This week on The Writ podcast:

In the news

* Alberta makes history, electing a woman as mayor of Calgary and someone of South Asian origin as mayor of Edmonton for the first time.

* Elections Canada announces how many seats each province will have after the next re-distribution is completed.

* Alison Coffin resigns as leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP after party delegates vote in favour of a leadership review.

* A provincial byelection will be held in Prince Edward Island on November 15.

Polls of the week

* The Ontario PCs hold a narrow lead against a divided opposition, according to a Léger/Postmedia poll.

* Jason Kenney’s United Conservatives trail the Alberta NDP by 16 points, according to a Mainstreet Research/Western Standard survey.

Questions and answers

* Ranked ballots. That’s the question.

* Who is the B.C. Liberal leadership race frontrunner?

* Has a defeated premier ever made a comeback?

* Who was my voice in Ottawa and Quebec City when I was a wee baby?

#EveryElectionProject

* The 1971 Newfoundland and Labrador election, marking the first defeat for Canada’s last Father of Confederation.

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