Ted Adel

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

Ted Adel

MLA
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Copperbelt North
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
Preceded byCurrie Dixon
Personal details
Political partyYukon Liberal Party

Adel worked for Canada Post and held executive positions within the Canadian Union of Postal Workers before retiring in 2007. He worked as a real estate agent and for the Yukon Liquor Corporation before entering territorial politics.[2]

He has a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University.[3]

Adel first ran unsuccessfully in the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes for the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2011 Yukon election, losing to New Democrat Kevin Barr. Adel was elected on November 7, 2016 as MLA for the Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt North as part of the Liberal majority government, narrowly defeating Yukon Party president Pat McInroy. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.[4]

Electoral record

2016 general election
Copperbelt North
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Liberal Ted Adel 566 45.1% +10.8%
Yukon PartyPat McInroy52942.1%-1.7%
     NDP André Bourcier 161 12.8% -0.6%
Total 1256 100.0% –

2011 general election
Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     NDP Kevin Barr 488 46.8% –
Yukon PartyDeborah Fulmer39537.9%–
     Liberal Ted Adel 111 10.6% –
     First Nations Party Stanley James 49 4.7% –
Total 1043 100.0% –

References
  1. "Results: 01 - Copperbelt North". Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016.
  2. Ted Adel, Liberal candidate. Yukon Liberal Party
  3. Ted Adel, Liberal candidate. Yukon Liberal Party
  4. Ted Adel, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.


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