First results coming in for Fort Whyte byelection
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Manitobans will soon learn who the next MLA for the Fort Whyte area is as polls have officially closed.
Manitobans will soon learn who the next MLA for the Fort Whyte area is as polls have officially closed.
The latest information from Elections Manitoba is showing that 11 of 56 voting areas are reporting and Obby Khan, who is running for the Progressive Conservatives, has 202 votes, Trudy Schroeder with the NDP with 183 votes.
Willard Reaves with the Liberals has 200 votes. Independent candidate Patrick Allard has 11 votes, and Nicolas Geddert with the Green Party has seven votes.
There are 15,907 registered voters in the riding.
People can continue to check CTV News for an update on the results in the riding.
Fort Whyte was previously held by former premier Brian Pallister.
More details will be provided when they are available.