Alberta’s chief electoral officer has approved a third recall petition application against a United Conservative Party legislature member.

Elections Alberta says Grande Prairie MLA Nolan Dyck is the latest target, with earlier applications approved for backbencher Angela Pitt and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides.

The approval kick-starts a three-month signature collection period that, if successful, would force a vote on whether or not Dyck keeps his seat in the legislature.

The woman behind the petition on Dyck says in the application that he has been dismissing concerns of his constituents and ignoring attempts to contact him.

She also says her motivation is driven by Dyck’s support of the UCP government using the notwithstanding clause to end a province-wide teachers’ strike

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