Klondike (electoral district)
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.
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Klondike | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 1905 | ||
| First contested | 1917 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2016) | 1,329 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Dawson City, Eagle Plains, Moosehide Creek 2, Yukon, Unorganized | ||
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23rd | 1974–1978 | Fred Berger | Independent | |
| 24th | 1978–1982 | Meg McCall | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1982–1985 | Clarke Ashley | ||
| 26th | 1985–1989 | Art Webster | New Democrat | |
| 27th | 1989–1992 | |||
| 28th | 1992–1996 | David Millar | Yukon Party | |
| 29th | 1996–2000 | Peter Jenkins | ||
| 30th | 2000–2002 | |||
| 31st | 2002–2005 | |||
| 2005–2006 | Independent | |||
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | Steve Nordick | Yukon Party | |
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Sandy Silver | Liberal | |
| 34th | 2016–present | |||
Election results
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sandy Silver | 687 | 59.1% | +10.3% | |
| Yukon Party | Brad Whitelaw | 365 | 31.4% | -5.8% | |
| NDP | Jay Farr | 111 | 9.5% | -4.0% | |
| Total | 1163 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sandy Silver | 530 | 48.8% | +34.1% | |
| Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 404 | 37.2% | -7.9% | |
| NDP | Jorn Meir | 147 | 13.5% | -19.6% | |
| Total | 1085 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 405 | 45.1% | -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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 508 | 54.2% | +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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 424 | 39.4% | -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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 603 | 54.9% | +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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | David Millar | 409 | 52.9% | – | |
| NDP | Art Webster | 355 | 45.9% | – | |
| Total | 773 | 100.0% | – | ||
- The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party re-branded itself the Yukon Party before the 1992 election.
1978 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Conservative | Meg McCall | 152 | 38.3% | – | |
| NDP | Fred Berger | 130 | 32.8% | ||
| Independent | Eleanor Millard | 114 | 28.7% | ||
| Total | |||||
- Partisan politics introduced into the territory.
1922 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | John Ferrell | Acclaimed | |||
1920 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Paul S. Hogan | 254 | 53.4% | – | |
| Independent | Allan McMillan | 221 | 46.5% | – | |
| Total | 475 | 100% | – | ||
1917 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | William Lowden | – | – | – | |
| Independent | Joseph McIntosh | – | – | – | |
| Independent | John Pickering | – | – | – | |
| Independent | James Wilson | – | – | – | |
| Total | – | – | – | ||
Top two candidates declared elected.
References
- Unofficial Results, Klondike Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the General Election Held on September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017
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