Naheed Nenshi elected leader of Alberta NDP

Alberta NDP members have chosen former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi as their new leader.

And it wasn’t even close.  Nenshi secured 86% of the vote on the first ballot, with none of the other three candidates cracking double digit support.

“We are a completely unified team,” Nenshi said during his acceptance speech.

Now the leader of the opposition, Nenshi will have to turn his attention to securing a seat in the Legislature.  A possible riding for Nenshi to run in would be Lethbridge-West, which is being vacated by MLA Shannon Phillips on July 1, although there has been no indication that Nenshi will seek the seat.

Naheed Nenshi

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