United Conservative Party

United Conservative Party
United Conservative Party
Active provincial party
Abbreviation	UCP
Leader	Danielle Smith
President	Rob Smith
Executive Director	Dustin van Vugt
Founded	July 31, 2017
Merger of	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta,; Wildrose Political Association;
Headquarters	203-2915 21 Street NE; Calgary, Alberta; T2E 7T1
Membership (2022)	123,915
Ideology	Conservatism (Canadian); Economic liberalism; Factions:; Social conservatism; Right-wing populism; Alberta autonomism;
Political position	Centre-right to right-wing
Seats in Legislature	48 / 87
Website
	unitedconservative.ca
	Politics of Alberta; Political parties; Elections;

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.

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