The New Democrats have come out on top in a byelection in the Alberta riding of Lethbridge-West.
Unofficial results posted on the Elections Alberta website reveal there were 7,239 votes for the NDP’s Rob Miyashiro 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.
Miyashiro spoke highly of his opponent, acknowledging that anyone who enters politics deserves a pat on the back.
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