EDMONTON—Danielle Smith, Alberta’s new premier-designate, could soon have a seat in the Legislative Assembly after one UCP MLA resigned and offered Smith her seat.
Among the seven candidates running to be leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) and Alberta premier, Smith was the only one not currently a sitting MLA. She won the race on Thursday night on the sixth ballot with 53.8 per cent of the vote, beating out former Premier Jason Kenney’s finance minister Travis Toews who placed second with 46.23 per cent.
Speaking on CBC’s Power and Politics on Friday, Smith said she would run in the open seat in Brooks-Medicine Hat….