I have made the following updates to the list of declared and nominated candidates preparing to stand in the next provincial general election, now expected in 2012:
Airdrie: Bryan Young is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Acadia: Nick Lepora is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Bow: Jason Nishiyama is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Mr. Nishyama was the NDP candidate in Calgary-Montrose in the 2004 provincial election and in Calgary-Egmont in the 2008 provincial election.
Calgary-Cross: Preet Sihota is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Sihota was the NDP candidate in Calgary-McCall in the 2001, 2004, and 2008 provincial elections.
Calgary-Currie: Robert Scobel is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Mr. Scobel was the NDP candidate in this constituency in the 2008 provincial election.
Calgary Elbow: Craig Coolahan is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Fish Creek: Erik Levitt is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Mr. Levitt was the NDP candidate in this constituency in the 2004 and 2008 provincial elections.
Calgary-Foothills: Jenn Carkner is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Glenmore: Richard Collier is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Hays: Regina Vergara is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Lougheed: Brent Kelly is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-Shaw: Brandon Beasley is seeking the Alberta Party nomination and Ashley Fairall is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Calgary-West: Mary Nokleby is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13.
Edmonton-Castle Downs: Jeff Funnell, businessman and chairperson of St. Charles Parent Council, is seeking the Alberta Party nomination. Two-time federal NDP candidate Brian Labelle is seeking the NDP nomination on October 12.
Edmonton-McClung: Real Estate agent Lorne Dach is seeking the NDP nomination on October 13. Mr. Dach was the NDP candidate in this constituency in 2001 and 2004.
Edmonton-Meadowlark – Bridget Stirling is seeking the NDP nomination on October 12. Ms. Stirling was the NDP candidate in Edmonton-McClung in the 2008 provincial election.
Edmonton-Whitemud– Julia Necheff, a former Canadian Press reporter and writer for Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta, is seeking the Alberta Party nomination.
Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville: Strathcona County Councillor Jacquie Fenske has announced that she will seek the Progressive Conservative nomination to replace current MLA and outgoing Premier Ed Stelmach in the next provincial election.
Lacombe-Ponoka: Local Rancher and Agricultural Policy Specialist Tony Jeglum is seeking the Alberta Party nomination.
Livingstone-Macleod: Matthew Halton is seeking the NDP nomination.
Red Deer-South: Red Deer College Professor Serge Gingras is seeking the Alberta Party nomination.
