It’s election day in Alberta with Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party fighting to win a second consecutive majority government, while Rachel Notley’s NDP is trying to regain the government it lost in 2019.
Here are the latest developments (all times are MT):
8:45 p.m.
Alberta’s United Conservatives jumped out to a lead over the NDP in early returns tonight in what has been forecast to be a tight race in the provincial election.
Advance polls set a record of more than 758,000 votes cast, eclipsing the previous record of more than 700,000 in 2019.
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8 p.m.
Polls have closed in Alberta in an election expected to be a nail-biter finish between the United Conservative Party and the NDP.
Both the UCP’s Danielle Smith and the NDP’s Rachel Notley have been premier and leaders of the official Opposition.
Advance polls suggest voter turnout will be heavy.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 29, 2023.
