Premier Danielle Smith is among the candidates running in the Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election. (Image: Canadian Press)

By Canadian Press

Voters go to polls in by-election with Alberta Premier Smith seeking legislature seat

Nov 8, 2022 | 10:43 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is expected to find out today if she has a seat in the legislature.

Smith is one of five candidates running in a by-election in the southern constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat.

The other candidates are Gwendoline Dirk of the NDP, Barry Morishita of the Alberta Party, Bob Blayone of the Independence Party, and Jeevan Mangat of the Wildrose Independence Party.

The seat became open a month ago when Michaela Frey, the United Conservative Party (UCP) legislature member, resigned.

Smith won the UCP leadership in early October but has not been a member of the legislature since 2015.

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There are 34,060 eligible voters, and advance voting shows only about 4,231 cast votes, which is about half the total of those who came out to vote early in the 2019 provincial election.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2022

READ MORE: Elections Alberta releases advance polling results for Tuesday’s by-election