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Ian Wishart | |
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| 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 70–71) |
| 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. [1] He was first elected in the 2011 provincial election,and re-elected in 2016 and 2019. [2]
On May 3,2016 Wishart was appointed to the Executive Council of Manitoba as Minister of Education and Training. [3] [4] 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. [5]
| 2019 Manitoba general election : Portage la Prairie | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 [6] | ||||||||
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