# Jacquie Fenske

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. In the 2015 provincial election, the seat was won by NDP candidate, Jessica Littlewood.

## 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.
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.
Fenske later joined the Alberta Party, and on February 10, 2020 she became the Interim leader of the Alberta Party.
vte2012 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 | Total | Total | 16,978 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 145 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 29,561 | 57.92% | 9.27% |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -26.81% |
| Source(s) Source: "60 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2015 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 | Total | Total | 19,553 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 140 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 36,515 | 53.93% | -3.99% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | 1.28% |
| Source(s) Source: "60 - Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||