Editing Fort Whyte (section)

== 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 [[1999 Manitoba general election|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—Headingley|Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia]] in the [[2006 Canadian federal election|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 Manitoba general election|2007 provincial election]], but was one of only four PC MLAs returned from Winnipeg. After the PCs were again defeated in [[2011 Manitoba general election|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 Manitoba general election|2016]], leading the party to a second electoral mandate in [[2019 Manitoba general election|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 [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] candidate [[Willard Reaves]]. Khan successfully won reelection in [[2023 Manitoba general election|2023]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-04 |title=Obby Khan beats Willard Reaves in Manitoba election battle of former Winnipeg Blue Bombers |url=https://3downnation.com/2023/10/04/obby-khan-beats-willard-reaves-in-manitoba-election-battle-of-former-winnipeg-blue-bombers/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=3DownNation |language=en-US}}</ref>