CALGARY -- Alberta's NDP raised more than double that of the governing UCP in the first quarter of 2021, according to numbers released Friday by Elections Alberta. Totals show the NDP raised $1.186 million from January to March of this year compared to $521,589 by the UCP. The Alberta Liberals raised $31,798 and the Alberta Party reported $43,394. "I think it means the NDP has established itself, that it wasn't a flash in the pan as everyone assumed in 2015," said Doreen Barrie, an associate professor of political science at the University of Calgary. "It isn't surprising that they're fundraising successfully because I think Albertans consider them to be the best challenge to the UCP in the next election."