2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election

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2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election
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  2023 June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23) Next  

Riding of Edmonton-Strathcona
 First partySecond party
 
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UCP
Candidate Naheed Nenshi Darby Crouch
Party New Democratic United Conservative
Popular vote7,9521,314
Percentage82.28%13.60%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.55pp Decrease2.svg 3.70pp

MLA before election

Rachel Notley
New Democratic

Elected MLA

Naheed Nenshi
New Democratic

A by-election was held on June 23, 2025 in the Alberta provincial riding of Edmonton-Strathcona to replace Rachel Notley, the former leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party, following her resignation on June 24, 2024. [1] The election occurred alongside 2 other provincial by-elections in Edmonton-Ellerslie and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills. [2] [3] Naheed Nenshi, the leader of the New Democratic Party since June 22, 2024 won the by-election and became the leader of the Opposition in the Alberta Legislative Assembly.

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Candidates

CandidatePartyDate nominatedNotes
Naheed Nenshi New Democratic January 22, 2025 [4] Leader of the New Democratic Party, former mayor of Calgary.
Darby Crouch United Conservative April 6, 2025 [5]
Jesse Stretch Wildrose Loyalty Coalition May 28, 2025 [6]
Samuel Petrov Alberta Party March 24, 2025 [7]
Don Slater Liberal June 4, 2025 [8]
Ravina Chand Republican May 17, 2025 [9]

Result

Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025 : Edmonton-Strathcona
Resignation of Rachel Notley
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Naheed Nenshi 7,95282.28+2.55
United Conservative Darby-Rae Crouch1,31413.60-3.70
Liberal Don Slater1952.02
Alberta Party Samuel Petrov1151.19
Republican Ravina Chand650.67+0.07 [n 1]
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Jesse Stretch240.25-0.28
Total valid votes9,665
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing +3.12
Source(s)
  1. Change from the Buffalo Party, who rebranded to the Republican Party in 2025.

Previous result

2023 Alberta general election : Edmonton-Strathcona
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Rachel Notley 13,98079.73+7.63
United Conservative Emad El-Zein3,03217.29+0.25
Green Robert Gooding-Townsend3241.85+0.74
Buffalo Andrew Jacobson1060.60
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Robert Nielsen930.53
Total17,53598.56
Rejected and declined2571.44+0.53
Turnout17,79259.62-5.40
Eligible voters29,841
New Democratic hold Swing +3.69
Source(s)

See also

Notes

    References

    1. "2025 By-elections". Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
    2. "3 Alberta provincial byelections called for June 23". CBC News . May 26, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
    3. "Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith, calls 3 byelections where NDP leader and separatist leader to run | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
    4. Johnson, Lisa (January 22, 2025). "Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi acclaimed as party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona". CBC News . Retrieved May 29, 2025.
    5. "Nomination Contestants - United Conservative Party". Elections Alberta . Retrieved 4 June 2025.
    6. "Nomination Contestants - Wildrose Loyalty Coalition". Elections Alberta .
    7. "Nomination Contestants - Alberta Party". Elections Alberta .
    8. "Nomination Contestants - Alberta Liberal Party". Elections Alberta . Retrieved 6 June 2025.
    9. "Nomination Contestants - Republican Party of Alberta". Elections Alberta .
    10. "2025 By-elections". Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
    11. "44 - Edmonton-Strathcona". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 21, 2025.