Barry Morishita

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2023 Alberta general election: Brooks-Medicine Hat
Barry Morishita
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Leader of the Alberta Party
In office
September 1, 2021 October 15, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Danielle Smith 13,31566.49+11.98
New Democratic Gwendoline Dirk5,47727.35+0.61
Alberta Party Barry Morishita 1,2336.16-10.37
Total20,02599.54
Rejected and declined920.46
Turnout20,11756.85
Eligible voters35,385
United Conservative hold Swing -1.82
Source(s)

2022 by-election

Alberta provincial by-election, 8 November 2022: Brooks-Medicine Hat
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
United Conservative Danielle Smith 6,91954.51-6.15
New Democratic Gwendoline Dirk3,39426.74+8.85
Alberta Party Barry Morishita2,09816.53+9.60
Alberta Independence Bob Blayone2251.77+0.80
Wildrose Independence Jeevan Mangat560.44
Total valid votes12,692
Total rejected ballots45
Turnout12,69535.51-30.27
Eligible voters35,872
United Conservative hold Swing -7.48
Elections Alberta [13]

2001 general election

2001 Alberta general election : Strathmore-Brooks
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg 8,58575.09%2.51%
Liberal Barry Morishita 1,77415.52%2.76%
Independent Christopher Sutherland5114.47%
New Democratic Don MacFarlane2902.54%-3.48%
Social Credit Rudy Martens2732.39%-6.26%
Total11,433
Rejected, spoiled and declined29
Eligible electors / turnout24,37247.03%0.05%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.12%
Source(s)
Source: "Strathmore-Brooks Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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