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Statement of Votes for the By-Election

December 13, 2005

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Fort 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 Section 142(2) of The Elections Act requires that the Chief Electoral Officer publish a book containing poll-by-poll results of an election. This publication sets out the results of the by-election held in 2005 in the electoral division of Fort Whyte.

On November 10, 2005, the Chief Electoral Officer issued the writ of election to the Returning Officer for the electoral division of Fort Whyte, Johanna Denesiuk pursuant to Order in Council number 441/2005. The member for the electoral division, Mr. , resigned his seat on September 26, 2005. Nominations were set to close on November 29, 2005 and the by-election was directed to take place on December 13, 2005.

The boundaries of the electoral division were the same as in the 2003 provincial general election as established in 1999 under The Electoral Divisions Act based on the Report of the 1998 Electoral Divisions Boundaries Commission. A map showing the electoral division boundaries and polling subdivision boundaries are included in this report.

Voter Registration

A total of 17,820 eligible voters were registered in Fort Whyte. In Fort Whyte 95.6 percent of these voters were placed on the voters list during enumeration, held from November 14-26. During revision, 578 additional voters were registered, 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 sworn on to the poll on polling day. An eligible voter must take the required oath and produce the required identification to swear on to the voters list. The following table details voter registration.

Voter Registration

Method of Number Registration of Voters Percent Enumeration 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 four candidates having been nominated. The following table shows the nominated candidates and the registered political party which endorsed each of the candidates.

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Candidate Political Party Shelagh Pizey-Allen GPM Jean Paterson Lib. Christina McDonald NDP Hugh McFadyen PC

Legend GPM The Lib. NDP of Manitoba PC The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

Voting Voter turnout for Fort Whyte was 38.07 percent. The following table shows the total number of voters and the methods by which they voted.

Voting Opportunity Total Percent Absentee 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 electoral division during advance polls or on polling day may take advantage of the absentee poll in the returning office prior to the opening of advance polls. During this 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 election day, he or she can use an advance poll. During the by-election, advance polls were held from December 5-10 and 5.44 percent of the total ballots cast were cast during this time.

Homebound Voting — As in all elections, homebound voting was available for voters who were unable to go to the polls because of a physical disability. The number of people utilizing this voting opportunity was five (0.07 percent of the total votes cast).

Personal Security Protection Voting — Since June of 1995 The Elections Act provides for people to have their name and other personal information either obscured or omitted from the voters list in order to protect the voter’s personal security. During this by-election, four voters applied to vote under the personal security provision.

6 Statement of Votes Registered Parties

At the time of the by-election, there were six registered political parties in the province.

Registered Provincial Political Parties at the Time of the Call of the Fort Whyte By-election

Political Party Date of Registration Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba April 30, 1999 Manitoba Liberal Party December 12, 1980 Manitoba Marijuana Party* March 9, 1988 New Democratic Party of Manitoba November 17, 1980 The Green Party of Manitoba August 17, 1999 The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba November 25, 1980

*Manitoba Marijuana Party is the former Libertarian Party of Manitoba. The name change came into effect November 8, 2004.

Summary of Votes Received The following chart indicates the name, political party endorsation, the number of votes received and the percentage of the total valid ballots cast for each of the candidates.

Candidate Party Votes Percent Christina McDonald NDP 1650 24.32 Hugh McFadyen PC 3542 52.21 Jean Paterson Lib. 1466 21.61 Shelagh Pizey-Allen GPM 120 1.77

Summary of Results The following chart provides a summary of the results. The member elected for the 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 writ in the Manitoba Gazette on January 7, 2006.

Member Registered Votes Turn-

Elected Voters Cast out GPM Lib. NDP PC Rejected Declined Plurality Hugh 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 the Legislative Assembly. The standings for the six registered political parties remain as they were following the 38th Provincial General Election held on June 3, 2003 and 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

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Polling Subdivision Map & Poll-by-Poll Results

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gh Piz Total lined Votes Registered hristina McDonald Jean P Shela C Rejected Dec Poll Polling Place Hugh McF Cast Voters

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 Poll results continue on next page

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Shela Christina McDonald Christina Jean P Hugh McF Dec Poll Polling Place Rejected Cast Voters 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 4 Total 1650 3542 1466 120 6 0 6784 17820

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