Fort Whyte is a provincial electoral district of Manitoba, Canada. It was created in 1999, after the provincial electoral boundaries commission determined that southwestern Winnipeg had experienced enough population growth to deserve an extra seat. Fort Whyte was created from territory formerly belonging to the divisions of Tuxedo, Fort Garry, and St. Norbert.

The current MLA for Fort Whyte is Obby Khan, a Progressive Conservative who currently serves as Leader of the Opposition. Khan succeeded fellow Progressive Conservative and former Premier of Manitoba Brian Pallister following his resignation in 2021.

Constituency profile

Geography

Following Manitoba's 2018 electoral redistribution, Fort Whyte is bordered to the east by Fort Garry, to the south by Waverley, to the west by Roblin, and to the north by River Heights and Tuxedo.

Demographics

The constituency's population in 2018 was 21,780. The average family income in 2018 was $117,535. The unemployment rate is 4.9%, and 19.2% of the population is above 65 years of age. Almost 42% of the population have university degrees. Health and social services account for 13.5% of Fort Whyte's industry, with a further 10.4% in Retail Trade.

Fort Whyte is an ethnically diverse constituency, with an immigrant population of 25.6%. 6.7% of the riding's residents are East Indian, 5.6% are Chinese.

Political history

The constituency has been held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba (PCs) for its entire existence, and has always been comfortably safe for that party. The riding's first Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), John Loewen, won it handily in 1999 even as the Tories were soundly defeated by the New Democratic Party of Manitoba in that year's provincial election, after having been in government for over eleven years. On September 23, 2005, Loewen announced that he was leaving provincial politics to seek the Liberal Party of Canada's nomination for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia in the federal election anticipated. He formally resigned from the legislature on September 26.

On December 13, 2005, a by-election was held to fill Loewen's seat. The winner was another Tory, Hugh McFadyen. A few months later, McFadyen became leader of the provincial PCs. McFadyen was easily re-elected in the 2007 provincial election, but was one of only four PC MLAs returned from Winnipeg. After the PCs were again defeated in 2011, McFadyen announced he would retire from politics as soon as a successor was chosen.

Former provincial MLA and federal MP Brian Pallister was elected his successor, and easily won Fort Whyte in the ensuing by-election. Pallister served as Premier of Manitoba while MLA for Fort Whyte from 2016, leading the party to a second electoral mandate in 2019, until 2021, when he resigned first as premier and later as an MLA.

A by-election to replace his vacancy was held on March 22, 2022. Obby Khan, a fellow Progressive Conservative, won the seat, defeating Liberal candidate Willard Reaves. Khan successfully won reelection in 2023.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Riding created from Tuxedo, Fort Garry and St. Norbert
37th1999–2003John LoewenProgressive Conservative
38th2003–2005
2005–2007Hugh McFadyen
39th2007–2011
40th2011–2012
2012–2016Brian Pallister
41st2016–2019
42nd2019–2021
2022–2023Obby Khan
43rd2023–present

Election results

vte2023 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeObby Khan5,44247.87−9.32$45,057.75
LiberalWillard Reaves4,21337.06+19.44$19,578.06
New DemocraticTrudy Schroeder1,71415.08−2.81$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit11,36999.61–$66,506.00
Total rejected and declined ballots450.39–
Turnout11,41464.37+4.02
Eligible voters17,732
Progressive Conservative holdSwing−14.38
Source(s)Source: Elections Manitoba
Manitoba provincial by-election, March 22, 2022 Resignation of Brian Pallister
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeObby Khan3,05042.51-14.68
LiberalWillard Reaves2,85339.77+22.53
New DemocraticTrudy Schroeder1,11215.50-2.38
IndependentPatrick Allard1011.41—
GreenNicolas Geddert550.77-6.00
Total valid votes7,174
Total rejected ballots150.21-0.33
Turnout7,18942.62-14.57
Eligible voters15,907—-0.29
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-18.61
Source: Elections Manitoba
vte2019 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBrian Pallister5,61957.19-8.2$10,131.35
New DemocraticBeatrice Bruske1,75717.88+2.2$106.40
LiberalDarrel Morin1,73117.62+6.2$545.68
GreenSara Campbell6656.77-0.4$0.00
Manitoba FirstJason Holenski540.55-1.1$1,210.90
Total valid votes9,82699.36
Total rejected ballots630.64–
Turnout9,88960.35–
Eligible voters16,386
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-5.2
Source: Elections Manitoba
2016 provincial election redistributed results
Party%
Progressive Conservative65.4
New Democratic15.7
Liberal11.4
Green7.2
Manitoba1.3
vte2016 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBrian Pallister6,77564.18+8.96$14,965.48
New DemocraticGeorge Wong1,71816.28+5.02$18,573.44
LiberalPeter Bastians1,20511.42-20.10$8,194.92
GreenCarli Runions7316.92+5.20$10.00
ManitobaDaryl Newis1271.20$920.97
Total valid votes/expense limit10,55698.79$54,710.00
Total rejected ballots1291.21+1.06
Turnout10,68560.71+19.07
Eligible voters17,599
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+1.97
Source: Elections Manitoba
Manitoba provincial by-election, September 4, 2012 Resignation of Hugh McFadyen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeBrian Pallister3,62655.22-7.22$32,215.06
LiberalBob Axworthy2,06931.51+23.59$28,872.72
New DemocraticBrandy Schmidt73911.25-18.38$10,860.67
GreenDonnie Benham1131.72–$789.44
IndependentDarrell Ackman190.29211.37
Total valid votes6,56699.85
Total rejected ballots100.15-0.34
Turnout6,57641.64-20.27
Eligible voters15,792–
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-15.40
vte2011 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeHugh McFadyen5,59462.44+10.49$23,755.75
New DemocraticSunny Dhaliwal2,65529.64−4.20$99.38
LiberalChae Tsai7107.92−6.29$829.64
Total valid votes8,95999.51
Rejected and declined votes440.49+0.16
Turnout9,00361.91+2.76
Electors on the lists14,542
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+7.34
Source: Elections Manitoba

* Percent change is not based on redistributed results

vte2007 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeHugh McFadyen5,98151.95−0.31$20,363.37
New DemocraticSunny Dhaliwal3,89533.83+9.40$5,331.36
LiberalAngelina Olivier-Job1,63714.22−7.41$2,162.37
Total valid votes11,51399.67
Rejected and declined votes380.33+0.24
Turnout11,55159.15+21.08
Electors on the lists19,527
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-4.90
vteManitoba provincial by-election, December 16, 2005 Resignation of John Loewen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeHugh McFadyen3,54252.26−0.45$27,219.00
New DemocraticChristina McDonald1,65024.34−3.79$18,333.89
LiberalJean Paterson1,46621.63+2.47$6,134.47
GreenShelagh Pizey-Allen1201.77–$233.71
Total valid votes6,77899.91
Rejected ballots60.09-0.17
Turnout6,78438.07−18.54
Registered voters17,820
Progressive Conservative holdSwing+1.67
vte2003 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJohn Loewen4,96052.71−9.02$13,693.53
New DemocraticJanine Ballingall Scotten2,64728.13+1.31$18,368.88
LiberalGerry Sankar1,80319.16+7.71$14,257.51
Total valid votes9,41099.75
Rejected and declined votes240.25-0.37
Turnout9,43456.61−19.81
Electors on the lists16,664
Progressive Conservative holdSwing-5.17
vte1999 Manitoba general election
PartyCandidateVotes%Expenditures
Progressive ConservativeJohn Loewen6,48061.73$25,444.88
New DemocraticBidhu Jha2,81526.82$24,511.00
LiberalMalli Aulakh1,20211.45$18,808.08
Total valid votes10,49799.38
Rejected and declined votes660.62
Turnout10,56376.43
Registered voters13,821

Previous boundaries

The 1999–2011 boundaries of the riding of Fort Whyte highlighted in red.

See also

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