Pelly-Nisutlin

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Pelly-Nisutlin
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
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Boundaries of Pelly-Nisutlin
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Stacey Hassard
Yukon Party
First contested 2002
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,007
Census subdivision(s) Faro, Johnsons Crossing, Ross River, Teslin (Teslin land), Teslin (village) Teslin Post 13, Yukon, Unorganized

Pelly-Nisutlin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the districts of Faro and Ross River-Southern Lakes. The riding includes the communities of Teslin, Faro, Ross River, Little Salmon, and Johnsons Crossing. It encompasses the traditional territory of the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Ross River Dena Council of the Kaska Dena. Pelly-Nisutlin is bordered by the rural ridings of Mayo-Tatchun, Lake Laberge, Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes, and Watson Lake.

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Boundary commission controversy

Yukon electoral boundaries are examined by a commission every ten years to determine whether they should be adjusted. When Pelly-Nisutlin was created, it drew criticism from the Village of Teslin and the Teslin Tlingit Council, which argued that it should not be part of the same riding as Ross River and Faro, but rather Carcross and Tagish. There was concern not only that the MLA representing the district would face challenges representing and travelling to the communities of such a vast area (Faro is better accessed through Whitehorse), but also because there were greater commonalities between the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation. [1]

Accordingly, the commission considered dismantling the electoral district and redistributing it into neighbouring districts, but rejected the option as it would create a greater imbalance between rural and urban seats in the Yukon. It also rejected the suggestion that Teslin form its own riding, since it was seen as too small in population. The report concluded: "while we acknowledge that the relationship of the Teslin area to the remainder of the electoral district is somewhat of an anomaly, we are unable to propose a justifiable solution other than to retain the district within its current boundaries." [2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

AssemblyYearsMemberParty
31st  2002–2006   Dean Hassard Yukon Party
32nd  2006–2011 Marian Horne
33rd  2011–2016 Stacey Hassard
34th  2016–2021
35th  2021–Present

Election results

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Stacey Hassard 36250.77+8.41
New Democratic George Bahm25435.62+4.31
Liberal Katherine Alexander9713.60-9.39
Total valid votes713
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Yukon Party hold Swing +2.05
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Stacey Hassard 28042.3%-7.1%
  NDP Ken Hodgins20731.2%-0.8%
  Liberal Carl Sidney15223.0%+9.9%
Green Frank de Jong 223.3%+3.3%
Total661100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Stacey Hassard 27549.4%+7.3%
  NDP Carol Geddes [3] 17832.0%+6.5%
  Liberal Carl Sidney7313.1%-12.3%
  Independent Elvis Presley315.5%-1.5%
Total557100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Marian Horne 24142.1%-4.3%
  NDP Gwen Wally14625.5%+0.2%
  Liberal Hammond Dick14525.4%-2.9%
  Independent Elvis Aaron Presley ("Tagish" Elvis)407.0%+7.0%
Total572100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Dean Hassard 29746.4%
  Liberal Jim McLachlan 18128.3%
  NDP Buzz Burgess16225.3%
Total640100.0%

See also

References

  1. Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (2008) Elections Yukon, p. 16-17.
  2. Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (2008) Elections Yukon, p. 16-17.
  3. "Territorial Election 2011". Yukon NDP. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2011.