Fort Whyte is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Manitoba

Manitoba

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. It was created in 1999, after the provincial electoral boundaries commission determined that southwestern Winnipeg

Winnipeg

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 had experienced enough population growth to deserve an extra seat. Fort Whyte was created from territory formerly belonging to Fort Garry

Fort Garry (electoral district)

Fort Garry is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958...

 and St. Norbert.

Fort Whyte is bordered on the east by Fort Garry

Fort Garry (electoral district)

Fort Garry is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1958...

 and St. Norbert, to the south by St. Norbert, to the north by River Heights

River Heights (electoral district)

River Heights is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1957, and formally came into existence in the 1958 provincial election...

 and Tuxedo

Tuxedo (electoral district)

Tuxedo is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1979, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1981. The riding is located in the southwest section of the City of Winnipeg....

, and to the west by Charleswood

Charleswood (electoral district)

Charleswood is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1968, and has formally existed since the provincial election of 1969...

 and Morris

Morris (electoral district)

Morris is a provincial electoral division in the Canadian province of Manitoba. It was created by redistribution in 1879, and has existed continuously since that time. The constituency is named after Alexander Morris, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1872 to 1877.Morris is a...

.

The constituency's population in 1996 was 19,396. The average family income as of 1999 was $78,422, the second-highest in the province. The unemployment rate is 4.00%, and only 4% of the population is above 65 years of age. Almost 30% of the population have university degrees, once again the second highest rating in the province. Health and social services account for 13% of Fort Whyte's industry, with a further 12% in educational services.

Fort Whyte is an ethnically diverse constituency, with an immigrant population of 21%. Eight per cent of the riding's residents are Chinese

China

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, 5% are German

Germany

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 and 4% are East Indian

Indian people

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.

The constituency was represented by John Loewen

John Loewen

John Loewen is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in 2006 and 2008 as a Liberal...

 of the Progressive Conservative Party

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 from 1999 to 2005. On September 23, 2005, Loewen announced that he was leaving provincial politics to seek the Liberal Party of Canada

Liberal Party of Canada

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's nomination for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia

Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-History:...

. 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 Hugh McFadyen

Hugh McFadyen

Hugh Daniel McFadyen is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. Since 2006, he has been leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and Leader of the Opposition in the Manitoba legislature. Following his party's loss in the 2011 election he announced that he would resign as...

, meaning that the Tories retained their seat in the Manitoba legislature. McFadyen was easily re-elected in the 2007 provincial election

Manitoba general election, 2007

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, but was one of only four PC MLAs returned from Winnipeg. Fort Whyte is considered safe for the PC party.

List of provincial representatives

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	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office	John Loewen John Loewen John Loewen is a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1999 to 2005 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party, and campaigned for the Canadian House of Commons in 2006 and 2008 as a Liberal...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	1999	2005
Hugh McFadyen Hugh McFadyen Hugh Daniel McFadyen is a lawyer and politician in Manitoba, Canada. Since 2006, he has been leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and Leader of the Opposition in the Manitoba legislature. Following his party's loss in the 2011 election he announced that he would resign as...	Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...	2005

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