CALGARY – Calgary’s former police chief Rick Hanson wasn’t able to overcome an NDP surge during the 2015 Alberta election.
Hanson ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate in the riding of Calgary-Cross, but lost the election to NDP candidate Ricardo Miranda.
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Hanson retired from the Calgary Police Service on March 13th, and was appointed as the Tory candidate for Calgary-Cross the next day by Jim Prentice.
Candidates:
- Green Party of Alberta: Peter Meic
- Liberal: Manjot Singh Gill
- Independent: Katherine Le Rougetel
- NDP: Ricardo Miranda
- Progressive Conservative: Rick Hanson
- Wildrose: Moiz Mahmood
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