# Jeff Wharton

Jeff Wharton is a Canadian politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Red River North, formerly serving as the Minister of Economic Development, Investment and Trade. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba, he was first elected in the 2016 provincial election as MLA for Gimli, and re-elected in 2019 and 2023 as MLA for Red River North.
Wharton initially ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for Gimli in the 2011 provincial election, but lost to incumbent NDP MLA Peter Bjornson. When Bjornson retired in 2015, Wharton ran and was elected MLA for Gimli in the 2016 Manitoba election.
On August 17, 2017, Premier Brian Pallister appointed Wharton as Minister of Municipal Relations.
Following electoral boundary changes implemented in 2019, Gimli was dissolved and Wharton successfully sought election in the new constituency of Red River North.
Wharton was appointed Minister of Crown Services on September 26, 2019. He was succeeded by the Honourable Jamie Moses with the election of the NDP government in 2023. On October 24, 2023, he was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Economic Development, Investment and Trade.

## Electoral record

vte2023 Manitoba general election: Red River North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeff Wharton | 5,926 | 60.35 | +2.38 | $24,507.31 |
| | New Democratic | Alicia Hill | 3,893 | 39.65 | +14.78 | $168.00 |
| Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 9,819 | 98.56 | – | $64,198.00 |
| Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | Total rejected and declined ballots | 143 | 1.44 | – |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,962 | 60.47 | -3.49 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 16,474 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -6.20 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba |||||||
vte2019 Manitoba general election: Red River North :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeff Wharton | 5,569 | 57.97 | -8.2 | $24,853.38 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Pullen | 2,389 | 24.87 | +3.2 | $4,288.04 |
| | Green | Graham Hnatiuk | 740 | 7.70 | – | $275.00 |
| | Liberal | Noel Ngo | 735 | 7.65 | -4.5 | $0.00 |
| | Manitoba First | Jocelyn Burzuik | 173 | 1.80 | – | $1,716.07 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,606 | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 38 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 15,077 | 63.96 |
| | Progressive Conservative hold | Progressive Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | -5.7 |
| 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. |||||||
vte2016 Manitoba general election: Gimli :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeff Wharton | 5,614 | 60.53 | 17.25 |
| | New Democratic | Armand Bélanger | 2,579 | 27.81 | -23.72 |
| | Green | Dwight Harfield | 843 | 9.09 | 5.91 |
| | Manitoba | Ed Paquette | 239 | 2.58 | – |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,275 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 108 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 14,226 | 65.96 | -0.03 |
| 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. |||||||
vte2011 Manitoba general election: Gimli :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | New Democratic | Peter Bjornson | 5,012 | 51.52 | -7.22 | $37,146.57 |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jeff Wharton | 4,210 | 43.28 | 9.20 | $34,709.30 |
| | Green | Glenda Whiteman | 309 | 3.18 | – | $1,012.25 |
| | Liberal | Lawrence Einarsson | 197 | 2.03 | -5.16 | $0.00 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 9,728 | – | – |
| Rejected | Rejected | Rejected | 17 | – |
| Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | Eligible voters / turnout | 14,769 | 65.98 | 3.07 |
| 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. |||||||