Despite all the hand-wringing, all the reminders that polls had gotten it wrong in Alberta before, in the end the Alberta election unfolded precisely as expected: Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party won, handily. UCP!” and others bidding farewell to Rachel Notley’s NDP, broke out every few minutes. Vote-splitting between the two right-wing parties allowed Notley’s New Democrats to take power for the first time in the province’s history. The rollicking 28-day campaign in Alberta saw sustained attacks on Kenney’s character, as the NDP unearthed and released controversial comments he made on LGBTQ rights. With UCP enjoying a comfortable lead in the polls throughout the campaign, the NDP had stressed that polls have been historically inaccurate in Alberta.

Source: National Post April 16, 2019 23:07 UTC