No Alberta Party candidate in Calgary byelection
Posted Nov 21, 2017 2:39 pm.
Last Updated Nov 21, 2017 2:53 pm.
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CALGARY – The Alberta Party has decided not to field a candidate in an upcoming Calgary byelection.
The party’s board of directors says the race in Calgary Lougheed is a foregone conclusion and it’s better for the party to focus its time and resources on its leadership race.
Greg Clark stepped down as leader on Nov. 10, saying a leadership vote was necessary to galvanize support for the party.
It wants to make itself the home for centrist voters who aren’t comfortable with the right-of-centre United Conservatives under Jason Kenney or Premier Rachel Notley’s New Democrats.
The byelection on Dec. 4 became necessary when United Conservative Dave Rodney stepped down to allow Kenney to run for a seat in the legislature.
The Alberta Party says it plans to field candidates in all 87 constituencies in the 2019 provincial election.
