Alberta United Conservative Party Leadership Election, 2017

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(Actually, this practice is quite common for young conservatives to move to Alberta to get in to politics; there are many examples of this).

Most notably, Leaside youngster/Etobicoke teen Stephen Harper.

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Wonder if this'll be a south-vs-north battle...

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Whither the Alberta Liberals, then?  (Might they strike a "marriage of convenience" with the Alberta Party?)

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As I'm sure we all know on this forum, indigenous voters tend to heavily favour the NDP over conservative parties,

When it comes to the Metis, especially, the favour swings more "non-Conservative" than NDP per se; and has more often than not echoed (federally, at least) the traditional Acadian or Franco-Ontarian lean t/w the Liberals--think of a seat like Provencher in Manitoba...

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Jason Kenney wins with over 60% on first ballot, so sort of what is expected.  No doubt the NDP is happy, but they should not underestimate him.  He is a very polarizing figure and has lots of negative baggage, but he is a very strong campaigner and knows how to win, so while I think he is favoured to be the next premier, it is not a foregone conclusion and I do think with him you will probably have a somewhat larger official opposition than you would have under Jean.

He hasn't led a campaign yet though. Kenney's done an excellent job campaigning as a minister and leadership candidate, but an actual campaign is a different kettle of fish.

The implication being: he could be another Jim Prentice?