Editing Fort Whyte

{{Short description|Provincial electoral district in Manitoba, Canada}}
{{For|the environmental, education and recreation centre|FortWhyte Alive}}
{{use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name = '''Fort Whyte'''
| province = Manitoba
| image = Manitoba 2018 Fort Whyte.svg
| caption = Location in Winnipeg
|prov-status         = active
| prov-rep             = [[Obby Khan]]
| prov-rep-link        = 
| prov-rep-party       = PC
| prov-rep-party-link  = Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party
|demo-census-date    = 
|demo-pop            = 
| prov-created       = 1999
|prov-election-last  = 2022
|demo-electors       = 
|prov-election-first = 1999
|demo-cd             = [[Division No. 11, Manitoba|Division No. 11]]
|demo-csd            = [[Winnipeg]]
}}

'''Fort Whyte''' is a provincial electoral division in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Manitoba]]. 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 (electoral district)|Tuxedo]], [[Fort Garry (electoral district)|Fort Garry]] and [[St. Norbert (electoral district)|St. Norbert]].

The current MLA for Fort Whyte is [[Obby Khan]], a [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] who currently serves as [[Leader of the Opposition (Manitoba)|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 (electoral district)|Waverley]], to the west by [[Roblin (electoral district)|Roblin]], and to the north by [[River Heights (electoral district)|River Heights]] and Tuxedo.<ref>[[Elections Manitoba]] [https://electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/winnipeg_map_EN.pdf electoral map of Winnipeg, 2018]</ref>

=== 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 [[Indian people|East Indian]], 5.6% are [[China|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 [[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>

==List of provincial representatives==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Parliament
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
{{OntMPP NoData|''Riding created from'' [[Tuxedo (electoral district)|Tuxedo]], [[Fort Garry (electoral district)|Fort Garry]] ''and'' [[St. Norbert (electoral district)|St. Norbert]]}}
|-
|  [[37th Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|37th]]
| 1999–2003
| rowspan="10" {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[John Loewen]]
| rowspan="10" | [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
|-
| rowspan=2|  [[38th Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|38th]]
| 2003–2005
|-
| 2005–2007
| rowspan="3" | [[Hugh McFadyen]]
|-
| [[39th Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|39th]]
| 2007–2011
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|40th]]
| 2011–2012
|-
| 2012–2016
| rowspan="3" | [[Brian Pallister]]
|-
|  [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|41st]]
| 2016–2019
|-
|  rowspan="2" | [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|42nd]]
| 2019–2021
|-
| 2022–2023
| rowspan="2" |[[Obby Khan]]
|-
| [[Legislative Assembly of Manitoba|43rd]]
| 2023–present
|}

==Election results==

{{2023 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}

{{Canadian election result/top|MB|March 22, 2022|Fort Whyte|Fort Whyte|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|by=yes|reason=Resignation of [[Brian Pallister]]}}
{{CANelec|MB|PC|[[Obby Khan]]|3,050|42.51|-14.68|}}
{{CANelec|MB|Liberal|[[Willard Reaves]]|2,853|39.77|+22.53|}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Trudy Schroeder|1,112|15.50|-2.38|}}
{{CANelec|MB|Independent|Patrick Allard|101|1.41|—|}}
{{CANelec|MB|Green|Nicolas Geddert|55|0.77|-6.00|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|7,174}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|15|0.21|-0.33}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|7,189|42.62|-14.57}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|15,907|—|-0.29}}
{{CANelec/hold|MB|PC|-18.61}}
{{Canadian election result/source|Source: [[Elections Manitoba]]<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 Byelection: Fort Whyte|url=https://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/BE2022FW/Summary_of_Results_By2022_FortWhyte_EngFr.pdf |access-date=12 April 2022 |work=[[Elections Manitoba]] |date=22 March 2022}}</ref>}}
{{end}}
{{2019 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2016 Manitoba general election|2016 provincial election]] redistributed results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/new-manitoba-election-boundaries-give-upper-hand-to-progressive-conservatives-cbc-news-analysis-finds-1.5260821|date=2019-08-27|title=New Manitoba election boundaries give upper hand to Progressive Conservatives, CBC News analysis finds|last=Marcoux|first=Jacques|publisher=CBC |access-date=2021-10-06}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]] ||align=right| 65.4
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[New Democratic Party of Manitoba|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 15.7
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Manitoba Liberal Party|Liberal]] ||align=right| 11.4
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|Green|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Green Party of Manitoba|Green]] ||align=right| 7.2
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|MB|Manitoba|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Manitoba Party (2016)|Manitoba]] ||align=right| 1.3
|}

{{2016 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}
{{Canadian election result/top|MB|September 4, 2012|Fort Whyte|Fort Whyte|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes|by=yes|reason=Resignation of [[Hugh McFadyen]]}}
{{Canadian party colour|MB|PC|row}}
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|Progressive Conservative]]
|[[Brian Pallister]]
|align="right"|3,626
|align="right"|55.22
|align="right"|-7.22
|align="right"|$32,215.06
{{CANelec |MB |Liberal |Bob Axworthy |2,069 |31.51 |+23.59 |$28,872.72}}
{{CANelec|MB|NDP|Brandy Schmidt|739|11.25|-18.38|$10,860.67}}
{{CANelec |MB |Green |Donnie Benham |113 |1.72 |&ndash; |$789.44}}
{{Canadian party colour|MB|Independent|row}}
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|Darrell Ackman
|align="right"|19
|align="right"|0.29
|align="right"|
|align="right"|211.37
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|6,566|99.85}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|10|0.15|-0.34}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|6,576|41.64|-20.27}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|15,792|&ndash;}}
{{CANelec/hold|MB|PC|-15.40}}
{{end}}

{{2011 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}
{{2007 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}
{{2005 Manitoba provincial by-elections/Fort Whyte}}
{{2003 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}
{{1999 Manitoba general election/Fort Whyte}}

==Previous boundaries==
[[Image:FortWhyte98.png|thumb|none|The 1999–2011 boundaries of the riding of Fort Whyte highlighted in red.]]

==References==
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[[Category:Politics of Winnipeg]]