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Alba Party
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The Alba Party (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Alba) is a Scottish nationalist and pro-independence political party in Scotland, founded in February 2021, led by former first minister of Scotland Alex Salmond. Salmond launched the party's 2021 Scottish Parliament election campaign in March 2021, with the party standing list-only candidates. Two members of Parliament (MPs) in the UK House of Commons defected from the Scottish National Party (SNP) to the Alba Party on 27 March 2021, and member of the Scottish parliament Ash Regan defected on 28 October 2023. Several former SNP MPs also joined the party. To date no Alba Party candidate has been elected at any election.
![]() | This party is participating in the 2024 general election to the UK's House of Commons on 4 July, and the House of Commons has had no MPs since Parliament's dissolution on 30 May, so this article may be out of date during this period. |
Alba Party Pàrtaidh Alba | |
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Leader | Alex Salmond[1] |
Chairman | Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh |
General Secretary | Christopher McEleny[2] |
Depute Leader[upper-alpha 1] | Kenny MacAskill[3] |
House of Commons Leader | Neale Hanvey |
Scottish Parliament Leader | Ash Regan |
Founded | 8 February 2021 |
Registered | PP12700 |
Split from | Scottish National Party[4] |
Headquarters | 1 Lochrin Square 92–98 Fountainbridge Edinburgh EH3 9QA |
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Political position | Centre-left[14][15] to centre-right[16] |
National affiliation | Scotland United |
Colours | Blue White |
Slogan | "Now is the Time" |
House of Commons (Scottish seats) | 2 / 59
Prior to Parliament being dissolved on 30 May 2024, for the 4 July 2024 election |
Scottish Parliament | 1 / 129 |
Local government | 2 / 1,227 |
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