As expected, Edmonton fell under the Orange Crush Monday as the NDP swept the Capital region and environs, taking 22 of 23 seats..No surprise, Edmonton consistently voted against the conservatives since the Don Getty days in the 1980s..The big question was whether Kaycee Madu, the present minister of Skilled Trades, managed to hang on to his seat in Edmonton South West, the only bastion of blue in a sea of NDP orange. He didn’t, losing by more than 1,500 votes..The other big question marks were whether the NDP were able to flip Strathcona-Sherwood Park, which was held by UCPer Nate Glubish. On election day 338 Canada had it marked as a UCP hold, with 53% for them to 44% for the NDP, which is almost exactly how it panned out. At press time he was ahead by almost 2,000 votes..As expected, Sherwood Park was marked as an NDP gain with 50% to 44% for UCP, 5% for the Alberta Party and 1% for the Liberals in one of their rare appearances in an Alberta riding. NDPer Kyle Kasawski easily swept it by more than 2,000 votes..The biggest NDP margins started at the city core and gradually faded outwards toward the suburbs, giving way to solid blue..As expected, NDP leader Rachel Notley held her Edmonton Strathcona riding by a margin of 78%, or more than 8,000 votes. David Eggen was another big winner, hanging on to Edmonton North West with a 63% tally.
As expected, Edmonton fell under the Orange Crush Monday as the NDP swept the Capital region and environs, taking 22 of 23 seats..No surprise, Edmonton consistently voted against the conservatives since the Don Getty days in the 1980s..The big question was whether Kaycee Madu, the present minister of Skilled Trades, managed to hang on to his seat in Edmonton South West, the only bastion of blue in a sea of NDP orange. He didn’t, losing by more than 1,500 votes..The other big question marks were whether the NDP were able to flip Strathcona-Sherwood Park, which was held by UCPer Nate Glubish. On election day 338 Canada had it marked as a UCP hold, with 53% for them to 44% for the NDP, which is almost exactly how it panned out. At press time he was ahead by almost 2,000 votes..As expected, Sherwood Park was marked as an NDP gain with 50% to 44% for UCP, 5% for the Alberta Party and 1% for the Liberals in one of their rare appearances in an Alberta riding. NDPer Kyle Kasawski easily swept it by more than 2,000 votes..The biggest NDP margins started at the city core and gradually faded outwards toward the suburbs, giving way to solid blue..As expected, NDP leader Rachel Notley held her Edmonton Strathcona riding by a margin of 78%, or more than 8,000 votes. David Eggen was another big winner, hanging on to Edmonton North West with a 63% tally.
