Overview

• Naheed Nenshi captured Edmonton-Strathcona with 82% of the vote, ending his year-long absence from the legislature.
• Gurtej Singh Brar held Edmonton-Ellerslie for the NDP with 50.8%, preserving the party’s dominance in Edmonton.
• UCP candidate Tara Sawyer won Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills with 61%, while the separatist Republican Party of Alberta secured roughly 17%.
• The Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills vacancy arose when former speaker Nathan Cooper resigned to become Alberta’s representative in Washington, D.C.
• The Alberta Next panel will gather resident feedback and recommend referendum questions on provincial sovereignty for a 2026 vote.