EDMONTON — Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi is looking to finally win a seat in the legislature after a year of sitting on the sidelines.
He's running in one of three provincial byelections today as a candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona, where his predecessor, former premier Rachel Notley, last won 80 per cent of the vote.
Also vying for the Edmonton-Strathcona seat is United Conservative Party candidate Darby Crouch.
In Edmonton-Ellerslie, NDP candidate Gurtej Singh Brar could solidify the Opposition party's hold on the city, but United Conservative Party candidate Naresh Bhardwaj is hoping to make an inroad.
In rural central Alberta, the separatist Republican Party of Alberta is aiming to capitalize on discontent with Ottawa.
Party Leader Cameron Davies has been campaigning in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills against the UCP's Tara Sawyer, the NDP's Bev Toews and Bill Tufts of the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition.
The seat became vacant after former legislature speaker and longtime UCP legislature member Nathan Cooper resigned to take a post as Alberta's representative in Washington, D.C.
Also running in Edmonton-Strathcona seat are Republican Ravina Chand, Samuel Petrov of the Alberta Party, Liberal Don Slater and Wildrose Loyalty Coalition candidate Jesse Stretch.
Other candidates in Edmonton-Ellerslie include Caroline Currie of the Alberta Party, Pamela Henson from the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition, Fred Munn of the Republican Party and Liberal Manpreet Tiwana.
The south-Edmonton riding had been represented by Rod Loyola under the NDP banner until he resigned to run in the federal election.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 23, 2025.
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press
