Why Calgary is a key battleground between UCP and NDP in election campaign
Global News
Both the United Conservatives and New Democrats are concentrating their election campaign efforts early in Calgary.
In Calgary’s south, a few hundred United Conservative Party supporters gathered for a rally on the weekend to kick off the provincial election campaign.
UCP Leader Danielle Smith, flanked by Calgary candidates, told the small crowd Saturday that the election was about moving the province forward.
“Let’s go out and knock some doors and win this,” Smith said to cheers.
Farther north in the city, NDP candidates were busy knocking on doors as Leader Rachel Notley held a rally with the campaign slogan “A Better Future” in her home Edmonton constituency before hitting the road to Calgary.
“Incredible day,” Notley tweeted Saturday. “I am so excited to head down the highway (Sunday) and meet our amazing Alberta NDP supporters in stops all over Calgary!”
Both parties have been focused on Alberta’s largest city ahead of the May 29 vote.
Pollster Janet Brown said Calgary will be the battleground of the election, with surveys suggesting Edmonton is safe territory for the NDP while the rural areas are strong for the UCP.
“When I took a big, deeper dive into battleground Calgary, what I found is that the NDP has a slight edge, probably in a position to win about 18 out of the 26 seats in Calgary, but that may not be enough to get them to a majority situation,” she said.
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