Global News projects that Sonya Savage will take Calgary-North West for the United Conservative Party (UCP).
Below is a full list of candidates for the Calgary-North West riding, which includes communities in the city’s northwest.
Quick take
Voters in Calgary-North West will have an entirely new list of candidates on the ballot in the spring election as NDP MLA Sandra Jansen decided in late January she would not be running for re-election.
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Candidates
NDP: Hafeez Chishti
United Conservative Party: Sonya Savage
Alberta Party: Andrew Bradley
Liberal Party: Prerna Mahtani
Independent: Roberta McDonald
Freedom Conservative Party: Cam Khan
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History
Then-Progressive Conservative incumbent MLA Sandra Jansen retained the Calgary-North West riding in the 2015 election. After securing her seat for another term, Jansen crossed the floor to join the NDP.
Voters in the Calgary-North West riding have a history of electing Progressive Conservatives to represent them in the legislature since 1971, though the riding was held for two terms by the Liberals between 1989 and 1997.
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