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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.

After being a prominent figure in Alberta politics for 17 years, on Thursday Rachel Notely announced her pending resignation as MLA for Edmonton-Stratcona . Notely was first elected to represent the Edmonton-Strathcona riding in 2008, then became leader of the provincial NDP in 2014, led the NDP to victory in 2015 but the NDP failed to repeat that in the next two elections. On January 16th, 2024 Notely announced her plans to step down as leader of the Alberta NDP and on Thursday she announced her intention to resign as an MLA effective December 30, 2024.

Notely says she and her family have been long time residents of Strathcona and have no intention of moving. Although her role in provincial politics will soon be over its unlikely that Notely will just fade into the sunset so we'll have to wait to see what her next chapter might be.