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Alberta Approves Three More MLA Recall Petitions, Lifting Total to 26

Attention now turns to whether organizers can hit the steep 60 percent signature bar within three months to trigger constituency votes.

A petition to recall Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides is one of 26 such petitions that have so far been issued by Elections Alberta.
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Premier Danielle Smith speaks to the media at the Legislature in Edmonton on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025.
Justin Wright speaks with attendees of an election rally in this May 2023 file photo in Medicine Hat. The Cypress-Medicine Hat MLA is now facing a recall petition, the announcement coming a couple weeks after one launched for Brooks-Medicine Hat MLA and Premier Danielle Smith.--NEWS FILE PHOTO

Overview

  • Elections Alberta added petitions targeting UCP MLAs Ron Wiebe in Grande Prairie–Wapiti and Justin Wright in Cypress–Medicine Hat, as well as NDP MLA Peggy Wright in Edmonton–Beverly–Clareview.
  • The total now stands at 26 active recall drives, 24 directed at United Conservative politicians, and the UCP caucus calls the wave an abuse of process.
  • Petitioners against Wiebe and Justin Wright cite the government's use of the notwithstanding clause to end a teachers' strike, with Wright's applicant also raising coal mining and health-care concerns.
  • The application against Peggy Wright alleges poor accessibility and criticizes her stance opposing book restrictions in school libraries, while she says she remains engaged and focused on education and affordability.
  • Organizers have three months to collect signatures equal to 60 percent of 2023 votes in each riding, with early drives nearing deadlines such as the petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides due Jan. 21.