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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.
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794:January 22,
702:Paul Hinman
652:Paul Hinman
574:Candidates
556:Paul Hinman
534:Brian Mason
490:Gary Horan
332:health care
328:Ralph Klein
229:Paul Hinman
223:Ed Stelmach
219:Ralph Klein
178:provincial
67:(2007β2008)
54:(2005β2008)
51:Paul Hinman
1333:Categories
1101:2007-10-14
1062:2006-10-18
1037:2008-01-01
1009:2005-11-22
973:2006-04-06
948:2007-10-04
923:2007-10-04
892:2007-11-04
888:. CBC News
871:2007-11-04
850:2007-10-04
825:2007-11-04
772:References
710:Ted Morton
522:Gary Masyk
430:Candidate
384:Republican
321:Gary Masyk
176:right-wing
1248:(2008β10)
1232:(2002β08)
1209:(interim)
1193:(interim)
493:156, 175
473:167, 770
453:176, 339
160:Elections
81:Dissolved
60:President
1253:Wildrose
844:Archived
819:Archived
600:77, 506
554:, where
545:Liberals
433:Votes #
380:American
256:Red Deer
216:Premiers
117:Ideology
111:, Canada
1222:Banners
1207:Forsyth
1179:Leaders
664:Ed Klop
591:
541:spoiler
487:
467:
447:
260:Alberta
184:Alberta
132:Colours
109:Alberta
105:Calgary
73:Founded
1266:(2017)
1240:(2007)
1197:Hinman
1191:Maroes
586:Place
580:Votes
577:Seats
499:21.9%
479:23.5%
459:24.7%
442:Place
392:Tories
370:, the
198:, the
174:was a
138:&
46:Leader
1202:Smith
917:(PDF)
910:(PDF)
788:(PDF)
603:8.7%
502:10th
496:7.2%
476:7.7%
456:8.1%
140:Green
1318:2012
1314:2008
1311:2004
1296:2015
1291:2009
1286:2005
1282:2003
1213:Jean
796:2012
735:and
606:4th
482:8th
462:7th
284:The
221:and
202:and
170:The
136:Blue
594:83
513:On
182:in
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