Jacquie Fenske
| Jacquie Fenske MLA | |
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| Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | |
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In office April 23, 2012 – May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Stelmach |
| Strathcona County Councillor for Ward 5 | |
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In office October 26, 2004[1] – May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Weller[2] |
| Succeeded by | Clinton Alexander[3] |
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In office 1995[4] – 1998[4] | |
| Preceded by | new ward |
| Succeeded by | Bob Weller[4] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955/1956 (age 59–60) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta[5] |
| Website | Official website |
Jacquie Fenske, (born 1955 or 1956) is a politician in Alberta, Canada. 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, and represented Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville from 2012 [6] until the 2015 provincial election, when the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville seat was won by NDP candidate, Jessica Littlewood. [7]
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.
| Alberta general election, 2012: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | ∆% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacquie Fenske | 8,366 | 49.28% | -28.85% | ||||
| Wildrose | Shannon Stubbs | 5,800 | 34.17% | |||||
| New Democratic | Chris Fulmer | 1,556 | 9.17% | 0.54% | ||||
| Liberal | Spencer Dunn | 845 | 4.98% | -4.41% | ||||
| Evergreen | Matt Levicki | 229 | 1.35% | -2.5% | ||||
| Independent | Peter Schneider | 180 | 1.06% | |||||
| Total valid votes | 16,976 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -31.51% | ||||||
| Alberta general election, 2015: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Jessica Littlewood | 7,910 | 45.00% | 35.83% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Jacquie Fenske | 5,040 | 28.67% | -20.61% | ||||
| Wildrose | Joe Gosselin | 3,610 | 20.54% | -13.63 | ||||
| Liberal | Peter Schneider | 448 | 2.55% | -2.43% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Derek Christensen | 301 | 1.71% | |||||
| Green | Allison Anderson | 268 | 1.52% | 0.17 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 17,577 | |||||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | 28.22% | ||||||
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.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- ↑ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Riding+profile+Fort+Saskatchewan+Vegreville/11006377/story.html
- ↑ http://www.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.