2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election

{{Short description|By-election in Alberta, Canada}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = {{nowrap|2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election}}

| country = Alberta

| seats_for_election = Riding of Edmonton-Strathcona

| type = Parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| party_colour = no

| party_name = no

| election_date = {{Start date|2025|06|23}}

| reporting =

| last_update =

| time_zone =

| previous_election = 2023 Alberta general election

| previous_year = 2023

| next_election = 32nd Alberta general election

| next_year = Next

| registered =

| turnout =

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Naheed Nenshi PRS Ottawa 2015-1.jpg|bSize = 150|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 2|oLeft = 10}}

| candidate1 = Naheed Nenshi

| colour1 = {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|nohash}}

| party1 = {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|name}}

| popular_vote1 = 7,952

| percentage1 = 82.28%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 2.55pp

| image2 =

UCP

| candidate2 = Darby Crouch

| colour2 = {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|nohash}}

| party2 = {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|name}}

| popular_vote2 = 1,314

| percentage2 = 13.60%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 3.70pp

| title = Legislative Assembly of Alberta

| before_election = Rachel Notley

| before_party = {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|name}}

| after_election = Naheed Nenshi

| after_party = New Democratic

}}

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 June 24, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.elections.ab.ca/2025-by-election/|title=2025 By-elections|website=Elections Alberta|access-date=May 26, 2025}} The election occurred alongside 2 other provincial by-elections in Edmonton-Ellerslie and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/3-alberta-provincial-byelections-called-for-june-23-1.7544296|title=3 Alberta provincial byelections called for June 23|work=CBC News|date=May 26, 2025|access-date=May 26, 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith, calls 3 byelections where NDP leader and separatist leader to run {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/11197879/alberta-provincial-byelections-called/ |access-date=2025-05-27 |website=Global News |language=en-US}} 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.

Candidates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"

! colspan="2" | Candidate

! Party

! Date nominated

! Notes

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP}};"|

| Naheed Nenshi

| style="text-align:left" | {{Canadian party colour|AB|NDP|name}}

| January 22, 2025{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-ndp-leader-naheed-nenshi-acclaimed-as-party-s-candidate-in-edmonton-strathcona-1.7439070|title=Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi acclaimed as party's candidate in Edmonton-Strathcona|author=Johnson, Lisa|website=CBC News|date=January 22, 2025|access-date=May 29, 2025}}

| Leader of the New Democratic Party, former mayor of Calgary.

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP}};"|

| Darby Crouch

| style="text-align:left" | {{Canadian party colour|AB|UCP|name}}

| April 6, 2025{{cite web |title=Nomination Contestants - United Conservative Party |url=https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/EFNCPARTY.CFM?MODE=BROWSE&MID=NCP_16&PID=16&BOUNDARYYEAR=2019&EVENTID=112&SORTOPTION=4 |website=Elections Alberta |access-date=4 June 2025}}

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|WLC}};"|

| Jesse Stretch

| style="text-align:left" | {{Canadian party colour|AB|WLC|name}}

| May 28, 2025{{cite web |title=Nomination Contestants - Wildrose Loyalty Coalition |url=https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/EFNCPARTY.CFM?MODE=BROWSE&MID=NCP_20&PID=20&BOUNDARYYEAR=2019&EVENTID=112&SORTOPTION=4 |website=Elections Alberta}}

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta Party}};"|

| Samuel Petrov

| style="text-align:left" | {{Canadian party colour|AB|Alberta Party|name}}

| March 24, 2025{{cite web |title=Nomination Contestants - Alberta Party |url=https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/EFNCPARTY.CFM?MODE=BROWSE&MID=NCP_3&PID=3&BOUNDARYYEAR=2019&EVENTID=112&SORTOPTION=4 |website=Elections Alberta}}

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal}};"|

| Don Slater

| style="text-align:left" | {{Canadian party colour|AB|Liberal|name}}

| June 4, 2025{{cite web |title=Nomination Contestants - Alberta Liberal Party |url=https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/EFNCPARTY.CFM?MODE=BROWSE&MID=NCP_6&PID=6&BOUNDARYYEAR=2019&EVENTID=112&SORTOPTION=4 |website=Elections Alberta |access-date=6 June 2025}}

style="background:{{Canadian party colour|AB|Republican}};"|

| Ravina Chand

| style="text-align:left" | {{Canadian party colour|AB|Republican|name}}

| May 17, 2025{{cite web |title=Nomination Contestants - Republican Party of Alberta |url=https://efpublic.elections.ab.ca/EFNCPARTY.CFM?MODE=BROWSE&MID=NCP_19&PID=19&BOUNDARYYEAR=2019&EVENTID=112&SORTOPTION=4 |website=Elections Alberta}}

Result

{{2025 Alberta provincial by-elections/Edmonton-Strathcona}}

Previous result

{{2023 Alberta general election/Edmonton-Strathcona}}

See also

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election, 2025}}

Category:2025 Alberta provincial by-elections

2025 Edmonton-Strathcona

Category:2020s in Edmonton

Category:Politics of Edmonton

Category:Naheed Nenshi

{{Canada-election-stub}}