The Heritage Party of Alberta was a right-wing political party active in Politics of Canada during the 1980s.[1] Throughout its existence, it was led by Mike Pawlus.
The party was founded in 1984 (and officially recognized in January 1985[2]), and in that same year it began negotiations with other small right-wing parties in Alberta.[3] The next year, they joined with Western Canada Concept and Alberta Social Credit Party to create the Alberta Political Alliance (later called Alberta Party),[4] but left the coalition a year later to run independently once more, in a local 1986 election. The party ceased to exist in 1987.
Spirit River-Fairview by-election, February 21, 1985. Pawlus and The Heritage Party won 18 votes, finishing last out of 17 candidates[5]
Edmonton-Whitemud by-election, December 11, 1985. Again finished last, winning 53 votes for a vote share of 0.54%.[6] The party claimed expenditures of C$4103.[7]
Edmonton-Mill Woods, 1986. Finished last in the field of five candidates, with 132 votes.[8]
In the same election, the party fielded five other candidates earning 601 votes in total across the province.