Alberta Election 2015: NDP wins 14 of 25 Calgary ridings

The NDP won the majority of Calgary's ridings. But PC LeaderJim Prentice, who held onto his own Calgary seat, announced he would quit.

The NDP won 14Calgary seats, thePCs won eight seats and the Liberals and Alberta each havea single seat.

In Calgary-Glenmore, there is a tie between PC LindaJohnson and NDP AnamKazim. In order toshow a result on our map, CBC has given the riding to the incumbent PC and will update once Elections Alberta resolves the issue.

Calgary voters didnot merely casta ballot for their local MLA. They also hada big say in which party leaders will go to the Alberta Legislature.

PC LeaderJim Prentice won in the riding of Calgary-Foothills, but took to the podium in his concession speech and said he was resigning, effective immediately.

Prentice and Green Party Leader Janet Keeping were both running in theriding of Calgary-Foothills.

In Calgary-Mountain View, Liberal leader David Swann managed to hold on to his seat, making him the sole Liberal left in the legislature.A medical doctor, vocal health critic and two-time party leader,Swannwas first electedin 2004.

Calgary is home to25 of the province's 87 ridingsand the leaders of the PC, Liberal, Alberta and Green Parties were all runningin the city.

• For individual riding results visitAlberta Votes 2015 Interactive Dashboard

In Calgary-Elbow, Alberta Party Leader Greg Clark was elected, becoming the first Alberta Party MLA. Hedefeated PC Gordon Dirks, who was appointed the education minister. Dirks won an October byelection. The riding was previously held by former premier Redford.

Of course, Calgary isn't home to all the party leaders. NDP LeaderRachel Notley was electedin Edmonton-Strathconaand Wildrose Leader Brian Jean was electedin FortMcMurray-Conklin.

Other closely watched Calgary ridings included:

• Calgary-Acadia, where incumbentPC Jonathan Denis, who recently stepped down as justice minister,is facingpublic legal proceedings involving his estranged wife. The NDP's Brandy Payne won. Denis finished third.
• Calgary-Fort, where former city councillorJoe Ceciis a star candidate for the NDP. He won with almost half the vote.
• Calgary-Shaw, where Jeff Wilson, a former Wildrose MLA who crossed the floor to the PC party in December, is running for the PCs. Wilson finished third.
• Calgary-Varsity, a riding that has swung between the Liberals and PC parties in the past. Donna Kennedy-Glansdid not run again.Susan Billington, a relatively unknown PC candidate is facing strong opposition from Liberal Pete Helfrich and theNDP'sStephanie McLean. The NDP's McLean won by more than 2,000 votes.

Prentice was brought into the foldof the PC party after former Alberta premier Alison Redford left in a cloud of controversy. He wonthe leadership vote in September, becameAlberta's16thpremier,and then gaineda seat in the Alberta Legislature during an Octoberbyelection.