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 by	Robin Campbell
Succeeded by	Martin Long
Personal details
Born	1952 or 1953 (age 72–73) Turtleford, Saskatchewan
Political party	Alberta New Democratic Party
Residence	Hinton, Alberta
Occupation	Former steam engineer, bus driver

Electoral history

2015 Alberta general election

v t e 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

v t e 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.