Global News projects that Jeremy Nixon will take the riding of Calgary-Klein for the United Conservative Party (UCP).
Below is a full list of the candidates in the riding of Calgary-Klein, an area covering portions of the northwest part of the city.
Quick take
NDP MLA Craig Coolahan is seeking re-election in the riding after winning the seat in the 2015 election.
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Candidates
NDP: Craig Coolahan (Incumbent)
United Conservative Party: Jeremy Nixon
Alberta Party: Kara Levis
Liberal Party: Michael Macdonald
Green Party: Janine St. Jean
Alberta Independence Party: C.W. Alexander
History
Coolahan had an early win of the Calgary-Klein riding in the 2015 election, claiming 46.5 per cent of the votes before 9 p.m.
The riding was created in a 2010 boundary redistribution that used parts of the Calgary-Nose Hill and Calgary-North Hill ridings and was named after former Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein.
It includes the communities of Cambrian Heights, Capitol Hill, Collingwood, Triwood, Greenview, Thorncliff, Highland Park, Highwood, Mount Pleasant, North Haven, Rosemont, Tuxedo Park, Winston Heights and Mountainview.
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