Fort Whyte

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.Elections Manitoba [https://electionsmanitoba.ca/downloads/winnipeg_map_EN.pdf electoral map of Winnipeg, 2018]

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.

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.{{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}}

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{{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{{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}}}}

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{{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}}

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|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 |– |$789.44}}

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|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|–}}

{{CANelec/hold|MB|PC|-15.40}}

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