Nils Clarke

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Nils Clarke

MLA
Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
In office
January 12, 2017 May 11, 2021
Premier Sandy Silver
Preceded by Patti McLeod
Succeeded by Jeremy Harper
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Riverdale North
Assumed office
November 7, 2016
Preceded by Scott Kent
Personal details
Political party Yukon Liberal Party

Nils Clarke is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. [1] He represents the electoral district of Riverdale North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.

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Clarke was a lawyer in the Yukon for 24 years, eventually becoming executive director of the Yukon Legal Services Society (Legal Aid). He holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto and an LL.B. from the University of British Columbia. Clarke was admitted to both the Law Society of Upper Canada and the Law Society of Yukon in 1992. [2]

He was elected on November 7, 2016 as part of the election of the Yukon Liberal Party to a majority government. On January 12, 2017, he was sworn in as the 12th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. As Speaker, he is also Chair of the Members’ Services Board. [3]

On May 3rd, 2021, Clarke was named the Minister of Highways and Public Works and the Minister of Environment of Yukon.

Electoral record

2021 Yukon general election : Riverdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Nils Clarke 46941.72-1.8%
New Democratic Vanessa Thorson37533.36+3.2%
Yukon Party Cory Adams28024.91+1.8%
Total valid votes 1,124
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -8.405
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016 general election

Riverdale North
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Nils Clarke48643.5%+14.2%
New Democratic Rod Snow33730.2%+0.2%
Yukon Party Mark Beese25823.1%-14.0%
Green Kristina Calhoun363.2%-0.3%
Total1117100.0%

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References

  1. "Golden night for Silver". Yukon News , November 8, 2016.
  2. "Nils Clarke, Liberal candidate". Yukon Liberal Party
  3. Nils Clarke, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.