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Alberta Election 2019

notley staying on
'The NDP is here to stay:' Outgoing Alberta government to serve as Opposition
EDMONTON - Some of Alberta's NDP members say the party has changed the province for the better and believe it will be an effective Opposition. On Tuesday, Albertans elected Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party to a majority government after taking back many of the breakthrough NDP wins in the 2015 election. O...
Apr 17, 2019
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three seats lost
Alberta Party voted out of legislature
The Alberta Party has been shut out of the provincial legislature.The party, which was hoping to make inroads in the 2019 election, lost all three seats it previously held in the legislature on Tuesday night despite gaining nearly 10 per cent of the popular vote.Party Leader Stephen Mandel, who was aiming to win a seat...
Apr 17, 2019
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Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Innisfail-Sylvan Lake remains UCP blue with Dreeshen
Devin Dreeshen has been re-elected as MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake.The UCP candidate first elected in a 2018 by-election garnered well over 17,000 votes in the riding, far beyond second place finisher Robyn O'Brien of the NDP. Dreeshen feels the UCP's positive campaign really resonated with voters."Its overwhelmi...
Apr 17, 2019
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Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre
Nixon easily wins second term as MLA
United Conservative Party candidate Jason Nixon has been re-elected as MLA for the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre riding. This will be Nixon's second term in office after being elected Wildrose MLA for the riding in 2015.Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre (80 of 83 polls reporting, 23,235 total votes) X-18,985 Jaso...
Apr 17, 2019
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ALBERTA VOTES
Cooper re-elected in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
United Conservative Party candidate Nathan Cooper has been re-elected as MLA for the Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding. Cooper was elected Wildrose MLA for the riding in 2015. He served as interim leader of the UCP following the Wildrose-PC merger and leading up to Jason Kenney's election as Leader in October 2017.Olds-...
Apr 17, 2019
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ALBERTA VOTES
Smith re-elected in Drayton Valley-Devon
United Conservative Party candidate Mark Smith has been re-elected as MLA for the Drayton Valley-Devon riding. Smith was first elected as Wildrose MLA in 2015. The former high school teacher and UCP education critic faced controversy during his re-election bid with opponents calling for him to be fired over offensive r...
Apr 17, 2019
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ALBERTA VOTES
Orr re-elected in Lacombe-Ponoka
United Conservative Party candidate Ron Orr has been re-elected as MLA for the Lacombe-Ponoka riding. This will be Orr's second term in office after being elected as Wildrose MLA in 2015.Lacombe-Ponoka (81 of 83 polls reporting 23,259 total votes) X- 16,545 Ron Orr - UCP 3,491 Doug Hart - NDP 2,418 Myles Chykerda - AP ...
Apr 17, 2019
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LaGrange, Stephan elected
United Conservatives sweep Red Deer
After being part of the NDP Orange Crush in 2015, Red Deer was part of the Blue Wave that swept across Alberta on Tuesday. United Conservative Party candidates Adriana LaGrange in Red Deer-North and Jason Stephan in Red Deer-South cruised to victory on a night where their party won a majority government in the provinci...
Apr 17, 2019
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BLUE WAVE
Kenney's United Conservatives win majority in Alberta
9:01 p.m. MT The United Conservative Party under leader Jason Kenney has won a majority government in the Alberta election. --- 8:56 p.m. MT Alberta Party Leader Stephen Mandel has been defeated in the constituency of Edmonton-McClung in the Alberta provincial election. NDP candidate Lorne Dach beat Mandel, who came in...
Apr 17, 2019
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ALBERTA VOTES
Horner elected in Drumheller-Stettler
United Conservative Party candidate Nate Horner has been elected MLA for the Drumheller-Stettler riding. Horner is a farmer and rancher who lives with his wife and two young children in Pollockville, near Hanna. He's part of a family with deep Conservative roots, with relatives including former senator R.B. Horner, for...
Apr 17, 2019
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