Jim Prentice will soon be sworn in as Alberta’s 16th Premier, following the PC Party leadership election.
Prentice claimed 77 per cent of the vote in the race against Thomas Lukaszuk and Ric McIvor.
Prentice now needs to gain a seat in the Legislature, and will be running in a by election in a Calgary riding soon.
23,000Â people in total cast ballots over Friday and Saturday.