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DISTRICT: FORT WHYTE
Candidate	Party	Vote Count	Vote Share	Elected
Hugh McFadyen	PC	5,981	51.95%	X
Sunny Dhaliwal	NDP	3,895	33.83%
Angelina Olivier-Job	LIB	1,637	14.22%
Updated: Nov. 30, 2007 10:50 CST		72 of 72 polls reporting

Fort Whyte

Current MLA:

Hugh McFadyen (PC)

Candidates:

LIB:	Angelina Olivier-Job
NDP:	Sunny Dhaliwal
PC:	Hugh McFadyen

Riding Profile:

This riding was created in 1999. The riding is in southern Winnipeg and runs from the CNR Main Line in the north to the Perimeter Highway in the south. The western boundary is McCreary Road/city limits. The eastern boundary is Waverley/Chancellor/CNR Line. Its neighbourhoods include Linden Woods, Richmond West and Whyte Ridge.

The population in 2001 was 23,370. The average family income in 2001 was $93,847, with an unemployment rate of 4.5 per cent. The main industry was health and social services (13%) followed by retail (12%).

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Riding History:

2005 byelection turnout: 38.07%
2003 turnout: 56.61%

2005	PC Hugh McFadyen defeated NDP Christina McDonald by 1,893 votes in by-election. McFadyen was elected leader of the Manitoba PC Party in 2006.
2003	PC John Loewen defeated NDP Janine Ballingall Scotten by 2,313 votes.
1999	PC Loewen defeated NDP Bidhu Jha by 3,665 votes.

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Overall Election Results
Party	Elected	Total	Vote Share
NDP	36	36	48%
PC	19	19	37.89%
LIB	2	2	12.39%
GRN	0	0	1.34%
OTH	0	0	0.38%

Updated: Nov 30, 2007, 10:50 CST

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