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First Citizen Recall Petition Against Alberta Legislature Member Fails
The petition gathered only 6,500 signatures, 41% of the 16,000 required, reflecting challenges for recall efforts targeting United Conservative Party MLAs in Alberta.
- 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 MLA Fails to Garner Enough Support
The first of many citizen recall petitions against nearly 30 sitting members of the Alberta legislature has failed to get enough signatures to oust the education minister. The petition was filed on Oct. 14 by Jennifer Yeremiy against Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides. She was given the past three months to collect about 16,000 signatures in an attempt to force a constituency-wide vote to determine whether the minister should lose his legis…
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