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Calgary Herald
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Liberal hopes for breakthrough in Calgary appear to fall short
Liberal hopes of a breakthrough in the Tory bastion of Calgary Monday night appeared unlikely to materialize late Monday night, with the party's hopes of expanding their base beyond one seat in the city in doubt. Article content Article content The highest hopes for the Liberals among the 11 city seats were the four ridings of Calgary Skyview, Confederation, McKnight and Centre. In the latter contest, Liberal contender Lindsay Luhnau dueled throughout the evening with Conservative incumbent Greg McLean before later falling well behind. Article content Article content Late in the evening, Conservative hopeful in Calgary Confederation, Jeremy Nixon, was locked in a seesaw battle with Liberal Corey Hogan, who took a late lead and appeared to be the only Liberal possibly headed for victory in the city. Article content Article content Meanwhile, in Calgary McKnight, incumbent MP George Chahal — who had been the sole Grit incumbent in the city — had fallen considerably behind Conservative Dalwinder Gill as the evening wore on. Article content At Chahal's camp in the northeast, a large crowd of supporters gathered under a tent in a parking lot and nonetheless erupted in cheers as more results came in. Article content Despite the apparent setback, Luhnau said she'd been pleasantly surprised by the reception at doorsteps during the campaign. Article content 'I was expecting really hard conversations, being yelled at, but it's been a very heartening campaign,' said Luhnau, adding she met many people who committed to voting Liberal for the first time. Article content Article content 'The organic growth of our volunteer contingent was amazing; not just the same faces again, I met a lot of new people which was a good sign.' Article content But the Liberal said she knew the result would 'come down to a couple of hundred votes.' Article content Some of those new Liberal voters, she said, were those who once identified themselves with the Progressive Conservative Party, which morphed into the Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. Article content Luhnau said Calgary voters are no different from others in Canada in being influenced by the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrival of former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. Article content 'That momentum was happening before the election — this isn't about me, it's about Carney,' said Luhnau.
Calgary Herald
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Liberal hopes for breakthrough in Calgary appears to fall short
Liberals hopes of a breakthrough in the Tory bastion of Calgary Monday night appeared stillborn late Monday night with the party's hopes of expanding their base beyond one seat in the city in doubt. Article content Article content The highest hopes for the Liberals among the 11 city seats were the four ridings of Calgary Skyview, Confederation, McKnight and Centre. In the latter contest, Liberal contender Lindsay Luhnau dueled throughout the evening with Conservative incumbent Greg McLean before later falling well behind. Article content Article content Late in the evening, Conservative hopeful in Calgary Confederation, Jeremy Nixon, was locked in a seesaw battle with Liberal Corey Hogan, who took a late lead and appeared to be the only Liberal possibly headed for victory in the city. Article content Article content Meanwhile in Calgary McKnight, incumbent MP George Chahal who had been the sole Grit incumbent in the city had fallen considerably behind Conservative Dalwinder Gill as the evening wore on. Article content Despite the apparent setback, Luhnau said she'd been pleasantly surprised by the reception at doorsteps during the campaign. Article content 'I was expecting really hard conversations, being yelled at but it's been a very heartening campaign,' said Luhnau, adding she met many people who committed to voting Liberal for the first time. Article content Article content 'The organic growth of our volunteer contingent was amazing, not just the same faces again, I met a lot of new people which was a good sign.' Article content But the Liberal said she knew the result would 'come down to a couple of hundred votes.' Article content Some of those new Liberal voters, she said, were those who once identified themselves with the Progressive Conservative Party which morphed into the Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. Article content Luhnau said Calgary voters are no different from others in Canada in being influenced by the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrival of former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. Article content 'That momentum was happening before the election — this isn't about me, it's about Carney,' said Luhnau.
Calgary Herald
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Calgary Herald
Calgary remains staunchly Conservative but voters possibly add more red to electoral map
Liberals were struggling to make a breakthrough in the Tory bastion of Calgary Monday night with the party's hopes of expanding their base of one seat in the city hanging in the balance. Article content The best results for the Liberals among the 11 seats of Calgary Skyview, Confederation, McKnight and Centre was in the latter race with Liberal Lindsay Luhnau holding a slim edge over Conservative incumbent Greg McLean as of 9:30 p.m. Article content Article content 'I was expecting really hard conversations, being yelled at but it's been a very heartening campaign,' said Luhnau, adding she met many people who committed to voting Liberal for the first time. Article content 'The organic growth of our volunteer contingent was amazing, not just the same faces again, I met a lot of new people which was a good sign.' Article content Some of those new Liberal voters, she said, were those who once identified themselves with the Progressive Conservative Party which morphed into the Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. Article content Luhnau said Calgary voters are no different from others in Canada in being influenced by the threat posed by U.S. President Donald Trump and the arrival of former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney. Article content Article content 'That momentum was happening before the election — this isn't about me, it's about Carney,' said Luhnau. Article content Conservative hopeful in Calgary Confederation, Jeremy Nixon, was trailing Liberal Corey Hogan while in Calgary McKnight, incumbent MP George Chahal was locked in a seesaw battle with Conservative Dalwinder Gill at press time, with the Tory was holding a slim lead. Article content In Calgary Skyview, voting results were slow to materialize, though Conservative Amanpreet Gill was leading Grit hopeful Hafeez Malik.
