Klondike (electoral district)
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Klondike in relation to other electoral districts in the Yukon
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| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
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| District created | 1905 | ||
| First contested | 1917 | ||
| Last contested | 2011 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Census subdivisions | Dawson City | ||
Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 territorial election. The electoral district was created in 1905.
Contents
MLAs
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | 1978–1982 | Meg McCall | Progressive Conservative | |
| 29th | 1982–1985 | Clarke Ashley | Progressive Conservative | |
| 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–present | Sandy Silver | Liberal | |
Election results
1917 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Lowden | ||||
| Independent | Joseph McIntosh | ||||
| Independent | John Pickering | ||||
| Independent | James Wilson | ||||
| Total | ? | 100% | |||
Top two candidates declared elected.
1920 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul S. Hogan | 254 | % | ||
| Independent | Allan McMillan | 221 | % | ||
| Total | 475 | 100% | |||
1922 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Independent | John Ferrell | Acclaimed | |||
1978 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Progressive Conservative | Meg McCall | 152 | – | – | |
| NDP | Fred Berger | 130 | |||
| Independent | Eleanor Millard | 114 | |||
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1992 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Yukon Party | David Millar | – | – | ||
| NDP | |||||
| Liberal | |||||
| Independent | |||||
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1996 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 603 | 55.2% | – | |
| NDP | Tim Gerberding | 372 | 34.1% | ||
| Liberal | Glen Everitt | 96 | 8.8% | ||
| Independent | John Cramp | 21 | 1.9% | ||
| Total | 1092 | 100.0% | |||
2000 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 424 | 39.6% | -15.6% | |
| Liberal | Stuart Schmidt | 397 | 37.1% | +28.3% | |
| NDP | Aedes Scheer | 249 | 23.3% | -10.8% | |
| Total | 1070 | 100.0% | |||
2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 508 | 54.5% | +14.9% | |
| Liberal | Glen Everitt | 224 | 24.0% | -13.1% | |
| NDP | Lisa Hutton | 200 | 21.5% | -1.8% | |
| Total | 932 | 100.0% | |||
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 405 | 45.5% | -9.0% | |
| NDP | Jorn Meier | 297 | 33.4% | +11.9% | |
| Liberal | Steve Taylor | 132 | 14.8% | -9.2% | |
| Independent | Glen Everitt | 56 | 6.3% | ||
| Total | 890 | 100.0% | |||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | Sandy Silver[1] | 530 | 49.0% | +34.2% | |
| Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 404 | 37.4% | -8.1% | |
| NDP | Jorn Meir[2] | 147 | 13.6% | -19.8% | |
| Total | 1081 | 100.0% | |||
References
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