The results are in on Alberta’s election and it’s official, Hell has finally frozen over and the province has elected an NDP government. As expected, NDP voters are overjoyed, so much that they’ve ignored one of their most beloved issues- the first-past-the-post system has resulted in the NDP winning with less than 50% of the vote.
Curiously, less than two hours after the election closed, the Alberta NDP has now erased all of it’s candidate profiles from their website. What does this mean? One person speculated on Twitter that “Scrubbing their website on elxn night suggests they will revise their platform in light of a huge victory”.
One thing we can deduct from this weasel-like action for certain is that the Alberta NDP have a poor understanding of how the Internet works- you can’t just delete a webpage and expect it will be gone forever, there’s a wonderful site called Archive.org that’s backed-up many of the Internet’s more popular websites, the Alberta NDP’s is one of them.
So, what are the Alberta NDP trying to hide? The first step to figuring this out is to check-out the archive pages. I’ve listed them all below- please let me know if there’s anybody I missed. The first thing they deleted was their platform! If you’re curious why, here’s the archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423162547/http://www.albertandp.ca/platform
And here is a list of their candidate webpages:
Shaye Anderson, Leduc Beaumont:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163456/http://www.albertandp.ca/shayeanderson
Erin Babcock, Stony Plain:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163457/http://www.albertandp.ca/erinbabcock
Deron Bilous, Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423162409/http://www.albertandp.ca/deronbilous
Oneil Carlier, Whitecourt-Ste Anne:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163505/http://www.albertandp.ca/oneilcarlier
Jon Carson, Edmonton-Meadowlark:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423162439/http://www.albertandp.ca/joncarson
Joe Ceci, Calgary-Fort:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150B423163422/http://www.albertandp.ca/joececi
Michael Connolly, Calgary-Hawkwood:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163507/http://www.albertandp.ca/michaelconnolly
Craig Coolahan, Calgary-Klein:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163524/http://www.albertandp.ca/craigcoolaha
Lorne Dach, Edmonton-McClung:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163531/http://www.albertandp.ca/lornedach
Thomas Dang, Edmonton-South West:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163541/http://www.albertandp.ca/thomasdang
Deborah Drever, Calgary-Bow:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163542/http://www.albertandp.ca/deborahdrever
David Eggen, Edmonton-Calder:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423162416/http://www.albertandp.ca/davideggen
Richard Feehan, Edmonton-Rutherford:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163550/http://www.albertandp.ca/richardfeehan
Maria Fitzpatrick, Lethbridge-East:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163551/http://www.albertandp.ca/mariafitzpatrick
Kathleen Ganley, Calgary-Buffalo:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163552/http://www.albertandp.ca/kathleenganley
Nicole Goehring, Edmonton-Castle Downs:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163555/http://www.albertandp.ca/nicolegoehring
Christina Gray, Edmonton-Mill Woods:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163556/http://www.albertandp.ca/christinagray
Bruce Hinkley, Wetaskiwin-Camrose:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163607/http://www.albertandp.ca/brucehinkley
Sarah Hoffman, Edmonton-Glenora:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150402161322/http://albertandp.ca/sarahhoffman
Trevor Horne, Spruce Grove-St. Albert:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163610/http://www.albertandp.ca/trevorhorne
Debbie Jabbour, Peace River:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163615/http://www.albertandp.ca/debbiejabbour
Jamie Kleinsteuber, Calgary-Northern Hills:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163623/http://www.albertandp.ca/jamiekleinsteuber
Danielle Larivee, Lesser Slave Lake:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163628/http://www.albertandp.ca/daniellelarivee
Jessica Littlewood, Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163641/http://www.albertandp.ca/jessicalittlewood
Rod Loyola, Edmonton-Ellerslie:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163643/http://www.albertandp.ca/rodloyola
Robyn Luff, Calgary-East:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163647/http://www.albertandp.ca/robynluff
Brian Malkinson, Calgary-Currie:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163708/http://www.albertandp.ca/brianmalkinson
Brian Mason, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162816/http://albertandp.ca/brianmason
Ricardo Miranda, Calgary-Cross:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163742/http://www.albertandp.ca/ricardomiranda
Annie McKitrick, Sherwood Park:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163733/http://www.albertandp.ca/anniemckitrick
Stephanie McLean, Calgary-Varcity:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423162311/http://www.albertandp.ca/stephaniemclean
Karen M. McPherson, Calgary-Mackay-Nose Hill:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163420/http://www.albertandp.ca/karenmcpherson
Barb Miller, Red Deer-South:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163738/http://www.albertandp.ca/barbmiller
Chris Nielsen, Edmonton-Decore:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163757/http://www.albertandp.ca/chrisnielsen
Rachel Notley, Edmonton-Strathcona:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163421/http://www.albertandp.ca/rachelnotley
Brandy Payne, Calgary-Acadia:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163821/http://www.albertandp.ca/brandypayne
Shannon Phillips, Lethbridge-West:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163432/http://www.albertandp.ca/shannonphillips
Colin Piquette, Athabasca-Sturgeon-Redwater:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163840/http://www.albertandp.ca/colinpiquette
Marie Renaud, St Albert:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163908/http://www.albertandp.ca/marierenaud
Eric Rosendahl, West Yellowhead:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163910/http://www.albertandp.ca/ericrosendahl
Irfan Sabir, Calgary-McCall:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163913/http://www.albertandp.ca/irfansabir
Marlin Schmidt, Edmonton-Gold Bar:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163325/http://albertandp.ca/marlinschmidt
Kim Schreiner, Red Deer-North:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163918/http://www.albertandp.ca/kimschreiner
David Shepherd, Edmonton-Centre:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163922/http://www.albertandp.ca/davidshepherd
Lori Sigurdson, Edmonton-Riverview:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163451/http://www.albertandp.ca/lorisigurdson
Graham Sucha, Calgary-Shaw:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163923/http://www.albertandp.ca/grahamsucha
Heather Sweet, Edmonton-Manning:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163333/http://albertandp.ca/heathersweet
Bob Turner, Calgary-Whitemud:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163936/http://www.albertandp.ca/bobturner
Bob Wanner, Medicine Hat:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163944/http://www.albertandp.ca/bobwanner
Cameron Westhead, Banff-Cochrane:
Unavailable
Denise Woollard, Edmonton-Mill Creek:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423164004/http://www.albertandp.ca/denisewoollard
Estefania Cortes-Vargas, Strathcona-Sherwood Park:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150423163529/http://www.albertandp.ca/estefaniacortesvargas