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The 1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election took place on February 5, 1996. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the district's incumbent MLA Tony Penikett on September 27, 1995.
NDP candidate David Sloan won the by-election.
The previous MLA for Whitehorse West, Tony Penikett, resigned on September 27, 1995 to accept a position as a policy advisor in the office of Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow. [1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| NDP | Dave Sloan | 433 | 42.3% | -3.3% | |
| Liberal | Larry Bagnell | 326 | 31.9% | +14.8% | |
| Yukon Party | Shelda Hutton | 253 | 24.7% | -10.1% | |
| Total | 1023 | 100.0% | – | ||
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