2025 Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills provincial by-election
June 23, 2025
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A by-election took place on June 23, 2025 in the Albertan provincial riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills to replace Nathan Cooper.[1] It was held on the same day as byelections in Edmonton-Strathcona and Edmonton-Ellerslie.[2]
The by-election was held following Nathan Cooper's resignation as MLA upon being appointed as Alberta's representative in Washington beginning in June 2025.
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | |
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| Tara Sawyer[3] | United Conservative | |
| Bev Toews[4] | New Democratic | |
| Bill Tufts[5] | Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | |
| Cam Davies[6] | Republican | |
Result
| Alberta provincial by-election, June 23, 2025: Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills Resignation of Nathan Cooper | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Tara Sawyer | 9,363 | 61.12 | -14.17 | ||||
| New Democratic | Beverley Toews | 3,061 | 19.98 | +1.18 | ||||
| Republican | Cameron Davies | 2,705 | 17.66 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Bill Tufts | 189 | 1.23 | +0.48 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 15,318 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -7.67 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[7] | ||||||||
Previous result
| 2023 Alberta general election: Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Nathan Cooper | 18,228 | 75.29 | -3.26 | ||||
| New Democratic | Cheryl Hunter Loewen | 4,553 | 18.81 | +7.05 | ||||
| Alberta Independence | Katherine Kowalchuk | 1,140 | 4.71 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Cam Tatlock | 183 | 0.76 | – | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Judy Bridges | 105 | 0.43 | – | ||||
| Total | 24,209 | 98.82 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 288 | 1.18 | +0.72 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,497 | 64.17 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 38,173 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -5.16 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[8] | ||||||||
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "Alberta legislature speaker to resign seat, become rep to United States". CityNews Edmonton. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith, calls 3 byelections where NDP leader and separatist leader to run | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Acme farmer Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills UCP candidate". Red Deer Advocate. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "NDP names candidate in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills". The Albertan. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Bill Tufts". Wildrose Loyalty Coalition.
- ^ "Alberta's Smith calls three byelections where NDP leader, separatist leader to run". Lethbridge News Now. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "2025 By-elections". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
- ^ "76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 22, 2025.