Ken Lemke Explained

Ken Lemke
Assembly:Alberta Legislative
Constituency Am:Stony Plain
Term Start:April 23, 2012
Term End:May 4, 2015
Predecessor:Fred Lindsay
Successor:Erin Babcock
Office2:Mayor of Stony Plain
Term Start2:2007
Term End2:February 22, 2012[1]
Predecessor2:Donna Cowan
Successor2:William Choy
Birth Place:Ohaton, Alberta[2]

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.

Political career

Lemke 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: By-election in Stony Plain set for May 1. Town of Stony Plain. April 23, 2012. February 28, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150424104631/http://www.stonyplain.com/Town-Hall/Departments/Corporate-Communications/Newsroom/News-Releases/By-election-in-Stony-Plain-set-for-May-1_s1_p942.htm. April 24, 2015.
  2. Web site: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. www.assembly.ab.ca. 1 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Ken Lemke resigns as mayor of the Town of Stony Plain. Town of Stony Plain. April 23, 2012. February 22, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120427014837/http://www.stonyplain.com/Town-Hall/Departments/Corporate-Communications/Newsroom/News-Releases/Ken-Lemke-resigns-as-mayor-of-the-Town-of-Stony-Plain_s1_p938.htm. April 27, 2012. dead.
  4. Web site: Mayors re-elected in Strathcona County, Fort McMurray. CBC News. October 16, 2007. May 20, 2016.
  5. Web site: St. Albert mayor repeats. Edmonton Sun. October 18, 2010. May 20, 2016.
  6. Web site: Lemke receives PC nod in Stony Plain. Spruce Grover Examiner. November 24, 2011. May 20, 2016.
  7. Web site: Former mayor Ken Lemke wins Stony Plain for Tories. Edmonton Journal. April 23, 2012. May 20, 2016.
  8. Web site: Moving on up: Ken Lemke wins MLA seat in Stony Plain riding. Stony Plain Reporter. April 26, 2012. May 20, 2016.
  9. Web site: Spruce Grove, Stony Plain vote NDP. Spruce Grove Examiner. May 6, 2015. May 20, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160611154300/http://www.sprucegroveexaminer.com/2015/05/06/spruce-grove-stony-plain-vote-ndp. June 11, 2016. dead.
  10. Web site: Riding results: Stony Plain. Edmonton Journal. May 6, 2015. May 20, 2016.
  11. Web site: Kenneth Lemke Obituary - Stony Plain, AB . Dignity Memorial . en.
  12. Web site: The Town of Stony Plain Honours the Passing of Former MLA, Mayor, and Town Councillor Ken Lemke . www.stonyplain.com . Town of Stony Plain . en . 20 July 2023.
  13. News: Thomas . Josh . Town of Stony Plain, local mayors reflect on life of Ken Lemke . Spruce Grove Examiner . July 31, 2023.

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