Global News projects UCP Glenn van Diijken win in Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock.
Below is a full list of the candidates in the new riding of Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock, an area north of Edmonton that covers Swan Hills to Smoky Lake.
Quick take
The electoral boundaries were redrawn ahead of the 2019 election, creating the new riding of Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock. Voters in this area have a new slate of candidates, as NDP MLA Colin Piquette decided not to run for re-election.
Candidates
NDP: Therese Taschuk
United Conservative Party: Glenn van Dijken
Alberta Party: Wayne Rufiange
Alberta Independence Party: Buster Malcolm
Independent: Brad Giroux
History
This is the first election in which new riding boundaries will be in effect.
In 2015, Piquette won the Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater riding.
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