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Alberta NDP vote to allow opting out of federal party membership

  • Lisa Johnson

    Lisa Johnson

  • Canadian Press

  • May 3, 2025

NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi speaks after being acclaimed as the party's candidate for Edmonton-Strathcona in Edmonton, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Alberta's New Democrats will vote today on whether or not to allow new members to opt out of joining the federal NDP. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

EDMONTON -- Alberta's New Democratic Party has voted overwhelmingly to cut traditional membership ties with its federal counterpart.

Delegates in Edmonton also voted Saturday to allow provincial members to opt out of joining the federal NDP at the same time, a move Leader Naheed Nenshi campaigned on last year.

In adopting the measures, the party is shedding what some voters and political watchers have long considered a political albatross.

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