# Alberta NDP upsets UCP stronghold in byelection

https://mins.news/en/video/60235

- Global News, 2026-09-16 02:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qw13wR-4wk

> Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her United Conservative Party suffered an unexpected byelection defeat on Monday when the opposition NDP won Calgary-Shaw, long viewed as a conservative stronghold. Political voices said the UCP should blame itself, as the province prepares for a referendum on leaving Canada.

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