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 [6] until the 2015 provincial election, when the Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville seat was won by NDP candidate, Jessica Littlewood.[7]

Jacquie Fenske
Interim Leader of the Alberta Party
Assumed office
February 10, 2020
Preceded byStephen Mandel
MLA 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[1] – May 2012
Preceded byBob Weller[2]
Succeeded byClinton Alexander[3]
In office
1995[4] – 1998[4]
Preceded bynew ward
Succeeded byBob Weller[4]
Personal details
Born1955/1956 (age 64–65)
Political partyAlberta Party
Other political
affiliations		Progressive Conservative (former)
Alma materUniversity of Alberta[5]
WebsiteOfficial 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.

2012 Alberta general election: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Progressive ConservativeJacquie Fenske8,36649.28%-28.85%
WildroseShannon Stubbs5,80034.17%
New DemocraticChris Fulmer1,5569.17%+0.54%
LiberalSpencer Dunn8454.98%-4.41%
EvergreenMatt Levicki2291.35%-2.5%
IndependentPeter Schneider1801.06%
Total valid votes 16,976
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -31.51%
2015 Alberta general election: Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticJessica Littlewood7,91045.00%35.83%
Progressive ConservativeJacquie Fenske5,04028.67%-20.61%
WildroseJoe Gosselin3,61020.54%-13.63
LiberalPeter Schneider4482.55%-2.43%
Alberta PartyDerek Christensen3011.71%
GreenAllison Anderson2681.52%0.17
Total valid votes 17,577
New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative Swing 28.22%

References
  1. "Minutes of the Organizational Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. November 9, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  2. "Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the Council" (PDF). Strathcona County. October 26, 2004. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  3. "Ward 5 By-election results". June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  4. "Past Councils". Strathcona County. February 23, 2010. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  5. "Ward 5, Councillor Jacquie Fenske". Strathcona County. December 21, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-08. Retrieved 2015-04-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. https://edmontonjournal.com/Riding+results+Fort+Saskatchewan+Vegreville/11008698/story.html
  8. "Uppal wins Conservative nomination for Edm-Sh. Pk". The Sherwood Park News. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
  9. https://www.strathcona.ca/council-county/mayor-council/election/previous-elections/election/
  10. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-pc-cabinet-ministers-mlas-spotted-at-alberta-party-agm-1.4408954


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