Werner Schmidt

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Werner Schmidt
Leader of the
Kelowna
(Okanagan Centre; 1993–1997)
In office
October 25, 1993 – January 23, 2006
Preceded byAl Horning
Succeeded byRon Cannan
Personal details
Born(1932-01-18)January 18, 1932
Coaldale, Alberta, Canada
DiedMarch 29, 2024(2024-03-29) (aged 92)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Political partyConservative (from 2004)
Other political
affiliations		Reform (1993–2004)

Werner George Schmidt (January 18, 1932 – March 29, 2024) was a Canadian politician, teacher, and school principal.

Political career

Schmidt was vice-president of Lethbridge Community College when he was chosen to succeed

Calgary-Foothills in a by-election held on June 25, 1973, but was defeated by Stewart McCrae.[1]

Under his leadership, the party won only four seats in the 1975 provincial election and Schmidt, failing to win his own seat, returned to private life.

Schmidt left

Kelowna. He won election again in 2000 as a Canadian Alliance MP with 60% of the vote and won his fourth straight victory in the 2004, this time as a Conservative
.

As a member of Parliament, Schmidt served as Critic for Industry, Critic for Public Works and Government Services and Critic for Seniors. He has also been a member of several Standing Committees including the Standing Committee on Industry, the Standing Committee on Finance, and the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs.

He served as Caucus Chair of the Canadian Alliance and Caucus Vice Chair when the party became the Conservative Party of Canada.

Schmidt retired from politics with the dissolution of parliament for the 2006 federal election. He died in Edmonton on March 29, 2024, at the age of 92.[2][3]

Electoral history

2004 Canadian federal election: Kelowna—Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Conservative Werner Schmidt 25,553 48.0 -19.7 $61,185
Liberal Vern Nielsen 14,109 26.5 +2.7 $58,986
New Democratic Starleigh Grass 8,954 16.8 +10.5 $14,000
Green Kevin Ade 3,903 7.3 – $4,993
Marijuana Huguette Plourde 447 0.8 –
Canadian Action Michael Cassidyne-Hook 271 0.5 -1.6
Total valid votes 53,237 100.0
Total rejected ballots 159 0.3 -0.1
Turnout 53,396 62.1 -1.9

Note: Conservative vote is compared to the total of the Canadian Alliance vote and Progressive Conservative vote in 2000 election.

  • Kelowna—Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Alliance Werner Schmidt 33,810 59.5 +9.5 $44,990
Liberal Joe Leask 13,564 23.9 +1.5 $46,876
Progressive Conservative Doug Mallo 4,708 8.3 -8.5 $9,791
New Democratic John O. Powell 3,572 6.3 -1.3 $9,493
Canadian Action Jack W. Peach 1,199 2.1 – $3,652
Total valid votes 56,853 100.0
Total rejected ballots 223 0.4 +0.2
Turnout 57,076 64.0 +1.2

Note: Canadian Alliance vote is compared to the Reform vote in 1997 election.

  • Kelowna—Lake Country
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Reform Werner Schmidt 25,246 50.0 – $48,355
Liberal Janna Francis 11,306 22.4 – $32,838
Progressive Conservative Al Horning 8,477 16.8 – $47,498
New Democratic Fred Steele 3,838 7.6 – $11,443
Green David Hughes 1,612 3.2 – $1,014
Total valid votes 50,479 100.0
Total rejected ballots 123 0.2
Turnout 50,602 62.8

References

  1. ^ "By-elections 1905-1973". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  2. ^ Barnes, Gary (April 12, 2024). "Four-term Kelowna MP Werner Schmidt dead at 92". Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Obituary information for Werner George Schmidt". Serenity Family Service. Retrieved April 7, 2024.

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