Wab Kinew (NDP) won Fort Rouge in the October 3, 2023 Manitoba general election with 70.6% of the vote, 5,195 votes (54.2 points) ahead of Rejeanne Caron (PC). 9,581 valid votes were counted; turnout was 58%.
Wab Kinew
Elected for New Democratic
5,195 voteswinning margin (54.2 points)
Wab Kinew 70.6%Rejeanne Caron 16.3%Katherine Johnson 12%Robert Crooks 1.1%
Results by candidate
Fort Rouge 2023 results by candidate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Wab Kinewelected
New Democratic
6,761
70.6%
Rejeanne Caron
Progressive Conservative
1,566
16.3%
Katherine Johnson
Liberal
1,152
12%
Robert Crooks
Communist
102
1.1%
Source: Elections Manitoba, official results of the 2023 general election, and 2018 electoral division boundaries.
How it compares
The 56th-closest race of 57 divisions: a margin of 5,195 votes (54.2 points).
New Democratic candidates won 45.6% of the vote across Manitoba; Wab Kinew took 70.6% here, 25 points above that.
Turnout was 58%, 2.7 points above the provincial figure of 55.3%.
16,576 electors were registered; 6 ballots were rejected and 33 were declined.