What to know about the Fort Whyte riding for Manitoba's 2023 election
CBC News | Posted: September 1, 2023 3:46 PM | Last Updated: September 11, 2023
- About the riding
- Voting history
- News stories from Fort Whyte
- Meet the candidates
- More CBC Manitoba riding profiles
The southern Winnipeg riding Fort Whyte was created in 1999 and has been a Progressive Conservative stronghold ever since.
The riding is bounded to the north by the railway line and Abinojii Mikanah (formerly Bishop Grandin Boulevard) and by city limits to the south. It's bounded by Waverley Street to the east and by McCreary Road, city limits and Brady Road to the west.
The riding includes the neighbourhoods of Whyte Ridge and Linden Woods.
Its population is 22,810, says the province's riding profile (compiled from the 2021 census).
The median age of the riding is several years older than the overall provincial median, at 45.2 compared to 38.4 provincewide, the riding profile and the 2021 census say. The census found the median household income in the area is $106,000.
More facts about Fort Whyte
- The riding has more adults 65 and older than the province in general (20.8 per cent compared to 17.1 per cent), the province's profile and the 2021 census say.
- Almost 30 per cent of residents identified as immigrants, the profile says.
- Roughly 72 per cent of residents reported they own their homes.
Voting history
The riding has only ever voted Progressive Conservative.
- 1999, 2003, 2007 elections (and 2005 byelection): Progressive Conservative.
- 2011: Hugh McFadyen (Progressive Conservative).
- 2012 (byelection): Brian Pallister (Progressive Conservative).
- 2016, 2019: Brian Pallister (Progressive Conservative).
- 2022 (byelection): Obby Khan (Progressive Conservative).
Fort Whyte in the news
- 'Be the bigger goose' to get rid of fowl guests, Fort Whyte manager recommends
- Fort Whyte voting map shows where PCs and Liberals split the byelection vote
- 10 homes evacuated after natural gas line ruptured in Winnipeg's Whyte Ridge neighbourhood
Meet the candidates
As of Sept. 11, the nominated candidates for the 2023 election are:
- Trudy Schroeder (NDP).
- Willard Reaves (Liberal).
- Obby Khan (Progressive Conservative — incumbent).
Candidates become official when they meet criteria set out in the province's Elections Act, including providing a statement of disclosure, after the election has been called. In Fort Whyte, all candidates are official.