Introduction
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. 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.
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. Loyola was elected President of the Non-Academic Staff Association.
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...
Electoral history
2019 general election
| 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% | ||||
| Independence | Brian S. Lockyer | 199 | 1.0% | -- | ||||
| Alberta Advantage | Yash Sharma | 263 | 1.4% | -- | ||||
| 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 | ||||||||
2015 general election
| 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
| 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. | ||||||||