New party system for municipal elections in Calgary, Edmonton sees tepid interest from candidates

As Alberta voters prepare for this month’s municipal elections, Calgary and Edmonton will have political parties on the ballot for the first time ever – a test run of a pilot project introduced last year by Premier Danielle Smith’s government.

But there has so far been tepid interest among candidates to jump into the party system, which the province created with the goal of increasing transparency and making candidates’ positions clearer to voters.