Well I know it is just a bye election but still the first time a Lib elected there it is 'funny' in a way. I wonder if he will hold onto it after the next provincial election or maybe people want some form of change ie:a bit more opposition for the tories?Alberta's Progressive Conservatives suffered a political blow Tuesday night, losing a byelection in the affluent Calgary riding once held by former premier Ralph Klein.
In one of two byelections, Liberal candidate Craig Cheffins defeated Progressive Conservative rival Brian Heninger in the central Calgary seat that has been in Tory hands since it was created in 1971. Klein was first elected in the riding in 1989.
Tory Jack Hayden was able to win the rural riding of Drumheller-Stettler in another byelection, as voters picked a new MLA to replace former deputy premier Shirley McClellan.
Observers said the contest in Calgary-Elbow was the first real test of the popularity of Premier Ed Stelmach's government since critics accused it of not taking care of the city's needs.
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