Related Research Articles
Piers McDonald,OC is a Yukon politician and businessman. Born in Kingston,Ontario,McDonald,originally a miner by profession,is a long-time MLA,Cabinet minister,and the fifth premier of Yukon. He was leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party from 1995-2000.
Christopher "Chris" William Pearson was the second leader of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party and the first premier of the Yukon in the Yukon.
The 1978 Yukon general election was held on November 20,1978,was the first conventional legislative election in the history of Canada's Yukon Territory. Prior elections were held to elect representatives to the Yukon Territorial Council,a non-partisan body that acted in an advisory role to the Commissioner of the Yukon. Following the passage of the Yukon Elections Act in 1977,the 1978 election was the first time that voters in the Yukon elected representatives to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in an election organized along political party lines.
Peter William Jenkins was a Canadian politician,who served as deputy premier and health minister in the territorial government of the Yukon,and as mayor of Dawson City.
Marian Horne is a Canadian politician,who represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Pelly-Nisutlin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011. She is a member of the Yukon Party.
Ted Staffen is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Riverdale North in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2011. He served as the 9th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 2003 to 2011.
Elaine Taylor is a Canadian politician. She is the former Deputy Premier of the Yukon and represented the electoral district of Whitehorse West in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. First elected in 2002,and re-elected in 2006 and 2011,she was defeated in the 2016 Yukon general election by Richard Mostyn of the Yukon Liberal Party.
The Yukon Territorial Council was a political body in the Canadian territory of Yukon,prior to the creation of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Although not a full legislature,the council acted as an advisory body to the Commissioner of Yukon,and had the power to pass non-binding motions of legislation which would be forwarded to the commissioner for consideration.
Maurice John Byblow was a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Faro in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1985 and from 1989 to 1996.
Lois Moorcroft is a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral districts of Mount Lorne (1992-2000) and Copperbelt South (2011-2016) in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
Elizabeth Hanson,also known as Liz Hanson,is a Canadian politician from the Yukon. She was the leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party from 2009 until 2019,and represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2021.
The 2011 general election in Yukon,Canada,took place on October 11,2011,to return members to the 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly.
Kate White is a Canadian politician,who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. She represents the Whitehorse electoral district of Takhini-Kopper King as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus.
Mike Nixon is a Canadian politician,who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Porter Creek South as a member of the Yukon Party caucus until 2016.
Mayo was an electoral district which returned an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 1928,at a time when it was one of three districts who elected advisors to the Yukon Territorial Council. The more contemporary,final iteration of the riding was created from an amalgamation of the riding with part of the riding of Klondike. It was abolished in 1992 when it was amalgamated with the riding of Tatchun to form the riding of Mayo-Tatchun.
The 34th Yukon Legislative Assembly commenced on November 8,2016,after Yukon voters defeated the Yukon Party government under the leadership of Darrell Pasloski and returned a Liberal majority government under the leadership of Sandy Silver. The Yukon Party was reduced to Official Opposition status and the New Democrats were reduced to Third Party status.
Campbell was a territorial electoral district in the Canadian territory of Yukon,which was represented in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1978 to 1992.
Geoff Lattin (1920–1992) was a Canadian politician,who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse North Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1978 to 1982 as a member of the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.
Robert Fleming was a Canadian politician,who served on the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978 and in the Legislative Assembly of Yukon from 1978 to 1982.
References
- 1 2 Massey Padgham, "Ex cabinet minister dies". Whitehorse Star , September 18, 1986.
- 1 2 Dave Tait, "End of an Era". Whitehorse Star , October 22, 1979.
- ↑ "Swede Hanson fonds". Archives Society of Alberta.
- 1 2 Dave Tait, "A New Member". Whitehorse Star , October 22, 1979.
- ↑ "Ballot Count Begins Today". Whitehorse Star , November 23, 1978.
- ↑ "Recount Confirms Hanson's Election". Whitehorse Star , December 1, 1978.
- ↑ Heather Stockstill, "Hanson Out: Lang takes over, Lattin in cabinet". Whitehorse Star , May 13, 1980.
- ↑ Jim Butler, "Game law hearing opens". Whitehorse Star , December 2, 1981.
- ↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017