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Lethbridge-West by-election a big test for Naheed Nenshi and Danielle Smith

Post author By Dave Cournoyer
Post date November 22, 2024

NDP leader Naheed Nenshi and Lethbridge-West NDP candidate Rob Miyashiro (source: Naheed Nenshi / Facebook)

Race to replace Shannon Phillips called for December 18

Nearly five months after Alberta NDP MLA Shannon Phillips resigned her seat in the Legislature, a by-election has been called in Lethbridge-West and it’s happening on December 18.

For the past five years, this urban riding located in southwest Alberta has been an electoral anomaly: a lone orange island surrounded by a sea of blue. The riding was one of two won by the NDP in 2023 that was outside of the immediate Edmonton and Calgary areas.

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Ask me anything about Alberta politics

Post author By Dave Cournoyer
Post date August 29, 2024

Alberta’s Legislature grounds in Edmonton under construction in July 2024 (photo: Dave Cournoyer)

With the end of summer fast approaching and the Labour Day long-weekend just days away, I’ve opened up the mailbag to answer a few Alberta politics questions about health care privatization, early election speculation, and small nuclear reactors sent in by Daveberta subscribers. Read it all on the Daveberta Substack.

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