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{{Short description|Canadian politician (1946–2021)}}
{{distinguish|Allan Warren}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name            = Allan Warnke
| image           = 
| caption         = 
| birth_name      = Allan Edward Warnke
| birth_date      = {{birth date|1946|10|27}}
| birth_place     = [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta]], Canada
| death_date      = {{death date and age|2021|06|27|1946|10|27}}
| death_place     = [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| residence       = 
| assembly        = British Columbia Legislative
| constituency_AM = [[Richmond-Steveston]]
| term_start      = October 17, 1991
| term_end        = May 28, 1996
| predecessor     = ''Riding established''
| successor       = [[Geoff Plant]]
| party           = [[British Columbia Liberal Party]] (1991-1996)<br>[[Independent politician|Independent]] (1996-2001)
| otherparty      = [[Liberal Party of Canada]] (ca. 1988)<br>[[Canadian Action Party]] (ca. 2000-2004)
| profession      = 
| occupation      = {{hlist|political scientist|professor}}
| spouse          = {{marriage |Geraldine Warnke|<!--unknown-->|2018|end=died}}
| children        = 
}}

'''Allan Warnke''' (October 27, 1946 – June 27, 2021) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] political scientist, professor and politician. He was a former [[British Columbia Liberal Party|Liberal]] member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of [[British Columbia]], representing the [[Richmond-Steveston]] [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] from 1991 to 1996.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-QfwAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Warnke,+Allan+%22+Steveston|title=Guide Parlementaire Canadien|year=1993|publisher=Gale Canada |isbn=9780921925316}}</ref>

==Biography==
Before his election to the BC legislature, he ran as a BC Liberal Party candidate in the [[1983 British Columbia general election|1983 provincial election]] in the dual-member [[Vancouver-Point Grey]] riding,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Candidates: Allan Edward Warnke |url=http://www.canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE5/?p=0&type=person&ID=17513 |publisher=Canadian Elections Database |accessdate=2024-05-23}}</ref> and as a candidate of the [[Liberal Party of Canada]] in the [[1988 Canadian federal election|1988 federal election]] in the riding of [[North Island—Powell River]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile - North Island--Powell River, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 1997-04-26) |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=5957 |publisher=[[Parliament of Canada|Library of Parliament]] |accessdate=2024-05-06}}</ref> He then contested the [[1991 British Columbia general election|1991 provincial election]] as a BC Liberal candidate, and defeated former MLA [[Harold Steves]] of the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party|New Democratic Party]] to become [[member of the legislative assembly]] for Richmond-Steveston.<ref name="RN210811"/> He served as the official opposition critic for aboriginal affairs in the [[35th Parliament of British Columbia|35th Parliament]].<ref name="RN210811"/> He contested the [[British Columbia United leadership elections#1993 leadership challenge|1993 BC Liberal leadership election]] and finished in sixth place.<ref>{{cite book |last=Courtney |first=John C. |date=1995 |title=Do Conventions Matter?: Choosing National Party Leaders in Canada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jdIPs9zun7AC&dq=%22linda+reid%22+%22allan+warnke%22&pg=PA369 |location= |publisher=McGill-Queen's Press |page=369 |isbn=0773565698}}</ref>

For the [[1996 British Columbia general election|1996 provincial election]], he was passed over for the Liberal nomination in favour of [[Geoff Plant]].<ref name="Tyee040311">{{Cite web |title=The Lonely Life of the Independent MLA |url=https://thetyee.ca/News/2004/03/11/The_Lonely_Life_of_the_Independent_MLA/ |publisher=[[The Tyee]] |first=Chris |last=Tenove |date=2004-03-11 |accessdate=2024-05-06}}</ref> Warnke contested the election as an [[independent candidate]],<ref name="RN210811"/> finishing in fifth place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 British Columbia Election: Richmond-Steveston |url=https://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE5/?p=0&type=election&ID=381#page_1=constituency_3865 |publisher=Canadian Elections Database |accessdate=2024-05-06}}</ref> He was an unsuccessful candidate in a 1999 provincial by-election in the riding of [[Delta South]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electoral History of British Columbia Supplement: 1987-2001 |url=https://elections.bc.ca/docs/rpt/1987-2001-ElectionHistory.pdf |publisher=Legislative Library of British Columbia |accessdate=2024-05-23}}</ref> He then ran again for his old seat in the [[2001 British Columbia general election|2001 provincial election]], this time finishing in sixth place.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2001 British Columbia Election: Richmond-Steveston |url=https://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE5/?p=0&type=election&ID=382#page_1=constituency_3865 |publisher=Canadian Elections Database |accessdate=2024-05-06}}</ref> He also ran as a candidate of the [[Canadian Action Party]] in the [[2000 Canadian federal election|2000 federal election]] in the riding of [[Delta—South Richmond]], then in [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004]] in the riding of [[Richmond Centre (federal electoral district)|Richmond]], but was unsuccessful in both attempts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile - Delta--South Richmond, British Columbia (1997-04-27 - 2004-05-22) |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=2411 |publisher=[[Parliament of Canada|Library of Parliament]] |accessdate=2024-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile - Richmond, British Columbia (1988-10-01 - 2015-08-01) |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/ElectionsRidings/Ridings/Profile?OrganizationId=7211 |publisher=[[Parliament of Canada|Library of Parliament]] |accessdate=2024-05-06}}</ref>

Warnke was a professor of [[political science]] at [[Vancouver Island University]] and its predecessor Malaspina University-College,<ref name="RN210811"/><ref name="Tyee040311"/> 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).<ref name="RN210811">{{cite web |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/former-mla-class-of-91-allan-warnke-passes-away-4211691 |title=Former MLA, 'class of '91,' Allan Warnke passes away |last=Rantanen |first=Maria |date=2021-08-11 |website=Richmond-news.com |access-date=2022-01-05}}</ref>

==Electoral record==
===Provincial===
{{2001 British Columbia general election/Richmond-Steveston}}
{{1996 British Columbia general election/Richmond-Steveston}}
{{1991 British Columbia general election/Richmond-Steveston}}

===Federal===
{{2004 Canadian federal election/Richmond Centre}}
{{2000 Canadian federal election/Delta—South Richmond}}
{{1988 Canadian federal election/North Island—Powell River}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1946 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:BC United MLAs]]
[[Category:Canadian Action Party candidates for the Canadian House of Commons]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 1988 Canadian federal election]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 2000 Canadian federal election]]
[[Category:Candidates in the 2004 Canadian federal election]]
[[Category:Liberal Party of Canada candidates for the Canadian House of Commons]]
[[Category:Canadian political scientists]]
[[Category:People from Richmond, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Politicians from Edmonton]]
[[Category:McMaster University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Toronto alumni]]
[[Category:Osgoode Hall Law School alumni]]
[[Category:Academic staff of Vancouver Island University]]
[[Category:20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]]

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