Eric Rosendahl

Eric B. Rosendahl (born 1952 or 1953) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of West Yellowhead.[1][2][3] He has been President of the Yellowhead Labour Council.[4] He was also the NDP candidate for the federal Yellowhead riding during the 2014 by-election.

Eric Rosendahl
Rosendahl in 2015
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for West Yellowhead
In office
May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019
Preceded byRobin Campbell
Succeeded byMartin Long
Personal details
Born1952/1953 (age 68–69)
Turtleford, Saskatchewan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Hinton, Alberta
OccupationFormer steam engineer, bus driver

Electoral history

2015 Alberta general election

2015 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticEric Rosendahl4,13538.92%30.84%
Progressive ConservativeRobin Campbell3,43332.32%-12.27%
WildroseStuart Taylor3,05528.76%1.48%
Total 10,623––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 40912
Eligible electors / Turnout 23,06346.29%-1.08%
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing -5.35%
Source(s)
Source: "85 - West Yellowhead, 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.

2014 federal by-election

Canadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014: Yellowhead
By-election due to the resignation of Rob Merrifield
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeJim Eglinski7,88462.57−14.46–  
LiberalRyan Heinz Maguhn2,51819.98+17.11–  
New DemocraticEric Rosendahl1,2039.55−3.51–  
IndependentDean Williams6224.94 –  
LibertarianCory Lystang3742.97 –  
Total valid votes/Expense limit   100.0     –  
Total rejected ballots      
Turnout 12,601 16.06 −40.10
Eligible voters 78,481   +6.00
Conservative hold Swing −15.79
Source(s)
"By-election Results". Elections Canada. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.

References


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