Rod Loyola

Rod Loyola
Loyola in May 2015
MLA for Edmonton-Ellerslie
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Naresh Bhardwaj
Personal details
Born	February 28, 1974 Santiago, Chile
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Edmonton, Alberta
Occupation	Union President, Labour Organizer

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

Electoral history

2012 general election

Alberta general election, 2012: Edmonton-Ellerslie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	Naresh Bhardwaj	5,682	42.99
	Wildrose	Jackie Lovely	3,249	24.58
	New Democratic	Rod Loyola	2,115	16.00
	Liberal	Jennifer Ketsa	1,512	11.44
	Alberta Party	Chinwe Okelu	523	3.96
	Independent	Athena Bernal-Born	137	1.04

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Rod Loyola	11,023	61.5
	Progressive Conservative	Harman Kandola	3,542	19.8
	Wildrose	Jackie Lovely	2,496	13.9
	Liberal	Mike McGowan	849	4.7

References

1. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Edmonton+Ellerslie/11008737/story.html
2. "Rachel Notley is the new leader of the Alberta NDP". CBC News. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.