Monday, March 21, 2022

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13,700 UCP members have registered for upcoming leadership review

Jessika Guse 
GLOBAL NEWS

Premier Jason Kenney will have quite the crowd at his leadership review come April.
© THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh Alberta Premier Jason Kenney speaks to the media while attending the Global Business Forum in Banff, Alta., Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. 
THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

An internal United Conservative Party email obtained by Global News states 13,718 members have so far registered for the event in Red Deer.

Saturday was the last day to sign up to become a new voting member at the special general meeting. Those who already had memberships are able to register for the event up until April 9.

Voting is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Cambridge Hotel in Red Deer, where the website states the hotel can hold up to 2,000 guests in its conference room.

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The email, sent to constituency presidents, goes on to say the UCP membership has more than doubled and that it's "not unreasonable" the party membership could get as high as 20,000.

Members aren't required to stay after they cast their ballot. The premier will need more than 50 per cent of the vote in order to remain as the UCP party leader.

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