Klondike (electoral district)

Klondike
Yukon electoral district
Klondike in relation to other electoral districts in the Yukon
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Sandy Silver
Liberal
District created 1905
First contested 1917
Last contested 2016
Demographics
Electors (2016) 1,329
Census subdivisions Dawson City, Eagle Plains, Moosehide Creek 2, Yukon, Unorganized

Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. One of the Yukon's eight rural ridings, it is also the oldest riding in the Yukon, first established in 1905. The riding includes Dawson City and its environs, as well as Eagle Plains.

Klondike was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 territorial election and the only seat held by the Liberals prior to the 2016 territorial election.

The current MLA for Klondike is Sandy Silver, Premier of the Yukon and Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party. He was first elected on October 11, 2011, and re-elected on November 7, 2016.

MLAs

Parliament Years Member Party
28th 1978–1982     Meg McCall Progressive Conservative
29th 1982–1985 Clarke Ashley
30th 1985–1989     Art Webster New Democrat
31st 1989–1992
32nd 1992–1996     David Millar Yukon Party
33rd 1996–2000 Peter Jenkins
34th 2000–2002
35th 2002–2005
2005–2006     Independent
36th 2006–2011     Steve Nordick Yukon Party
37th 2011–2016     Sandy Silver Liberal
38th 2016–present

Election results

2016 general election

Yukon general election, 2016[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Sandy Silver 687 59.1% +10.3%
Yukon PartyBrad Whitelaw36531.4%-5.8%
  NDP Jay Farr 111 9.5% -4.0%
Total 1163 100.0% –

2011 general election

Yukon general election, 2011[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Liberal Sandy Silver 530 48.8% +34.1%
Yukon PartySteve Nordick40437.2%-7.9%
  NDP Jorn Meir 147 13.5% -19.6%
Total 1085 100.0% –

2006 general election

Yukon general election, 2006[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Yukon PartySteve Nordick40545.1%-9.1%
  NDP Jorn Meier 297 33.1% +11.8%
  Liberal Steve Taylor 132 14.7% -9.2%
  Independent Glen Everitt 56 6.2% +6.2%
Total 898 100.0% –

2002 general election

Yukon general election, 2002[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Yukon PartyPeter Jenkins50854.2%+14.8%
  Liberal Glen Everitt 224 22.9% -14.0%
  NDP Lisa Hutton 200 21.3% -1.9%
Total 937 100.0% –

2000 general election

Yukon general election, 2000[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Yukon PartyPeter Jenkins42439.4%-15.5%
  Liberal Stuart Schmidt 397 36.9% +28.2%
  NDP Aedes Scheer 249 23.2% -10.7%
Total 1075 100.0% –

1996 general election

Yukon general election, 1996[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Yukon PartyPeter Jenkins60354.9%+2.0%
  NDP Tim Gerberding 372 33.9% -12.0%
  Liberal Glen Everitt 96 8.8% +8.8%
  Independent John Cramp 21 1.9% +1.9%
Total 1099 100.0% –

1992 general election

Yukon general election, 1992[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Yukon PartyDavid Millar40952.9%–
  NDP Art Webster 355 45.9% –
Total 773 100.0% –

1978 general election

Yukon general election, 1978[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Progressive ConservativeMeg McCall15238.3%–
  NDP Fred Berger 130 32.8%
  Independent Eleanor Millard 114 28.7%
Total
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1922 general election

Yukon general election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Independent John Ferrell Acclaimed

1920 general election

Yukon general election, 1920
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Independent Paul S. Hogan 254 53.4% –
  Independent Allan McMillan 221 46.5% –
Total 475 100% –

1917 general election

Yukon general election, 1917
Party Candidate Votes % ±
  Independent William Lowden – – –
  Independent Joseph McIntosh – – –
  Independent John Pickering – – –
  Independent James Wilson – – –
Total – – –

Top two candidates declared elected.

References

  1. ↑ Unofficial Results, Klondike Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017
  2. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  3. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  4. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  5. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  6. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the General Election Held on September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  7. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  8. ↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017

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