Global News projects UCP Tany Yao win in Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo.
Below is a full list of the candidates in the riding of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo, which covers a part of northern Alberta, from the boundary with Northwest Territories south to the northern tip of Fort McMurray, including Wood Buffalo National Park, Fort Chipewyan and Fort Mackay.
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Quick take
In the 2015 election, Tany Yao won the riding for the Wildrose, ousting PC incumbent Mike Allen. Yao, a former firefighter and paramedic, now serves as the UCP’s health critic.
Candidates
United Conservative Party: Tany Yao
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NDP: Stephen Drover
Alberta Party: Marcus Erlandson
Alberta Independence Party: Michael Keller
History
The riding of Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo was split into two prior to the 2015 election due to population growth.
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