Alberta's New Democratic Party crashed out of government after Tuesday'...
CALGARY, Alberta - Alberta’s New Democratic Party crashed out of government after Tuesday’s provincial election, but one of the most inexperienced parties ever to take office in Canada will likely become the strongest opposition the western province has ever seen.
But, unlike previous years, the NDP has a strong contingent of former cabinet members in its opposition ranks. It is unusual for the opposition in Alberta to have any experience of being in power; in the past parties have typically disappeared after losing an election. The Progressive Conservatives ruled for more than four decades but merged with the Wildrose Party to form the UCP after losing heavily in 2015.
At the time, just four members of its caucus had previously served as Members of the Legislative Assembly . The other 50 newly-elected lawmakers were political rookies with diverse backgrounds including yoga teaching, medicine, law and sales, handed the task of steering Alberta through a crippling recession triggered by the 2014-15 global oil price crash.
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