2025 Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills provincial by-election

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2025 Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills provincial by-election
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  2023 June 23, 2025 (2025-06-23) Next  

Riding of Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
UCP
NDP
RPA
CandidateTara SawyerBev ToewsCam Davies
Party United Conservative New Democratic Republican
Last election75.29%18.81%n/a
Popular vote9,3633,0612,705
Percentage61.12%19.98%17.66%
SwingDecrease2.svg 14.17%Increase2.svg 1.18%Did not contest

MLA before election

Nathan Cooper
United Conservative

Elected MLA

Tara Sawyer
United Conservative

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]

Contents

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

CandidateParty
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
** Preliminary results — Not yet official **
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Tara Sawyer 9,36361.12-14.17
New Democratic Beverley Toews3,06119.98+1.18
Republican Cameron Davies2,70517.66
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Bill Tufts1891.23+0.48
Total valid votes15,318
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
United Conservative hold Swing -7.67
Source(s)

Previous result

2023 Alberta general election : Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Nathan Cooper 18,22875.29-3.26
New Democratic Cheryl Hunter Loewen4,55318.81+7.05
Alberta Independence Katherine Kowalchuk1,1404.71
Wildrose Loyalty Coalition Cam Tatlock1830.76
Solidarity Movement Judy Bridges1050.43
Total24,20998.82
Rejected and declined2881.18+0.72
Turnout24,49764.17
Eligible voters38,173
United Conservative hold Swing -5.16
Source(s)

See also

Notes

    References

    1. "Alberta legislature speaker to resign seat, become rep to United States". CityNews Edmonton. 2025-05-07. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
    2. "Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith, calls 3 byelections where NDP leader and separatist leader to run | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
    3. "Acme farmer Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills UCP candidate". Red Deer Advocate. 2025-05-16. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
    4. "NDP names candidate in Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills". The Albertan. 2025-05-27. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
    5. "Bill Tufts". Wildrose Loyalty Coalition.
    6. "Alberta's Smith calls three byelections where NDP leader, separatist leader to run". Lethbridge News Now. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
    7. "2025 By-elections". Elections Alberta . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
    8. "76 - Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta . Retrieved June 22, 2025.