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Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral District)
Vuntut Gwitchin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural seats. The electoral district was known as Old Crow, named after the community it encompasses, before 1992. In the 1974 election and the 1970 election, the riding was part of Ogilvie and Dawson, respectively. It is the least populated electoral district in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date. In two elections since the district's creation, in 1996 and 2021, two candidates finished in an exact tie; under Yukon election law, a tied vote is settled by drawing lots rather than by reconducting a full by-election. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2021 general election As both candidates each received 78 votes, it resulted in a tie. A judicial recount took place and there remained a tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annie Blake
Annie Blake is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. She finished in a 78–78 tie with incumbent MLA Pauline Frost on election night, which was further confirmed on a recount. Under Yukon election law, an exact tie between candidates is settled by drawing lots, and Blake was drawn as the winner. This was the second time in the history of the district, following the 1996 Yukon general election The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the 29th Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democrati ..., that an election resulted in an exact tie settled in this manner. Blake currently serves as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committee of the Whole of the Yukon Legisl ... [...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 Yuko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Abel
Johnny W. Abel (January 1, 1947 – October 13, 1995) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 until his death in 1995. He was a member of the Yukon Party. He served as chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) is a First Nation in the northern Yukon in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow. The language originally spoken by the people is Gwichʼin. Gwich'in Nation Vuntut Gwich'in refers specifically to t ... from 1978 to 1984. Abel drowned in a canoeing accident in 1995. The film '' Arctic Son'' was inspired by a meeting between Andrew Walton and Johnny Abel. References 1947 births 1995 deaths 20th-century First Nations people Accidental deaths in Yukon First Nations politicians Gwich'in people Indigenous leaders in Yukon Yukon Party MLAs {{Yukon-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996 Yukon General Election
The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the 29th Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP). The NDP formed a new majority government of the territory with 11 seats. Party leader Piers McDonald became Government Leader. The Yukon Party and the centrist Yukon Liberal Party each won three seats, although Liberal leader Ken Taylor failed to be elected. Results by party , - style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Party leader !rowspan="2", ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;", Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;", Popular vote , - style="background:#ccc;" , style="text-align:center;", 1992 , style="text-align:center;font-size: 80%;", Dissol. , style="text-align:center;", 1996 , style="text-align:center; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bruce (Yukon Politician)
Robert Bruce (born July 12, 1948) is a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He was born in Old Crow, Yukon and was educated in the Yukon. After a tied vote between Bruce and incumbent MLA Esau Schafer in the 1996 election, Bruce was chosen as the victor by his name being drawn out of a hat. A court order in 1997 overturned the results and mandated a new by-election in the riding, which Bruce won. He served as Speaker for the assembly from 1996 until his election was overturned in February 1997 and from April 14, 1997 until the assembly was dissolved in 2000. He did not stand for re-election in the 2000 election. He was previously a councillor for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) is a First Nation in the northern Yukon in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow. The language originall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathie Nukon
Kathie Emma Nukon (born January 8, 1947, in Old Crow, Yukon) is a Canadian former politician, who represented the electoral district of Old Crow in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1985. She was a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party. The daughter of a trading post owner in Old Crow, Nukon studied in Whitehorse to be a nursing assistant, but worked mainly as an office manager and bookkeeper in her father's store until her election to the legislature. She ran again as a Yukon Party candidate in the 2000 election, but was not re-elected to the legislature. Nukon also served on the band council of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) is a First Nation in the northern Yukon in Canada. Its main population centre is Old Crow. The language originally spoken by the people is Gwichʼin. Gwich'in Nation Vuntut Gwich'in refers specifically to t ... from 1996 to 1998 and from 2006 to 2012. References 1947 births Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esau Schafer
Esau Albert Schafer (born January 16, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 1996.Yukon Votes 2006: Vuntut Gwitchin cbc.ca. He was a member of the . Schafer was elected to represent the district in a in early 1996, following the death of in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Netro
Lorraine Peter, (née Netro; May 24, 1956) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2006. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. She originally ran for election under her maiden name, but married during her first year in office and used her married name, Peter, for the remainder of her political career. Political career Peter was first elected in the 2000 Yukon election in the Old Crow riding of Vuntut Gwitchin on behalf of the New Democrats. She succeeded former New Democrat MLA and Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Robert Bruce. The New Democrat government was defeated in that campaign and Peter joined the Official Opposition. In 2002, Peter was re-elected in Vuntut Gwitchin. During the 31st Legislative Assembly, Peter served as Official Opposition critic for the Departments of Environment and Justice, the Women's Directorate, and for First Nations issues. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Yukon General Election
The 2000 Yukon general election was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the 30th Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada. The incumbent NDP government was defeated by the Liberal Party, which formed a majority government. Standings , - style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Party leader !rowspan="2", ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;", Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;", Popular vote , - style="background:#ccc;" , style="text-align:center;", 1996 , style="text-align:center;font-size: 80%;", Dissol. , style="text-align:center;", 2000 , style="text-align:center;", Change , style="text-align:center;", # , style="text-align:center;", % , style="text-align:center;", Change , align=left, Pat Duncan , align="right", 17 , align="right", 3 , align="right", 4 , align="right", 10 , align="right", +7 , align="right", 6,119 , align="right", 42.90% , align= ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Yukon General Election
The 2002 Yukon general election was held on November 4, 2002 to elect members of the 31st Legislature of Yukon, 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon, Canada. Results by party Results by riding ''names in bold indicate party leaders'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Copperbelt (electoral district), Copperbelt , , , Haakon Arntzen374 , , Arthur Mitchell (Yukon politician), Arthur Mitchell312 , , Lillian Grubach-Hambrook263 , , , , New district , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Klondike (electoral district), Klondike , , , Peter Jenkins (politician), Peter Jenkins 508 , , Glen Everitt224 , , Lisa Hutton200 , , , , , Peter Jenkins (politician), Peter Jenkins , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Kluane , , Michael Crawshay124 , , Paul Birckel109 , , , Gary McRobb442 , , , , , Gary McRobb , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Lake Laberge (electoral district), Lake Laberge , , , Brad Cathers466 , , Pam Buckway218 , , Bill Commins150 , , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Peter
Lorraine Peter, (née Netro; May 24, 1956) is a Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2006. She was a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party. She originally ran for election under her maiden name, but married during her first year in office and used her married name, Peter, for the remainder of her political career. Political career Peter was first elected in the 2000 Yukon election in the Old Crow riding of Vuntut Gwitchin on behalf of the New Democrats. She succeeded former New Democrat MLA and Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Robert Bruce. The New Democrat government was defeated in that campaign and Peter joined the Official Opposition. In 2002, Peter was re-elected in Vuntut Gwitchin. During the 31st Legislative Assembly, Peter served as Official Opposition critic for the Departments of Environment and Justice, the Women's Directorate, and for First Nations issues. S ... [...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] |
