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How The NDP Won Calgary: Insights From An Insider
Following a couple recounts, it's official: the Alberta NDP won 14 of 26 seats in Calgary. How did the party most closely tied to success in Edmonton take down high-profile UCP incumbents in south Calgary?
4:00 | Esmahan Razavi managed the NDP campaigns in Calgary-Acadia and Calgary-Glenmore, where Diana Batten beat Tyler Shandro and Nagwan Al-Guneid beat Whitney Issik. The NDP won both ridings by 25 and 42 votes, respectively. How'd they do it? When did they know they were going to win? What put them over the hump? What do these wins do for the party moving forward?
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