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First Citizen Recall Petition Against Alberta Legislature Member Fails
The petition aimed to recall Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides fell short with about 6,500 signatures, less than half the roughly 16,000 required.
- On Tuesday, Jenny Yeremiy submitted the petition against Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides to Elections Alberta in Edmonton after collecting about 6,500 signatures, short of the 16,000 needed.
- Launched in October, the petition sought to force a constituency-wide recall vote on Alberta Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides if it met the required threshold.
- Petitioners said they were angry and accused Demetrios Nicolaides of abusing his rights, and Jenny Yeremiy said the campaign helped organize supporters and generated new ideas.
- Because it fell short, the petition will not force a constituency-wide recall vote; it was the first of 26 recall petitions launched last year against members of the legislature.
- As Alberta Education Minister, Demetrios Nicolaides gave a teacher bargaining update in Calgary on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, and The Canadian Press first published this report on Jan. 20, 2026.
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First citizen recall petition against Alberta legislature member fails
The first of more than two dozen recall petitions launched against members of Alberta’s legislature has come up short. Jenny Yeremiy submitted her petition against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides to Elections Alberta on Tuesday, but said she needed thousands more signatures. She says the campaign collected about 6,500 signatures, well short of its required 16,000. The petition was launched in October and, if successful, would have forced…
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