About Us

A Better Calgary Party was founded on the belief that government should serve the people, not the other way around. We are committed to focusing on core priorities: delivering essential services, maintaining infrastructure, and ensuring that every Calgarian sees real value in their local government.

We believe in balancing fiscal responsibility with compassion, protecting individual freedoms, and supporting the family as the cornerstone of a strong society. Our approach is guided by transparency, accountability, and accessibility. The same values we expect from every candidate who represents us.

We stand for local decision-making that puts neighborhoods first. Municipal issues should be resolved as close to the community as possible, with citizens empowered to take an active role in shaping the future of their city.

We are proud to support environmental stewardship, entrepreneurial innovation, and the hardworking spirit that has built and sustained Calgary.

We don’t have a party line.

Together, we are building a better Calgary — grounded in conservative values, powered by community.

  • We are a membership-driven organization working with Calgarians to bring the people of this city into the political process.

  • We will focus on core municipal priorities and essential services.

    We will balance fiscal responsibility with compassion.

    We will prioritize the interests of Calgarians.

    We will be transparent, accountable, and accessible to all.

    We will ensure that municipal issues are decided at the most local level possible.

    We will empower citizens to actively participate in their democracy.

    We will uphold the highest standards of environmental stewardship.

    We will defend the rights and freedoms of all Calgarians.

    We will support the family as a fundamental unit of society.

    We will promote the vibrant entrepreneurial spirit that built Calgary.

  • The A Better Calgary Party will not be putting forward policies. That will be up to the candidates. The role of the ABC Party is to elect candidates based on the values and principles, as determined by our membership, and for those candidates to develop their own policies.


  • No, we are not associated with other groups or parties, this includes provincial or federal political parties. We are a stand-alone organization focused only on municipal politics.

    As a big-tent member based organization, we are hoping to build and grow to thousands of members who will come from a variety of backgrounds and interests. We feel this broad, welcoming approach will ensure we serve all Calgarians.

  • We feel our values and principles are rooted in common sense, fiscal responsibility, accountability, transparency and a love for this city as a whole and the communities within it.

    This will resonate with people from all backgrounds, regardless of religion or ethnicity. People should be judged by their character and not by their race or the religion they subscribe to.

  • Our Candidates So Far:

    Ward 1 - Cathy Angel Jacobs

    Ward 2 - John Garden 

    Ward 3 - Christy Edwards

    Ward 7 - Anthony Ascue

    Ward 9 - Tony Dinh

    Ward 12 - Mike Jamieson

    Ward 14 - Keener Hachey

    A Bypass Vote has been done offering our Members within Wards a one time opportunity to vote in favour of supporting the existing incumbent. The following wards have voted YES to supporting their incumbents, so we will therefore not run a competitor against them splitting the conservative vote:

    Ward 7 - Terry Wong

    Ward 10 - Andre Chabot

    Ward 13 - Dan McLean

    Nominations are now open for individuals seeking to contest the Party’s council candidate nomination in the following Wards:

    • Ward 3

    • Ward 4

    • Ward 5

    Nominations will open for the remaining Wards shortly.

  • We have a fabulous line-up that is very united and committed to the success of A Better Calgary Party. We are holding regular Board Meeting s every two weeks. The party is now registered with the province and the city, running candidates and working together as Calgary’s only Common Sense Conservative option. 

    You can click through on their names and see their LinkedIn profiles with background information about each of our Board Members.

    These are our 2024 Board Members:

    President - Gord Elliott

    CFO - Heather Fercho

    Secretary - Linda James

    VP of Fundraising - John Williams

    VP of Communications - Kerry George

    VP of Outreach - Chad Martin

    VP of Membership - Sid Helischauer

  • You can get involved by joining as a member, signing up to volunteer, and/or making a donation.