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Angela Pitt Recall Petition Fails, Falling Short of Required Signatures
Petitioner Derek Keenan collected about 2,200 signatures, only 15% of the roughly 15,000 needed to trigger a recall vote against MLA Angela Pitt in Airdrie‑East.
- On Feb. 2, 2026, a recall petition against United Conservative Party MLA and deputy speaker Angela Pitt failed to reach the required signatures, with petitioner Derek Keenan collecting about 2,200 names but needing just under 15,000 in Airdrie‑East.
- Keenan began collecting names in November, saying Pitt prioritized partisan politics over local concerns and the petition aimed to raise awareness in the riding.
- Among 26 petitions launched late last year, this is one of the initial setbacks, with a separate petition against Alberta's education minister also failing last month.
- Keenan said he `feels positive` and told reporters the campaign `was really about raising awareness` in the riding, while a spokesperson for Pitt and the United Conservative caucus did not immediately respond.
- Local tensions included an exchange over Keenan's position and the petition's effects, with Pitt accusing Keenan of abusing his role as a local high school principal while Keenan said the petition prompted increased community engagement.
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Recall petition labelled political hit job against UCP MLA flops
Source: XAuthor: Cosmin DzsurdzsaAnother recall petition targeting United Conservative Party office holders has failed.This time a petition targeting Airdrie-East UCP MLA and Deputy Speaker Angela Pitt has fell short of the required number of signatures.You won’t get this story from the CBC. Become a Juno News premium subscriber today to support more original journalism.Launched in November by local activist Derek Keenan, the petition collected …
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