Porter Creek South

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Porter Creek South
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
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Boundaries of Porter Creek South in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ranj Pillai
Liberal
First contested 1992
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)921
Census subdivision(s)Porter Creek

Porter Creek South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It comprises part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek and is the smallest riding in Whitehorse. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek Centre, Porter Creek North, and Takhini-Kopper King.

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Porter Creek South is also the former seat of Pat Duncan, 6th Premier of the Yukon, who served from 2000 to 2002. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2002 territorial election when the Duncan's Liberal government was defeated.

It is considered a Liberal stronghold.

MLAs

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
28th 1992-1996   Alan Nordling Independent
29th 1996-2000   Pat Duncan Liberal
30th 2000-2002
31st 2002-2006
32nd 2006-2011 Don Inverarity
33rd 2011–2016   Mike Nixon Yukon Party
34th 2016–2021   Ranj Pillai Liberal
35th 2021–present

Election history

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Ranj Pillai 30947.17+0.6%
Yukon Party Chad Sjodin26240+0.6%
New Democratic Colette Acheson8412.82-1.3%
Total valid votes 655
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing -17.18
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Ranj Pillai 33746.6%+6.0%
Yukon Party Mike Nixon 28539.4%-3.5%
  NDP Shirley Chua-Tan10214.1%-2.4%
Total724100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Mike Nixon25742.9%+0.3%
  Liberal Don Inverarity 24340.6%-2.8%
  NDP John Carney9916.5%+2.6%
Total599100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Don Inverarity 30443.4%-8.3%
Yukon Party Dean Hassard 29842.6%+4.5%
  NDP Samson Hartland9713.9%+3.8%
Total700100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Pat Duncan 40851.7%-12.5%
Yukon Party Lynn Ogden30138.1%+13.3%
  NDP Paul Warner8010.1%-0.7%
Total789100.0%

2000

2000 Yukon general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Pat Duncan60764.2%+21.3%
Yukon Party Larry Carlyle23524.8%-14.3%
  NDP Mark Dupuis10310.8%-7.0%
Total945100.0%

1996

1996 Yukon general election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Pat Duncan43542.9%+15.0%
Yukon Party Alan Nordling 39739.1%+39.1%
  NDP Mark Dupuis18117.8%-7.8%
Total1013100.0%

1992

1992 Yukon general election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Alan Nordling 43546.5%
  Liberal Shayne Fairman26127.9%
  NDP Brian McLaughlin24025.6%
Total936100.0%

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