Lake Laberge (electoral district)

Lake Laberge is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural districts and is named after the eponymous Lake Laberge, which is within the riding.

Lake Laberge
Yukon electoral district
Boundaries of Lake Laberge
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureYukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Brad Cathers
Yukon Party
First contested1992
Last contested2016
Demographics
Electors (2016)1,401
Census subdivision(s)Ibex Valley, Lake Laberge 1, Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Unorganized, Yukon, Unorganized

Lake Laberge encompasses the Whitehorse subdivisions of MacPherson, and Hidden Valley, as well as the residents of the Takhini Hot Springs Road, Pilot Mountain, the Hamlet of Ibex Valley, and the North Klondike Highway and Lake Laberge as far as Braeburn Lodge. The riding is also part of the traditional territory of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council. It is bordered by the rural ridings of Mayo-Tatchun, Kluane, and Pelly-Nisutlin, as well as the Whitehorse ridings Porter Creek North and Riverdale North.

The current MLA is Brad Cathers of the Yukon Party, who was first elected on November 4, 2002. He is presently the longest-serving member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

The riding is considered a Yukon Party stronghold.

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Parliament Years Member Party
1992 1992–1996     Mickey Fisher Yukon Party
1996 1996–1999     Doug Livingston Yukon New Democratic Party
1999–2000     Pam Buckway Yukon Liberal Party
2000 2000–2002
2002 2002–2006     Brad Cathers Yukon Party
2006 2006–2009
2009–2011     Independent
2011 2011–2016     Yukon Party
2016 2016–present

Electoral results

2016 general election
2016 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyBrad Cathers55846.5%-5.4%
  Liberal Alan Young 342 28.5% +12.9%
  NDP Anne Tayler 261 21.8% -10.7%
GreenJulie Anne Ames383.2%+3.2%
Total 1199 100.0% –

2011 general election
2011 Yukon general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyBrad Cathers52851.9%-5.4%
  NDP Frank Turner 330 32.5% +17.5%
  Liberal Mike Simon[2] 159 15.6% -12.1%
Total 1017 100.0% –

2006 general election
2006 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyBrad Cathers45857.3%+1.2%
  Liberal John Breen 221 27.6% +1.5%
  NDP Nina Sutherland 120 15.0% -3.0%
Total 799 100.0% –

2002 general election
2002 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyBrad Cathers46655.9%+21.6%
  Liberal Pam Buckway 218 26.1% -22.4%
  NDP Bill Commins 150 18.0% +0.8%
Total 834 100.0% –

2000 general election
2000 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Pam Buckway 514 48.5% +2.6%
Yukon PartyRoger Gallagher36334.3%-1.8%
  NDP Gary LeGoffe 182 17.2% -0.8%
Total 1059 100.0% –

1999 by-election

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October, 1999 by-election On the resignation of Doug Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Pam Buckway 459 45.9% +24.2%
Yukon PartyMickey Fisher36136.1%+7.0%
  NDP Graham McDonald 180 18.0% -11.4%
Total 1000 100.0% –

1996 general election
1996 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Doug Livingston 328 29.4% +9.6%
Yukon PartyMickey Fisher32529.1%-6.%5
  Liberal Linda Biensch 242 21.7% +0.1%
  Independent Mark Bain 221 19.8% +19.8%
Total 1116 100.0% –

1992 general election
1992 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyMickey Fisher34535.6%–
  Independent Chris Gladish 223 23.0% –
  Liberal Bonnie Hurlock 210 21.6% –
  NDP Sandra Gibbs 192 19.8% –
Total 970 100.0% –

References
  1. John Thompson (August 1, 2011). "Brad Cathers keeps crown". Yukon News.
  2. "Nomination Meeting Set for Lake Laberge". Yukon Liberal Party. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2011.

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