Alberta government thread

[daftandbarmy]

That doesn't bode well for the UCP in next years election.

The NDP Nenshi has flipped a significant seat.

NDP upsets UCP stronghold in Calgary-Shaw byelection results

Kyle Campbell has been elected to be the next MLA for Calgary-Shaw.

www.ctvnews.ca

There, FTFY

 

[Blackadder1916]

That doesn't bode well for the UCP in next years election.

The NDP Nenshi has flipped a significant seat.

NDP upsets UCP stronghold in Calgary-Shaw byelection results

Kyle Campbell has been elected to be the next MLA for Calgary-Shaw.

www.ctvnews.ca

There, FTFY

I don't know what you are fixing there.

If the NDP had to rely on the personal popularity of Naheed Nenshi or even admiration for his leadership skills, then the win in the Calgary Shaw byelection might not have turned out as it did. Nenshi was able to gain his first political win (as Mayor of Calgary in 2010), coming from behind two better funded and better known opponents because he played a better ground game. Though in that election he did come across as more personable (easy to do against a city councilor with a reputation for being negative; harder against Calgary's most popular local TV news anchor), it was the innovative use of social media (remember that was 16 years ago) and a "grassroots" campaign not allied with any political party (though most suspected that he was left of centre) which very much engaged younger voters (who don't usually turn out for municipal elections as much as older voters) that turned the tide.

His foray into NDP politics was a bit of a surprise, most assumed that he was a Liberal (though he had never been a member of any political party). But by the time he moved on from municipal politics being a Liberal in Alberta would have been a lonely journey. Even after gaining the leadership of the Alberta NDP, polling of his popularity never approached that of the former leader (and former NDP Premier) Rachel Notley. Notley is a tough act to follow. I don't think that Nenshi will be able to recreate his "personal" success as mayor of Calgary. The NDP may succeed in the next provincial election but that will be more on the collapse of the UCP as "united" conservatives (and the lingering stink of separatism) and not on the coattails of Nenshi.