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Rob Miyashiro
MLA
Rob Miyashiro MLA
	Miyashiro in 2023
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-West
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; December 18, 2024
Preceded by	Shannon Phillips
Lethbridge City Councillor
	In office; October 28, 2013 – October 25, 2021
Personal details
Born	1960; Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Political party	NDP (since 2021); Liberal (until 2012)
Children	3
Residence	Lethbridge
Education	University of Lethbridge
Occupation	Executive director, politician

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Robert Seiko Miyashiro MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-West in 2024. A member of the Alberta New Democratic Party, his election marked the first time a Japanese Canadian had been elected to Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He previously served as a member of the Lethbridge City Council from 2013 to 2021.^[2]

Miyashiro was a candidate for the Alberta NDP in the 2023 Alberta provincial election in the neighbouring riding of Lethbridge-East, where he narrowly lost to incumbent cabinet minister Nathan Neudorf by 636 votes. He also ran as a candidate for the Alberta Liberal Party in the 2012 Alberta general election in Lethbridge-East, coming in third place.

Prior to entering politics, Miyashiro worked in the human services sector for over 40 years, and was most recently the executive director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization.

Personal life

Miyashiro was born in Lethbridge and raised in nearby Taber, Alberta. Miyashiro is a Sansei Japanese Canadian, his mother was a school teacher and his father was a sheet metal worker. He attended the University of Lethbridge.^[3]

Electoral history

Alberta provincial by-election, Lethbridge-West: December 18, 2024: Lethbridge-West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Rob Miyashiro	7,239	53.4%	-0.5
	United Conservative	John Middleton-Hope	6,089	44.9%	+2.4
	Alberta Party	Layton Veverka	233	1.7%	-0.2
Total valid votes			13,561
Rejected, spoiled, and declined
Eligible electors			37,096	-25.21%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-0.5

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Lethbridge-East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Nathan Neudorf	10,998	50.34	-2.06
	New Democratic	Rob Miyashiro	10,362	47.43	+8.73
	Liberal	Helen McMenamin	488	2.23	-0.02
Total			21,848	99.26	–
Rejected and declined			163	0.74
Turnout			22,011	57.70
Eligible voters			38,150
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-5.40
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta^[4]

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Lethbridge-East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bridget Pastoor	6,599	40.95	+1.74
	Wildrose	Kent Prestage	5,146	31.93	+25.71
	Liberal	Rob Miyashiro	2,364	14.67	-31.75
	New Democratic	Tom Moffatt	2,007	12.45	+6.74
Total valid votes			16,116	99.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			163	1.00
Registered electors / turnout			31,817	51.16	+15.79
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-11.99
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results - Lethbridge-East".

References

^ https://robmiyashiro.albertandp.ca/
^ "Lethbridge-West byelection results: NDP claim victory, Rob Miyashiro to become MLA". CBC News. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "Rob Miyashiro". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
^ "71 - Lethbridge-East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

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[1] ttps://robmiyashiro.albertandp.ca/

[2] "Lethbridge-West byelection results: NDP claim victory, Rob Miyashiro to become MLA". CBC News. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

[3] "Rob Miyashiro". Alberta's NDP. Retrieved 2024-12-19.

[4] "71 - Lethbridge-East". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

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+'''Robert Seiko Miyashiro''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|MLAAB}} is a Canadian politician who was elected Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] for [[Lethbridge-West]] in [[2024 Lethbridge-West provincial by-election|2024]]. A member of the [[Alberta New Democratic Party]], his election marked the first time a [[Japanese Canadian]] had been elected to [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]. He previously served as a member of the [[Lethbridge City Council]] from [[2013 Lethbridge municipal election|2013]] to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 18, 2024 |title=Lethbridge-West byelection results: NDP claim victory, Rob Miyashiro to become MLA |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/lethbridge-west-byelection-1.7413491 |access-date=December 18, 2024 |website=[[CBC News]]}}</ref>
-'''Rob Miyashiro''' is a member of the [[Alberta New Democratic Party]] representing the riding of [[Lethbridge-West]] since 2024. He formerly served as a member of the [[Lethbridge City Council]] from 2013 to 2021.
+Miyashiro was a candidate for the Alberta NDP in the [[2023 Alberta provincial election]] in the neighbouring riding of [[Lethbridge-East]], where he narrowly lost to incumbent cabinet minister [[Nathan Neudorf]] by 636 votes. He also ran as a candidate for the [[Alberta Liberal Party]] in the [[2012 Alberta general election]] in Lethbridge-East, coming in third place.
+Prior to entering politics, Miyashiro worked in the human services sector for over 40 years, and was most recently the executive director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization.
+==Personal life==
+Miyashiro was born in Lethbridge and raised in nearby [[Taber, Alberta]]. Miyashiro is a [[Sansei]] Japanese Canadian, his mother was a school teacher and his father was a sheet metal worker. He attended the [[University of Lethbridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rob Miyashiro |url=https://robmiyashiro.albertandp.ca/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Alberta's NDP |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Electoral history==
+{{CANelec/top|AB|Lethbridge-West: December 18, 2024|Lethbridge-West|by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes|prelim=no}}
-===2023 general election===
+{{CANelec|AB|NDP|[[Rob Miyashiro]]| 7,239 | 53.4% | -0.5}}
+{{CANelec|AB|UCP|John Middleton-Hope| 6,089 | 44.9% | +2.4}}
+{{CANelec|AB|Alberta|Layton Veverka| 233| 1.7% | -0.2}}
+{{CANelec/total|Total valid votes|13,561}}
+{{CANelec/total|Rejected, spoiled, and declined|}}
+{{CANelec/total|Eligible electors|37,096|-25.21%}}
+{{CANelec/hold|AB|NDP|-0.5}}
+{{end}}
+{{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Lethbridge-East}}
+{{2012 Alberta general election/Lethbridge-East}}
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+[[Category:Canadian people of Japanese descent]]
 [[Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta]]
+[[Category:People from Taber, Alberta]]
+[[Category:Lethbridge city councillors]]
+[[Category:Year of birth missing (living people)]]
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