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Naheed Nenshi, former Calgary mayor, has been chosen as the new leader of Alberta’s New Democrats, securing over 62,000 of the total 85,000 ballots cast. Despite becoming leader of the Opposition, Nenshi does not currently hold a seat in the legislature.
In the leadership race, Nenshi thanked everyone for their engagement, emphasizing the need for Albertans to have something to stand for, not fight against. Other contenders for the party’s top job included former cabinet ministers Sarah Hoffman and Kathleen Ganley, as well as rookie legislature member Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse.
The NDP revealed its voting results in Calgary, following outgoing leader Rachel Notley’s farewell speech where she described the party as the strongest it has been in its history. Notley led the NDP to power in 2015, ending a four-decade Progressive Conservative dynasty. She announced her departure in January after the party’s second consecutive election loss to the United Conservative Party.
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