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Mayo-Tatchun
Mayo-Tatchun is an electoral district which returns an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is an amalgamation of the former Mayo and Tatchun electoral districts. Mayo-Tatchun is currently one of the Yukon's eight rural ridings. It includes the communities of Carmacks, Pelly Crossing, Mayo, Stewart Crossing, and Keno City.Maps and Descriptions of Electoral Districts (Final Report), 2008 http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/final_report_08_maps.pdf The riding includes the traditional territory of the Selkirk First Nation, the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, and the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation. It is bordered by the ridings of Vuntut Gwitchin, Klondike, Lake Laberge, Kluane, and Pelly-Nisutlin. Members of the Legislative Assembly Electoral results 2021 general election 2016 general election , - , Liberal , Don Hutton , align="right", 331 , align="right", 45.3% , align="right", +18.6% , - , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Fairclough
Eric Fairclough is a Canadian politician, who was a Cabinet minister and Leader of the Official Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2011 under both the Yukon New Democratic Party and the Liberals. He is also a former Chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation. Political career 31st Legislative Assembly Fairclough was elected to the incoming New Democrat government of Piers McDonald in the 1996 Yukon general election. He ran successfully in the rural New Democrat stronghold of Mayo-Tatchun, succeeding retiring New Democrat MLA Danny Joe. Before entering territorial politics, Fairclough had been Chief of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation. Fairclough served in McDonald's Cabinet from 1996-2000 as Minister of Renewable Resources, Minister responsible for the Yukon Housing Corporation, and the Minister responsible for the Yukon Liquor Corporation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Tredger
Jim Tredger is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus from 2011 to 2016. Prior to elected office, Tredger served as president of both the Association of Yukon School Administrators and the Yukon Teachers Association. He has also sat on the boards of the Canadian Association of Principals, Yukon College, United Way Yukon and Food for Learning Yukon. During his term in office, Tredger served as the NDP critic for education, energy, mines and resources, and rural issues. He was defeated by Liberal candidate Don Hutton in the 2016 Yukon general election. Tredger is married with four children and four grandchildren. Electoral record 2016 general election , - , Liberal , Don Hutton , align="right", 331 , align="right", 45.3% , align="right", +18.6% , - , NDP , Jim Tredger , align="right", 233 , align ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Harper (politician)
Jeremy Harper is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election. He represents the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party. A member of the Selkirk First Nation, he has served as a band councillor and recreation coordinator for the community and is a member of the Canadian Rangers.Haley Ritchie"Getting to know the candidates in Mayo-Tatchun" ''Yukon News ''Yukon News'' is one of two newspapers published in Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. It was founded in 1960, as a weekly until the late 1970s. It currently prints two times a week. Its Monday edition is online-only. The ''Yukon News'' has been the r ...'', April 9, 2021. Electoral record References Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians Yukon Liberal Party MLAs First Nations politicians Tutchone people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Yukon-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Hutton
Don Hutton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun, first as a Liberal from 2016 to 2021 and then as an independent for the final few days of his term, until his retirement following the 2021 election. Hutton served a 34-year career in forestry as a wildland firefighter and has worked with the federal government as a resource management officer. He also has worked for First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun where he helped establish their Lands and Resources Department and later served as their director of the Lands and Resources Department. Hutton is the former mayor of Mayo, Yukon. On January 12, 2017, Hutton was elected deputy speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Hutton is also 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 Committe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Yukon General Election
The 2006 Yukon general election was held on October 10, 2006, in Yukon, Canada, to elect members of the 32nd Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Premier of Yukon asked the territorial Commissioner for a dissolution of the Assembly on September 8, 2006. Because of changes in the Yukon Act, the Yukon Party government's mandate resulting from this election is for as long as five years instead of four. Results By party By region By rank Changes since the last election *Haakon Arntzen leaves the Yukon Party caucus after investigations into several sexual assault cases in the 70's and the 80's began. While serving as an independent, he was found guilty. The Opposition called for his resignation, however this was rebuffed by the Government who believed he should be sentenced first. *The Liberal Party held a leadership race after Pat Duncan lost the previous election moving from government to only one seat and third place. The party chose Arthur Mitchell over Duncan to lead the party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayo (electoral District)
Mayo was an electoral district (Canada), electoral district which returned an Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA to the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 1928, at a time when it was one of three districts who elected advisors to the Yukon Territorial Council. The more contemporary, final iteration of the riding was created from an amalgamation of the riding with part of the riding of Klondike (electoral district), Klondike. It was abolished in 1992 when it was amalgamated with the riding of Tatchun (electoral district), Tatchun to form the riding of Mayo-Tatchun. The district included the communities of Mayo, Yukon, Mayo, Keno City, Yukon, Keno, Elsa, Yukon, Elsa, and Stewart Crossing along the Silver Trail. At the time, it was one of the Yukon's nine rural ridings and was bordered by the ridings of Tatchun (electoral district), Tatchun, Klondike (electoral district), Klondike, and Campbell (electoral district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 riding is considered a Yukon Party stronghold. Members of the Legislative Assembly Elector ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Yukon General Election
The 2011 general election in Yukon, Canada, took place on October 11, 2011, to return members to the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly. The incumbent government was led by Darrell Pasloski, who was elected as leader of the Yukon Party at a convention on May 28, 2011, replacing former Premier Dennis Fentie. The Yukon Party won its third majority government, with Elizabeth Hanson's NDP becoming the Official Opposition, replacing the Liberal Party, whose leader Arthur Mitchell was unable to return to the Assembly. Pre-writ period Redistribution In 2008, the Yukon Assembly struck a committee to review the electoral district boundaries for this election. The committee decided to increase the number of seats in the territory to 19. Yukon now matches the other territorial assemblies in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in terms of the number of seats. The rural districts outside of the capital city of Whitehorse remained unchanged with the exception of Mount Lorne and Southern La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yukon Legislative Assembly
The Yukon Legislative Assembly (french: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's Provinces and territories of Canada, three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, their legislative assemblies are elected on a Non-partisan democracy, non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model. Each member represents one List of Yukon territorial electoral districts, electoral district, elected through first-past-the-post voting. Members of the Legislative Assembly are Oath of office, sworn in by the Commissioner of Yukon. History From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon. Following the passage of the Yukon E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatchun (electoral District)
Tatchun was an electoral district which returned an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 1978 out of the ridings of Klondike and Pelly River. It was abolished in 1992 when it was amalgamated with the riding of Mayo to form the riding of Mayo-Tatchun. The district included the communities of Carmacks, Pelly Crossing, and Little Salmon. It was situated on the historical territory of the Selkirk First Nation, the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, and the Ross River Dena Council of the Kaska Dena. At creation, the population of the electorate was 325 voters and by abolition it was 418 voters. When partisan politics was introduced to the Yukon in the 1978 election, Tatchun was one of the initial electoral districts established. At the time, it was one of the Yukon's nine rural ridings. It was bordered by the ridings of Mayo, Klondike, Faro, Kluane, Hootalinqua, and Campbell. Tatchun is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Yukon General Election
The 2016 general election in Yukon, Canada, took place on November 7, 2016, to return members to the 34th Yukon legislative assembly. The election was fought over issues relating to the economy, the environment, First Nations reconciliation, fracking, and the merits of a territorial carbon tax. Sandy Silver's Liberal Party won an upset victory over the incumbent Yukon Party government led by Darrell Pasloski, who lost his own seat in the riding of Mountainview. Pre-writ period * August 17, 2012: Darius Elias resigns as interim Liberal leader and sits as an independent. * July 8, 2013: Darius Elias crosses the floor to the Yukon Party. * March 1, 2014: Sandy Silver agrees to lead the Liberal Party. * May 10, 2016: David Laxton stepped down as Speaker and as a member of the Yukon Party caucus to sit as an Independent MLA due to personal reasons. It would later come out that the resignation was due to an allegation of sexual harassment leveled at Laxton. One month later, the Yukon Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelly-Nisutlin (electoral District)
Pelly-Nisutlin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the districts of Faro and Ross River-Southern Lakes. The riding includes the communities of Teslin, Faro, Ross River, Little Salmon, and Johnsons Crossing. It encompasses the traditional territory of the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Ross River Dena Council of the Kaska Dena. Pelly-Nisutlin is bordered by the rural ridings of Mayo-Tatchun, Lake Laberge, Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes, and Watson Lake. Boundary Commission Controversy Yukon electoral boundaries are examined by a commission every ten years to determine whether they should be adjusted. When Pelly-Nisutlin was created, it drew criticism from the Village of Teslin and the Teslin Tlingit Council, which argued that it should not be part of the same riding as Ross River and Faro, but rather Carcross and Tagish. There was concern not only that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
