Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi emerged victorious in one of three byelections in the province on June 23, securing a landslide win in Edmonton-Strathcona after a year of sitting on the sidelines.
Nenshi’s party colleague Gurtej Singh Brar won the Edmonton-Ellerslie race, while political newcomer Tara Sawyer successfully held onto the rural Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding for the UCPs in a race where the separatist Republican Party of Alberta took third place.
Results from Elections Alberta indicate Nenshi garnered 7,952 votes to win the seat previously held by his predecessor, former Alberta NDP leader and premier Rachel Notley. The riding has been an NDP stronghold since 1986….