Myles McDougall
The Honourable Myles McDougall | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Advanced Education | |
| Assumed office May 16, 2025 | |
| Premier | Danielle Smith |
| Preceded by | Rajan Sawhney |
| MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek | |
| Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Gotfried |
| Personal details | |
| 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] On May 16, 2025, McDougall was appointed Minister of Advanced Education.[2]
Personal life
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.[3]
Electoral history
| 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[4] | ||||||||
Nomination contests
UCP Calgary-Fish Creek nomination contest: February 23, 2023[5]
| 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 | 23.3 | Eliminated | |
| Total | 1,260 | 100.0 | 1,173 | 100.0 |
References
- ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Fish Creek | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ↑ "Complete list of Alberta's new cabinet ministers". calgaryherald. Archived from the original on 2025-05-17. Retrieved 2025-05-20.
- ↑ "Myles McDougall – The United Conservative Party". Retrieved 2024-05-24.
- ↑ "11 - Calgary-Fish Creek". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Calgary-Fish Creek" (PDF). United Conservative Party of Alberta. 23 February 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2026.