Global News projects that Tyler Shandro will take the riding of Calgary-Acadia for the United Conservative Party (UCP).
Below is a full list of the candidates in the riding of Calgary-Acadia, an area covering the south-central part of the city.
Quick take
This will be a riding to watch in the 2019 election after NDP incumbent Brandy Payne announced she would not seek re-election.
Payne was first elected in 2015. She served as the associate minister of health from February 2016 to June 2018.
In April 2018, Payne announced she would not run for re-election in 2019.
Candidates
NDP: Kate Andrews
United Conservative Party: Tyler Shandro
Alberta Party: Lana Bentley
Liberal Party: Lorrissa Good
Green Party: Amanda Bishop
Alberta Independence Party: Patrick Reilly
History
Payne was part of the 2015 orange crush, which saw the Alberta NDP stomp out a 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty in the province.
PC MLA and former justice minister Jonathan Denis held the seat prior to Payne’s election in 2015. Denis resigned as justice minister and solicitor general in April 2015 as he went through legal proceedings with his wife.
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