CALGARY – A former member of the legislature has won the NDP nomination to contest a byelection in former premier Jim Prentice’s old riding of Calgary-Foothills.
Bob Hawkesworth beat out Anne Wilson for the nod. Wilson ran against Prentice and lost in the May 5 provincial election.
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However, even though he won the riding, Prentice quickly resigned when the Progressive Conservatives were swept from power by the NDP for the first time in more than 40 years, forcing a byelection.
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Hawkesworth was the MLA for Calgary Mountain View from 1986 to 1993.
He also served on Calgary city council for 23 years.
No date has been set for the byelection, which must be held before the end of the year.
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