Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance
The Newfoundland and Labrador Alliance (NL Alliance) is a political party in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The party was created by former PC Party president Graydon Pelley in November 2018, following a split over the direction of the party. It was registered with Elections Newfoundland and Labrador in April 2019. In the 2019 and 2021 provincial elections the party failed to win any seats in the legislature. History and principles. In November 2018, Graydon Pelley, then-president of the PC Party, resigned from the party, citing a lack of "real change that people  want" among the new leadership. Pelley had run for the PCs in the Humber-Gros Morne district in the 2015 election, coming in a distant second to Premier Dwight Ball. Pelley stated the NL Alliance's principles were focused on fixing a "broken" political system, offering five points to fix what he sees as ills. They include: The NL Alliance held its first town hall meeting in January 2019 in the provincial capital of St. John's, with roughly 20 people in attendance, including Independent MHA Paul Lane. At the meeting, party founder Pelley laid out his basic premise for  starting the party, claiming that status quo politics in the province wasn't working for residents. While Lane decided against joining the party and media gave little further attention, Pelley continued forward with his project, eventually gaining the necessary signatures to register the NL Alliance in time for the 2019 general election. During the election, Pelley was included in the Federation of Labour leaders debate and the NLTA candidates forum, but was excluded from other debates. Pelley personally contested the district of Mount Scio but finished a distant fourth. In 2020, Pelley contested the by-election in his home district  of Humber-Gros Morne but finished a distant third. In the 2021 provincial election, the NL Alliance nominated six candidates. Party leader Graydon Pelley withdrew his nomination in Humber-Gros Morne following a medical emergency. After suspending his personal campaign, his candidacy will not appear on the ballot in the constituency. The party failed to win any seats in the election.