UCP Leader Danielle Smith is seen at a rally in Medicine Hat on May 17, 2023. Smith and the UCP have been elected to a majority government. (CHAT News File Photo)

By Chris Brown

UCP majority elected in Alberta

May 29, 2023 | 11:27 PM

Alberta has re-elected the United Conservative Party led by Danielle Smith to a majority government.

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CHAT News has made the call with 80 per cent of polling stations in the province reporting as of 11:25 p.m. The UCP is leading in 52 of the 87 electoral districts in Alberta, the NDP in the other 35.

Locally, Smith was re-elected in Brooks-Medicine Hat and Justin Wright has been elected in Cypress-Medicine Hat in his first run at provincial politics.

Smith was scheduled to address supporters in Calgary later on Monday evening.

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