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Related: About this forumNaheed Nenshi elected new leader of the Alberta NDP
Former Calgary mayor garners nearly 86 per cent of votes
Alberta NDP members have overwhelmingly chosen former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi as their new leader.
The party's chief returning officer Amanda Freistadt announced the vote results in Calgary Saturday afternoon, revealing Nenshi garnered about 86 per cent of the 72,930 votes cast during the last month.
Voter turnout was 85.6 per cent.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/naheed-nenshi-elected-new-leader-of-the-alberta-ndp-1.7239118
Yay! He really is the only one who can challenge the Cons here, he is well liked and respected.
True Dough
(20,110 posts)and hopefully he sends Danielle Smith packing!
Spazito
(54,157 posts)I was glad to see the overwhelming vote he received, it's quite the mandate.
Bev54
(11,912 posts)I honestly think he was the only choice to give her a real challenge. She is truly a crazy lady and her more recent stuff is downright scary, imo.