Smith’s decision to not hold by-election in Calgary-Elbow raising questions
won’t call a by-election in Calgary-Elbow, some people who live in the area are wondering why the seat will be left vacant until the next election in the spring.
Over the weekend, Smith declared her intention to run in a by-election in the rural riding of Brooks-Medicine Hat. It comes after UCP MLA Michaela Frey said she wouldn’t run for re-election in 2023, and resigned her seat on Friday.Alberta’s Premier-designate Danielle Smith to seek Brooks-Medicine Hat seat in byelection
Smith added there may be other sitting MLA’s that could step away instead of running for re-election and that she doesn’t want to set a precedent to have “a rolling series of by-elections.” “There are many people who are constituents in Calgary-Elbow who have concerns about that and want to speak to their election representative, which they won’t have,” Ceci told Global News. “But they can speak to me.”Ceci said Smith has chosen a “safe” riding to run in rather than what could be a tight race in Calgary-Elbow, which he thinks may be a referendum on the governing party’s performance.“I think they’ll come up short in Calgary-Elbow,” Ceci said.
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