 |
 Yukon electoral district | |
|---|---|
| Defunct territorial electoral district | |
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly |
| First contested | 1992 |
| Last contested | 2000 |
| Demographics | |
| Census subdivision(s) | Whitehorse |
Riverside was a territorial electoral district in Yukon. The district elected one member to the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2002.
At the 2002 election, the district was dissolved into Whitehorse Centre and Riverdale North. It is the former seat of Yukon Commissioner Jack Cable.
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | 1992-1996 | Jack Cable | Liberal | |
| 29th | 1996-2000 | |||
| 30th | 2000-2002 | Scott Kent | Liberal | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Scott Kent | 359 | 54.3 | ||
| NDP | Jasbir Randhawa | 202 | 30.6 | ||
| Yukon Party | Michael Weinert | 100 | 15.1 | ||
| Total | 661 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack Cable | 267 | 38.9 | ||
| NDP | Gary Umbrich | 260 | 37.8 | ||
| Yukon Party | Ed Henderson | 160 | 23.3 | ||
| Total | 687 | 100 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jack Cable | 291 | 37.9 | ||
| Yukon Party | Nancy Huston | 265 | 34.5 | ||
| NDP | Joyce Hayden | 212 | 27.6 | ||
| Total | 768 | 100 | |||
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