Jacquie Fenske
Jacquie Fenske (born 1955 or 1956) is a Canadian politician, and the current Interim Leader of the Alberta Party. She served on Strathcona County Council from 1995 to 1998, and again from 2004 to 2012. Fenske then went into provincial politics as a Progressive Conservative, representing the riding of Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville from 2012 to 2015.[6] In the 2015 provincial election, the seat was won by NDP candidate, Jessica Littlewood.[7]
Jacquie Fenske | |
|---|---|
| Interim Leader of the Alberta Party | |
| Assumed office February 10, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Mandel |
| MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Stelmach |
| Succeeded by | Jessica Littlewood |
| Strathcona County Councillor for Ward 5 | |
| In office October 26, 2004[1] – May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Weller[2] |
| Succeeded by | Clinton Alexander[3] |
| In office 1995[4] – 1998[4] | |
| Preceded by | new ward |
| Succeeded by | Bob Weller[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955/1956 (age 64–65) |
| Political party | Alberta Party |
| Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (former) |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta[5] |
| Website | Official website |
Political career
Jacquie Fenske successfully ran for County councillor, in the new Ward 5, in 1995. After a six-year hiatus she became councillor again for the ward in 2004. Fenske was acclaimed in 2007, and 2010. She unsuccessfully ran for the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for Edmonton—Sherwood Park, prior to the 2008 federal election;[8] Tim Uppal was nominated and won.
On April 23, 2012, with Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville MLA and former Premier Ed Stelmach retiring, Fenske won the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville riding for the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party.
In the 2017 municipal elections, Fenske ran in the Mayoral race for Strathcona County. She lost, coming in third with 15.4% of the vote.[9]
Fenske later joined the Alberta Party,[10] and on February 10, 2020 she became the Interim leader of the Alberta Party.[11]
| 2012 Alberta general election: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacquie Fenske | 8,370 | 49.30% | -28.83% | ||||
| Wildrose | Shannon Stubbs | 5,803 | 34.18% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Chris Fulmer | 1,553 | 9.15% | 0.52% | ||||
| Liberal | Spencer Dunn | 843 | 4.97% | -4.43% | ||||
| Evergreen | Matt Levicki | 229 | 1.35% | -2.50% | ||||
| Independent | Peter Schneider | 180 | 1.06% | – | ||||
| Total | 16,978 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 145 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 29,561 | 57.92% | 9.27% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -26.81% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "60 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jessica Littlewood | 8,983 | 45.94% | 36.79% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacquie Fenske | 5,527 | 28.27% | -21.03% | ||||
| Wildrose | Joe Gosselin | 3,959 | 20.25% | -13.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Schneider | 475 | 2.43% | -2.54% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Derek Christensen | 324 | 1.66% | – | ||||
| Green | Allison Anderson | 285 | 1.46% | 0.17% | ||||
| Total | 19,553 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, Spoiled and Declined | 140 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / Turnout | 36,515 | 53.93% | -3.99% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 1.28% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "60 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
- "Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. November 9, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- "Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. October 26, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- "Ward 5 By-election results". June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
- "Past Councils". Strathcona County. February 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- "Ward 5, Councillor Jacquie Fenske". Strathcona County. December 21, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://edmontonjournal.com/Riding+results+Fort+Saskatchewan+Vegreville/11008698/story.html
- "Uppal wins Conservative nomination for Edm-Sh. Pk". The Sherwood Park News. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- "2017 Election Results". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
- Bellefontaine, Michelle (Nov 18, 2017). "Former PC cabinet ministers, MLAs spotted at Alberta Party AGM". CBC News. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- February 10; 2020. "Acting Leader Appointed - Welcome Jacquie Fenske". Alberta Party. Retrieved 2020-08-27.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)