| Ian Wishart | |
|---|---|
| Manitoba Minister of Education and Training | |
| In office May 3, 2016 – August 1, 2018 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister |
| Preceded by | James Allum |
| Succeeded by | Kelvin Goertzen |
| Member of Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Portage la Prairie | |
| In office October 4, 2011 – September 5, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | David Faurschou |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Bereza |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence(s) | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Ian Robert Wishart (born c. 1954) is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, who represented the electoral district of Portage la Prairie as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba until 2023. He was first elected in the 2011 provincial election, and re-elected in 2016 and 2019.
On May 3, 2016 Wishart was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Education and Training. He was shuffled out of cabinet on August 1, 2018, and appointed the Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Education and Training, tasked with coordinating a thorough review of the kindergarten to grade 12 education system in Manitoba.
Electoral record
| 2019 Manitoba general election: Portage la Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian Wishart | 4,502 | 65.67 | -4.87 | $12,039.73 | |||
| New Democratic | Andrew Podolecki | 1,508 | 22.00 | +11.39 | $681.34 | |||
| Liberal | Charles Huband | 845 | 12.33 | -6.52 | $4,239.60 | |||
| Total | 6,855 | 98.70 | – | |||||
| Rejected | 90 | 1.30 | -0.47 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,945 | 48.64 | -2.69 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 14,279 | |||||||
| Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | -8.13 | ||||||
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). Statement of Votes for the 42nd Provincial General Election, September 10, 2019 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 2016 Manitoba general election: Portage la Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian Wishart | 4,635 | 70.55% | 18.31% | ||||
| Liberal | Stephen J. Prince | 1,238 | 18.84% | 10.40% | ||||
| New Democratic | Alex MacDonald | 697 | 10.61% | -28.71% | ||||
| Total | 6,570 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 44 | 0.66 | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 13,029 | 50.43% | -0.32% | |||||
| Source(s) Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). Statement of Votes for the 41st Provincial General Election, April 19, 2016 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba. | ||||||||
| 2011 Manitoba general election: Portage la Prairie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Ian Wishart | 3,566 | 52.24 | 3.93% | $17,302.23 | |||
| New Democratic | James Kostuchuk | 2,689 | 39.39 | -3.08% | $6,997.42 | |||
| Liberal | Michelle Cudmore-Armstrong | 571 | 8.37 | -0.85% | $5,176.36 | |||
| Total | 6,861 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected | 30 | – | ||||||
| Eligible voters / turnout | 13,521 | 50.74% | -6.25% | |||||
| Source: Elections Manitoba | ||||||||
References
- "Manitoba Votes 2011: Portage la Prairie". CBC News. October 4, 2011. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- Geary, rea (April 25, 2016). "Local PC candidates part of provincial sweep". The Headliner. Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Brian Pallister sworn in as Manitoba premier". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Meet Manitoba's new government cabinet members". CBC News. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- "Changes to Health, Finance portfolios as Manitoba government shuffles cabinet | CBC News".
- "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
External links
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