'It is my honour to serve': Rachel Notley to stay on as Alberta NDP leader abpoli ableg abvotes
She said she has “mixed emotions’ as the party swept Edmonton in an orange wave and picked up further seats in Calgary but could not gain enough momentum to bring the party to a majority.
“As a movement, we have grown our support in every corner of this province. I am very pleased we will be welcoming at least 10 more MLAs to our caucus, who will form part of the largest official opposition this province has ever seen in its history.”Photo by David BloomAfter 11 p.m. Monday, the NDP was leading the polls in all of Edmonton’s ridings and the United Conservatives appeared to be shut out of the city.
Polls were slow to report results Monday but as the screens displayed the NDP leading in ridings, the room erupted in cheers and whistles and the buzzing atmosphere surged. At one point the supporters in the room booed as United Conservative Party leader Danielle Smith appeared on the screens.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
In Edmonton South-West, Nathan Ip, a trustee with Edmonton Public Schools, defeated UCP incumbent Kaycee Madu, who served as justice minister — becoming the first Black person to do so in Canadian history — and deputy premier during his time as MLA. Madu was the only Edmonton MLA elected in 2015.
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