Riverdale South
Riverdale South is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along with Riverdale North, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse called Riverdale. It is bordered by the ridings of Riverdale North, Mountainview, Copperbelt South, and Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes.
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Riverdale South in Whitehorse | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2016) | 1,442 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Riverdale | ||
Its current MLA is Liberal Tracy McPhee, who was elected on November 7, 2016, as part of a Liberal majority government.
MLAs
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1978–1980 | Iain MacKay | Liberal | |
| 1981-1982 | Ron Veale | Liberal | ||
| 1982 | 1982–1985 | Bea Firth | Progressive Conservative | |
| 1985 | 1985–1989 | |||
| 1989 | 1989–1992 | |||
| 1991–1992 | Independent | |||
| 1992 | 1992–1996 | |||
| 1996 | 1996–2000 | Sue Edelman | Liberal | |
| 2000 | 2000–2002 | |||
| 2002 | 2002–2006 | Glenn Hart | Yukon Party | |
| 2006 | 2006–2011 | |||
| 2011 | 2011–2016 | Jan Stick | New Democratic | |
| 2016 | 2016–present | Tracy McPhee | Liberal | |
Election history
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Tracy McPhee | 421 | 37.2% | +8.9% | |
| NDP | Jan Stick | 384 | 34.0% | -5.2% | |
| Yukon Party | Danny Macdonald | 323 | 28.6% | -3.8% | |
| Total | 1128 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Jan Stick[2] | 380 | 39.2% | +18.7% | |
| Yukon Party | Glenn Hart | 314 | 32.4% | -11.9% | |
| Liberal | Dan Curtis | 275 | 28.3% | -9.5% | |
| Total | 969 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Glenn Hart | 357 | 41.6% | +1.9% | |
| Liberal | Phil Treusch | 324 | 37.8% | +3.6% | |
| NDP | Peter Lesniak | 176 | 20.5% | -5.6% | |
| Total | 857 | 100.0% | – | ||
2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Glenn Hart | 385 | 39.7% | +16.0% | |
| Liberal | Sue Edelman | 332 | 34.2% | -14.7% | |
| NDP | Cary Gryba | 253 | 26.1% | -1.3% | |
| Total | 970 | 100.0% | – | ||
2000 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sue Edelman | 422 | 48.9% | -8.8% | |
| NDP | Heather Finton | 237 | 27.4% | +27.4% | |
| Yukon Party | Ginny Macdonald | 205 | 23.7% | -18.6% | |
| Total | 864 | 100.0% | |||
1996 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sue Edelman | 476 | 57.7% | +52.7% | |
| Yukon Party | Barbara Toombs | 349 | 42.3% | +12.0% | |
| Total | 825 | 100.0% | – | ||
1992 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| } | Independent | Bea Firth | 384 | 39.7% | – |
| Yukon Party | Dale Stokes | 293 | 30.3% | – | |
| NDP | Maurice Byblow | 242 | 25.0% | – | |
| Liberal | Paul Thériault | 48 | 5.0% | – | |
| Total | 967 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
- Unofficial Results, Riverdale South Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
- "Territorial Election 2011". Yukon NDP. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
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