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EXCLUSIVE: UCP says ousted MLAs’ push to resurrect PC name violates election laws

EXCLUSIVE: UCP says ousted MLAs’ push to resurrect PC name violates election laws

The United Conservative Party is pushing back against a bid by two former MLAs to resurrect the Progressive Conservative brand, claiming the move violates Alberta’s election laws.

Isaac Lamoureux, True North
Jul 02, 2025
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Scott Sinclair (left) and Peter Guthrie (right) were ousted from the UCP caucus and then pledged to revive the PC Association of Alberta

The United Conservative Party is pushing back against a bid by two former MLAs to resurrect the Progressive Conservative brand, claiming the move violates Alberta’s election laws.

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Independent MLAs Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair—both expelled from the UCP caucus—have pledged to revive the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, which governed the province between 1971 and 2015 until its merger with the Wildrose Party to form the UCP.

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