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Barry Morishita
Leader of the Alberta Party
In office September 1, 2021 – October 15, 2023
Preceded by	Jacquie Fenske (interim)
Mayor of Brooks
In office 2016–2021
Preceded by	Martin Shields
Succeeded by	John Petrie
President of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association
In office 2017–2021
Succeeded by	Angela Duncan (interim)
Brooks City Councilor
In office 1998–2003
In office 2010–2015
Personal details
Born	1966 (age 57–58) Brooks, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Alberta Party
Other political affiliations	Alberta Liberal Party (2001)
Spouse	Jeanne Morishita
Children	2
Alma mater	Rosemary High School

Barry Morishita is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Alberta Party from 2021 to 2023. He previously served on the city council of Brooks in 1998 and became the city's mayor in 2016.

Background

Morishita's father was born in 1945 at the Tashme Incarceration Camp, where his family had been interred during World War II. He moved to Brooks at the end of the war, where Morishita was born.

He graduated Rosemary High School in 1983.

In 1986, he married his wife, Jeanne.

Before his entry into politics he owned and operated an auto part store along with some business partners.

Political career

Morishita was first elected in Brooks city council in 1998 at the age of thirty. He was elected Mayor of Brooks in 2016 and president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association in 2017. In September 2021, he stepped down from both roles to become leader of the Alberta Party after the resignation of former party leader Stephen Mandel. He ran in a by-election for the southern Alberta seat of Brooks-Medicine Hat on November 8, 2022 but lost to the UCP candidate, Alberta premier Danielle Smith.

On October 15, 2023, Morishita resigned as leader of the Alberta Party.

Electoral record

2023 general election

2022 by-election

2001 general election

References

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4. ^ "Morishita always wanted to serve his community, now province | Alberta | prairiepost.com". 2021-09-28. Archived from the original on 2021-09-28. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
5. "Brooks voters choose new mayor in byelection". calgaryherald. Archived from the original on 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
6. "2019 Board Elections | Alberta Urban Municipalities Association" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-01-28. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
7. "Former Brooks mayor Barry Morishita new leader of Alberta Party | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-06.
8. Sarah Moore (8 October 2022). "Danielle Smith will run in Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection". CBC News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
9. Bennett, Dean (November 8, 2022). "Danielle Smith captures victory in Brooks-Medicine Hat byelection". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 10, 2022. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
10. Herring, Jason (2022-11-09). "Premier Danielle Smith wins byelection that gives her seat in Alberta legislature". National Post. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
11. Sorenson, Les (6 November 2023). "The Alberta Party Political Association Announces the Resignation of Leader Barry Morishita". Alberta Party. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
12. "52 - Brooks-Medicine Hat". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
13. "By-Election November 8, 2022 - 52 - Brooks-Medicine Hat". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 24 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.

• 1966 births
• Alberta Party politicians
• People from Brooks, Alberta
• Mayors of places in Alberta
• Alberta municipal councillors
• Canadian people of Japanese descent
• 21st-century mayors of places in Canada
• Living people