Innisfail-Sylvan Lake (16 of 17 polls reporting)
UCP – Devin Dreeshen: 16,397 (DECLARED BY CANADIAN PRESS)
NDP – Jason Heistad: 5,724
The Independence Party of Alberta – David Reid: 276
Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta – Jeevan Mangat: 246
Solidarity Movement of Alberta – Brandon Pringle: 143
Reform Party – Randy Thorsteinson: 132
Speaking with rdnewsNOW over the phone on election night, after being declared the winner, Devin Dreeshen says he’s eager to show constituents how the party will make progress on affordability and health care, mentioning the investment in Red Deer hospital expansion.
“First and foremost, I want to thank all the volunteers who came out and helped in this election. It was incredible to see the outpouring of support,” said Dreeshen, then asked about Danielle Smith’s leadership — though as of 10:20 p.m., the election has not been called for either party.
“A great quality she has is that she listens to her caucus and to her cabinet. UCP MLAs who get elected, they represent people from their areas, from their homes, and as a leader, to be able to listen to those voices shows strong political leadership.”
Lacombe-Ponoka (17 of 17 polls reporting)
UCP: none (candidate removed from party) >> see next line
Independent – Jennifer Johnson (former UCP): 14,218 (DECLARED BY CANADIAN PRESS)
NDP – Dave Dale: 4,948
Alberta Party – Myles Chykerda: 1,263
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition – Daniel Jefferies: 431
Green Party of Alberta – Taylor Lowery: 267
Solidarity Movement of Alberta – Nathan Leslie: 79
rdnewsNOW has reached out to Jennifer Johnson for comment, but she is yet to respond.
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For a complete province-wide look at the results, visit www.elections.ab.ca.
Official results will be announced Thursday, June 8, 2023.
