Ian Wishart (politician)

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]

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 70–71)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Residence(s)	Portage la Prairie, Manitoba
Occupation	Farmer

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]

Electoral record

v t e 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.

v t e 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.

v t e 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[6]