Danielle Smith received 91.5% support at the United Conservative Party convention two years ago.
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Power & PoliticsOct 21, 2026
Multiple independent reports from November 2, 2024 (CBC, Global News, CP, CJME, The Globe and Mail) confirm Danielle Smith won 91.5% support in a UCP leadership review at the party's annual convention in Red Deer, which is about two years before the October 2026 post.
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… type she opposed when she was Wild rose leader, are marshaling their resources to push back against the separatists and reclaim this party, kind of the take back, take back Alberta, almost. But the other thing, and the other thing we know, though, is that last time there was intrigue about this, Danielle Smith got 91.5% two years ago at the convention. She's able, she has given this group movement a lot in various ways. She will probably find some other ways to give them something else they want that falls well shy of welcoming separatism. …
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Supports. CBC, Global News, CP, and CJME all report on November 2, 2024 that Danielle Smith received 91.5% support from UCP members in a leadership review at the party's annual convention/AGM in Red Deer.[2][3][4][5]
Supports. The Globe and Mail reports Smith received 91% support in the UCP leadership vote on November 2, 2024, consistent with the 91.5% figure within rounding.[6]
Supports. Politico's October 2026 article states that Smith won her leadership review in 2024 with more than 91% support, corroborating the timing and figure.[1]
Context. The passage's 'two years ago' is consistent with November 2024 relative to the October 2026 post date; the extraction faithfully reflects the passage's figure and event.[1][2]
Sources
6 sources: 1 tier 2, 5 not rated
- 1Alberta premier faces a separatist challenge inside her ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports, context
- 2Alberta premier wins leadership review with 91.5% approval ...cbc.ca · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3UCP members back Alberta premier in leadership reviewglobalnews.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Alberta Premier Danielle Smith gets 91 per cent support in ...cjme.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Smith gets 91 per cent support in…nationalnewswatch.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Alberta Premier Danielle Smith receives 91% support in ...theglobeandmail.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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