Rod Loyola

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Rod Loyola
MLA
Rod Loyola 2015.jpg
Loyola in May 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Ellerslie
Assumed office
May 5, 2015
Preceded byNaresh Bhardwaj
Personal details
Born (1974-02-28) February 28, 1974 (age 47)
Santiago, Chile
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceEdmonton, Alberta
OccupationUnion President, Labour Organizer

Rodrigo Alonso Loyola Salas (born February 28, 1974) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Ellerslie and re-elected on April 16, 2019.[1][2] Loyola had previously contested the same seat for the same party in the 2012 Alberta general election. He placed third in the 2014 Alberta NDP leadership race.[3]

Personal life[]

Loyola has a Bachelors of Arts from University of Alberta, where he worked as an academic program coordinator and student advisor for University of Alberta.[2] Loyola was elected President of the Non-Academic Staff Association.[2]

Loyola is on the board of Friends of Medicare. Loyola volunteered for the Knottwood Community League, the Post-Secondary Education Task Force for Public Interest Alberta.[2]

Electoral history[]

2019 general election[]

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2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rod Loyola 9,717 50.9% -10.67%
United Conservative Sanjay Patel 7,230 37.9% +4.16%
Alberta Party Hazelyn Williams 1,273 6.7% --
Liberal Mike McGowan 390 2.0% -2.68%
  Alberta Advantage Yash Sharma 263 1.4% --
  Independence Brian S. Lockyer 199 1.0% --
Total valid votes 19,072
Rejected, spoiled and declined 88 61 14
Registered electors 30,945
Turnout 62.0%
New Democratic hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source: Elections Alberta[4]

2015 general election[]

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2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Rod Loyola 11,034 61.57 +45.57
Progressive Conservative Harman Kandola 3,549 19.80 -23.17
Wildrose Jackie Lovely 2,499 13.94 -10.72
Liberal Mike McGowan 839 4.68 -6.70
Total valid votes 17,921 99.30
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 127 0.70
Turnout 18,048 52.67 +2.63
Registered electors 34,266
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing +34.37
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral division results:Edmonton-Ellerslie". Retrieved August 29, 2018.

2012 general election[]

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2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive Conservative Naresh Bhardwaj 5,677 42.97 +1.07
Wildrose Jackie Lovely 3,258 24.66 +20.35
New Democratic Rod Loyola 2,114 16.00 -1.30
Liberal Jennifer Ketsa 1,504 11.38 -21.48
Alberta Party Chinwe Okelu 523 3.96
Independent Athena Bernal-Born 137 1.04
Total valid votes 13,213 98.83
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 157 1.17
Turnout 13,370 50.04 +14.87
Registered electors 26,721
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -9.64
Source(s)
Elections Alberta. "Electoral Division Results: Edmonton-Ellerslie". Retrieved August 29, 2018.

References[]

  1. ^ Klingbeil, ,Cailynn. "Riding results: Edmonton-Ellerslie". www.edmontonjournal.com.
  2. ^ a b c d Loyola, Rod. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. ^ CBC News. "Rachel Notley is the new leader of the Alberta NDP". CBC.
  4. ^ "2019 Provincial General Election Results". Elections Alberta. Retrieved 2019-04-27.


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