2002 Yukon general election
The 2002 Yukon general election was held on November 4, 2002 to elect members of the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon, Canada.
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18 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 10 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 78.1%[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results by party
The Yukon Legislature after the 2002 election.
| Party | Party leader | # of candidates |
Seats | Popular vote | ||||
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| Before | After | % Change | # | % | ||||
| Yukon Party | Dennis Fentie | 18 | 2 | 12 | +500% | 5650 | 40.3% | |
| New Democratic | Todd Hardy | 18 | 4 | 5 | +25% | 3763 | 26.9% | |
| Liberal | Pat Duncan | 18 | 8 | 1 | -87.5% | 4056 | 29.0% | |
| Independents | 6 | 3 | 0 | -100% | 535 | 3.8% | ||
| Total | 60 | 17 | 18 | +5.6 | 14004 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Seats | Second | Third | Fourth | Fifth | |
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| Yukon Party | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| New Democratic | 5 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Results by riding
names in bold indicate party leaders
| Electoral District | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Yukon | Liberal | NDP | Other | |||||||
| Copperbelt | Haakon Arntzen 374 |
Arthur Mitchell 312 |
Lillian Grubach-Hambrook 263 |
New district | ||||||
| Klondike | Peter Jenkins 508 |
Glen Everitt 224 |
Lisa Hutton 200 |
Peter Jenkins | ||||||
| Kluane | Michael Crawshay 124 |
Paul Birckel 109 |
Gary McRobb 442 |
Gary McRobb | ||||||
| Lake Laberge | Brad Cathers 466 |
Pam Buckway 218 |
Bill Commins 150 |
Pam Buckway | ||||||
| McIntyre-Takhini | John Edzerza 288 |
Judy Gingell 204 |
Maureen Stephens 270 |
Wayne Jim 129 |
Wayne Jim | |||||
| Mayo-Tatchun | Jerry C. Kruse 102 |
Pat Van Bibber 210 |
Eric Fairclough 339 |
Dibs Williams 36 |
Eric Fairclough | |||||
| Mount Lorne | Darcy Tkachuk 271 |
Cynthia Tucker 236 |
Steve Cardiff 334 |
Cynthia Tucker | ||||||
| Pelly-Nisutlin | Dean Hassard 297 |
Jim McLachlan 181 |
Buzz Burgess 162 |
Jim McLachlan | ||||||
| Porter Creek Centre | Archie Lang 399 |
Scott Kent 312 |
Judi Johnny 63 |
Scott Kent | ||||||
| Porter Creek North | Jim Kenyon 331 |
Dave Austin 148 |
Mark Bowers 135 |
Roger Rondeau 112 |
Don Roberts | |||||
| Porter Creek South | Lynn Ogden 301 |
Pat Duncan 408 |
Paul Warner 80 |
Pat Duncan | ||||||
| Riverdale North | Ted Staffen 446 |
Dale Eftoda 355 |
Jan Slipetz 223 |
Dale Eftoda | ||||||
| Riverdale South | Glenn Hart 385 |
Sue Edelman 332 |
Cary Gryba 253 |
Sue Edelman | ||||||
| Southern Lakes | Patrick Rouble 227 |
Manfred Janssen 106 |
Rachael Lewis 190 |
Warren Braunberger 41 |
Dave Keenan | |||||
| Vuntut Gwitchin | Randall Tetlichi 41 |
Joe Tetlichi 34 |
Lorraine Peter 68 |
Lorraine Peter | ||||||
| Watson Lake | Dennis Fentie 521 |
Tom Cove 130 |
Kathy Magun 174 |
Dennis Fentie | ||||||
| Whitehorse Centre | Vicki Durrant 171 |
Bernie Phillips 218 |
Todd Hardy 300 |
Mike McLarnon 207 |
Mike McLarnon | |||||
| Whitehorse West | Elaine Taylor 398 |
Dennis Schneider 319 |
Rachel Grantham 117 |
Dennis Schneider | ||||||
Electoral boundary changes from last election
- The riding of Faro was represented by Trevor Harding (NDP). Jim McLachlan (Liberal) was elected in a by-election after Harding resigned. The riding disappeared, absorbed into Pelly-Nisutlin.
- The riding of Ross River-Southern Lakes represented by Dave Keenan (NDP) was split, with Ross River and Teslin going in Pelly-Nisutlin, the rest (Carcross and Marsh Lake) became Southern Lakes along with the portions of the Mount Lorne riding.
- The Whitehorse riding of Riverside, (represented by Scott Kent (Lib) who moved to Porter Creek Centre), disappeared absorbed into Whitehorse Centre and Riverdale North.
- The Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt is a new riding created by splitting Whitehorse West.
- The Whitehorse riding of Porter Creek Centre is a new riding created by splitting Porter Creek North.
Member changes from last election
- James R. McLachlan (Liberal) elected in a by-election in the riding of Faro after the resignation of Trevor Harding in 2000.
- Dennis Fentie (NDP) defects to the Yukon Party in May 2002 and became leader one month later.
- Mike McLarnon (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
- Wayne Jim (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
- Don Roberts (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
| Elections in Yukon | |
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| General elections | |
See also: List of Yukon by-elections | |
References
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
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