Editing Nancy MacBeth (section)

==Liberal leader==
She subsequently married portfolio manager and financial writer Hilliard MacBeth.

She then returned to politics in 1998, running for the leadership of the Alberta Liberals after the resignation of [[Grant Mitchell (politician)|Grant Mitchell]]. Elected to be the MLA for [[Edmonton-McClung]], MacBeth tried to capitalize on discontent with Klein's government in some Alberta communities by reaching out to disaffected [[Red Tories]], but proved unable to connect with voters.

In the [[2001 Alberta general election|2001 provincial election]], the Liberals won only seven seats, less than half as many as they had held before the election. Among the losses was MacBeth's own seat of Edmonton-McClung. The election left the party a million dollar debt that took about 10 years to pay off.<ref>{{cite web|last=Henton|first=Darcy|title=Liberal Leader Raj Sherman looking for a Prairie miracle|url=https://calgaryherald.com/health/Liberal+Leader+Sherman+looking+Prairie+miracle/5880853/story.html|publisher=Calgary Herald|access-date=December 19, 2011|date=December 19, 2011}}</ref>

She left politics again, and was succeeded by [[Ken Nicol (politician)|Ken Nicol]] as party leader.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/macbeth-quits-1.284704|title=MacBeth Quits|publisher=CBC News|date=March 15, 2001|access-date=December 16, 2017}}</ref>