Mountainview (electoral district)

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Mountainview
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
YT Whitehorse Elections Mountainview.svg
Boundaries of Mountainview in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Jeanie McLean
Liberal
District created2009
First contested 2011
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,623
Census subdivision(s)Whitehorse

Mountainview 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 parts of the former districts of McIntyre-Takhini and Copperbelt. It contains the Whitehorse subdivisions of Granger, Valleyview, McIntyre, and Hillcrest. [1]

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It is the former riding of the Yukon's 8th Premier, Darrell Pasloski. In the 2021 Yukon Elections, it is the only electoral district with an independent candidate and, thus, the only district with more than three candidates.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Riding created from McIntyre-Takhini and Copperbelt
33rd  2011–2016   Darrell Pasloski Yukon Party
34th  2016–2021   Jeanie McLean Liberal
35th  2021–Present

Election results

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Jeanie McLean 40238.21+3.65
New Democratic Michelle Friesen35633.84-0.18
Yukon Party Ray Sydney26825.48-5.94
Independent Coach Jan Prieditis262.47
Total valid votes 1,052 99.91
Total rejected ballots 10.09
Turnout1,053
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +1.91
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Jeanie McLean 43934.6%+14.5%
  NDP Shaunagh Stikeman43234.0%-1.0%
Yukon Party Darrell Pasloski 39931.4%-13.3%
Total1,270100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Darrell Pasloski 48044.7%
  NDP Stephen Dunbar-Edge37635.0%
  Liberal Dave Sloan 21620.1%
Total1,072100.0%

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References

  1. "Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections Yukon. March 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011.