Kenney Vows Oil Fight as Conservatives Reconquer Alberta
- UCP party unseats Notley’s NDP in Canadian province’s vote
- Victory follows tough years for crude-rich western region
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Alberta returned to its conservative roots, electing United Conservative Party Leader Jason Kenney premier after he vowed to fight harder for the Canadian province’s beleaguered energy industry.
In a landslide victory, Kenney defeated center-left incumbent Rachel Notley, 55, whose New Democratic Party snapped four decades of conservative rule in 2015. His UCP won 63 seats in the provincial legislature, against 24 for Notley’s NDP, according to preliminary results Wednesday.