Riverdale North

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Riverdale North
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
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Boundaries of Riverdale North in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Nils Clarke
Liberal
First contested 1978
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,647
Census subdivision(s)Riverdale, Long Lake

Riverdale North is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along with Riverdale South, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse of Riverdale. The district also includes the residents of Long Lake Road.

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Riverdale North is bordered by the Whitehorse ridings of Riverdale South, Whitehorse Centre, Takhini-Kopper King, Porter Creek North, and Porter Creek Centre, as well as the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes. [1]

MLAs

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
24th 1978–1982   Chris Pearson Progressive Conservative
25th 1982–1985
26th 1985–1989 Doug Phillips
27th 1989–1992
1991–1992   Yukon Party
28th 1992–1996
29th 1996–2000
30th 2000–2002   Dale Eftoda Yukon Liberal Party
31st 2002–2006   Ted Staffen Yukon Party
32nd 2006–2011
33rd 2011–2016 Scott Kent
34th 2016–2021   Nils Clarke Liberal
35th 2021–present

Election history

2021

2021 Yukon general election
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

2016 Yukon general election [2]
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%

2011

2011 Yukon general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Scott Kent 36637.1%-6.9%
New Democratic Peter Lesniak29630.0%+12.4%
Liberal Christie Richardson28929.3%-9.0%
Green Kristina Calhoun353.5%+3.5%
Total986100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Ted Staffen 42944.0%+0.5%
  Liberal Lesley Cabott37338.3%+3.6%
  NDP James McCullough17217.6%-4.2%
Total974100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Ted Staffen 44643.5%+23.5%
  Liberal Dale Eftoda 35534.7%-18.2%
  NDP Jan Slipetz22321.8%-5.3%
Total1024100.0%

2000

2000 Yukon general election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Dale Eftoda 45452.9%+37.4%
  NDP Rachael Lewis23327.1%-9.7%
Yukon Party Daphne White17220.0%-27.7%
Total859100.0%

1996

1996 Yukon general election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Doug Phillips 45047.7%-10.6%
  NDP Dave Stockdale34736.8%+6.2%
  Liberal Flo Leblanc-Hutchinson14615.5%+4.4%
Total943100.0%

1992

1992 Yukon general election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Doug Phillips 55758.3%
  NDP Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld29230.6%
  Liberal Lesley Cabott10611.1%
Total955100.0%

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References

  1. Whitehorse Electoral Districts Elections Yukon, 2009. retrieved January 24, 2017
  2. Unofficial Results, Riverdale North Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017
  3. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  4. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  5. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  6. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  7. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the General Election Held on September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  8. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2017