Two Calgary ridings subject to automatic recounts: Elections Alberta
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Calgary-Acadia and Calgary-Glenmore, both previously operated by the United Conservative Party are now painted in NDP orange by razor-thin margins.
Two Calgary ridings will undergo a mandatory recount of votes following Monday night's provincial election.
Calgary-Acadia and Calgary-Glenmore, both previously operated by the United Conservative Party are now painted in NDP orange by razor-thin margins.
Former health and justice minister Tyler Shandro received seven fewer votes than competitor Diana Batten, a nurse, for Calgary-Acadia.
The UCP's Whitney Issik lost her seat by 30 votes in Calgary-Glenmore to the NDP's Nagwan Al-Guneid.
According to the Elections Alberta website, "If the difference between the votes for the candidate with the highest number of votes and the candidate with the next highest number of votes is 100 or less, the returning officer shall conduct a full official count."
A candidate may appeal any decision of the chief electoral officer or the returning officer concerning a ballot.
"We do have a number of ridings that were close, but just not that close," said Robyn Bell, spokesperson for Elections Alberta.
