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Whitehorse Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the
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 ...
in Canada. It was created in 1992 from an amalgamation of the ridings of Whitehorse North Centre and
Whitehorse South Centre Whitehorse South Centre was a territorial electoral district in Yukon. Serving the city of Whitehorse, the district elected one member to the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978, and to the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1992. M ...
and readjusted in 2002 following the dissolution of the neighbouring riding of Riverside. The riding encompasses the downtown core of the
City of Whitehorse The City of Whitehorse is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and in June 2018, Whitehorse had a population of 176,196. Whitehorse was formed in December 1994 by the amalgamat ...
(including Marwell) between the escarpment and the
Yukon River The Yukon River ( Gwich'in: ''Ųųg Han'' or ''Yuk Han'', Yup'ik: ''Kuigpak'', Inupiaq: ''Kuukpak'', Deg Xinag: ''Yeqin'', Hän: ''Tth'echù'' or ''Chuu k'onn'', Southern Tutchone: Chu Nìikwän, russian: Юкон, Yukon) is a major watercourse ...
. Whitehorse Centre is home to most of Whitehorse's businesses and government offices. Whitehorse Centre is bordered by the ridings of Riverdale North,
Takhini-Kopper King Takhini-Kopper King is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was created in 2009 out of much of the former riding of McIntyre-Takhini. The riding includes the Whitehorse s ...
, and Mountainview. The riding is generally considered a New Democrat
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Members of the Legislative Assembly


Electoral results


2021 general election


2016 general election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
, Liz Hanson , align="right", 487 , align="right", 43.8% , align="right", -18.3% ,
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Tamara Goeppel , align="right", 432 , align="right", 38.9% , align="right", +23.6% , - , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 1,112 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –


2011 general election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
, Liz Hanson , align="right", 525 , align="right", 62.1% , align="right", +9.6% , - , - ,
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Patrick Singh , align="right", 104 , align="right", 12.3% , align="right", -13.9% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 846 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –


2010 by-election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
, Liz Hanson , align="right", 356 , align="right", 51.6% , align="right", +5.0% , - ,
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Kirk Cameron , align="right", 181 , align="right", 26.2% , align="right", -1.3% , - , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 690 ! align= 100.0% ! align= – *''Held upon the death of
Todd Hardy Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly ...
, July 28, 2010.''


2006 general election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
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Todd Hardy Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly ...
, align="right", 357 , align="right", 46.6% , align="right", +13.4% , - ,
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Bernie Phillips , align="right", 211 , align="right", 27.5% , align="right", +3.4% , - , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 766 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –


2002 general election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
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Todd Hardy Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly ...
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Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Bernie Phillips , align="right", 218 , align="right", 24.1% , align="right", -22.1% , - ,
Independent Independent or Independents may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Artist groups * Independents (artist group), a group of modernist painters based in the New Hope, Pennsylvania, area of the United States during the early 1930s * Independ ...
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Mike McLarnon Mike McLarnon is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002. McLarnon was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon and operated several businesses ...
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2000 general election

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Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
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Mike McLarnon Mike McLarnon is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002. McLarnon was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon and operated several businesses ...
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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
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Todd Hardy Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly ...
, align="right", 229 , align="right", 33.9% , align="right", -11.9% , - , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 676 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –


1996 general election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
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Todd Hardy Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly ...
, align="right", 328 , align="right", 45.8% , align="right", +8.3% , - , - ,
Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Jon Breen , align="right", 166 , align="right", 23.2% , align="right", -1.7% , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 716 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –


1992 general election

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NDP NDP may stand for: Computing * Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol * Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP * Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language Government * National ...
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Margaret Commodore Margaret Muriel Commodore (or Margaret Joe) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992, and Whitehorse Centre from 1992 to 1996. She was a mem ...
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Liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...
, Phil Wheelton , align="right", 191 , align="right", 24.9% , align="right", – , - ! align=left colspan=3, Total ! align= 768 ! align= 100.0% ! align= –


Notes


References

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