In addition to her resigning as leader of the Alberta NDP Rachel Notley she also vacated her Edmonton-Strathcona seat on December 30. Yesterday the new Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi announced he’s seeking the party’s nomination to run as a candidate in Notley's vacant Edmonton-Strathcona riding. Nenshi was mayor of Calgary for more than a decade and will now divide his time between the two cities.

Premier Danielle Smith has until until June 30 to call a byelection but on Friday she said the byelection would be called before the deadline.