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Eric Rosendahl

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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 or 1953 (age 71–72)
Turtleford, Saskatchewan
Political partyAlberta New Democratic Party
ResidenceHinton, Alberta
OccupationFormer steam engineer, bus driver

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.

Electoral history

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2015 Alberta general election

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2015 Alberta general election: West Yellowhead
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
New Democratic Eric Rosendahl 4,135 38.92% 30.84%
Progressive Conservative Robin Campbell 3,433 32.32% -12.27%
Wildrose Stuart Taylor 3,055 28.76% 1.48%
Total 10,623 –turnout 23,063 46.29%
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

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Canadian federal by-election, November 17, 2014: Yellowhead
By-election due to the resignation of Rob Merrifield
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Jim Eglinski 7,884 62.57 −14.46 –  
Liberal Ryan Heinz Maguhn 2,518 19.98 +17.11 –  
New Democratic Eric Rosendahl 1,203 9.55 −3.51 –  
Independent Dean Williams 622 4.94   –  
Libertarian Cory Lystang 374 2.97   –  
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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