183:
The party struggled to gain traction throughout its life span. The centrist policies and unique low-budget way of promoting itself did not capture the imagination or attention of many people. In 2001 Barry Pashak stepped down as leader and the website quietly disappeared. Emil van der
Poorten, the
179:
to help foster and develop policy, and policy discussion. The party declared itself a new kind of political party, organized around the
Internet and electronic communications. The Forum party got its name from the Internet Forum idea. The name was later changed to represent their policy platform.
38:
167:
The Equity Party had five basic goals, social tolerance for all
Albertans, fiscal accountability, grass roots accountability, including revenue sharing between riding associations, environmental responsibility and reforming the
184:
man who replaced him as party president, seemingly became more interested in community activism and
Edmonton municipal politics than reviving the party. The party was deregistered in 2004 under amended
482:
472:
294:
477:
487:
379:
125:
445:
457:
180:
Party members referred to themselves as
Equitists. The main reason for the name change was to avoid confusion with the Reform party.
440:
130:
175:
The Equity Party had an unusual way of developing their policy structure. They used an online forum that they called their online
205:
161:
157:
85:
275:
334:
156:, which held its founding convention in May 2000. The Equity Party did not nominate candidates in the
169:
120:
315:
185:
102:
98:
466:
424:
304:
402:
94:
45:
176:
188:
rules that states a party must run one candidate in a provincial election.
90:
146:
37:
108:
84:
69:
54:
44:
21:
149:, Canada. The party was created on March 2, 1995.
421:Emil van der Poorten, leader, party spokesperson
8:
36:
18:
458:Emil van der Poorten in See Magazine 1997
145:was a political party in the Province of
483:Political parties disestablished in 2004
349:
245:
200:
473:Provincial political parties in Alberta
478:Political parties established in 1995
7:
488:Defunct political parties in Canada
14:
446:List of Alberta political parties
441:List of Alberta general elections
416:Board of directors at dissolution
31:Former provincial party
411:Emil van der Poorten (2003–2004)
399:Emil van der Poorten (1997–2000)
346:By-election results May 21, 1996
1:
430:Brent Johner, vice president
206:1997 Alberta general election
16:Political party in Canada
504:
276:Edmonton Beverly-Clareview
427:, chief financial officer
234:
203:
116:
35:
30:
408:Brent Johner (2001–2003)
396:William Finn (1995–1997)
143:Forum Party of Alberta
24:Forum Party of Alberta
335:Lac La Biche-St. Paul
285:Emil van der Poorten
152:It later became the
50:Emil van der Poorten
170:First Past the Post
121:Politics of Alberta
316:Wetaskiwin-Camrose
221:Overall placement
172:electoral system.
388:
387:
343:
342:
242:Candidate results
239:
238:
186:Elections Alberta
139:
138:
126:Political parties
495:
350:
246:
201:
192:Election results
103:Environmentalism
99:Electoral reform
80:
78:
65:
63:
40:
19:
503:
502:
498:
497:
496:
494:
493:
492:
463:
462:
454:
437:
418:
393:
348:
295:Edmonton Centre
244:
199:
197:Overall results
194:
135:
101:
97:
93:
76:
74:
61:
59:
26:
25:
17:
12:
11:
5:
501:
499:
491:
490:
485:
480:
475:
465:
464:
461:
460:
453:
452:External links
450:
449:
448:
443:
436:
433:
432:
431:
428:
422:
417:
414:
413:
412:
409:
406:
400:
397:
392:
389:
386:
385:
382:
377:
374:
371:
367:
366:
363:
360:
357:
354:
347:
344:
341:
340:
337:
332:
329:
326:
322:
321:
318:
313:
310:
307:
301:
300:
297:
292:
289:
286:
282:
281:
278:
273:
270:
267:
263:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
243:
240:
237:
236:
233:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
216:
213:
209:
208:
198:
195:
193:
190:
137:
136:
134:
133:
128:
123:
117:
114:
113:
112:Green and blue
110:
106:
105:
88:
82:
81:
71:
67:
66:
56:
52:
51:
48:
42:
41:
33:
32:
28:
27:
23:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
500:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
470:
468:
459:
456:
455:
451:
447:
444:
442:
439:
438:
434:
429:
426:
425:Bruce Hinkley
423:
420:
419:
415:
410:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
394:
391:Party leaders
390:
383:
381:
378:
375:
372:
370:William Finn
369:
368:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
351:
345:
338:
336:
333:
330:
327:
325:Don Ronaghan
324:
323:
319:
317:
314:
311:
308:
306:
305:Bruce Hinkley
303:
302:
298:
296:
293:
290:
287:
284:
283:
279:
277:
274:
271:
268:
266:William Finn
265:
264:
260:
257:
254:
251:
248:
247:
241:
231:
228:
225:
224:
220:
217:
214:
211:
210:
207:
202:
196:
191:
189:
187:
181:
178:
173:
171:
165:
163:
162:2004 election
159:
158:2001 election
155:
150:
148:
144:
132:
129:
127:
124:
122:
119:
118:
115:
111:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:
87:
83:
72:
68:
57:
53:
49:
47:
43:
39:
34:
29:
20:
403:Barry Pashak
359:Pop. %
255:Pop. %
218:Pop. %
182:
174:
166:
154:Equity Party
153:
151:
142:
140:
95:E-government
405:(2000–2001)
212:Candidates
467:Categories
353:Candidate
249:Candidate
177:think tank
160:, and the
362:District
258:District
204:Overall:
131:Elections
70:Dissolved
435:See also
380:Redwater
91:Centrism
86:Ideology
384:5 of 6
339:5 of 6
320:5 of 5
299:5 of 6
280:6 of 6
235:8 of 9
147:Alberta
109:Colours
75: (
60: (
55:Founded
376:1.50%
365:Place
356:Votes
331:2.10%
312:2.20%
291:0.90%
272:0.30%
261:Place
252:Votes
232:0.06%
215:Votes
46:Leader
373:135
328:191
309:279
229:597
141:The
77:2004
73:2004
62:1995
58:1995
288:98
269:29
469::
226:4
164:.
79:)
64:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
