2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election

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.^[1] The election occurred alongside 2 other provincial by-elections in Edmonton-Ellerslie and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.^[2][3] 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.

2025 Edmonton-Strathcona provincial by-election

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Riding of Edmonton-Strathcona
First party Second party   UCP Candidate Naheed Nenshi Darby Crouch Party New Democratic United Conservative Popular vote 7,952 1,314 Percentage 82.28% 13.60% Swing 2.55pp 3.70pp
MLA before election Rachel Notley New Democratic Elected MLA Naheed Nenshi New Democratic

Candidates

Candidate		Party	Date nominated	Notes
	Naheed Nenshi	New Democratic	January 22, 2025[4]	Leader of the New Democratic Party, former mayor of Calgary.
	Darby Crouch	United Conservative	April 6, 2025[5]
	Jesse Stretch	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	May 28, 2025[6]
	Samuel Petrov	Alberta Party	March 24, 2025[7]
	Don Slater	Liberal	June 4, 2025[8]
	Ravina Chand	Republican	May 17, 2025[9]

Result

v t e Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025: Edmonton-Strathcona Resignation of Rachel Notley
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Naheed Nenshi	7,952	82.28	+2.55
	United Conservative	Darby-Rae Crouch	1,314	13.60	-3.70
	Liberal	Don Slater	195	2.02	–
	Alberta Party	Samuel Petrov	115	1.19	–
	Republican	Ravina Chand	65	0.67	+0.07[n 1]
	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	Jesse Stretch	24	0.25	-0.28
Total valid votes			9,665
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+3.12
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[10]

1. Change from the Buffalo Party, who rebranded to the Republican Party in 2025.

Previous result

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Strathcona
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Rachel Notley	13,980	79.73	+7.63
	United Conservative	Emad El-Zein	3,032	17.29	+0.25
	Green	Robert Gooding-Townsend	324	1.85	+0.74
	Buffalo	Andrew Jacobson	106	0.60	–
	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	Robert Nielsen	93	0.53	–
Total			17,535	98.56	–
Rejected and declined			257	1.44	+0.53
Turnout			17,792	59.62	-5.40
Eligible voters			29,841
	New Democratic hold		Swing		+3.69
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[11]

See also

• 31st Alberta Legislature
• 2025 Alberta provincial by-elections
  • 2025 Edmonton-Ellerslie provincial by-election
  • 2025 Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills provincial by-election
• 2025 Battle River—Crowfoot federal by-election

Notes