Global News projects UCP Travis Toews win in Grande Prairie-Wapiti.
Below is a full list of the candidates in the riding of Grande Prairie-Wapiti, a district located in northwestern Alberta.
Quick take
The race in Grande Prairie-Wapiti is wide open in 2019 because Wayne Drysdale, who held the seat for 11 years as a member of either the United Conservative Party or the Progressive Conservative Party. Drysdale briefly held a cabinet post when Jim Prentice was premier, serving as minister of transportation.
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Candidates
NDP: Shannon Dunfield
United Conservative Party: Travis Toews
Alberta Party: Jason Jones
Independent: Terry Dueck
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History
The most recent legislative member for Grande Prairie-Wapiti was the United Conservative Party’s Wayne Drysdale. Drysdale first won the seat as a Progressive Conservative in the 2008 election and became a member of the UCP when the PC Party merged with the Wildrose Party in 2017.
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