Kenneth Frank Lemke (1951 – July 14, 2023) was a politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as mayor of Stony Plain from 2007 to 2012, and at the provincial level he represented Stony Plain from 2012 to 2015, as a Progressive Conservative.
Ken Lemke | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly for Stony Plain | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – May 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Lindsay |
| Succeeded by | Erin Babcock |
| Mayor of Stony Plain | |
| In office 2007 – February 22, 2012[1] | |
| Preceded by | Donna Cowan |
| Succeeded by | William Choy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1951 Ohaton, Alberta[2] |
| Died | July 15, 2023 (aged 71–72) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Website | Official website |
Political career
editLemke successfully ran for town councillor in 1995. He held this position for four terms, until deciding to take a run for mayor.[3] Lemke was elected mayor of the Town of Stony Plain in 2007,[4] and was acclaimed in 2010.[5]
In November 2011, with Stony Plain MLA Fred Lindsay retiring, Lemke ran for the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination.[6] In the 2012 election, he won the Stony Plain riding, and successfully made his way into provincial politics.[7][8] He held the seat until the 2015 election, when he was defeated by New Democrat Erin Babcock.[9][10]
Lemke died on July 14, 2023, at the age of 72.[11][12][13]
| 2012 Alberta general election: Stony Plain | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Lemke | 7,490 | 45.22% | -18.16% | ||||
| Wildrose | Hal Tagg | 6,254 | 37.76% | 31.83% | ||||
| New Democratic | Linda Robinson | 1,324 | 7.99% | 0.69% | ||||
| Liberal | Arlin Biffert | 1,128 | 6.81% | -12.29% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Kurtis Ewanchuk | 217 | 1.31% | – | ||||
| Evergreen | Matthew Burnett | 149 | 0.90% | -3.37 | ||||
| Total | 16,562 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled, and declined | 77 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 30,316 | 54.89% | 8.74% | |||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -18.41% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "81 - Stony Plain Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "By-election in Stony Plain set for May 1". Town of Stony Plain. February 28, 2012. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
- ^ "Ken Lemke resigns as mayor of the Town of Stony Plain". Town of Stony Plain. February 22, 2012. Archived from the original on April 27, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2012.
- ^ "Mayors re-elected in Strathcona County, Fort McMurray". CBC News. October 16, 2007. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "St. Albert mayor repeats". Edmonton Sun. October 18, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Lemke receives PC nod in Stony Plain". Spruce Grover Examiner. November 24, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Former mayor Ken Lemke wins Stony Plain for Tories". Edmonton Journal. April 23, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Moving on up: Ken Lemke wins MLA seat in Stony Plain riding". Stony Plain Reporter. April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Spruce Grove, Stony Plain vote NDP". Spruce Grove Examiner. May 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Riding results: Stony Plain". Edmonton Journal. May 6, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ "Kenneth Lemke Obituary - Stony Plain, AB". Dignity Memorial.
- ^ "The Town of Stony Plain Honours the Passing of Former MLA, Mayor, and Town Councillor Ken Lemke". www.stonyplain.com. Town of Stony Plain. July 20, 2023.
- ^ Thomas, Josh (July 31, 2023). "Town of Stony Plain, local mayors reflect on life of Ken Lemke". Spruce Grove Examiner.
External links
edit- Ken Lemke – Legislative Assembly of Alberta Member Profile
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