Wayne Ewasko
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 currently serves as The Minister of Education and Early Childhood learning. He was re-elected in the 2016 and 2019 provincial elections.
Wayne Ewasko | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education and Early Childhood Learning | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2022 | |
| Premier | Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Cliff Cullen |
| Minister of Advanced Education, Skills, and Immigration | |
| In office January 5, 2021 – January 18, 2022 | |
| Premier | Brian Pallister Kelvin Goertzen Heather Stefanson |
| Preceded by | Portfolio Created |
| Succeeded by | Jon Reyes |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Lac du Bonnet | |
| Assumed office October 4, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald Hawranik |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Electoral record
| 2019 Manitoba general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Wayne Ewasko | 6,170 | 66.09 | -11.38 | $23,226.73 | |||
| New Democratic | Sidney Klassen | 1,793 | 19.21 | -3.31 | $1,256.85 | |||
| Liberal | Terry Hayward | 1,373 | 14.71 | New | $4,507.33 | |||
| Total valid votes | 100.0 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| 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. | ||||||||
| 2011 Manitoba general election: Lac du Bonnet | ||||||||
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| 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.[3]
References
- Manitoba Votes 2011: Lac du Bonnet. CBC News, October 4, 2011.
- "Clash of colours". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
- Paul Wiecek (January 31, 2012). "Ewasko balances politics with curling". Winnipeg Free Press.
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