The Albertan lefties are coming.
Battles emerging for federal NDP nominations in Alberta
A new trend is emerging on the Alberta political landscape as New Democrats are battling it out to win nominations to run in the upcoming federal election.
The NDP's historic victory in the provincial election this spring has given the party new hope federally, in a province that sent 27 Conservative MPs and one New Democrat to Ottawa in 2011.
Now, more ridings are seeing nomination races to represent the NDP.
"Here we have a situation where people are actually contesting to run for the nomination, which suggests that they think that there's perhaps more relevance or a greater chance of them making a difference in the next federal election and that's a new phenomenon for Calgary," said Lori Williams, associate professor of policy studies at Mount Royal University.
Alberta's NDP fever was evident during the May provincial election. Here NDP supporters react as they watch the winning results come in. (Mike Ridewood/Canadian Press)
In the ridings of Calgary-Confederation and Calgary-Forest Lawn, there are three- to four-person races for the NDP nomination. In the last federal election in 2011, the party scrambled to find people to run, according to political blogger Dave Cournoyer.
"In a number of ridings the NDP were parachuting candidates in from Edmonton to run in Calgary ridings because they couldn't find anybody, and that was at the last minute," he said.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/cal...-federal-ndp-nominations-in-alberta-1.3170585
Battles emerging for federal NDP nominations in Alberta
A new trend is emerging on the Alberta political landscape as New Democrats are battling it out to win nominations to run in the upcoming federal election.
The NDP's historic victory in the provincial election this spring has given the party new hope federally, in a province that sent 27 Conservative MPs and one New Democrat to Ottawa in 2011.
Now, more ridings are seeing nomination races to represent the NDP.
"Here we have a situation where people are actually contesting to run for the nomination, which suggests that they think that there's perhaps more relevance or a greater chance of them making a difference in the next federal election and that's a new phenomenon for Calgary," said Lori Williams, associate professor of policy studies at Mount Royal University.
Alberta's NDP fever was evident during the May provincial election. Here NDP supporters react as they watch the winning results come in. (Mike Ridewood/Canadian Press)
In the ridings of Calgary-Confederation and Calgary-Forest Lawn, there are three- to four-person races for the NDP nomination. In the last federal election in 2011, the party scrambled to find people to run, according to political blogger Dave Cournoyer.
"In a number of ridings the NDP were parachuting candidates in from Edmonton to run in Calgary ridings because they couldn't find anybody, and that was at the last minute," he said.
http://www.cbc.ca/m/news/canada/cal...-federal-ndp-nominations-in-alberta-1.3170585
