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The party's founding convention in January, 2001, garnered much media attention when several prominent figures from the Canadian Alliance attended as observers, including MPs Myron Thompson and Darrel Stinson , and Alberta ' Senators-in-waiting ' Ted Morton and Burt Brown . At the convention, Cory Morgan, a 29-year old geological surveyor, was elected leader. One of the party's first challenges was to gather enough signatures to qualify as an official party in Alberta , which it failed to do. As a result, in Alberta General Election, 2001 , its fifteen candidates were forced to stand as independents. The party's candidates garnered a total of 7521 votes. Here is a list of their candidates, votes, and percentages.
The Alberta Independence Party had been the brain-child of Albertans in their 20s and 30s, and this was reflected in the youth of both its membership and executive--half of whom were below the age of 30. Differences of opinion on a variety of issues--especially whether the party should clearly back separation or merely argue greater autonomy--resulted in the break-up of the party in Dec. 2001. Many of its members have since joined the Separation Party Of Alberta . |
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