McIntyre-Takhini

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McIntyre-Takhini
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
McIntyre-Takhini.jpg
McIntyre-Takhini in relation to other electoral districts in Whitehorse
Defunct territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
District abolished2009
First contested 1992
Last contested 2006

McIntyre-Takhini is an electoral district which returned a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was dissolved in 2009 into the ridings Takhini-Kopper King and Mountainview. It contained the Whitehorse subdivisions of Takhini, Valleyview, and McIntyre, as well as the Kopper King, Takhini, and Northland mobile home parks.

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It is the former riding of Yukon's 5th Premier, Piers McDonald.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
1992 1992-1996   Piers McDonald New Democrat
1996 1996-2000
2000 2000-2002   Wayne Jim Liberal
2002  Independent
2002 2002-2006   John Edzerza Yukon Party
2006  Independent
2006 2006-2009   New Democrat
2009  Independent
2009-2011   Yukon Party

Electoral results

2006

2006 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP John Edzerza 33638.84
  Liberal Ed Schultz32837.92
Yukon Party Vicki Durrant20123.24
Total865100.0

2002

2002 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party John Edzerza 28831.8
  NDP Maureen Stephens27029.8
  Liberal Judy Gingell 20422.5
  Independent Wayne Jim 12914.2
 IndependentGeoffrey Capp151.7
Total906100.0

2000

2000 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Wayne Jim 37638.4
  NDP Piers McDonald 33834.5
Yukon Party John Edzerza 26527.1
Total979100.0

1996

1996 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Piers McDonald 44149.3
Yukon Party Scott Howell25128.0
  Liberal Rosemary Couch18220.3
  Independent Clinton Fraser212.4
Total895100.0

1992

1992 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Piers McDonald 31342.9
Yukon Party Scott Howell29039.8
  Liberal Larry Bill12617.3
Total729100

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