Global News projects incumbent NDP candidate Rod Loyola to win the seat in Edmonton-Ellerslie.
Below is a full list of the candidates in the riding of Edmonton-Ellerslie, an area covering the southeast part of the city.
Quick take
NDP candidate Rod Loyola is seeking re-election in the Edmonton riding. Loyola lost the riding during the 2012 provincial election before capturing the seat in 2015.
Candidates
NDP: Rod Loyola (Incumbent)
Alberta Advantage Party: Yash Sharma
Alberta Liberal Party: Michael McGowan
United Conservative Party: Sanjay Patel
Alberta Party: Hazelyn Williams
Alberta Independence Party: Brian Lockyer
History
The Edmonton-Ellerslie riding was created in 1993 from Edmonton-Mill Woods. The Progressive Conservatives won the riding in 2008 with candidate Naresh Bhardwaj.
Bhardwaj stepped away from his cabinet position in 2015 and withdrew his candidacy prior to the 2015 provincial election after allegations arose of bribery during the nomination process in his riding.