Myles McDougall

Myles McDougall is a Canadian politician from the United Conservative Party. He was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Fish Creek in the 2023 Alberta general election.^[1] On May 16, 2025, McDougall was appointed Minister of Advanced Education.^[2]

The Honourable Myles McDougall ECA MLA
Minister of Advanced Education
Incumbent
Assumed office May 16, 2025
Premier	Danielle Smith
Preceded by	Rajan Sawhney
MLA for Calgary-Fish Creek
Incumbent
Assumed office May 29, 2023
Preceded by	Richard Gotfried
Personal details
Political party	UCP

Personal life

McDougall has lived internationally, including in Argentina, where he met his wife, Patricia, who is currently an elementary school teacher in Calgary. Together, they have a son who attends the University of Calgary.^[3]

Electoral history

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Fish Creek
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Myles McDougall	13,743	53.77	-7.76
	New Democratic	Rebecca Bounsall	11,254	44.03	+15.24
	Liberal	Charlie Heater	378	1.48	+0.10
	Solidarity Movement	Dave Hughes	186	0.73	–
Total			25,561	99.24	–
Rejected and declined			195	0.76
Turnout			25,756	69.48
Eligible voters			37,067
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-11.50
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[4]

2023 UCP Calgary-Fish Creek nomination contest

February 23, 2023^[5]

Candidate	Round 1		Round 2
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Myles McDougall	591	46.9	743	63.3
Dave Guenter	376	29.8	430	36.7
Christina Steed	293	23.4	Eliminated
Total	1,260	100.00	1,173	100.00