Global News projects that Jason Luan will take the riding of Calgary-Foothills for the United Conservative Party (UCP).
Below is a full list of candidates in the riding of Calgary-Foothills, an area in the city’s northwest.
Quick take
Alberta Party candidate Jennifer Wyness is throwing her hat in the political game again after losing Calgary’s municipal election in 2017. Jason Luan is hoping to re-enter provincial politics after losing his Calgary-Hawkwood seat in 2015 to NDP candidate Michael Connolly.
Candidates
NDP: Sameena Arif
United Conservative Party: Jason Luan
Liberal Party: Andrea Joyce
Alberta Party: Jennifer Wyness
Freedom Conservative Party: Kari Pomerleau
Alberta Independence Party: Kyle Miller
History
Former Premier Jim Prentice, who died in a plane crash in 2016, reclaimed his seat in the Calgary-Foothills riding in the 2015 election, but promptly resigned as leader of the Progressive Conservatives when the NDP won the election.
That triggered a byelection, which eventually saw Wildrose candidate Prasad Panda win the seat.
The Calgary-Foothills riding was established in 1971. Voters in the riding had historically elected PC MLAs since its creation.
Prentice first won his seat in the riding in a byelection after he replaced former premier Alison Redford as PC leader.
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