Mike Lake | |
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 Lake in 2015 | |
| Member of Parliament forLeduc—Wetaskiwin Edmonton—Wetaskiwin (2015-2025) Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont (2006-2015) | |
| Assumed office January 23, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | David Kilgour |
| Parliamentary Secretary to theMinister of Industry | |
| In office November 7, 2008 – August 2, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Minister | |
| Preceded by | Colin Carrie |
| Succeeded by | Greg Fergus |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Stanley Lake (1969-06-04)June 4, 1969 (age 56) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton,Alberta |
| Profession | Businessman, sports executive |
Michael Stanley LakePC MP[1] (born June 4, 1969) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and sports executive inAlberta, Canada who represented theriding ofEdmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont from 2006 to 2015 andEdmonton—Wetaskiwin from 2015 to 2025, he has represented theriding ofLeduc—Wetaskiwin since 2025. He is a member of theConservative Party of Canada and served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry under Prime MinisterStephen Harper.
Lake was born inNew Westminster,British Columbia. He grew up inDevon, Alberta, and obtained aBachelor of Commerce degree from theUniversity of Alberta. After graduating from university, he began a career with theEdmonton 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 forautism research.[2]
Lake won theConservative Party of Canada nomination for the riding ofEdmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont defeating seven-time candidateTim Uppal. The nomination proved to be significant since popular long timeLiberal incumbentDavid 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 the2006 federal election. Pundits had predicted the race would be closer as theLiberal 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 forBigfoot to be protected under theSpecies 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]
The2015 federal election saw Lake's previous district eliminated in the2012 federal electoral redistribution. Lake ran for election as a Member of Parliament in theEdmonton—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 byRona Ambrose.[8] He was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.
The2025 federal election saw Lake's previous district eliminated in the2022 federal electoral redistribution. Lake ran for election as a Member of Parliament inLeduc—Wetaskiwin, winning re-election.[9]
| 2025 Canadian federal election:Leduc—Wetaskiwin | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 47,947 | 74.7 | |||||
| Liberal | Ronald Brochu | 11,136 | 17.4 | |||||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 3,927 | 6.1 | |||||
| People's | Jose Flores | 688 | 1.1 | |||||
| United | Kirk Cayer | 318 | 0.5 | |||||
| Canadian Future | Christopher Everingham | 145 | 0.2 | |||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | ||||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election:Edmonton—Wetaskiwin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 48,340 | 55.7 | -16.7 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hugo Charles | 18,259 | 21.0 | +10.2 | ||||
| Liberal | Ron Thiering | 12,229 | 14.1 | +1.7 | ||||
| People's | Tyler Beauchamp | 7,670 | 8.8 | +7.0 | ||||
| Veterans Coalition | Travis Caillou | 345 | 0.4 | +0.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 86,843 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 576 | 0.7 | +0.3 | |||||
| Turnout | 87,419 | 66.5 | -4.9 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 131,407 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -13.5 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election:Edmonton—Wetaskiwin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 63,346 | 72.4 | +6.63 | $66,466.27 | |||
| Liberal | Richard Wong | 10,802 | 12.4 | -9.05 | $7,055.34 | |||
| New Democratic | Noah Garver | 9,820 | 11.2 | +1.48 | $1,000.00 | |||
| Green | Emily Drzymala | 1,660 | 1.9 | -0.43 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Neil Doell | 1,616 | 1.8 | - | $4,865.57 | |||
| Veterans Coalition | Travis Calliou | 211 | 0.2 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 87,455 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 392 | 0.4 | +0.1 | |||||
| Turnout | 87,847 | 71.4 | +2.8 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 122,984 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +7.84 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election:Edmonton—Wetaskiwin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 44,949 | 65.77 | -9.80 | – | |||
| Liberal | Jacqueline Biollo | 14,660 | 21.45 | +15.73 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Fritz K. Bitz | 6,645 | 9.72 | -4.55 | – | |||
| Green | Joy-Ann Hut | 1,595 | 2.33 | -1.76 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Brayden Whitlock | 495 | 0.72 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 68,344 | 100.00 | $239,717.63 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 197 | 0.29 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 68,541 | 69.58 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 98,502 | |||||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | -12.76 | ||||||
| Source:Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
| 2011 Canadian federal election:Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 27,857 | 60.79 | +0.47 | $44,902 | |||
| New Democratic | Nadine Bailey | 10,875 | 23.73 | +8.61 | $11,236 | |||
| Liberal | Mike Butler | 5,066 | 11.05 | -7.46 | ||||
| Green | Christa Baxter | 1,364 | 2.98 | -2.70 | $1,705 | |||
| Pirate | Brent Schaffrick | 374 | 0.82 | * | $2,461 | |||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 100 | 0.22 | -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 | – | – | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +3.97 | ||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election:Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 25,130 | 60.32 | +1.70 | $80,034 | |||
| Liberal | Indira Saroya | 7,709 | 18.51 | -2.64 | $82,941 | |||
| New Democratic | Mike Butler | 6,297 | 15.12 | +0.57 | $4,620 | |||
| Green | David Allan Hrushka | 2,366 | 5.68 | +1.21 | ||||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 157 | 0.38 | +0.19 | $395 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 41,659 | 100.00 | $84,984 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 146 | 0.35 | +0.07 | |||||
| Turnout | 41,805 | 52.0 | -10.3 | |||||
| Conservativehold | Swing | +2.17 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election:Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Mike Lake | 27,191 | 58.62 | +16.13 | $67,482 | |||
| Liberal | Amarjit Grewal | 9,809 | 21.15 | -21.67 | $73,522 | |||
| New Democratic | Neal Gray | 6,749 | 14.55 | +4.85 | $10,297 | |||
| Green | Kate Harrington | 2,073 | 4.47 | -0.19 | $1,347 | |||
| Independent | Kyle McLeod | 477 | 1.03 | N/A | $8,055 | |||
| Communist | Naomi Rankin | 85 | 0.18 | -0.15 | $280 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,384 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 131 | 0.28 | +0.16 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,515 | 62.3 | -2.6 | |||||
| Conservativegain fromLiberal | Swing | +18.9 | ||||||