Nenshi announces run for Notley's former Edmonton riding
Nenshi will run for the Edmonton seat held by his predecessor Rachel Notley.
Alberta's New Democrat leader has chosen a riding to seek a seat in the provincial legislature. Naheed Nenshi, who became party leader in June 2024, is set to run in Edmonton-Strathcona, the same riding as former leader and one-term premier Rachel Notley, who resigned on December 30.
The riding is a safe choice for the NDP leader to officially enter the legislature, having been represented by an NDP MLA for the majority of the last 40 years.
“This doesn’t mean I’m leaving Calgary behind,” Nenshi wrote on social media, having previously served as the city's mayor for more than a decade. “While still proudly Calgarian, I’m already dividing my time between the two cities and I’m looking forward to learning more about Edmonton.”
Following Notley's departure from the legislature, Premier Danielle Smith must call a byelection for the Edmonton-Strathcona no later than June 30.
“This nomination means that I’ll be in the legislature to go head-to-head with Danielle Smith soon,” Nenshi confidently asserted.
The next session of the legislative assembly begins in February.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-01-04 01:20:22 -0500I live in the riding. The Dippers could run a department store mannequin as a candidate and it would get elected by a landslide. -
Bruce Atchison commented 2025-01-03 18:40:02 -0500Nenshi is disgusting. While mayor, he was an arrogant jerk. He’ll continue that tradition in the legislature. And anybody still voting for the NDP are in need of a check-up from the neck up. Every province in Canada which elected that party has been destroyed. That’s because their whole philosophy is anti-human. They take from the makers and give to the takers. That’s a recipe for destruction of any society.
