Jacquie Fenske
Fenske on May 6, 2021
Interim Leader of the Alberta Party
In office
February 10, 2020 – August 31, 2021[1]
Preceded byStephen Mandel
Succeeded byBarry Morishita
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
In office
April 23, 2012 – May 4, 2015
Preceded byEd Stelmach
Succeeded byJessica Littlewood
Strathcona County Councillor for Ward 5
In office
October 26, 2004[2] – May 2012
Preceded byBob Weller[3]
Succeeded byClinton Alexander[4]
In office
1995[5]–1998[5]
Preceded bynew ward
Succeeded byBob Weller[5]
Personal details
Born1955 or 1956 (age 67–68)
Political partyAlberta Party
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (former)
Alma materUniversity of Alberta[6]
WebsiteOfficial website

Jacquie Fenske (born 1955 or 1956) is a Canadian politician, who served as interim leader of the Alberta Party from 2020 to 2021. 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.[7] In the 2015 provincial election, the seat was won by NDP candidate, Jessica Littlewood.[8]

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; Tim Uppal was nominated and won.[9]

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.[10]

Fenske later joined the Alberta Party,[11] and on February 10, 2020 she became the Interim leader of the Alberta Party.[12]

2012 Alberta general election: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJacquie Fenske8,37049.30%-28.83%
WildroseShannon Stubbs5,80334.18%–
New DemocraticChris Fulmer1,5539.15%0.52%
LiberalSpencer Dunn8434.97%-4.43%
EvergreenMatt Levicki2291.35%-2.50%
IndependentPeter Schneider1801.06%–
Total 16,978––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 145––
Eligible electors / turnout 29,56157.92%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 DemocraticJessica Littlewood8,98345.94%36.79%
Progressive ConservativeJacquie Fenske5,52728.27%-21.03%
WildroseJoe Gosselin3,95920.25%-13.93%
LiberalPeter Schneider4752.43%-2.54%
Alberta PartyDerek Christensen3241.66%–
GreenAllison Anderson2851.46%0.17%
Total 19,553––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 140––
Eligible electors / turnout 36,51553.93%-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

  1. ↑ "Welcome New Alberta Party Leader Barry Morishita".
  2. ↑ "Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. November 9, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. October 26, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Ward 5 By-election results". June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Past Councils". Strathcona County. February 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ward 5, Councillor Jacquie Fenske". Strathcona County. December 21, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Riding profile: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville". Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-27.
  8. ↑ "Riding results: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville". Archived from the original on 2015-05-10.
  9. ↑ Babiak, Todd (April 28, 2011). "Old feud continues to divide conservatives in Sherwood Park". edmontonjournal. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  10. ↑ "2017 Election Results". Strathcona County. Retrieved 2020-08-27.
  11. ↑ Bellefontaine, Michelle (Nov 18, 2017). "Former PC cabinet ministers, MLAs spotted at Alberta Party AGM". CBC News. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Acting Leader Appointed - Welcome Jacquie Fenske". Alberta Party. February 10, 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-27.


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