Lethbridge-West Byelection Scheduled for December 18

The vote will fill the seat vacated by former NDP MLA Shannon Phillips, with UCP and NDP candidates already in place.

The Lethbridge-West byelection will take place on December 18, with advance polls opening on December 10.
The seat has been vacant since former NDP MLA Shannon Phillips resigned in June after holding it since 2015.
John Middleton-Hope, a Lethbridge city councillor and former police chief, is running for the United Conservative Party.
The NDP candidate is Rob Miyashiro, a former city councillor who previously ran unsuccessfully in Lethbridge-East during the 2023 provincial election.
The byelection result will not impact the UCP's majority in the legislature, where they currently hold 49 of 87 seats compared to the NDP's 37.