Rick Hanson, the ex-police chief and one of Calgary’s best-known citizens, lost in Calgary-Cross to the NDP’s Ricardo Miranda.

They were close in the polls, but not in campaign spending. In Calgary-Glenmore, PC MLA Linda Johnson lost by six votes to unknown New Democrat Anam Kazim, after two recounts. In Calgary-Elbow, Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark had a generous total of $97,506 to spend as he took on PC education minister Gordon Dirks.īut the Dirks campaign went right off the charts, spending $157,029. Kathleen Ganley, now the justice minister, beat him with only $3,117. The PC candidate in Calgary-Buffalo, well-known arts executive Terry Rock, spent $92,067. In Calgary, the underdog uprisings brought unique results in many races. The federal NDP’s Quebec surge in 2011 is a rare precedent for what happened in Alberta, but even that didn’t unseat a government. Governing parties usually have the most money, but they seldom lose en masse to candidates with hardly any. It’s extremely rare for candidates with virtually no money or organization to sweep aside seasoned professionals.Įven the federal PCs’ crushing loss in 1993 came at the hands of the well-heeled Liberals. That’s what happened to her but the fact is that it hardly ever happens at all. It’s not advertisements and signs, it’s people knowing you’re interested in them.” “At the end of the day, that’s what wins elections. “You just have to get out and talk to people,” Payne says. Payne believes she won because she campaigned hard and NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s message took off, helping enormously. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.

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