Members of Alberta’s United Conservative Party have chosen Danielle Smith to replace Jason Kenney as leader and premier on the sixth ballot.
Smith eventually won a majority on Thursday, October 6th in Calgary to get past Travis Toews by a margin of 53.77 per cent to 46.23 per cent.
Smith says she will meet with their MLAs on Friday, October 7th to discuss unity and how to best meet the massive responsibility in front of them.
Smith adds, this marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Alberta story.
David Price, Chair of the Leadership Election Committee, says approximately 85,000 ballots were cast in the UCP leadership race out of 124,000 eligible voters.
Brian Jean, also a former Wildrose Party leader, finished third. Rebecca Schulz was fourth, Todd Loewen was fifth, Rajan Sawhney sixth and Leela Aheer came in seventh.
The race was called after Jason Kenney announced in May he was stepping down as premier after receiving just 51 per cent support in a party leadership review.
The province’s next general election is slated for May 29th, 2023.
(Contains content from The Canadian Press)
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