Alberta Election Campaign to Officially Start on May 1

Both parties already on campaign trail

UCP Leader Danielle Smith (L) and Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick) The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

On the eve of the election writ drop in Alberta, both candidates for premier are firing up political support with campaign-style rallies.

As of May 1, the current official opposition New Democrat Party (NDP) and the reigning United Conservative Party (UCP) will have less than 30 days to convince voting-age Albertans whom to elect as the next premier in what is anticipated to be a fierce battle between the two parties in the provincial election.