Alberta NDP Leader to Run for Legislature Seat as Premier Smith Calls 3 Byelections

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi speaks after being acclaimed as the party's candidate for the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona, in Edmonton on Jan. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson

Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi will run for a seat in the provincial legislature after Premier Danielle Smith called byelections in three vacant ridings, scheduled for June 23.

Nenshi, who previously served as Calgary mayor, has led the NDP without a seat in the legislature since June 2024, after Rachel Notley, a former Alberta premier, resigned as party leader. He will run in Edmonton-Strathcona, the riding left vacant when Notley stepped down as MLA on Dec. 30, 2024.