Global News projects UCP Mark Smith win in Drayton Valley-Devon.
Below is a full list of the candidates in the riding of Drayton Valley-Devon, an area southwest of Edmonton that includes Calmar, Enoch and Lodgepole.
Quick take
In the 2015 election, the Wildrose Party’s Mark Smith defeated the PC incumbent Diana McQueen. Now-UCP Smith is running again.
Candidates
NDP: Kieran Quirke
United Conservative Party: Mark Smith
Liberal Party: Ronald Brochu
Alberta Party: Gail Upton
Freedom Conservative Party: Steve Goodman
Alberta Advantage Party: Mark Gregor
Alberta Independence Party: Les Marks
Independent: Carol Nordlund Kinsey
History
The central Alberta riding was created in the 2010 boundary redistribution from the old electoral district of Drayton Valley-Calmar, which was expanded to include the town of Devon.
The riding has voted Conservative since the 1970s.
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