Send this page to someone via email Editor’s Note: The previous version of this story relied on election results from The Canadian Press. It has been updated to include results from the Global News decision desk. In addition, this story was updated on Friday, April 19, to include the results of all undeclared ridings, as per Elections Alberta’s unofficial results. Jason Kenney and his United Conservative Party won a majority government in Tuesday’s Alberta election, but several ridings remain undeclared. The Global News decision desk determined that five ridings were too close to call, and will wait until the out-of-district advance poll results are reported before declaring any winners in those areas. On Friday, Elections Alberta released the unofficial results of Tuesday’s election, which have been updated below. As of Thursday night UCP candidate Devinder Toor led NDP candidate Parmeet Boparai by 155 votes with 293 out of district votes left to count. Story continues below advertisement UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Toor was declared the winner of the seat as per unofficial results released by Elections Alberta. Calgary-Falconridge is a new northeast riding, created from pieces of Calgary-Greenway, Calgary-McCall, and Calgary-Cross. It contains the neighbourhoods of Whitehorn, Temple, Castleridge, Falconridge, Coral Springs, and the eastern part of Taradale. Watch below: A day after the Alberta election, the votes are still being counted and a few races could hang in the balance. Fletcher Kent reports. 2:18 Some riding races still not settled day after Alberta election Some riding races still not settled day after Alberta election – Apr 17, 2019 As of Thursday night, UCP candidate Nicholas Milliken led the NDP’s Brian Malkinson by 374 votes with 1,763 out of district votes to count. UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Malkinson shared a statement online, conceding, and congratulating Milliken for winning the riding. Story continues below advertisement I had a chance to call @NickMilliken personally this afternoon to congratulate him. My full message is below. #yyccurrie pic.twitter.com/es01vUiXGk — Brian Malkinson (@BrianMalkinson) April 19, 2019 Calgary-Currie includes communities such as Sunalta and Westgate. It has largely elected PCs since 1971, with the exception of two Liberal wins, in 2004 and 2008. This riding was part of the 2015 orange crush, which saw the Alberta NDP stomp out a 44-year Progressive Conservative dynasty in the province. The riding is named after Currie Barracks on the west side of Crowchild Trail. As of Thursday night, the UCP’s Jason Copping led the NDP’s Anne McGrath by 929 votes with 1,289 out of district votes to count. Story continues below advertisement UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Copping was declared the winner of the seat as per unofficial results released by Elections Alberta. The riding includes the University of Calgary in the city’s northwest. NDP MLA Stephanie McLean did not run for re-election in this riding. In December, McLean resigned from her position in the Alberta legislature, leaving this riding without an incumbent. As of Thursday night, UCP candidate Kaycee Madu led NDP candidate John Archer by 856 votes with 1,695 out of district votes to count. UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Archer conceded. Madu tweeted that his NDP opponent called to congratulate him. My NDP opponent has called to congratulate me on winning the #yegsw election. Thank you, everyone, for your kindness, your trust and your support. We have a lot of work to do. #ableg #abvote pic.twitter.com/s5xqIMwSZO — Kaycee Madu (@KayceeMaduUCP) April 19, 2019 This riding includes the western and southern edges of Edmonton and rural areas. It also includes several new neighbourhoods south and west of Anthony Henday Drive. As of Thursday night, the NDP’s Jon Carson led UCP candidate Nicole Williams by 316 votes with 2,419 out of district votes to count. UPDATE: On Friday, April 19, Carson was declared the winner of the seat as per unofficial results released by Elections Alberta. Story continues below advertisement The riding includes the Calder area in the northwest and in the west end, neighbourhoods near West Edmonton Mall and Lewis Estates on the west side of Anthony Henday Drive. The 2019 Alberta election was the first time the province used a “vote anywhere” system during the advance polls. For the five days of advance voting, Albertans could cast a ballot at any electoral district. Of the record-breaking nearly 700,000 advance ballots cast across the province, Elections Alberta said more than 223,000 were cast at a polling station that was outside the voter’s riding. Officials did not start counting those 223,000 ballots until Wednesday afternoon. Global News estimates that will see unofficial voter turnout come in at about 70 per cent.<doc-sep>Three Calgary ridings will be decided by 'vote anywhere' count Article content Albertans might be ready to move on from a polarizing election, but a handful of candidates in contentious ridings will have to hold off celebrations until advance votes are counted later this week. Premier-designate Jason Kenney and the United Conservative Party won a commanding majority in Tuesday’s provincial vote, projected to take victory in 63 ridings compared with the New Democratic Party’s 24. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Three Calgary ridings will be decided by 'vote anywhere' count Back to video The 2019 provincial election marked the first time Elections Alberta allowed voters to cast their ballots at any polling station during advance voting, regardless of the riding they live in. Of the approximately 696,000 advance votes cast between April 9 and 13, Elections Alberta said 223,000 were under the new “vote anywhere” option. And with some advance votes yet to be counted, the difference between an NDP or UCP win in three Calgary ridings could come down to just a few votes. Unofficial results from Elections Alberta show Calgary’s closest contest is in Calgary-Falconridge, where just 1.2 per cent of votes separate two candidates. The riding is new for this election, created in 2017 when the Elections Boundaries Commission recommended reorganizing the districts in northeast Calgary, abolishing Calgary-Greenway and shifting the other ridings eastward.<doc-sep>A blue wave surged over Calgary on Tuesday as voters in Alberta's largest city all but kicked the NDP from its borders. Calgary was seen as a key battleground in this election and the NDP desperately needed to retain seats here in order to form another government. The majority of the city's 26 ridings are projected for the UCP, with another handful leaning that way. The NDP took just three Calgary ridings: Calgary-McCall, Calgary-Mountain View, and Calgary-Buffalo. Three more Calgary races remain too close to call, but lean towards the UCP candidates. In Calgary-Currie, the UCP's Nicholas Milliken leads NDP incumbent Brian Malkinson by 392 votes. In Calgary-Falconridge, the UCP's Devinder Toor has a narrow 163-vote edge over the NDP's Parmeet Singh Boparai. And in Calgary-Varsity, Jason Copping of the UCP leads the NDP's Anne McGrath by 790 votes. In 2015, 14 of Calgary's 25 ridings went to the NDP. With redistribution since that election, the city now has 26 seats. "This is a great mandate," said Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi, who said he's looking forward to sitting down with the premier-designate. "We really have to talk about the short-term plans for Calgary. Getting the pipeline built and all that stuff is terrific, but we've got businesses in Calgary hurting right now, we've got citizens hurting right now, and that's really the first thing we've got to talk about." Return to conservative roots It's a crushing defeat for the NDP and a crushing victory for the UCP in Calgary and the surrounding areas. The UCP victory represents a return to Calgary's conservative roots, in a city that has consistently leaned to the right. It also re-establishes a tale of two cities in the province, with Edmonton staying NDP orange on Tuesday. Other notable races in Calgary include Jason Kenney winning his seat in Calgary-Lougheed and likely cabinet minister Ric McIver holding on to Calgary-Hays. Premier-designate Jason Kenney addresses the party faithful to celebrate what looks like a big win for the UCP. (Monty Kruger/CBC) Former NDP cabinet minister Ricardo Miranda lost his seat in Calgary-Cross. In Calgary-Elbow, the only Alberta Party MLA, Greg Clark, has conceded defeat to the UCP. The Alberta Liberals were wiped out, with leader David Khan showing up in fourth place in Calgary-Mountain View. In fact, the legislature will have only two parties facing off when the new government is sworn in. During Khan's concession speech, he urged premier-designate Kenney to remove UCP candidates who have expressed intolerance. "With your victory comes great responsibility. You will be the premier for all Albertans. This includes the vulnerable, those with special needs and the LGBTQ2S+ community. Do not abuse your authority. Be fair and inclusive in your decisions," he said. "The political pendulum has swung away from moderate, progressive politics toward a more conservative position. That is the will of the people." Part of majority UCP win The blue wave in Calgary is part of what has been projected to be a UCP majority led by Jason Kenney. The areas around Calgary have all been projected as UCP wins, except for Banff-Kananaskis, which has bobbed between the NDP and the UCP all night. The UCP candidate had a 672-vote lead as of Wednesday morning. "Today, Albertans have chosen hope over fear, and unity over division," said Kenney in his victory speech to a Calgary crowd. "They have chosen free enterprise dominance over the politics of resentment. They have rejected the politics of personal destruction and endorsed the most detailed plan ever offered to Alberta voters." 'Your days of pushing around Albertans with impunity just ended.' CBC News Calgary 0:59 'Your days of pushing around Albertans with impunity just ended.' 0:59 In her address to a cheering crowd, Rachel Notley vowed to be a strong opposition in the legislature. She said it wasn't the result the party hoped for, but that the NDP had made "tremendous progress" while in power. She also said she had spoken with Kenney. "I wish him and his government well. We all do, and we must because we all love Alberta," she said. Elections Alberta has said there will be no final results on election night. That delay is due to about 223,000 people who took advantage of a new advance voting option to vote outside of their riding. Those votes won't be counted until Wednesday, and the process could stretch into Saturday. In ridings that are close, CBC News won't be able to project a winner. The breakdown The projected winners in the Calgary ridings, so far:<doc-sep>UCP candidate Doug Schweitzer has captured the Calgary-Elbow seat following a tight race with incumbent Greg Clark of the Alberta Party. NDP candidate Janet Eremenko came in third place. This morning Ceci was 1,594 votes in front of UCP challenger Tom Olsen, a former Calgary Herald journalist and director of media relations under Progressive Conservative premier Ed Stelmach. However, there are 6,298 “vote anywhere” votes for the riding that will be counted starting Wednesday. Ceci said he feels privileged to be re-elected, adding that as the official Opposition, the NDP will “hold the government’s feet to the fire, make sure we don’t go back in time in policy development.” Try refreshing your browser, or We apologize, but this video has failed to load. The NDP’s Joe Ceci has kept his seat in Calgary . The former NDP MLA for Calgary-Fort moved to Calgary-Buffalo after his riding was merged with several others. Ceci, who served as finance minister under Rachel Notley, was previously a Calgary city councillor from 1995 to 2010. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Article content Schweitzer said his team has been knocking on doors in the constituency for a year. “We earned their trust today and it’s a humbling experience,” he said. Clark was elected in the riding in 2015 and is the former leader of the Alberta Party. Schweitzer is a lawyer and a former UCP leadership candidate. This morning Schweitzer was ahead of Clark by 2,646 votes. Another 4,096 “vote anywhere” ballots cast at advance polls will be counted starting Wednesday. Calgary-Mountain View Photo by Greg Southam / 20080550A Following a close race in Calgary-Mountain View, NDP candidate Kathleen Ganley holds the lead this morning, with 2,200 votes over the UCP’s Jeremy Wong. Ganley said the party always knew it was going to be an “uphill battle.” “I’m incredibly proud of my team and the work they have done and what we’ve accomplished,” she said. Another 5,300 “vote anywhere” ballots cast at advance polls will be counted starting Wednesday. Ganley served as NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s justice minister following the last election. Alberta Liberal Leader David Khan was seeking election in the riding formerly represented by previous party leader David Swann. Calgary-Varsity The race between the NDP’s Anne McGrath and the UCP’s Jason Copping was close in Calgary-Varsity, with Copping leading this morning by 790 votes. The seat was left open after minister of Status of Women and Service Alberta Stephanie McLean resigned. McGrath was formerly chief of staff to former federal NDP leader Jack Layton; Copping is a professor and small business owner. There will be 4,467 “vote anywhere” votes for the riding to be counted beginning on Wednesday. — With files from Meghan Potkins<doc-sep>
Elections Alberta has counted the final poll, and released its unofficial election results Friday. The unofficial results were released around 6:30 p.m. Friday, and a number of candidates who were in close races took to social media to concede. The NDP candidate in Calgary-Varsity, Anne McGrath, conceded to her UCP competitor Jason Copping, before the unofficial results were released. I would like to congratulate Jason Copping on his victory. I would also like to congratulate my felllow candidates in the riding for putting their names forward. While this is not the outcome I wanted, I respect the choice made by voters. —@NDPAnne Brian Malkinson, the incumbent NDP candidate in Calgary-Currie, also congratulated his UCP counterpart Nicholas Milliken Friday morning. I had a chance to call @NickMilliken personally this afternoon to congratulate him. My full message is below. #yyccurrie pic.twitter.com/es01vUiXGk —@BrianMalkinson And Miranda Rosin of the UCP secured her win over the NDP's incumbent candidate in Banff-Kananaskis, Cam Westhead — who was elected in 2015 in Banff-Cochrane before the riding boundaries were shifted. "It has been an honour and a privilege serving the people of Banff-Cochrane, who are as inspiring as the landscapes that surround them," Westhead wrote on Facebook. "Together, we made great strides towards addressing priorities like affordability and protecting the environment." In the tight Calgary-Falconridge race, UCP's Devinder Toor led over the NDP's Parmeet Singh, with the unofficial count coming down to just 102 votes. Singh conceded to Toor on Facebook, and wrote a post to thank his family, volunteers and supporters. ALBERTA VOTES 2019 | CBC News brings you all the news, analyses and columns you need for the election In Edmonton-South West the UCP's Kaycee Madu held the lead over NDP rival John Archer. Archer wrote on Facebook that he called Madu to congratulate him. Edmonton-West Henday NDP candidate Jon Carson led UCP's Nicole Williams by 490 votes. On Instagram, Williams said she is proud to have been a part of the United Conservative Party team. Unofficial results from the Lethbridge-West riding show former environment minister Shannon Phillips led over Karri Flatla of the UCP by 225 votes. Full unofficial results are available on the Elections Alberta website. Those counts won't be official until 10 days after the election on April 26. As of Tuesday night, the UCP were projected to win, or leading, with 63 seats while the NDP managed to take 24 seats. Those numbers were unchanged following the release of the unofficial results. This was the first year Albertans were allowed to "vote anywhere" from polling stations across the province during the advance vote, which ran from April 9 to April 13. There were around 223,000 out-of-electoral-district votes to be processed in order to determine results in some of the tight races. The count started Wednesday afternoon with the ballots from all the locations open for the full five days of the advance vote, and unofficial results were released on Friday. Listen to The Ledge podcast, as CBC's legislative reporters bring you expert analysis and insiders' insight Unofficial voter turnout is 71.1 per cent based on 1,880,508 votes cast and 2,643,453 registered electors, Elections Alberta said.