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Whitehorse Porter Creek was a territorial
electoral district An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other polity ...
in the
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territory of
Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...
, which was represented on the
Yukon Territorial Council The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon, prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature, the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon, and ...
from 1974 to 1978. The district consisted primarily of the Porter Creek area in the capital city of
Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...
."Ridings Split 7-5". ''
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'', June 5, 1974.
It was one of four districts, alongside
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,
Pelly River The Pelly River (Ts'ekínyäk Chú) is a river in Canada, and is a headstream of the Yukon River. The river originates west of the Mackenzie Mountains and flows long through the south central Yukon. The Pelly has two main tributaries, the Ros ...
and
Whitehorse Riverdale Whitehorse Riverdale was a territorial electoral district in the Canadian territory of Yukon, which was represented on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978. The district consisted primarily of the Riverdale area in the capital city of Wh ...
, which existed only for the
1974 Yukon general election The 1974 Yukon general election was held on 7 October 1974 to elect the twelve members of the 23rd Yukon Territorial Council. The council consisted of 10 non-partisan and two members elected for the Yukon NDP. It had merely an advisory role to th ...
; the districts were newly created in 1974 when the territorial council was expanded from seven to 12 members, but was further split into the districts of Whitehorse Porter Creek East and
Whitehorse Porter Creek West Whitehorse Porter Creek West was a territorial electoral district in Yukon. Serving the city of Whitehorse, the district elected one member to the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1992. Members Election results , - , Progressive Co ...
when the new
Legislative Assembly of Yukon The Yukon Legislative Assembly (french: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organiz ...
was established in 1978. The district's sole elected representative was Daniel Lang,"60 pct. voter turnout elects Yukon council". ''
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'', November 20, 1974.
who continued to represent Whitehorse Porter Creek East after the redistricting.


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{{YU-ED Former Yukon territorial electoral districts