Provincial Election 2019
Student vote also favoured UCP
By JEREMY APPEL on April 18th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel The UCP would have a slimmer majority and the Alberta Party would have representation in the legislature if Alberta’s students were the only voters. According to the results of the province-wide student vote, the UCP would have 49 seats with 36 per cent of the vote, the NDP would have 35 seats with 30 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UCP romps to victory in Drumheller-Stettler
By Medicine Hat News on April 18th, 2019
Near blanket support for the United Conservative Party in northern stretches of the southeast region helped power the party’s candidate to a near 80 per cent vote share in the riding of Drumheller-Stettler on Tuesday night. Nate Horner is the incoming MLA for the large riding that includes the Special Areas north of the Brooks-Medicine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Glasgo’s win: Focus on jobs, the economy and pipelines
By medicinehatnews on April 16th, 2019
Shooting out to an early lead and never looking back, UCP candidate Michaela Glasgo was one of the first candidates to be declared a winner in the provincial election. “We’ve worked hard, we’ve earned every single vote,” said a visibly emotional Glasgo as she arrived at the UCP party at Medicine Hat Lodge where several ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Barnes says UCP will be a voice for rural Alberta and southeastern Alberta
By medicinehatnews on April 16th, 2019
Drew Barnes has been re-elected in the riding of Cypress-Medicine Hat, the News is predicting, and for the first time into a majority governing party. It is the third straight electoral win for the former realtor who was first elected in 2012 and he returns to the Alberta legislature this spring as one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Record voters at advance polls, including 2,147 locals
By GILLIAN SLADE on April 16th, 2019
gslade@medicinehatnews.com@MHNGillianSlade A total of 2,147 people in the Brooks-Medicine Hat and Cypress-Medicine Hat ridings voted in advance polls that ended on Saturday. The option of voting in advance polls, over a five-day period, attracted a record number of voters across Alberta – nearly 700,000. “The turnout at advance polls was record breaking, with almost triple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GSA direction receiving debate ahead of Tuesday’s election
By JEREMY APPEL on April 13th, 2019
jappel@medicinehatnews.com@MHNJeremyAppel Since the NDP government passed Bill 24 in 2017, the subject of gay-straight alliances in Alberta’s schools and when parents should be notified of their child’s involvement has been the subject of much heated debate, which has only gotten louder during election time. Bill 24 prevents schools from notifying parents of their kids’ involvement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cypress-MH candidates approach the home stretch
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 13th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant For decades, the riding of Cypress-Medicine Hat was considered the region’s rural constituency, but a redrawing of electoral boundaries has changed its complexion in 2019. Whether that will affect the results when Albertans elect a new government next week will be determined on Tuesday. The district that covers the southern portion of southeast Alberta ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!On the Issues – Jim Black – Alberta Party
By Medicine Hat News on April 10th, 2019
1. Outside of pipelines, what is the biggest challenge facing Alberta? I think the looming infrastructure upgrades that are required by rural Alberta will be a significant challenge for the next legislature. With the MSI program coming to an end in 2021, where will municipalities find the fund to continue the necessary improvements to rural ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kenney says Beasley vote is a wasted one; Beasley says Kenney is being hypocritical
By COLLIN GALLANT on April 10th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Jason Kenney says voting for a candidate that his party rejected early on is a “wasted vote” and stressed that an independent candidate in Brooks-Medicine Hat would not be welcomed into the United Conservative Party. That candidate, Todd Beasley, says he has no such plans, but it’s “hypocritical” for the UCP leader to ask ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite one cancellation, second education meet-and-greet a go
By Medicine Hat News on April 4th, 2019
One education forum put on by a local chapter of the Alberta Teachers Association is cancelled, but a related event is still going ahead as planned despite overtures that conservative candidates will not attend. Late Monday, ATA Local No. 1, representing teachers in the public school board, announced the group was cancelling its April 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Separatist party joins Brooks-MH race
By COLLIN GALLANT on March 28th, 2019
cgallant@medicinehatnews.com@CollinGallant Voters in Brooks-Medicine Hat will have a separatist option on their ballots on April 16 as Collin Pacholek is a registered candidate for the Alberta Independence Party, Pacholek, a local carpenter, says the platform offers a viable exit strategy and the best outlook for Albertans. “Alberta would be very good on its own and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
