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One of Calgary’s three political parties won’t be running a full slate of candidates in the upcoming election, in an effort to avoid splitting conservative voters.

The A Better Calgary Party (ABC Party) held a one-time “bypass vote” amongst its members to determine whether to run a candidate in certain wards.

“We felt that for the sake of Calgarians, we need to stop splitting the vote,” ABC Party executive director Roy Beyer told Global News.

ABC Party members voted to refrain from running a candidate in five wards across the city: Ward 1, Ward 4, Ward 7, Ward 10 and Ward 13.

The incumbents in those wards include Sonya Sharp, Sean Chu, Terry Wong, Andre Chabot and Dan McLean.

However, Sharp has announced her intention to run for mayor and it remains unclear if Chu will seek another term, after telling reporters this term would be his last back in 2021.

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Beyer said Sharp’s endorsement is based on her work as …

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