Justin Wright (politician)

Justin Wright (born 1984 or 1985) is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Cypress-Medicine Hat in the 2023 Alberta general election.^[2]

Justin Wright
MLA for Cypress-Medicine Hat
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Drew Barnes
Personal details
Born	1984 or 1985 (age 40–41)[1]
Political party	UCP

Wright is a businessman and owns a food truck and catering company.^[1] He is originally from London, Ontario.^[3]

Electoral history

2023 general election

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Cypress-Medicine Hat
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Justin Wright	13,489	61.89	-5.17
	New Democratic	Cathy Hogg	7,697	35.32	+9.29
	Wildrose Loyalty Coalition	Matt Orr	322	1.48	–
	Alberta Independence	Cody Ray Both	287	1.32	–
Total			21,795	99.44	–
Rejected and declined			122	0.56
Turnout			21,917	53.18
Eligible voters			41,209
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-7.23
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[4]

2023 UCP Cypress-Medicine Hat nomination contest

March 16, 2023^[5]

Candidate
	Votes	%
Justin Wright	217	56.2
James Finkbeiner	169	43.8
Total	386	100.00