Elections Alberta Releases 2024-2025 Annual Report and Lethbridge-West By-election Report

November 26, 2025

EDMONTON – Today, the Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, released the 2024-2025 Annual Report, and his report on the 2024 By-election for Lethbridge-West.

Pursuant to section 4(2) of the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act and section 4(7) of the Election Act, the 2024-2025 Annual Report highlights:

• Key activity drivers and strategic performance, including progress reporting on strategic objectives;
• Complaints and investigations conducted under the authority of the Election Commissioner; and,
• Financial statements for the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer.

The 2024-2025 Annual Report is available online at https://www.elections.ab.ca/resources/reports/annual-reports-and-business-plans.

In accordance with the provisions of section 4(5) of the Election Act, the 2024 By-election Report for Lethbridge-West is the Chief Electoral Officer’s report on the by-election in Electoral Division 72 held on December 18, 2024, following a 28-day election period. Highlights include:

• A total of 13,615 electors voted in the by-election, resulting in a voter turnout of 36.0% (compared to 61.5% in Lethbridge-West in the 2023 Provincial General Election).
• The by-election had a total cost of $415,180, or ~$10.98 per registered elector in Lethbridge-West.
• Preparation activities, event costs, financial disclosures of political participants, and detailed electoral division results and maps.
• Official results were announced on December 28, 2024. Mr. Rob Miyashiro, representing the Alberta New Democratic Party, was duly elected.

The 2024 By-election Report is available online at https://www.elections.ab.ca/resources/reports/by-elections/.

Elections Alberta is an independent, non-partisan office of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta responsible for administering provincial elections, by-elections, and referendums.

For media inquiries, please contact:
Robyn Bell
Media Relations
Phone: 780.427-7191
Email: media@elections.ab.ca

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