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Statement of Votesfor the Fort Whyte By-Election
December 13, 2005
Relevé des suffragesdes élections partielles dans la circonscriptionélectorale de Fort Whyte
13 décembre 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTSFort Whyte By-election . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Voter Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Nominations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Voting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Registered Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Summary of Votes Received . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Summary of Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Standing of Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Map & Poll-by-Poll Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fort Whyte By-election 5
Fort Whyte By-electionSection 142(2) of The Elections Act requires that the Chief Electoral Officerpublish a book containing poll-by-poll results of an election. This publicationsets out the results of the by-election held in 2005 in the electoral division of FortWhyte.
On November 10, 2005, the Chief Electoral Officer issued the writ of election tothe Returning Officer for the electoral division of Fort Whyte, Johanna Denesiukpursuant to Order in Council number 441/2005. The member for the electoraldivision, Mr. John Loewen, resigned his seat on September 26, 2005.Nominations were set to close on November 29, 2005 and the by-election wasdirected to take place on December 13, 2005.
The boundaries of the electoral division were the same as in the 2003 provincialgeneral election as established in 1999 under The Electoral Divisions Act basedon the Report of the 1998 Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. A mapshowing the electoral division boundaries and polling subdivision boundaries areincluded in this report.
Voter Registration
A total of 17,820 eligible voters were registered in Fort Whyte. In Fort Whyte95.6 percent of these voters were placed on the voters list during enumeration,held from November 14-26. During revision, 578 additional voters wereregistered, or just over 3.24 percent of the total voters. The balance of 206 voters,or just over 1.16 percent of the total registered voters in Fort Whyte, were swornon to the poll on polling day. An eligible voter must take the required oath andproduce the required identification to swear on to the voters list. The followingtable details voter registration.
Voter Registration
Method of NumberRegistration of Voters PercentEnumeration 17,036 (95.60)Revision* 578 (3.24)Sworn on at polls 206 (1.16)Total 17,820 (100.00)
*Net amount of all additions and deletions at revision plus personal security voters
Nominations
Fort Whyte nominations closed at 1:00 p.m. on November 29 with fourcandidates having been nominated. The following table shows the nominatedcandidates and the registered political party which endorsed each of thecandidates.
6 Statement of Votes Elections Manitoba
Candidate Political PartyShelagh Pizey-Allen GPMJean Paterson Lib.Christina McDonald NDPHugh McFadyen PC
LegendGPM The Green Party of ManitobaLib. Manitoba Liberal PartyNDP New Democratic Party of ManitobaPC The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Voting
Voter turnout for Fort Whyte was 38.07 percent. The following table shows thetotal number of voters and the methods by which they voted.
VotingOpportunity Total PercentAbsentee 17 (0.25)Advance 369 (5.44)Homebound 5 (0.07)Regular Polls 6393 (94.24)Total 6784 (100.00)
Of the ballots cast there were six rejected (0.09 percent) and none declined.
Absentee Voting — Any qualified elector who will be away from their electoraldivision during advance polls or on polling day may take advantage of theabsentee poll in the returning office prior to the opening of advance polls. Duringthis by-election 17 voters (0.25 percent of the total votes) utilized absentee polls.
Advance polls — If it is not convenient for a voter to get to the poll on electionday, he or she can use an advance poll. During the by-election, advance polls wereheld from December 5-10 and 5.44 percent of the total ballots cast were castduring this time.
Homebound Voting — As in all elections, homebound voting was available forvoters who were unable to go to the polls because of a physical disability. Thenumber of people utilizing this voting opportunity was five (0.07 percent of thetotal votes cast).
Personal Security Protection Voting — Since June of 1995 The Elections Actprovides for people to have their name and other personal information eitherobscured or omitted from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personalsecurity. During this by-election, four voters applied to vote under the personalsecurity provision.
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Registered Parties
At the time of the by-election, there were six registered political parties in theprovince.
Registered Provincial Political Parties at the Time of the Call of theFort Whyte By-election
Political Party Date of RegistrationCommunist Party of Canada - Manitoba April 30, 1999Manitoba Liberal Party December 12, 1980Manitoba Marijuana Party* March 9, 1988New Democratic Party of Manitoba November 17, 1980The Green Party of Manitoba August 17, 1999The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba November 25, 1980
*Manitoba Marijuana Party is the former Libertarian Party of Manitoba. The name changecame into effect November 8, 2004.
Summary of Votes ReceivedThe following chart indicates the name, political party endorsation, the numberof votes received and the percentage of the total valid ballots cast for each of thecandidates.
Candidate Party Votes PercentChristina McDonald NDP 1650 24.32Hugh McFadyen PC 3542 52.21Jean Paterson Lib. 1466 21.61Shelagh Pizey-Allen GPM 120 1.77
Summary of Results
The following chart provides a summary of the results. The member elected forthe Fort Whyte electoral division was PC candidate Hugh McFadyen.
The Chief Electoral Officer received the return of the writ on Wednesday,December 28. The Chief Electoral Officer published notice of return of the writin the Manitoba Gazette on January 7, 2006.
Member Registered Votes Turn-Elected Voters Cast out GPM Lib. NDP PCHugh McFadyen (PC) 17,820 6,784 38.07% 120 1,466 1,650 3,542 6 0 1,892
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Standing of Parties
The results of this by-election did not change the standings of the parties in theLegislative Assembly. The standings for the six registered political parties remainas they were following the 38th Provincial General Election held on June 3, 2003and are listed below.
New Democratic Party of Manitoba 35
The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba 20
Manitoba Liberal Party 2
Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba 0
Manitoba Marijuana Party 0
The Green Party of Manitoba 0
Total 57
By-election 2005
Polling Subdivision Map
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Poll-by-Poll Results
* Polling subdivision boundary descriptions are not included in this report but areavailable from Elections Manitoba.
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1 Villa Nova 15 34 31 1 0 0 81 139
2A Lindenholm Place 17 123 31 0 0 0 171 205
2B Sterling House 30 48 25 2 0 0 105 134
3 The Waverley 27 39 32 1 1 0 100 261
4 Linden Woods Village 25 44 26 4 0 0 99 333
5 Linden Wood Community Centre 10 64 35 1 0 0 110 393
6 Linden Wood Community Centre 10 85 25 0 0 0 120 325
7 Linden Wood Community Centre 17 71 31 1 0 0 120 353
8 Linden Wood Community Centre 15 54 37 1 0 0 107 293
9 Lindenwood Manor 23 46 7 0 1 0 77 325
10 Linden Wood Community Centre 13 89 24 3 1 0 130 390
11 Linden Meadows School 13 80 27 0 0 0 120 268
12 Linden Wood Community Centre 18 68 14 2 0 0 102 298
13A Lindenwood Manor 28 113 71 2 0 0 214 361
13B Lindenwood Manor 3 54 8 2 0 0 67 284
14 Linden Meadows School 19 87 6 2 0 0 114 386
15 Linden Meadows School 7 86 19 4 0 0 116 365
16 Linden Meadows School 9 78 33 0 0 0 120 360
17 Linden Meadows School 14 76 18 0 0 0 108 336
18 Linden Meadows School 15 61 25 4 0 0 105 319
19 Linden Meadows School 16 61 34 2 0 0 113 326
20 Henry G. Izatt School 21 44 14 2 0 0 81 279
21 Henry G. Izatt School 15 35 11 2 0 0 63 211
22 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 35 59 16 2 0 0 112 295
23 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 69 68 22 2 0 0 161 391
24A The Sharon Home Inc. Simkin Centre 13 51 15 0 0 0 79 316
24B The Sharon Home Inc. Simkin Centre 28 69 20 3 1 0 121 306
25 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 29 58 22 0 0 0 109 293
26 Henry G. Izatt School 32 33 17 2 0 0 84 262
27 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 49 89 14 1 0 0 153 322
28 Henry G.Izatt School 36 87 16 0 0 0 139 334
29 Henry G. Izatt School 39 83 16 4 0 0 142 365
30 Henry G. Izatt School 15 36 19 1 0 0 71 233
31 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 58 68 30 3 0 0 159 340
32 Henry G. Izatt School 14 85 12 2 0 0 113 291
33 Henry G. Izatt School 21 58 20 1 0 0 100 222
34 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 38 62 15 2 0 0 117 273
35 Whyte Ridge Elementary School 37 56 17 0 0 0 110 289
36 Bonnycastle School 23 25 14 6 0 0 68 319
37 Bonnycastle School 30 12 29 4 0 0 75 290
38 Bonnycastle School 43 45 46 4 0 0 138 343
39 Bonnycastle School 28 41 25 6 0 0 100 282
40 Bonnycastle School 62 51 20 4 0 0 137 342
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41 Bonnycastle School 43 36 23 1 0 0 103 326
42 Bonnycastle School 20 39 39 4 0 0 102 288
43 Southpark Estates 16 28 23 0 0 0 67 289
44A Southpark Estates 41 16 16 0 0 0 73 298
44B Southpark Estates 39 24 33 1 0 0 97 326
45 Southpark Estates 26 25 34 0 1 0 86 291
46 Southpark Estates 43 51 28 3 0 0 125 343
47 Southpark Estates 61 52 57 2 0 0 172 363
48 Bairdmore School 24 45 34 2 0 0 105 326
49 Bairdmore School 35 61 19 2 0 0 117 363
50 Bairdmore School 41 52 18 5 1 0 117 325
51 Bairdmore School 28 58 20 5 0 0 111 291
52 Bairdmore School 33 31 26 1 0 0 91 293
53 Bairdmore School 36 66 24 1 0 0 127 354
54 Bairdmore School 24 31 12 2 0 0 69 288
Adv1 Returning Office 16 43 17 4 0 0 80 –
Adv2 Salvation Army Southlands 26 167 39 4 0 0 236 –
Adv3 Linden Woods Community Centre 16 24 13 0 0 0 53 –
Absentee 2 14 1 0 0 0 17 –
Homebound 1 3 1 0 0 0 5 –
Personal Security Voters 4Total 1650 3542 1466 120 6 0 6784 17820
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