Nils Clarke

Nils Clarke is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Riverdale North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.


Nils Clarke

Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
January 12, 2017
PremierSandy Silver
Preceded byPatti McLeod
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Riverdale North
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
Preceded byScott Kent
Personal details
Political partyYukon Liberal Party

Clarke was a lawyer in the Yukon for 24 years, eventually becoming executive director of the Yukon Legal Services Society (Legal Aid). He holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto and an LL.B. from the University of British Columbia. Clarke was admitted to both the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Society of Yukon in 1992.[2]

He was elected on November 7, 2016 as part of the election of the Yukon Liberal Party to a majority government. On January 12, 2017, he was sworn in as the 12th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. As Speaker, he is also Chair of the Members’ Services Board.[3]

Electoral record

2016 general election

Riverdale North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
LiberalNils Clarke48643.5%+14.2%
New DemocraticRod Snow33730.2%+0.2%
Yukon PartyMark Beese25823.1%-14.0%
GreenKristina Calhoun363.2%-0.3%
Total 1117 100.0%

References

  1. "Golden night for Silver". Yukon News, November 8, 2016.
  2. "Nils Clarke, Liberal candidate". Yukon Liberal Party
  3. Nils Clarke, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.


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