2025 Edmonton-Ellerslie provincial by-election
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A by-election took place on June 23, 2025 in the Albertan provincial riding of Edmonton-Ellerslie to replace Rod Loyola.[1] It was held on the same day as by-elections in Edmonton-Strathcona and Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills.[2]
Candidates
| Candidate | Party | |
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| Naresh Bhardwaj[3] | United Conservative | |
| Gurtej Singh Brar[4] | New Democratic | |
| Caroline Currie[5] | Alberta Party | |
| Pamela Henson[6] | Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | |
| Fred Munn[7] | Republican | |
| Manpreet Tiwana[8] | Liberal | |
Results
| Alberta provincial by-election, : Edmonton-Ellerslie Resignation of Rod Loyola | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gurtej Singh Brar | 4,327 | 50.84 | -10.90 | ||||
| United Conservative | Naresh Bhardwaj | 3,239 | 38.06 | +1.23 | ||||
| Liberal | Manpreet Tiwana | 410 | 4.82 | – | ||||
| Republican | Fred Munn | 291 | 3.42 | – | ||||
| Alberta Party | Caroline Currie | 203 | 2.39 | – | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Pamela Henson | 41 | 0.48 | -0.94 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 8,511 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -6.07 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta | ||||||||
Previous result
| 2023 Alberta general election: Edmonton-Ellerslie | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Rod Loyola | 11,429 | 61.75 | +10.80 | ||||
| United Conservative | Ranjit Bath | 6,817 | 36.83 | -1.08 | ||||
| Wildrose Loyalty Coalition | Angela Stretch | 264 | 1.43 | – | ||||
| Total | 18,510 | 99.42 | – | |||||
| Rejected and declined | 206 | 1.10 | +0.25 | |||||
| Turnout | 18,716 | 56.24 | -9.41 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 33,278 | |||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +5.94 | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[9] | ||||||||
See also
- 31st Alberta Legislature
- 2025 Alberta provincial by-elections
- 2025 Battle River—Crowfoot federal by-election
Notes
References
- ^ Snell, James (2025-03-25). "Alberta NDP MLA Rod Loyola quits — eyeing federal Liberal run". Western Standard. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ "Alberta Premier, Danielle Smith, calls 3 byelections where NDP leader and separatist leader to run | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2025-05-27.
- ^ Tran, Cindy (May 19, 2025). "Alberta NDP and UCP nominate candidates for Edmonton-Ellerslie constituency". Edmonton Journal.
- ^ Tran, Cindy (May 19, 2025). "Alberta NDP and UCP nominate candidates for Edmonton-Ellerslie constituency". Edmonton Journal.
- ^ "Edmonton-Ellerslie By-Election Candidates". Elections Alberta. June 5, 2025.
- ^ "Edmonton-Ellerslie By-Election Candidates". Elections Alberta. June 5, 2025.
- ^ Martens, Kathleen (May 23, 2025). "Alberta separatist pitching melting pot society after leaving Canada". aptn News.
- ^ "Edmonton-Ellerslie By-Election Candidates". Elections Alberta. June 5, 2025.
- ^ "31 - Edmonton-Ellerslie". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 20, 2025.