Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi Wins Seat in Provincial Byelection; Separatist Republican Leader Comes in Third in Rural Riding

Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi Wins Seat in Provincial Byelection; Separatist Republican Leader Comes in Third in Rural Riding
Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi speaks after being announced as the party's candidate for the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona, in Edmonton on Jan. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
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Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi emerged victorious in one of three byelections in the province on June 23, securing a landslide win in Edmonton-Strathcona after a year of sitting on the sidelines.

Nenshi’s party colleague Gurtej Singh Brar won the Edmonton-Ellerslie race, while political newcomer Tara Sawyer successfully held onto the rural Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills riding for the UCPs in a race where the separatist Republican Party of Alberta took third place.