2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election
By-election in Alberta, Canada
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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 December 30, 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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June 23, 2025
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Riding of Edmonton-Strathcona | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
| Candidate | Party | Date nominated | Notes | |
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Naheed Nenshi | 7,952 | 82.28 | +2.55 | ||||
| United Conservative | Darby-Rae Crouch | 1,314 | 13.60 | -3.70 | ||||
| Liberal | Don Slater | 195 | 2.02 | – | ||||
| Alberta Party | Samuel Petrov | 115 | 1.19 | – | ||||
| Republican | Ravina Chand | 65 | 0.67 | +0.07[n 1] | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Jesse Stretch | 24 | 0.25 | -0.28 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 9,665 | |||||||
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| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.13 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[10] | ||||||||
- Change from the Buffalo Party, who rebranded to the Republican Party in 2025.
Previous result
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Strathcona | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rachel Notley | 13,980 | 79.73 | +7.63 | ||||
| United Conservative | Emad El-Zein | 3,032 | 17.29 | +0.25 | ||||
| Green | Robert Gooding-Townsend | 324 | 1.85 | +0.74 | ||||
| Buffalo | Andrew Jacobson | 106 | 0.60 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Robert Nielsen | 93 | 0.53 | – | ||||
| Total | 17,535 | 98.56 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 257 | 1.44 | +0.53 | |||||
| Turnout | 17,792 | 59.62 | -5.40 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 29,841 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +3.69 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[11] | ||||||||
