinman's leadership and his performance in the by-election. After the review concluded, he was removed as party leader on June 28, 2022. The review accused Hinman of paying himself with party money during

1980-614: The Wildrose Alliance Party, triggering a leadership convention in October 2009 in Edmonton. Hinman remained interim leader of the Alliance until the election of Danielle Smith as party leader on October 17. On May 15, 2009, Calgary-Glenmore MLA Ron Stevens announced his resignation to accept a position as a judge. Hinman ran in the ensuing by-election Hinman was selected as the Wildrose Alliance candidate and won

2040-403: The Wildrose Independence Party, Hinman formed a new party called the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition in early 2023. It became a registered party with Elections Alberta on May 1, 2023. 2004 Alberta Senate nominee election The 2004 Alberta Senate nominee election , formally the 3rd Alberta Senate nominee election of Alberta was held on November 22, 2004, to nominate appointments to

2100-452: The announcement, Breitkreuz publicly admonished Klein for his perceived failure to advocate for Alberta's senators-in-waiting. On April 19, 2007, on the advice of newly elected Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper , Governor General Michäelle Jean appointed Bert Brown to the Senate to fill the vacancy left by Daniel Hays ' early retirement. Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach decided to defer new Senate elections set to take place when

2160-416: The by-election with 37% of the vote. On September 8, 2017, Danielle Smith of NewsTalk770 and Hinman's successor as Wildrose leader announced that Hinman would be running for the leadership of the newly formed United Conservative Party (UCP). However, Hinman later declined to run and posted to his Twitter that he was endorsing Jason Kenney . In December 2021, he told Fort McMurray Today that he

2220-513: The by-election. The review also wrote that Hinman was not familiar with the needs and concerns shared by people living in the riding, despite his commentary on community issues at local forums and in interviews with Harvard Media's CFVR-FM and Fort McMurray Today . The review was not released publicly, but a copy was leaked to the Western Standard . Hinman denied all of the party's accusations against him. He told CTV News that

2280-527: The case of the CA's predecessor, the Reform Party of Canada , an inactive Reform Party of Alberta had been formed by members of the federal party to keep the Reform name out of provincial politics. Unlike the Reform Party, the founders of the Alberta Alliance intended to form a very active party, and many members of the Alberta Alliance hoped the new party would be seen as the unofficial provincial wing of

2340-402: The electoral district of Edmonton-Norwood since 2001. The Alliance nominated candidates in all 83 electoral divisions and three candidates for the senator-in-waiting, for the 2004 Alberta election , which was held on November 22, 2004. The party was excluded from Global Television Network 's leaders' debate because it had not elected any members in the 2001 election , which was held before

2400-831: The four senators-in-waiting on a cross-country trip following the election in Spring 2005 to promote Senate reform. Although Klein refused to give the group of nominees the opportunity to speak at the August 2005 Council of the Federation meeting in Banff . Prime Minister Paul Martin refused to advise Governor General Adrienne Clarkson to appoint the elected Senate nominees to the Upper Chamber, instead putting forward three appointees of his choosing: Grant Mitchell , Elaine McCoy and Claudette Tardif on March 24, 2005. After

2460-404: The now-traditional Progressive Conservative dominance in the province despite the much greater levels of support currently attained by parties such as the Liberal and New Democratic parties. The basis for such an argument is that both Social Credit and Alberta Alliance would most likely to compete for the "rural vote"- traditionally PC heartland. However, this has so far failed to materialize despite

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2520-431: The party could be described as mixed. Most analysts did not expect the two-year-old party to seriously challenge the Progressive Conservative government. The party made a few in roads finishing second in a number of rural districts and a few respectable third place showing in Calgary. The party's lone incumbent MLA, Gary Masyk , was defeated running for re-election in the new electoral district of Edmonton Decore , placing

2580-765: The party entered discussion about merging with the Social Credit Party of Alberta and re-entered merger talks with the Alberta Party in order to unite the political right in Alberta. Merger talks with the Social Credit collapsed after a motion was put forward at the 2006 Social Credit policy convention to break off merger talks and focus on electing members in the next provincial election. The Alberta Alliance Party and Alberta Party held their Annual General Meetings on March 23, 2007 and March 24, 2007, in Edmonton and Red Deer, respectively, to vote on

2640-423: The party was being taken over by "implants, plants, agents inside our board" who are opposed to an independent Alberta . Hinman was reinstated as leader during the party's annual general meeting in Red Deer on July 23, 2022. The party's board of governors was forced out. A Court of King's Bench justice ruled on October 21 that Hinman had been legally removed as leader of the party and that the interim party leader

2700-899: The party was founded. Some Alliance members noted that in the 1997 election , the Alberta New Democratic Party leader was allowed in the debate (as was then Social Credit leader Thorsteinson), even though the NDP had no MLAs at the time. They also noted that the NDP did not even have a full slate of candidates in the 1997 election. The Alliance hired an American firm, Campaign Secrets, to help run its campaign. Campaign Secrets, which has extensive experience working on Republican campaigns, produced advertisements that were criticized by some Albertans for employing "U.S.-style" negative campaign tactics. The Alliance leadership defended its use of American strategists, claiming that most right-leaning Albertan consultants were already hired by

2760-478: The party. Hinman was one of four candidates who ran in the 2005 Alberta Alliance Party leadership election . The other three candidates were Ed Klop, Marilyn Burns and David Crutcher. Hinman won the election on the third ballot at the leadership convention held on November 19, 2005, in Red Deer, Alberta. Under Hinman's leadership, the Alberta Alliance and the Wildrose Party of Alberta merged to unite

2820-408: The possible consequences for oil royalty increases. The Alberta Alliance membership voted on January 19, 2008 to merge with the upstart Wildrose Party to create the "Wildrose Alliance". To effect the merger, the Alberta Alliance Party changed its name to the Wildrose Alliance Party of Alberta and allowed all members of the Wildrose Party of Alberta to exchange their membership in the Wildrose Party for

2880-577: The promising showings by both parties in a number of ridings in recent elections. The Alberta Alliance began its campaign for the Calgary Elbow and Drumheller-Stettler by-elections at the Annual General Meeting held on March 24, 2007. At that meeting, former party leader Randy Thorsteinson returned to the executive as the president of the party. The Alberta Alliance party pinned its best hopes in picking up Drumheller-Stettler,

2940-438: The promotional package used by the party was bumper stickers a variety of fliers for different problems and a television ad, as well as T-shirts and a website. "I Blame Ralph" received significant attention, but did not include any of the standard Alberta Alliance logos or colours, instead using red and white leading many to believe the Liberals were responsible. The Alberta Alliance party ran three senator-in-waiting candidates in

3000-418: The right wing of the political spectrum in Alberta at a convention held on January 19, 2008, in Calgary. In the 2008 provincial election , Hinman lost to Jacobs by 39 votes after three recounts. However, the party increased its vote in the riding. The party also gained popular vote in most of the other ridings where it ran candidates, but did not win any seats. A year later, Hinman stepped down as leader of

3060-490: The rival Progressive Conservative Party and vote for candidate Ted Morton in the PC Party's upcoming leadership race , as Morton is considered the candidate that is ideologically most in sync with Alliance philosophies. The idea wasn't well received by the provincial council and voted down. It has been argued by some that parties such as Social Credit and Alberta Alliance could, with sufficient support, possibly threaten

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3120-400: The vote to take place during the October 1989 Alberta municipal elections. Stan Waters , nominated by the Reform Party , won the 1989 Senate nominee election, with 41.7 per cent of the popular vote. On October 17, 1989, one day after the Senate nominee election, Mulroney stated he was not bound to appoint a senator by the results of the election, and instead intended to follow the process in

3180-534: The well-heeled Tories . The Alberta Alliance Party devised a campaign strategy in September 2004 prior to election called "I Blame Ralph", the purpose of which was to court voters who were uncomfortable with Ralph Klein's behaviour, and highlight his tight controls over the government's decision making. The party kicked off the "I Blame Ralph" tour holding pre-election campaign events in numerous cities including opening its Campaign Headquarters in Red Deer. Part of

3240-618: Was Jeevan Mangat. Hinman is appealing the decision. The party's board also accused Hinman and his supporters of disrupting the AGM and pressuring people to either leave or support Hinman. They are suing Hinman for $ 180,000. Hinman told the Medicine Hat News he is focusing on his legal battles with the party's leadership and would not be running in the Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election. After being removed as leader of

3300-529: Was appointed to the Senate on January 6, 2012, becoming the second and third elected senators in the upper chamber. In the late-1980s, the Government of Alberta under Premier Don Getty had made vailed statements about holding a province-wide election to select nominees for the Senate with the expectation that Meech Lake Accord would be ratified and the Prime Minister would make appointments to

3360-551: Was born in Edmonton in 1959. He grew up in Calgary in the neighbourhood of Haysboro . As of 2022, Hinman lives in the town of Raymond, Alberta . Hinman's grandfather Edgar "Ted" Hinman was a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Cardston and as Provincial Treasurer in the Social Credit government under Ernest Manning . Before politics, Hinman was an irrigation farmer, cow-calf producer, purebred-cattle breeder, feedlot operator and small-business entrepreneur. He attended

3420-524: Was elected to his first term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the constituency of Cardston-Taber-Warner in the 2004 provincial election on November 22, 2004. He defeated incumbent Broyce Jacobs the Progressive Conservatives candidate by 129 votes. Hinman was the only Alberta Alliance Party candidate elected in 2004. After the 2004 provincial election, former Alberta Alliance leader Randy Thorsteinson stepped down as leader of

3480-578: Was no longer a supporter of Kenney or the UCP, and that "Jason Kenney and the UCP have betrayed us by not standing up to Ottawa." Hinman was made interim leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta in July 2020 and elected leader in 2021. The party campaigns on Alberta separatism . It has no connection with the former Wildrose Party that merged with the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta to create

3540-570: Was retained by the Progressive Conservatives. In Calgary Elbow the party managed a slight increase in its popular vote percent but failed to make a breakthrough. The party retained its previous fourth-place standing in the riding. After the release of the Oil Royalty Review Panel Final Report, the Alberta Alliance came out strongly in favour of petroleum producers. The party released a new website called Protect Our Prosperity , which sought to inform Albertans about

3600-568: Was selected as the first leader of the party on the second day of the founding convention on February 15, 2003. Thorsteinson had experience in Alberta politics as he was leader of Social Credit from 1992 to 1999. He left the party in April 1999, in protest of an internal party proposal to limit the involvement of Mormons within the Party. The Canadian Alliance (CA) never formed provincial wings or forged formal links with existing provincial parties. In

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