Naheed Nenshi<\/a>, who was Calgary’s mayor for 11 years from 2010 to 2021 when he did not seek re-election, announced his decision Thursday in an online letter to his constituents in Edmonton-Strathcona.<\/p>\nHe said in the letter that he’s “thrilled every day” to serve as the member of Edmonton-Strathcona, but is making the move to represent the communities where he grew up and made much of his professional and political life.<\/p>\n
He also said the NDP needs to win more seats in Calgary, and that he’s “happy to be part of that battle.”<\/p>\n
Estabrooks was EPSB chair and a local trustee for schools within Edmonton-Strathcona from 2017 to 2025.<\/p>\n
She ran for the NDP in the spring 2025 federal election in Edmonton Centre, but lost to Liberal candidate Eleanor Olszewski.<\/p>\n
Estabrooks currently works for Friends of Medicare, a public health-care advocacy group.<\/p>\n
Prior to politics, she worked for the CBC for 17 years in newsrooms across the country, including Thunder Bay, Iqaluit, Whitehorse and then Edmonton.<\/p>\n
She also spent a year in 2007 working with Journalists for Human Rights in Ghana.<\/p>\n
Nenshi’s byelection win in Edmonton-Strathcona in June 2025 came almost a year after he won the party’s leadership race to replace former premier Rachel Notley, who also represented the Edmonton constituency.<\/p>\n
He won the byelection with more than 82 per cent of the vote.<\/p>\n
“As you may know, we are in the midst of an illegitimate and corrupt process to redraw the electoral map. There will be legal challenges. Once we have a finalized (and hopefully fair!) map, I’ll announce which Calgary riding,” Nenshi wrote, referring to an ongoing review of provincial riding maps.<\/p>\n
Nenshi has accused Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative government of using the review to rig the next election.<\/p>\n
The government has said it’s about ensuring there’s fair representation for rural areas.<\/p>\n
Nenshi said in Thursday’s letter that he will continue to serve as representative of Edmonton-Strathcona until the next general election in October 2027.<\/p>\n
“This will open up Edmonton-Strathcona for a new representative from this beautiful community,” he wrote.<\/p>\n
“I am informing you today so that the incredible constituency association in this riding has time for a healthy and robust nomination process to select a candidate and a future MLA worthy of representing you.”<\/p>\n
In 2023, Estabrooks received the Queen’s Jubilee Medal for her contributions to journalism and public education.<\/p>\n
She and her family have lived in Edmonton for two decades.<\/p>\n
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