Rob Miyashiro

Robert Seiko Miyashiro MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-West in 2024. A member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. He previously served as a member of the Lethbridge City Council from 2013 to 2021.^[2]

Rob Miyashiro MLA
Miyashiro in 2023
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lethbridge-West
Incumbent
Assumed office December 18, 2024
Preceded by	Shannon Phillips
Lethbridge City Councillor
In office October 28, 2013 – October 25, 2021
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-19) March 19, 1962 (age 63) Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Political party	NDP (since 2021) Liberal (until 2012)
Children	3[1]
Residence(s)	Lethbridge, Alberta
Education	University of Lethbridge
Occupation	Executive director, politician

Miyashiro was a candidate for the Alberta NDP in the 2023 Alberta provincial election in the neighbouring riding of Lethbridge-East, where he lost to incumbent cabinet minister Nathan Neudorf by 636 votes. He also ran as a candidate for the Alberta Liberal Party in the 2012 Alberta general election in Lethbridge-East, coming in third place.

Prior to entering politics, Miyashiro worked in the human services sector for over 40 years, and was most recently the executive director of the Lethbridge Senior Citizens Organization.

Personal life

Miyashiro is a third-generation Japanese-Canadian and Okinawan-Canadian. His mother was a school teacher and his father was a sheet metal worker. Miyashiro was born in Lethbridge and raised in nearby Taber, Alberta. He attended the University of Lethbridge.^[3]

Electoral history

Alberta provincial by-election, Lethbridge-West: December 18, 2024: Lethbridge-West
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	New Democratic	Rob Miyashiro	7,239	53.4%	-0.5
	United Conservative	John Middleton-Hope	6,089	44.9%	+2.4
	Alberta Party	Layton Veverka	233	1.7%	-0.2
Total valid votes			13,561
Rejected, spoiled, and declined
Eligible electors			37,096	-25.21%
	New Democratic hold		Swing		-0.5

v t e 2023 Alberta general election: Lethbridge-East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	United Conservative	Nathan Neudorf	10,998	50.34	-2.06
	New Democratic	Rob Miyashiro	10,362	47.43	+8.73
	Liberal	Helen McMenamin	488	2.23	-0.02
Total			21,848	99.26	–
Rejected and declined			163	0.74
Turnout			22,011	57.70
Eligible voters			38,150
	United Conservative hold		Swing		-5.40
Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta[4]

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Lethbridge-East
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Bridget Pastoor	6,599	40.95	+1.74
	Wildrose	Kent Prestage	5,146	31.93	+25.71
	Liberal	Rob Miyashiro	2,364	14.67	-31.75
	New Democratic	Tom Moffatt	2,007	12.45	+6.74
Total valid votes			16,116	99.00
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			163	1.00
Registered electors / turnout			31,817	51.16	+15.79
	Progressive Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-11.99
Source(s) Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results - Lethbridge-East".