Alberta NDP leadership candidates, from left, Sarah Hoffman, Kathleen Ganley, Naheed Nenshi, Gil McGowan and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse take part in the party's first leaders' debate in Lethbridge on April 25.
Started 33 minutes agoAlberta NDP members are voting for a new party leader to replace Rachel Notley, who decided to step down.Alberta NDP members have overwhelmingly chosen former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi as their new leader.
Explosive growth in the number of NDP members surprised the party executive, as well as pundits. Its 15,000 members ballooned to more than 85,000 people who joined in time to cast a ballot for the new leader. There were six contenders until Edmonton MLA Rakhi Pancholi stepped out to support Nenshi. Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan also ended his candidacy in May due to challenges fundraising for the entry fee.Since May 22, party members have been voting by mail-in ballot, telephone and online. Alberta NDP executive director Garett Spelliscy said as of Tuesday, 73 per cent of eligible voters had cast ballots, mostly online.
Deron Bilous, a former NDP cabinet minister and senior vice-president, western Canada, with Counsel Public Affairs, says he didn't anticipate an antagonistic contest. In fact, candidates often found themselves agreeing at the three leadership debates organized by the party.
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