Kenney declared leader of United Conservative Party

Jason Kenney has swept to victory as the first leader of Alberta’s new United Conservative Party.
Kenney was elected with 61.1 per cent of the vote, beating former Wildrose leader Brian Jean, with 31.5 per cent, and Calgary lawyer Doug Schweitzer with 7.3 per cent.
He was declared the winner in a press release posted to the party’s website well before the news was announced at the UCP event at the Stampede grounds in Calgary jammed with close to 2,000 party supporters.
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