WATCH ABOVE: Danielle Smith reacts to the 2015 Alberta election
EDMONTON — Rachel Notley’s orange crush of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives garnered its share of colourful social media reaction Tuesday night.
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One of the most interesting comments on the NDP majority win was from former Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.
Smith also congratulated Notley on her “once in a lifetime political achievement” and said the NDP leader ran a great campaign.
Smith will be a guest on the Global Morning News on Wednesday.
Alberta’s new premier was also congratulated by federal NDP leader Thomas Mulcair.
During her acceptance speech, Notley made a remark about not having “done the math” before commenting on the high number of women elected.
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The remark, which seemed to be an unintentional quip at Jim Prentice’s “math is difficult” comment, sparked laughs and cheers from the crowd at NDP headquarters. It was also well-received on social media.
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As of late Tuesday night, 27 female candidates were either leading or elected, making up about 31 per cent of the Alberta caucus.
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While many people heralded the orange crush, others expressed surprise, while others voiced concern.
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Meanwhile, others referenced the late federal NDP leader Jack Layton.
Online discussion about the Alberta election peaked at about 8:40 p.m. Tuesday. Within a one-hour period, there were about 25,000 tweets on the subject.
Another huge peak could be seen during Jim Prentice’s resignation speech.
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