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Myles McDougall | |
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| MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Gotfried |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | UCP |
Myles McDougall is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Fish Creek in the 2023 Alberta general election. [1]
McDougall has lived internationally,including in Argentina,where he met his wife,Patricia,who is currently an elementary school teacher in Calgary. Together,they have a son who attends the University of Calgary. [2]
| 2023 Alberta general election : Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| United Conservative | Myles McDougall | 13,743 | 53.77 | -7.76 | ||||
| New Democratic | Rebecca Bounsall | 11,254 | 44.03 | +15.24 | ||||
| Liberal | Charlie Heater | 378 | 1.48 | +0.10 | ||||
| Solidarity Movement | Dave Hughes | 186 | 0.73 | – | ||||
| Total | 25,561 | 99.24 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 195 | 0.76 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,756 | 69.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 37,067 | |||||||
| United Conservative hold | Swing | -11.50 | ||||||
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta [3] | ||||||||
February 23, 2023 [4]
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Myles McDougall | 591 | 46.9 | 743 | 63.3 | ||
| Dave Guenter | 376 | 29.8 | 430 | 36.7 | ||
| Christina Steed | 293 | 23.4 | Eliminated | |||
| Total | 1,260 | 100.00 | 1,173 | 100.00 | ||
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