Rod Loyola
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
Residence(s)Edmonton, 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

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRod Loyola11,42961.75+10.80
United ConservativeR. Singh Bath6,81736.83-1.08
Wildrose Loyalty CoalitionAngela Stretch2641.43
Total 18,51099.42
Rejected and declined 1080.58
Turnout 18,61854.80
Eligible voters 33,972
New Democratic hold Swing +5.94
Source(s)

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRod Loyola9,71750.95%-10.62%
United ConservativeSanjay Patel7,23037.91%4.17%
Alberta PartyHazelyn Williams1,2736.67%
LiberalMike McGowan3902.04%-2.64%
Alberta AdvantageYash Sharma2631.38%
Alberta IndependenceBrian S. Lockyer1991.04%
Total 19,072
Rejected, spoiled and declined 886114
Eligible electors / turnout 29,29765.45%12.91%
New Democratic hold Swing -14.36%
Source(s)
Source: "31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 120–123. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

2015 general election

2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticRod Loyola11,03461.57%45.57%
Progressive ConservativeHarman Kandola3,54919.80%-23.16%
WildroseJackie Lovely2,49913.94%-10.72%
LiberalMike McGowan8394.68%-6.70%
Total 17,921
Rejected, spoiled and declined 654418
Eligible electors / turnout 34,26652.54%2.65%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 34.37%
Source(s)
Source: "33 - Edmonton-Ellerslie, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta.

2012 general election

2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeNaresh Bhardwaj5,67742.97%1.06%
Wildrose AllianceJackie Lovely3,25824.66%20.35%
New DemocraticRod Loyola2,11416.00%-1.30%
LiberalJennifer Ketsa1,50411.38%-21.47%
Alberta PartyChinwe Okelu5233.96%
IndependentAthena Bernal-Born1371.04%
Total 13,213
Rejected, spoiled and declined 115393
Eligible electors / turnout 26,72149.89%11.91%
Progressive Conservative hold Swing 4.63%
Source(s)
Source: "33 - Edmonton-Ellerslie, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

References

  1. Klingbeil, ,Cailynn. "Riding results: Edmonton-Ellerslie". www.edmontonjournal.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 Loyola, Rod. "Elected Members". Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
  3. CBC News. "Rachel Notley is the new leader of the Alberta NDP". CBC.
  4. "31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 8, 2023.


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