Wayne Ewasko

Canadian politician

Wayne Ewasko
Leader of the Opposition in Manitoba
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 18, 2024
Preceded byHeather Stefanson
Interim Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 18, 2024
Preceded byHeather Stefanson
Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning
In office
January 18, 2022 – October 18, 2023
PremierHeather Stefanson
Preceded byCliff Cullen
Succeeded byNello Altomare
Minister of Advanced Education, Skills, and Immigration
In office
January 5, 2021 – January 18, 2022
PremierBrian Pallister
Kelvin Goertzen
Heather Stefanson
Preceded byPortfolio Created
Succeeded byJon Reyes
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Lac du Bonnet
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 4, 2011
Preceded byGerald Hawranik
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative

Wayne Ewasko is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Lac du Bonnet as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party caucus.[2] He was re-elected in the 2016, 2019 and 2023 provincial elections. He served in the cabinets of Brian Pallister, Kelvin Goertzen and Heather Stefanson as the Minister of Advanced Education, Skills, and Immigration from 2021 to 2022 and then as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning from 2022 until the PC government's defeat in the 2023 Manitoba general election. On January 18, 2024, he was named interim leader of the Progressive Conservative Party following the resignation of Heather Stefanson.[3]

Electoral record

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2023 Manitoba general election: Lac du Bonnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 5,670 58.51 -7.40 $27,433.28
New Democratic Kathy Majowski 3,447 35.57 +16.22 $10,975.34
Green Blair Mahaffy 573 5.91 – $759.06
Total valid votes/Expense limit 9,690 99.13 – $62,732.00
Total rejected and declined ballots 85 0.87 –
Turnout 9,775 60.85 -0.39
Eligible voters 16,064
Progressive Conservative hold Swing -11.81
Source(s)
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2019 Manitoba general election: Lac du Bonnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 6,177 65.91 -11.57 $23,226.73
New Democratic Sidney Klassen 1,814 19.36 -3.17 $1,256.85
Liberal Terry Hayward 1,381 14.74 – $4,507.33
Total valid votes 9,372 – –
Rejected 106 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 15,477 61.24 6.32
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.
"Candidate Election Returns". Elections Manitoba. Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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2016 Manitoba general election: Lac du Bonnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 5,666 77.48 23.18 $25,069.13
New Democratic Wendy Sol 1,647 22.52 -16.01 $2,955.31
Total valid votes 7,313 – –
Rejected 227 –
Eligible voters / Turnout 13,729 54.92 -3.12
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.
"Election Returns: 41st General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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2011 Manitoba general election: Lac du Bonnet
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Progressive Conservative Wayne Ewasko 4,350 54.30 -4.71 $20,568.00
New Democratic Elana Spence 3,087 38.53 4.91 $13,574.10
Green Dan Green 290 3.62 – $1,517.95
Liberal Charlett Millen 284 3.55 -3.82 $2,966.68
Total valid votes 8,011 – –
Rejected 24 –
Eligible voters / turnout 13,844 58.04 -0.48
Source(s)
Source: Manitoba. Chief Electoral Officer (2011). Statement of Votes for the 40th Provincial General Election, October 4, 2011 (PDF) (Report). Winnipeg: Elections Manitoba.
"Election Returns: 40th General Election". Elections Manitoba. 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

Personal life

Ewasko is noteworthy as both a politician and a curler having previously been to the 2006, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014 and 2017 provincial championships.[7]

References

  1. ^ Manitoba Votes 2011: Lac du Bonnet. CBC News, October 4, 2011.
  2. ^ "Clash of colours". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
  3. ^ Froese, Ian (18 January 2024). "PCs pick Wayne Ewasko as new interim leader". CBC News. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Summary of Votes Received" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  5. ^ "CANDIDATE ELECTION RETURNS GENERAL ELECTION 2023". Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  6. ^ "2023 GENERAL ELECTION CANDIDATE AND REGISTERED PARTY ELECTION EXPENSE LIMITS - FINAL EXPENSE LIMIT" (PDF). Elections Manitoba. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  7. ^ Paul Wiecek (January 31, 2012). "Ewasko balances politics with curling". Winnipeg Free Press.

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