Rod Loyola

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]

Rod Loyola

MLA
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
Santiago, Chile
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceEdmonton, Alberta
OccupationUnion President, Labour Organizer

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
2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRod Loyola9,71750.9%-10.67%
United ConservativeSanjay Patel7,23037.9%+4.16%
Alberta PartyHazelyn Williams1,2736.7%--
LiberalMike McGowan3902.0%-2.68%
 Alberta AdvantageYash Sharma2631.4%--
 IndependenceBrian S. Lockyer1991.0%--
Total valid votes 19,072
Rejected, spoiled and declined 886114
Registered electors 30,945
Turnout 62.0%
New Democratic hold Swing {{{3}}}
Source: Elections Alberta[4]

2015 general election
2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRod Loyola11,03461.57+45.57
Progressive ConservativeHarman Kandola3,54919.80-23.17
WildroseJackie Lovely2,49913.94-10.72
LiberalMike McGowan8394.68-6.70
Total valid votes 17,92199.30
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1270.70
Turnout 18,04852.67+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
2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeNaresh Bhardwaj5,67742.97+1.07
WildroseJackie Lovely3,25824.66+20.35
New DemocraticRod Loyola2,11416.00-1.30
LiberalJennifer Ketsa1,50411.38-21.48
Alberta PartyChinwe Okelu5233.96
IndependentAthena Bernal-Born1371.04
Total valid votes 13,21398.83
Rejected, spoiled, and declined 1571.17
Turnout 13,37050.04+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. 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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