Every recall petition against UCP MLAs has now failed
Posted March 25, 2026 4:03 pm.
All recall campaigns launched against United Conservative Party (UCP) MLAs have officially failed, with Elections Alberta confirming that the last four active petitions did not meet the legal threshold for signatures.
Alberta’s Chief Electoral Officer, Gordon McClure, released the latest results Wednesday, noting that each of the four remaining petitions ended unsuccessfully when their signature‑gathering periods expired under the Recall Act.
The most high‑profile effort targeted Justice Minister Mickey Amery in Calgary‑Cross. Petitioners needed 9,083 signatures but submitted only 491, roughly five per cent of the requirement.
Other unsuccessful petitions included attempts to recall Justin Wright (Cypress–Medicine Hat), Jackie Armstrong‑Homeniuk (Fort Saskatchewan–Vegreville), and Ron Wiebe (Grande Prairie-Wapiti).
Each campaign failed to gather enough signatures before the deadline.
A separate petition targeting Edmonton–Beverly–Clareview NDP MLA Peggy Wright was deemed invalid after organizers submitted it after the canvassing period had expired.
In total, 24 UCP MLAs have been targeted since last fall, beginning shortly after the teachers’ strike, with a petition aimed at the Education Minister. Every one of those efforts has now failed.
Two recall Alberta recall campaigns remain active targetting Airdrie MLA and Progressive Tory Party Leader Peter Guthrie, and Edmonton NDP MLA Marie Renaud. Both are still within their signature‑collection windows.
