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It will be Rachel Notley, the popular leader of the less popular NDP, or it will be Jason Kenney, the controversial figure whose United Conservative Party showed a commanding lead in almost every poll.
At the NDP party at the Edmonton Convention Centre, a few people were trickling in. As polls closed, no music was playing, but a Rachel Notley Fighting For You logo was emblazoned on an orange screen above the stage, which was flanked by the NDP’s two tour vans. Kenney has argued that Notley’s government has made a bad situation worse with higher taxes, more regulations and increases in minimum wage. Notley, in turn, has said Kenney’s plan to freeze spending and pursue more private healthcare options would have a profound effect on students and patients.
That victory was made possible, perhaps, by vote splitting among the province’s conservatives, who were divided between the Progressive Conservatives and the Wildrose Party. But Kenney’s union of the two under the UCP has all but eliminated the chance of that happening again. A Global/Ipsos poll on Monday, however, found that Kenney was closing the gap. On the question of who would make a better premier, Notley held a “statistically insignificant” two-point lead over Kenney .
Westwater said Elections Alberta hired and trained four different teams since the election was called this year. “All of them have quit on us,” he said.
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