Alberta’s two main cities are to herald new mayors throughout municipal elections immediately after being led by Naheed Nenshi in Calgary and Don Iveson in Edmonton for a number of phrases.
Political scientists have stated the votes will present whether or not the 2 cities proceed the progressive legacies of the outgoing mayors or forge forward with a extra conservative imaginative and prescient.
Three metropolis councillors — Jeff Davison, Jeromy Farkas and Jyoti Gondek — are amongst greater than two dozen candidates within the working for Calgary’s mayor.
Within the capital, former federal Liberal cupboard minister Amarjeet Sohi and Mike Nickel, a conservative-leaning metropolis councillor, are two of the 11 candidates.
Each cities have seen record-high turnouts for early voting and are anticipated to have ultimate tallies for the subsequent slate of municipal representatives later this night.
Albertans will even be dealing with referendum questions on the federal equalization program and daylight time on the poll.
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