Eric Rosendahl

Eric Rosendahl
Rosendahl in 2015
MLA for West Yellowhead
Incumbent
Assumed office May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Robin Campbell
Personal details
Born	1952/1953 (age 63–64) Turtleford, Saskatchewan
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Hinton, Alberta
Occupation	Former steam engineer, bus driver

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

Electoral history

2015 general election

Alberta general election, 2015
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	New Democratic	Eric Rosendahl	4,141	39.0%
	Progressive Conservative	Robin Campbell	3,433	32.3%
	Wildrose	Stuart Taylor	3,046	28.7%
Total			'

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.