Hugh McFadyen

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2011 Manitoba general election: Fort Whyte
Hugh McFadyen
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Leader of the Opposition in Manitoba
In office
29 April 2006 30 July 2012
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Hugh McFadyen5,59462.44+10.49$23,755.75
New Democratic Sunny Dhaliwal2,65529.64−4.20$99.38
Liberal Chae Tsai7107.92−6.29$829.64
Total valid votes8,95999.51
Rejected and declined votes440.49+0.16
Turnout9,00361.91+2.76
Electors on the lists14,542
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +7.34
Source: Elections Manitoba [42] [43]
2007 Manitoba general election : Fort Whyte
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Hugh McFadyen 5,98151.95−0.31$20,363.37
New Democratic Sunny Dhaliwal3,89533.83+9.40$5,331.36
Liberal Angelina Olivier-Job1,63714.22−7.41$2,162.37
Total valid votes11,51399.67
Rejected and declined votes380.33+0.24
Turnout11,55159.15+21.08
Electors on the lists19,527
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -4.90
Manitoba provincial by-election, December 16, 2005: Fort Whyte
Resignation of John Loewen
PartyCandidateVotes%±%Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Hugh McFadyen 3,54252.26−0.45$27,219.00
New Democratic Christina McDonald1,65024.34−3.79$18,333.89
Liberal Jean Paterson1,46621.63+2.47$6,134.47
Green Shelagh Pizey-Allen1201.77$233.71
Total valid votes6,77899.91
Rejected ballots60.09-0.17
Turnout6,78438.07−18.54
Registered voters17,820
Progressive Conservative hold Swing +1.67

All electoral information is taken from Elections Manitoba. Provincial expenditures refer to candidate expenses.

Footnotes

  1. "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba . Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 McFadyen stepping down as PC leader, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation , 4 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. McFadyen stepping down - Winnipeg Free Press
  4. "Manitoba PC leader Hugh McFadyen leaving politics | CBC News".
  5. Mia Rabson, "Newest MLA continues tradition", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 January 2006, B2.
  6. Alison Mayes, "He's a young old-timer", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 2007, B2.
  7. "Roundup: Curling", The Globe and Mail, 24 February 1986, C7.
  8. See "Canada, Scotland clinch playoff spots", Toronto Star, 20 March 1987, F6.
  9. Mary Agnes Welch, "Campaign boss to join Katz team?", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 July 2004, A1; "Your provincial party leaders", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 April 2007, A4. His B.A. degree was in politics and economics.
  10. "Introduction to Safeway Select field", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 February 1996, p. 6; "Lawyer named Filmon aide", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 September 1998, A10.
  11. Paul Samyn, "Ontario sends most delegates to unite the right", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 February 1999, A3; Linda Rosborough, "A tale of two ridings", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 September 1999, B5.
  12. Mia Rabson, "McFadyen makes it official", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 2006, A11; Hugh McFadyen biography, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson biography, originally retrieved 25 June 2004. Retrieved 11 August 2007.
  13. "Belinda Stronach names campaign chairs for each province" [press release], Canada NewsWire, 13 February 2004, 12:38. Stronach finished second against Stephen Harper.
  14. Jason Bell, "It takes cash to win battle for mayor's job", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 2004, B3.
  15. Mary Agnes Welch, "Katz pitching newer deal", Winnipeg Free Press, 4 November 2004, B1; "Mayor names new policy adviser", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 November 2005, B3. McFadyen's salary was $160,000; his successor was paid a reduced salary of $97,500.
  16. Mary Agnes Welch, "Top Katz adviser quits job to seek Tory nomination", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 April 2005, A6.
  17. Daniel Lett, "Ex-adviser to mayor running for Tories", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 May 2005, B4.
  18. "Murray hires former press secretary for Harper", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 July 2005, A9.
  19. Bill Redekop, "Tory stronghold claimed by mayor's former aide", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 October 2005, B3.
  20. "Possible candidates to lead the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 November 2005, A8; Mia Rabson, "Tories look for a leader", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 November 2005, A1; Mia Rabson, "Murray calls it quits", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 November 2006, A3.
  21. Mia Rabson, "McFadyen makes it official", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 February 2006, A11; Mia Rabson, "Tory 1, Tory 2 or Tory 3?", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 April 2006, A1; Mia Rabson, "Tories crown McFadyen chief", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 2006, A1.
  22. Daniel Lett, "Support for Tories surging", Winnipeg Free Press, 6 July 2006, A1. Two further polls in late 2006 also showed the Progressive Conservatives with a narrow lead, while another in March 2007 showed the parties tied for popular support. See Mia Rabson, "Manitoba NDP, Tories in dead heat for voters", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 2006, A1; Mia Rabson, "Poll suggests victory for NDP", 16 December 2006, A1; Kevin Rollason, "Poll shows race deadlocked...and that means NDP will win", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 March 2007, A6. The article title refers to the fact that PC support was concentrated in rural areas, while the NDP led in Winnipeg.
  23. Martin Cash, "Crocus files made available to Conservative task force", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 2006.
  24. Paul Samyn, "Parliamentary overhaul", Winnipeg Free Press, 31 May 2006, A1; Mia Rabson, "Hallway medicine haunts Doer", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 August 2006, A4.
  25. Mia Rabson, "McFadyen's move to keep tuition freeze a shocker", Winnipeg Free Press, 15 September 2006, A10.
  26. Martin Cash, "Crocus rally demands answers", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 November 2006, B3; Mia Rabson, "Tory leader leans toward green", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 November 2006, A3; Mia Rabson, "McFadyen idea an echo of ex-mayor's New Deal", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 November 2006, A8; Mia Rabson, "McFadyen wants parents to pay", Winnipeg Free Press, 27 October 2006, A1. In early 2007, he called for increased standards tests in public schools. The latter message was opposed by the Manitoba Teachers' Society. See Nick Martin, "Teachers' union denounces standard testing", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 January 2007, web extra.
  27. McFadyen's original statement was "Manitoba was taken over and ruled by an ideologically driven NDP government that found its inspiration in socialist and communist ideas that were then in vogue in eastern Europe". See Steve Pona, "Pawley: Tory leader has gone overboard", Winnipeg Free Press, 14 September 2006, A13.
  28. Penner was reported to have burst out laughing when told that McFadyen had accused the Pawley government of being inspired by socialist and communist ideas. See Mia Rabson, "Communist ties in past no secret, Penner says", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 2006, A8. McFadyen's remarks were also criticized by Sidney Green, a former cabinet minister in the NDP government of Edward Schreyer and subsequently an opponent of Pawley's ministry. See Sidney Green, "Pawley's NDP was neither radical nor socialist", Winnipeg Free Press, 19 September 2006, A13. Darrell Rankin, leader of the Communist Party of Canada - Manitoba, confirmed that there were no card-carrying members of the Communist Party in Pawley's government. See Darrell Rankin, "Howard Pawley correct", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 September 2006, A18.
  29. Mary Agnes Welch, "Manitoba Clean Energy Company?", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 March 2007, A9.
  30. Mary Agnes Welch, "McFadyen takes cue from PM", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 April 2007, A5. On health issues, he promised to have hospitals, non-profits and private clinics compete for government health service contracts, and to shift health funding from administration to front-line work. See Mia Rabson, "McFadyen promises health care competition", Winnipeg Free Press, 16 May 2007, A6; "Tories prescribe fewer managers, more MDs, nurses", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 April 2007, A4; "McFadyen's bag mixed" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 26 April 2007, A13.
  31. Mary Agnes Welch, "Less tax for your Tims! Tory Leader McFadyen promises to reduce PST to 6 per cent", Winnipeg Free Press, 24 April 2007, A1; Daniel Lett, "Ten days in -- no bombshells, no real stumbles", Winnipeg Free Press, 30 April 2007, A5.
  32. Daniel Lett, "McFadyen must prove he can cut taxes and protect services", Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 2007, A5; Mia Rabson, "Tories promise another $172M worth of tax cuts", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 2007, A1.
  33. Mary Agnes Welch, "No legal aid for gangsters: Tories", Winnipeg Free Press, 7 May 2007, A5; "Tory pledge is bizarre" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 2007, A10. McFadyen's other initiatives on "law and order" issues were criticized by criminal lawyers, social-welfare advocates, and academics. See Kevin Rollason, "Critics slam McFadyen's plan for justice reform", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 May 2007, A4.
  34. "Manitoba Tories promise to work to bring pro hockey back to Winnipeg", Canadian Press, 7 May 2007, 12:00; Mia Rabson, "Tories promise return of Jets", Winnipeg Free Press, 8 May 2007, A4; "Manitoba dreaming" [editorial], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 May 2007, A14; Mia Rabson, "Show us the jobs, young say", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 2007, A6; Lindor Reynolds, "City yawns as McFadyen promises return of Jets", Winnipeg Free Press, 10 May 2007, A5; William Neville, "The silly season has arrived early this year", Winnipeg Free Press, 11 May 2007, A15; Mary Agnes Welch, "Tory's bold proposal backfires, premier promises small things, and Liberals get some traction", Winnipeg Free Press, 12 May 2007, A17; Mary Agnes Welch, "Promise to get Jets grounded McFadyen", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 May 2007, A9.
  35. McFadyen also promised a task force to study issues of academic funding, and declined to sign a pledge for a total tuition freeze. See Mia Rabson, "Tory university plank shouted down", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 2007, A11. He promised to implement set election dates, and restrict government and third-party political advertising. See Mia Rabson, "PCs want set election dates", Winnipeg Free Press, 20 May 2007, A10.
  36. Gabrielle Giroday, "Survey says: NDP three-peat", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 May 2007, A10; Gabrielle Giroday, "Voters' view of PCs plunges", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 May 2007, A1; Daniel Lett, "How the NDP talked its way to a third term", Winnipeg Free Press, 17 June 2007, 17 June 2007, B5.
  37. Frances Russell, "Will Conservatives now show McFadyen the door?", Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 2007, A15; Mary Agnes Welch, "Tories need a remake to win city: McFadyen", Winnipeg Free Press, 25 May 2007, A6.
  38. Mary Agnes Welch, "McFadyen turns to Britain for Tory inspiration", Winnipeg Free Press, 22 January 2008, A1.
  39. Daniel Lett, "Method to the road-trip madness", Winnipeg Free Press, 21 September 2007, A8.
  40. Mia Rabson, "Tories seek to amend Child and Family Services Act", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 December 2007.
  41. Mia Rabson, "'Looney left' dictating Hydro choice: McFadyen", Winnipeg Free Press, 28 September 2007, A9; Hugh McFadyen, "Doer's west-side sellout NDP bows to pressure on power-line route", Winnipeg Free Press, 2 October 2007, A11; Mary Agnes Welch, "Tory slams landmark deal with reserves", Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 2007, A6; Mia Rabson, "East side of lake politically potent", Winnipeg Free Press, 5 October 2007, A1; Joe Paraskevas, "McFadyen willtour province to stop power line", Winnipeg Free Press, 18 December 2007, A4.
  42. "2011 Voting Area Maps and Station-by-Station Results" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  43. "Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2018.