Mike Lake (politician)

Michael Stanley Lake PC MP [1] (born June 4, 1969) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and sports executive in Alberta, Canada who represented the riding of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont from 2006 to 2015 and has represented Edmonton—Wetaskiwin since 2015. He is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

The Honourable
Mike Lake
PC MP
Lake in 2015
Member of Parliament
for Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont (2006-2015)
Assumed office
January 23, 2006
Preceded byDavid Kilgour
Personal details
Born
Michael Stanley Lake

(1969-06-04) June 4, 1969
New Westminster, British Columbia
Political partyConservative
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
ProfessionBusinessman, sports executive

Early and personal life

Lake was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. He grew up in Devon, Alberta, and obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Alberta. After graduating from university, he began a career with the Edmonton Oilers ice hockey team as a sales manager and director of ticket sales as their national accounts manager.

He has two children, his son is autistic and as a result he is a longtime member of the Edmonton Autism Society. He is involved in the Alberta Foster Care Program.

Lake has regularly held breakfasts to raise funds for autism research.[2]

Federal politics

Lake won the Conservative Party of Canada nomination for the riding of Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont defeating seven-time candidate Tim Uppal. The nomination proved to be significant since popular long time Liberal incumbent David Kilgour had chosen to retire, creating a power vacuum in the riding.

Lake went on to win the vacant riding in a landslide victory in the 2006 federal election. Pundits had predicted the race would be closer as the Liberal Party of Canada had held the district and its predecessor ridings since 1991.

In his first term as a representative in the House of Commons of Canada, Lake was presented with a very unusual petition signed by almost 500 individuals calling for Bigfoot to be protected under the Species at Risk Act. Lake filed the petition with the Clerk of the House of Commons on March 28, 2007.[3] When interviewed, Lake said that he did not believe in Bigfoot, but filed the petition as a service to constituents without making any judgment call.[4][5]

The 2015 federal election saw Lake's previous district eliminated in the 2012 federal electoral redistribution. Lake ran for election as a Member of Parliament in the Edmonton—Wetaskiwin electoral district, winning with 65.7% of the votes.[6]

After the resignation of Stephen Harper as leader of the Conservatives, now the Official Opposition, Lake announced that he would run for the interim leadership.[7] The race was eventually won by Rona Ambrose.[8] He was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.

Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMike Lake48,34055.7-16.7
New DemocraticHugo Charles18,25921.0+10.2
LiberalRon Thiering12,22914.1+1.7
People'sTyler Beauchamp7,6708.8+7.0
Veterans CoalitionTravis Caillou3450.4+0.2
Total valid votes 86,843100.0
Total rejected ballots 5760.7+0.3
Turnout 87,41966.5-4.9
Eligible voters 131,407
Conservative hold Swing -13.5
Source: Elections Canada[9]
2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMike Lake63,34672.4+6.63$66,466.27
LiberalRichard Wong10,80212.4-9.05$7,055.34
New DemocraticNoah Garver9,82011.2+1.48$1,000.00
GreenEmily Drzymala1,6601.9-0.43$0.00
People'sNeil Doell1,6161.8-$4,865.57
Veterans CoalitionTravis Calliou2110.2-$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 87,455100.0  
Total rejected ballots 3920.4+0.1
Turnout 87,84771.4+2.8
Eligible voters 122,984
Conservative hold Swing +7.84
Source: Elections Canada[10][11]
2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton—Wetaskiwin
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMike Lake44,94965.77-9.80–
LiberalJacqueline Biollo14,66021.45+15.73–
New DemocraticFritz K. Bitz6,6459.72-4.55–
GreenJoy-Ann Hut1,5952.33-1.76–
LibertarianBrayden Whitlock4950.72––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 68,344100.00 $239,717.63
Total rejected ballots 1970.29–
Turnout 68,54169.58–
Eligible voters 98,502
Conservative hold Swing -12.76
Source: Elections Canada[12][13]
2011 Canadian federal election: Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMike Lake27,85760.79+0.47$44,902
New DemocraticNadine Bailey10,87523.73+8.61$11,236
LiberalMike Butler5,06611.05-7.46
GreenChrista Baxter1,3642.98-2.70$1,705
PirateBrent Schaffrick3740.82*$2,461
CommunistNaomi Rankin1000.22-0.16$562
Total valid votes/Expense limit 45,636 100.00
Total rejected ballots 191 0.42+0.07
Turnout 45,827 53.64+1.6
Eligible voters 85,432––
Conservative hold Swing +3.97
2008 Canadian federal election: Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMike Lake25,13060.32+1.70$80,034
LiberalIndira Saroya7,70918.51-2.64$82,941
New DemocraticMike Butler6,29715.12+0.57$4,620
GreenDavid Allan Hrushka2,3665.68+1.21
CommunistNaomi Rankin1570.38+0.19$395
Total valid votes/Expense limit 41,659 100.00 $84,984
Total rejected ballots 1460.35 +0.07
Turnout 41,805 52.0-10.3
Conservative hold Swing +2.17
2006 Canadian federal election: Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
ConservativeMike Lake27,19158.62+16.13$67,482
LiberalAmarjit Grewal9,80921.15-21.67$73,522
New DemocraticNeal Gray6,74914.55+4.85$10,297
GreenKate Harrington2,0734.47-0.19$1,347
IndependentKyle McLeod4771.03N/A$8,055
CommunistNaomi Rankin850.18-0.15$280
Total valid votes 46,384100.00
Total rejected ballots 1310.28 +0.16
Turnout 46,51562.3-2.6
Conservative gain from Liberal Swing +18.9

References
  1. "PM announces the establishment of the Priorities and Planning Sub-Committee on Government Administration - Prime Minister of Canada". Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  2. Lazzarino, Dave. "The Edmonton Sun -". The Edmonton Sun. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  3. House of Commons of Canada (28 March 2007). "Journals". Retrieved 9 May 2007.
  4. Maudie, Max (5 April 2007). "Petition says protect Bigfoot". Edmonton Sun. Edmonton, Canada: Canoe Inc. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008.
  5. Radford, Benjamin (25 May 2007). "Endangered Species Protection Sought for Bigfoot". Live Science. Purch.
  6. "Conservatives elected in five of eight Edmonton ridings". CBC News. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. "Rona Ambrose, Mike Lake to run for Conservative interim leadership". Maclean's. The Canadian Press. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  8. Kathleen Harris (5 November 2015). "Rona Ambrose chosen as interim Conservative leader". CBC News. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election". Elections Canada. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  12. "October 19, 2015 Election Results — Edmonton—Wetaskiwin (Validated results)". Elections Canada. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  13. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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