Former Calgary Mayor Nenshi Wins Alberta NDP Leadership Race

Former Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi has won the Alberta NDP leadership race, gaining 86 percent of the votes on the first ballot. Mr. Nenshi won 62,746 of the total 72,930 ballots, beating NDP MLAs Kathleen Ganley, Sarah Hoffman, and Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse for the post. “Today, we start the beginning of a new chapter,” Mr. Nenshi said during his speech following the announcement. “Let’s dream of a better Alberta for everyone,” he said, adding the party needed to pull together for a 2027 election win. “It will not be easy. It will not be easy at all. We are going against a well-funded, a well-oiled political machine on the other side.”...