Rob Miyashiro of the Alberta NDP has won the Lethbridge-West byelection, defeating United Conservative candidate John Middleton-Hope. Miyashiro will resign from his position as executive director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization to take his seat in the legislature.
and 6,089 for the United Conservatives’ John Middleton-Hope after 100 per cent of voting stations reported their counts. Alberta Party candidate Layton Veverka received 233 votes.
The byelection marked the second time in as many years that Miyashiro battled for a seat in the legislature, having lost to United Conservative Conservative Nathan Neudorf in the 2023 general election. Miyashiro, the current executive director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization, says he will be resigning from his position now that he will have a seat in the legislature.“It’s a difficult thing to do,” he said. “You’re in the public eye and you’re taking all the shots, so good on him and his team running a good campaign.”The byelection marked the first time ballots were cast for a legislative seat since Naheed Nenshi became the leader of the Alberta NDP.
“The people of Lethbridge-West really are sending a message to our government that what they’re doing isn’t good enough,” he said.1:55Viewed
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