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Political party in Edmonton, Alberta From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Better Edmonton is a municipal political party in Edmonton, Alberta, founded ahead of the city's 2025 municipal election.[2] It was founded by former city councillor Tim Cartmell. The only party on council, it is represented by Karen Principe.
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On November 21, 2024, Edmonton city councillor Tim Cartmell announced that he would be running for mayor in 2025, and would be launching a municipal political party.[3]
On May 1, 2025, Cartmell announced the formation of Better Edmonton.[4] On May 28, the party officially registered with Edmonton Elections.[5]
On June 3, Better Edmonton announced its slate of candidates, which included councillor Karen Principe, who joined the party.[6]
In the 2025 municipal election on October 20, the party won 3 council seats and Cartmell lost the mayoral race.[7] The councillors were sworn into office on October 29.[8]
On November 10, 2025, less than a month after the municipal election, councillor Reed Clarke left the party to sit as an independent.[9] Three days later, councillor Michael Elliott also left the party and became an independent.[10] The next day, leader Tim Cartmell left the party.[11]
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