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Barry Morishita is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Alberta Party from 2021 to 2023.[1][2] He previously served on the city council of Brooks in 1998 and became the city's mayor in 2016.[3]

Key Information

Background

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Morishita's father, Douglas, was born in 1945 while his family was interred at the Tashme Incarceration Camp, during World War II. He moved to Brooks at the end of the war, where Morishita was born.[4]

He graduated Rosemary High School in 1983.[4]

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.[4]

Political career

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Morishita was first elected in Brooks city council in 1998 at the age of 32.[3] He was elected Mayor of Brooks in 2016 [5] and president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association in 2017.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8][9][10]

On October 15, 2023, Morishita resigned as leader of the Alberta Party.[11]

Electoral record

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2023 general election

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2023 Alberta general election: Brooks-Medicine Hat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Danielle Smith 13,315 66.49 +11.98
New Democratic Gwendoline Dirk 5,477 27.35 +0.61
Alberta Party Barry Morishita 1,233 6.16 -10.37
Total 20,025 99.54 –
Rejected and declined 92 0.46
Turnout 20,117 56.85
Eligible voters 35,385
United Conservative hold Swing -1.82
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[12]

2022 by-election

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Alberta provincial by-election, 8 November 2022: Brooks-Medicine Hat
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
United Conservative Danielle Smith 6,919 54.51 -6.15
New Democratic Gwendoline Dirk 3,394 26.74 +8.85
Alberta Party Barry Morishita 2,098 16.53 +9.60
Alberta Independence Bob Blayone 225 1.77 +0.80
Wildrose Independence Jeevan Mangat 56 0.44
Total valid votes 12,692
Total rejected ballots 45
Turnout 12,695 35.51 -30.27
Eligible voters 35,872
United Conservative hold Swing -7.48
Elections Alberta[13]

2001 general election

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2001 Alberta general election: Strathmore-Brooks
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg 8,585 75.09% 2.51%
Liberal Barry Morishita 1,774 15.52% 2.76%
Independent Christopher Sutherland 511 4.47% –
New Democratic Don MacFarlane 290 2.54% -3.48%
Social Credit Rudy Martens 273 2.39% -6.26%
Total 11,433 – –
Rejected, spoiled and declined 29 – –
Eligible electors / turnout 24,372 47.03% 0.05%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -0.12%
Source(s)
Source: "Strathmore-Brooks Official Results 2001 Alberta general election". Alberta Heritage Community Foundation. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

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Barry Morishita is a Canadian politician of Japanese descent who served as the leader of the Alberta Party from September 2021 until his resignation in October 2023. A third-generation Japanese Canadian born and raised in Alberta, Morishita was elected to Brooks City Council in 1998 and became mayor of the city in 2016, a position he held while assuming leadership of the centrist Alberta Party. He also served as president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, advocating for municipal interests in provincial policy discussions. As Alberta Party leader, Morishita campaigned in the 2023 provincial election on themes of collaborative governance and fiscal responsibility, but the party won no seats, leading to his decision to step down and refocus on municipal development.

Early Life and Background

Personal and Family Background


Barry Morishita was born and raised in Alberta, with his family settling in the Rosemary area near Brooks following post-World War II relocation. He has resided in Brooks since 1989. Morishita is a third-generation Japanese Canadian on his paternal side, with his great-grandparents immigrating from Japan to Canada in 1913. During World War II, his paternal relatives, including his grandmother, were subjected to forced internment by the Canadian government at the Tashme site in British Columbia, where his father, Douglas Hitomi Morishita, was born amid the confinement. The family moved to Alberta in 1947. His mother immigrated from England in 1952. He is the son of Douglas Morishita and has siblings including Brian Morishita and Brenda Morishita. Morishita married Jeanne Morishita and they have two children; he is also a grandfather.

Education and Pre-Political Career

Morishita attended Rosemary High School in , . He later enrolled at , completing studies in from 2013 to 2014. These qualifications were obtained during his municipal service rather than prior to it. Prior to entering politics, Morishita relocated to , in 1989, establishing residence in the community where he would later serve. Specific details of his professional occupation before his first election to Brooks City Council in 1998 remain undocumented in available public records, though he was a longtime local resident by the time of his municipal candidacy.

Municipal Career in Brooks

City Council Service and Mayoral Election

Barry Morishita was first elected to the City Council of , in the 1998 municipal election. He served multiple terms as a , accumulating nearly two decades of experience in municipal governance focused on and local economic issues. In 2016, Morishita resigned his council position to run for in a prompted by the of John Tomlinson. On , 2016, he was elected , defeating challenger Daniel Dies with 52.7% of the vote amid a turnout of approximately 25%. Morishita's campaign emphasized citizenship engagement, economic diversification, and addressing the city's reliance on the . Morishita was re-elected as mayor without opposition in the October 2017 municipal election, securing another four-year term. He held the position until August 2021, when he resigned to pursue the leadership of the Alberta Party ahead of the province's next general election.

Tenure as Mayor of Brooks

Barry Morishita was elected mayor of Brooks, Alberta, in a by-election on January 19, 2016, following the resignation of the previous mayor. He prioritized citizenship engagement and economic development during his campaign, reflecting Brooks' reliance on its meat processing industry and diverse immigrant workforce. Morishita, who had previously served on the Brooks city council for ten years, brought experience in local governance to the role. Throughout his tenure, Morishita addressed challenges in economic diversification amid concerns over displacing jobs in Brooks' primary sector, the industry, which employs a significant portion of the 's approximately 15,000 residents. The , known for its ethnic diversity with immigrants filling key labor roles, benefited from his emphasis on community integration, though specific municipal programs under his leadership focused more on sustaining existing economic pillars like Foods Canada plant. In 2020, Brooks faced a severe outbreak linked to the JBS meatpacking facility, peaking at over 1,300 active cases in a small community. Under Morishita's administration, coordinated public health measures, including enhanced testing and vaccination efforts, reduced cases to zero by February 2021. Morishita also served as president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) starting in 2020, advocating for increased provincial and federal funding to address needs and shortfalls faced by 's cities, including Brooks. He highlighted the difficulties of relying on property taxes amid rising expenditures and warned of potential cuts to grants. Morishita announced in August 2021 that he would not seek re-election in the October 18 municipal election, resigning as AUMA president to pursue provincial politics with the . His tenure concluded with the election of John Petrie as the new .

Role in Alberta Urban Municipalities Association

Barry Morishita was elected to the of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA), an organization representing over 260 urban municipalities in . He advanced to the position of president, serving from 2017 until his resignation in 2021. In this leadership capacity, Morishita directed provincial and federal efforts on behalf of member municipalities, coordinating stakeholder projects and for policies affecting urban , , and . His tenure emphasized collaborative municipal-provincial relations amid tensions over , including criticisms of provincial grant reductions and insufficient consultation on legislative changes under the government. Morishita resigned as AUMA president effective August 13, 2021, citing his intent to enter provincial politics full-time by seeking leadership of the ; the AUMA board appointed Angela Duncan as interim president immediately thereafter.

Provincial Political Career

Initial Provincial Candidacy

In the 2001 Alberta general election, held on March 12, 2001, Barry Morishita entered provincial politics as the candidate for the Alberta Liberal Party in the electoral district of Strathmore-Brooks, a rural riding encompassing Brooks and surrounding agricultural areas in southeastern Alberta. The district had been a Progressive Conservative stronghold since 1971, with the party capturing over 70% of the vote in recent cycles. Morishita, then in his mid-30s and a local businessman with community ties in Brooks, campaigned on Liberal themes of fiscal responsibility and rural development amid a province-wide push by party leader Kevin Taft to challenge the long-dominant Progressive Conservatives under Premier Ralph Klein. He faced incumbent Lyle Oberg, a PC cabinet minister, along with candidates from the New Democratic Party and other minor parties. Voter turnout in the riding was approximately 52%, reflecting broader provincial patterns. Morishita received 1,774 votes, or about 15.5% of the total, placing second but failing to unseat Oberg, who secured 8,585 votes (75.1%). The result aligned with the Liberals' limited provincial success, as they won only two seats overall despite increasing their popular vote to 27.8% amid criticisms of PC governance on and spending. Morishita did not pursue further provincial bids immediately after, returning focus to his municipal role in Brooks, where he had been elected to city council in 1998.

Leadership of the Alberta Party

Barry Morishita was acclaimed as leader of the on September 1, 2021, becoming the sole candidate after announcing his candidacy in August while serving as mayor of Brooks. His selection leveraged his municipal experience, including his prior role as president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, to position the party as a pragmatic, centrist alternative amid Alberta's polarized politics dominated by the and . Morishita emphasized rebuilding trust in government through competent, non-ideological leadership, drawing on feedback from Albertans seeking alternatives to the province's . Under Morishita's leadership, the Alberta Party adopted a targeted electoral strategy for the 2023 provincial election, nominating candidates in 18 ridings deemed competitive rather than province-wide, to conserve resources and maximize chances of breakthroughs in southern and . Key policy priorities included healthcare reforms, such as constructing and modernizing hospitals, reducing wait times through increased frontline staffing, and establishing predictable funding mechanisms to stabilize service delivery without expanding . Morishita advocated for fiscal responsibility aligned with centrist principles, criticizing excessive partisanship while promoting evidence-based solutions to issues like economic diversification and municipal-provincial relations, informed by his tenure. The party struggled to gain traction, securing no seats in the May 29, 2023, —continuing a seatless streak from prior contests—and failing to capitalize on Morishita's candidacy in . Voter data indicated persistent preference for established parties, with the polling below 5% province-wide, highlighting challenges in differentiating from ideological poles in a resource-dependent wary of federal overreach. Morishita resigned as leader effective October 15, 2023, citing a desire to refocus on municipal development and acknowledging the need for fresh direction after consecutive electoral shutouts.

Resignation from Leadership

Barry Morishita resigned as leader of the , with the resignation effective October 15, 2023, as announced by the party's Board of Directors on November 6, 2023. The decision came shortly after the failed to win any seats in the 2023 provincial general election, marking the second consecutive election under Morishita's leadership where the party secured zero legislative seats. In his resignation, Morishita cited the need to refocus on municipal development and local priorities in , after dedicating efforts to provincial politics since assuming the leadership role in September 2021. The party's electoral struggles, including a in the 2023 election despite Morishita's candidacy in , contributed to the leadership change, prompting the to initiate a search for a successor ahead of future contests. This resignation effectively ended Morishita's tenure as the party's first leader with a municipal government background, during which it positioned itself as a centrist alternative but struggled to gain voter traction against established parties like the and .

Electoral Record

2001 Alberta General Election

Morishita ran as the Alberta Liberal Party candidate in the Strathmore-Brooks electoral district during the Alberta general election held on March 12, 2001. This marked his initial foray into provincial politics after serving on the Brooks city council. The Strathmore-Brooks riding, encompassing rural areas east of including the city of Brooks, was a stronghold for the Progressive Conservative Party, which had dominated politics since 1971. Morishita's campaign focused on local issues pertinent to agricultural communities and small cities, though specific platform details from the election remain sparsely documented in official records. In the final results, Morishita placed second with 1,774 votes, capturing 15.5% of the total vote share. The incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate, Lyle Oberg, secured victory with 8,585 votes (75.1%), retaining the seat amid a province-wide Progressive Conservative under Premier . Other candidates included Don MacFarlane (independent, 290 votes, 2.5%) and Christopher Sutherland (Alberta First Party, with the remainder).
CandidatePartyVotesPercentage
Lyle ObergProgressive Conservative8,58575.1%
Barry MorishitaLiberal1,77415.5%
Don MacFarlaneIndependent2902.5%
Christopher SutherlandAlberta First Party~500 (est.)~4.4% (est.)
The election saw low overall turnout across at approximately 47%, with the Liberals forming the official opposition but winning only six seats province-wide. Morishita's performance, while not sufficient for victory, represented a respectable showing for the Liberals in a conservative-leaning rural riding.

2022 Brooks-Medicine Hat By-Election

The 2022 Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election was held on November 8, 2022, following the resignation of incumbent United Conservative Party (UCP) MLA Glen McPherson. McPherson, elected in 2019, stepped down in June 2022 amid a leadership change in the UCP that elevated Danielle Smith to party leader and premier; the by-election provided Smith an opportunity to secure a seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Barry Morishita, who had become leader of the in September 2021, was acclaimed as the party's candidate for the riding on May 17, 2022. As a longtime resident and former mayor of Brooks—a key community within the riding—Morishita emphasized his municipal governance experience and the 's focus on pragmatic, centrist policies to address provincial issues like economic diversification and fiscal responsibility. He positioned his campaign as a challenge to Smith's UCP leadership, arguing for non-partisan collaboration over ideological divides, though the had limited prior success in the riding. The by-election featured five candidates, including Smith for the UCP, Gwendoline Dirk for the (NDP), and Morishita for the , alongside two minor party or independent entrants. Voter turnout was approximately 52%, with 12,702 ballots cast. Smith secured victory with a , defeating challengers in what was described as a competitive but ultimately decisive contest.
CandidatePartyVotesPercentage
Danielle SmithUnited Conservative6,92354.5%
Gwendoline DirkNew Democratic3,39326.7%
Barry MorishitaAlberta Party2,09816.5%
Other candidatesVarious2882.3%
Morishita placed third, capturing 16.5% of the vote— a respectable showing for the in a traditionally conservative rural riding, but insufficient to unseat the UCP amid Smith's leadership momentum. The result underscored the 's challenges in broadening appeal beyond urban centers, though Morishita's performance highlighted localized support drawn from his municipal background. Official results were certified by shortly after the vote.

2023 Alberta General Election

Morishita, as leader of the Alberta Party, ran as the party's candidate in the Brooks-Medicine Hat electoral district during the Alberta general election on May 29, 2023. The Alberta Party positioned itself as a centrist alternative amid the province's two-party dominance by the United Conservative Party (UCP) and New Democratic Party (NDP), emphasizing moderate policies to appeal to voters disillusioned with polarized options. In , a rural riding encompassing Brooks and surrounding areas, Morishita placed third with 1,233 votes, representing 6.16% of valid ballots cast. The riding saw a total of 20,025 valid votes, with turnout at 56.85% of 35,385 eligible voters. UCP incumbent and Premier secured victory with 13,315 votes (66.49%), while NDP candidate Gwendoline Dirk received 5,477 votes (27.35%). The results reflected a strong UCP hold in the conservative-leaning southeast region.
CandidatePartyVotesPercentage
Danielle SmithUnited Conservative13,31566.49%
Gwendoline DirkNew Democratic5,47727.35%
Barry MorishitaAlberta Party1,2336.16%
Province-wide, the under Morishita's leadership failed to elect any members to the 87-seat , mirroring its zero-seat outcome in the 2019 election and underscoring challenges for third parties in Alberta's first-past-the-post system. The UCP formed a with 49 seats, defeating the NDP's 38.

Political Positions and Ideology

Policy Priorities and Centrist Approach

Morishita positioned the Alberta Party as a centrist alternative to the polarized dynamics of the (UCP) and (NDP), emphasizing pragmatic, evidence-based governance over ideological extremes. He advocated for reducing partisan conflict by focusing on local community needs and evaluating politicians based on performance rather than fear-driven voting against opponents. This approach drew from his municipal experience, prioritizing collaboration with experts and stakeholders to deliver practical solutions, such as streamlined emergency services through community partnerships. Key economic priorities included fiscal responsibility via balanced budgets and a "pay as you go" principle to avoid debt accumulation. Morishita proposed mitigating high electricity and heating costs for households, reviewing auto insurance for affordability, and gradually eliminating the corporate business tax while shifting to a progressive personal income tax structure. He also called for redirecting non-renewable resource revenues into the —unchanged since the late 1980s, resulting in an estimated $30 billion opportunity loss—to build long-term stability rather than short-term spending. In , priorities centered on efficient , critiquing the UCP's $965 million allocation in the 2023 as insufficiently managed for frontline delivery. Morishita supported health workers through fair collective agreements and policies, alongside bolstering emergency response via improved dispatch and ambulance systems. For education, he emphasized investments in post-secondary institutions, including colleges, universities, and trades , to enhance affordability and . At the K-12 level, would involve stakeholder input to foster and global awareness. Environmental policy focused on leveraging Alberta's natural resources for innovative solutions, paired with to encourage private-sector advancements rather than top-down mandates. Broader governance reforms included data-driven fiscal transparency, modernized taxation, indexed support for vulnerable groups via programs like AISH and housing, and advancing with Indigenous communities through cooperative efforts. These elements underscored a centrist commitment to alongside social pragmatism.

Fiscal and Economic Views

As leader of the from 2021 to 2023, Barry Morishita emphasized fiscal responsibility drawn from his 16 years of municipal experience in Brooks, advocating for balanced budgets to address what he described as Alberta's $100 billion debt resulting from mismanagement. Under his , the party released its 2022 Shadow Budget, "A Path Forward," which proposed using conservative estimates for resource revenues to avoid over-reliance on volatile oil and gas income, while allocating 50% of any excess revenues to debt reduction and the remaining 50% to the . Morishita's platform critiqued the United Conservative Party's 2023 budget for expanding spending by over $8 billion from 2021-22 levels without delivering commensurate outcomes, positioning the Alberta Party as favoring lean government focused on core services like , , and seniors' support through efficiency measures such as reducing middle management via attrition and empowering frontline workers. The shadow budget advocated streamlining grants to municipalities and school divisions to enhance local decision-making, reflecting Morishita's prior concerns as Alberta Urban Municipalities Association president about post-COVID fiscal pressures and the challenges of raising visible property taxes amid declining provincial transfers. On taxation, Morishita supported introducing a harmonized provincial (aligned with the federal GST) after the to generate approximately $1 billion per , with rebates for low-income individuals, as a means to stabilize revenues and fund debt repayment while shifting away from resource dependency. He proposed offsetting this by lowering taxes through raising the basic and adjusting brackets, maintaining current rates for investor stability, and increasing deduction limits for small businesses to promote growth. Additionally, the platform called for reintroducing a provincial with exemptions and rebates, directing proceeds to green energy initiatives, alongside broader efforts to attract corporate investment via tax predictability and quality-of-life enhancements. These positions aligned with the Alberta Party's self-description under Morishita as fiscally conservative yet centrist, prioritizing responsible spending and lower overall tax burdens on individuals while pragmatically addressing structural deficits through diversified revenue. In municipal contexts, such as his time as mayor of Brooks, Morishita focused on economic development through citizenship engagement and supported modest property tax adjustments, as seen in the city's 2021 budget discussions amid anticipated provincial grant cuts of 10-25%.

Reception and Legacy

Achievements in Municipal and Provincial Roles

During his tenure as mayor of , Barry Morishita supported key infrastructure initiatives, including the city's Next Generation Broadband Network, a fiber-optic project aimed at enhancing connectivity across the community. He emphasized its importance for local success, stating that "connectivity is key to the success of the City of Brooks." Under his leadership, Brooks also attracted significant private investment, such as JBS Foods Canada's $2 million commitment through its Hometown Strong initiative for community projects, which Morishita praised as reflecting the company's role as a strong corporate partner. Morishita advocated for economic diversification and recovery efforts, including a proposed downtown revitalization project to convert streets into one-way routes amid post-COVID planning. He highlighted Brooks' hosting of Western Canada's first utility-scale solar project as evidence of in and sectors. Additionally, he backed collaborative initiatives like a pilot program encouraging city residents to explore rural County of Newell amenities, fostering inter-municipal ties from April to September 2018. Prior to his mayoral role, Morishita served as a city councillor in Brooks, building experience in local governance. In his provincial capacity as president of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association (AUMA) from 2017 to 2021, he led advocacy efforts on behalf of 's urban municipalities, engaging in provincial and federal stakeholder projects to address funding, infrastructure, and policy challenges. Key focuses included discussions on urban assessments, police funding, and responses to the Panel report, promoting collaborative approaches such as potential mergers with rural associations like the AAMDC. His tenure emphasized direct community visits to better align advocacy with local needs.

Criticisms and Challenges

Morishita's tenure as Alberta Party leader was marked by persistent electoral challenges, as the party failed to secure any seats in the , receiving only 0.5% of the popular vote across all ridings. This outcome followed a similar in the 2019 election under previous leadership, exacerbating criticisms that the party remained marginal in Alberta's polarized political landscape dominated by the (UCP) and (NDP). Observers noted the Alberta Party's sharp vote decline, with some attributing it to voter preference for established major parties amid economic concerns like and resource sector volatility. In the 2022 Brooks-Medicine Hat by-election, Morishita placed third with 22.1% of the vote, trailing the UCP incumbent by a wide margin despite his local profile as former of Brooks. Critics within political commentary highlighted the party's struggle to differentiate itself as a centrist alternative, arguing that its platform lacked sufficient appeal to siphon votes from the right-leaning UCP or left-leaning NDP in a province where third-party support has historically evaporated during competitive cycles. The absence of the from leaders' debates further underscored perceptions of irrelevance, with Morishita publicly decrying the exclusion as a barrier to broader visibility. Morishita's resignation on October 15, 2023, was precipitated by the party's repeated failures to build legislative representation or momentum, prompting him to cite the need for a "fresh face" to reinvigorate the organization. While he mentioned personal reasons, the decision aligned with internal assessments that his had not reversed the party's decline, as membership and lagged behind major rivals. This exit drew mixed reactions, with some former supporters expressing disappointment over unfulfilled promises to position the as a viable non-partisan option, amid broader about the of centrist movements in Alberta's first-past-the-post system.

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