Allan Warnke
Allan Warnke | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Richmond-Steveston | |
In office October 17, 1991 – May 28, 1996 | |
Preceded by | Riding established |
Succeeded by | Geoff Plant |
Personal details | |
Born | Allan Edward Warnke (1946-10-27)October 27, 1946 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Died | June 27, 2021(2021-06-27) (aged 74) Richmond, British Columbia, Canada |
Political party | British Columbia Liberal Party (1991-1996) Independent (1996-2001) |
Other political affiliations | Liberal Party of Canada (ca. 1988) Canadian Action Party (ca. 2000-2004) |
Spouse | Geraldine Warnke (died 2018) |
Occupation |
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Allan Warnke (October 27, 1946 – June 27, 2021) was a Canadian political scientist, professor and politician. He was a former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the Richmond-Steveston electoral district from 1991 to 1996.[1]
Biography
Before his election to the BC legislature, he ran as a BC Liberal Party candidate in the 1983 provincial election in the dual-member Vancouver-Point Grey riding,[2] and as a candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1988 federal election in the riding of North Island—Powell River.[3] He then contested the 1991 provincial election as a BC Liberal candidate, and defeated former MLA Harold Steves of the New Democratic Party to become member of the legislative assembly for Richmond-Steveston.[4] He served as the official opposition critic for aboriginal affairs in the 35th Parliament.[4] He contested the 1993 BC Liberal leadership election and finished in sixth place.[5]
For the 1996 provincial election, he was passed over for the Liberal nomination in favour of Geoff Plant.[6] Warnke contested the election as an independent candidate,[4] finishing in fifth place.[7] He was an unsuccessful candidate in a 1999 provincial by-election in the riding of Delta South.[8] He then ran again for his old seat in the 2001 provincial election, this time finishing in sixth place.[9] He also ran as a candidate of the Canadian Action Party in the 2000 federal election in the riding of Delta—South Richmond, then in 2004 in the riding of Richmond, but was unsuccessful in both attempts.[10][11]
Warnke was a professor of political science at Vancouver Island University and its predecessor Malaspina University-College,[4][6] as well as being the department chair. He died suddenly in June 2021 from heart disease and medical complications due to obesity and hypertension. He was predeceased by his wife of forty-one years Geraldine (née Byers).[4]
Electoral record
Provincial
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Geoff Plant | 14,508 | 69.23 | $56,820 | ||||
New Democratic | Billie Mortimer | 2,564 | 12.24 | $2,734 | ||||
Green | Kevan Hudson | 2,257 | 10.77 | $1,063 | ||||
Marijuana | Gordon Mathias | 561 | 2.68 | $705 | ||||
Unity | Vincent Paul | 381 | 1.82 | $610 | ||||
Independent | Allan Warnke | 358 | 1.71 | $1,562 | ||||
Conservative | Barry Edward Chilton | 160 | 0.76 | $240 | ||||
Reform | Sue Wade | 145 | 0.69 | $610 | ||||
People's Front | Edith Petersen | 21 | 0.10 | $100 | ||||
Total valid votes | 20,955 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 125 | 0.60 | ||||||
Turnout | 21,080 | 73.27 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[12] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Geoff Plant | 9,643 | 56.65 | $39,769 | ||||
New Democratic | Gail Paquette | 5,041 | 29.61 | $32,144 | ||||
Progressive Democrat | Pat Young | 919 | 5.40 | $550 | ||||
Reform | Shirley Abraham-Kirk | 556 | 3.27 | $2,765 | ||||
Independent | Allan Warnke | 450 | 2.64 | $5,795 | ||||
Green | Brian Gold | 188 | 1.10 | $100 | ||||
Conservative | Gary L. Cross | 99 | 0.58 | $1,132 | ||||
Social Credit | Gordon Neuls | 88 | 0.52 | $4,315 | ||||
Natural Law | Nancy Stewart | 38 | 0.23 | $123 | ||||
Total valid votes | 17,022 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 85 | 0.50 | ||||||
Turnout | 17,107 | 74.36 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[13] |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Liberal | Allan Warnke | 6,664 | 38.32 | $2,332 | ||||
New Democratic | Harold Steves | 6,054 | 34.81 | $24,142 | ||||
Social Credit | Nick Loenen | 4,609 | 26.50 | $44,277 | ||||
Conservative | Gary L. Cross | 65 | 3.19 | $2,858 | ||||
Total valid votes | 17,392 | 100.00 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 321 | 1.81 | ||||||
Turnout | 17,713 | 77.67 |
Federal
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Raymond Chan | 18,204 | 44.48 | +2.44 | $64,433 | |||
Conservative | Alice Wong | 14,457 | 35.32 | -14.51 | $71,614 | |||
New Democratic | Dale Jackaman | 6,142 | 15.00 | +9.32 | $11,072 | |||
Green | Stephen H.F. Kronstein | 1,743 | 4.25 | +2.36 | $160 | |||
Canadian Action | Allan Warnke | 376 | 0.91 | – | $625 | |||
Total valid votes | 40,922 | 100.0 | ||||||
Total rejected ballots | 226 | 0.55 | +0.08 | |||||
Turnout | 41,148 | 62.29 | +0.59 | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +8.48 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
Alliance | John M. Cummins | 30,882 | 56.78 | $59,872 | ||||
Liberal | Jim Doswell | 15 858 | 29.16 | $67,469 | ||||
Progressive Conservative | Curtis MacDonald | 3,838 | 7.05 | $123 | ||||
New Democratic | Ernie Fulton | 3,060 | 5.62 | $2,416 | ||||
Canadian Action | Allan Warnke | 517 | 0.95 | |||||
No affiliation | Frank Wagner | 225 | 0.41 | $626 | ||||
Total valid votes | 54,380 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 170 | 0.31 | ||||||
Turnout | 54,550 | 65.84 |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Raymond Skelly | 22,179 | 52.02 | |||||
Progressive Conservative | Michel Rabu | 10,411 | 24.42 | |||||
Liberal | Allan Warnke | 6,867 | 16.11 | |||||
Christian Heritage | John A. Krell | 1,521 | 3.57 | |||||
Reform | Dodd W. Pellant | 718 | 1.68 | |||||
Green | Michael Conway-Brown | 519 | 1.22 | |||||
Rhinoceros | Philip John Hicks | 299 | 0.70 | |||||
Communist | Nickolas Chernoff | 121 | 0.28 | |||||
Total valid votes | 42,635 | 100.00 | ||||||
This riding was created from Comox—Powell River, and New Democrat Ray Skelly was the incumbent. |
References
- ^ Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. 1993. ISBN 9780921925316.
- ^ "Candidates: Allan Edward Warnke". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "Profile - North Island--Powell River, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 1997-04-26)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Rantanen, Maria (August 11, 2021). "Former MLA, 'class of '91,' Allan Warnke passes away". Richmond-news.com. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
- ^ Courtney, John C. (1995). Do Conventions Matter?: Choosing National Party Leaders in Canada. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 369. ISBN 0773565698.
- ^ a b Tenove, Chris (March 11, 2004). "The Lonely Life of the Independent MLA". The Tyee. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "1996 British Columbia Election: Richmond-Steveston". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Electoral History of British Columbia Supplement: 1987-2001" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "2001 British Columbia Election: Richmond-Steveston". Canadian Elections Database. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Profile - Delta--South Richmond, British Columbia (1997-04-27 - 2004-05-22)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Profile - Richmond, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 2015-08-01)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 37th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Statement of Votes - 36th Provincial General Election" (PDF). Elections BC. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
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