Whitehorse West

Whitehorse West
Yukon electoral district
	Boundaries of Whitehorse West in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA	Richard Mostyn ; Liberal
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First contested	1952
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	1,577
Census subdivision(s)	Logan, Ingram, Arkell, Copper Ridge

Last updated September 19, 2025

Whitehorse West is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The Whitehorse district is the smallest riding, by size, in the Yukon and includes the subdivisions of Logan, Ingram, Arkell, and part of Copper Ridge. It is bordered by the ridings of Mountainvew, Takhini-Kopper King, and Copperbelt North.

History

While it is one of the oldest ridings in the Yukon by name, the current riding no longer represents its initial boundaries, nor even the boundaries as recent as the 2000 general election due to the continued residential development in that area of the city.

Whitehorse West is the former seat of Yukon Premier Tony Penikett of the Yukon New Democratic Party, Deputy Premier Elaine Taylor of the Yukon Party, Dennis Schneider, 8th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly, and Ken McKinnon, former Commissioner of the Yukon.

Initially considered a New Democrat stronghold, the riding evolved into a largely Yukon Party stronghold, despite falling to the Liberals in 2016. However, Whitehorse West could also be viewed as a bellwether, as it has voted for the governing party in every territorial election since 1985, except one (1992).

Whitehorse West was the only seat won by the Yukon New Democratic Party in the 1978 territorial election.

MLAs

Legislature	Years		Party
16th	1952-1955	Fred Locke	Independent
17th	1955-1958	Jack Hulland	Independent
18th	1958-1961	James Smith	Independent
19th	1961-1964	John Watt	Independent
20th	1964-1967	John Watt	Independent
21st	1967-1970	John Dumas	Independent
22nd	1970-1974	Ken McKinnon	Independent
23rd	1974-1978	Flo Whyard	Independent
24th	1978–1982	Tony Penikett	New Democratic
25th	1982–1985
26th	1985–1989
27th	1989–1992
28th	1992–1995
	1995–1996		Vacant
	1996	David Sloan	New Democratic
29th	1996–2000	David Sloan	New Democratic
30th	2000–2002	Dennis Schneider	Liberal
31st	2002–2006	Elaine Taylor	Yukon Party
32nd	2006–2011
33rd	2011–2016
34th	2016–2021	Richard Mostyn	Liberal
35th	2021–present	Richard Mostyn	Liberal

Electoral results

2021 Yukon general election redistributed results^[1]
Party		Votes	%
	Liberal	408	39
	Yukon Party	397	38
	New Democratic	241	23

2021

v t e 2021 Yukon general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Mostyn	398	39.68	-6.1%
	Yukon Party	Angela Drainville	376	37.48	-6.1%
	New Democratic	Ron Davis	229	22.83	+12.1%
Total valid votes			1,003
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Liberal hold		Swing		-7.33
Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Richard Mostyn	455	45.8%	+17.1%
	Yukon Party	Elaine Taylor	433	43.6%	-14.3%
	NDP	Stu Clark	106	10.7%	-2.2%
Total			994	100.0%	–

2011

2011 Yukon general election ^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Elaine Taylor	422	57.9%	+4.8%
	Liberal	Cully Robinson	209	28.7%	-9.9%
	NDP	Louis Gagnon	94	12.9%	+5.1%
Total			729	100.0%	–

2006

2006 Yukon general election ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Elaine Taylor	511	53.1%	+5.7%
	Liberal	Mike Walton	371	38.6%	+0.6%
	NDP	Rhoda Merkel	75	7.8%	-6.1%
Total			963	100.0%	–

2002

2002 Yukon general election ^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Elaine Taylor	398	47.4%	+19.7%
	Liberal	Dennis Schneider	319	38.0%	-2.5%
	NDP	Rachel Grantham	117	13.9%	-17.4%
Total			840	100.0%	–

2000

2000 Yukon general election ^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dennis Schneider	621	40.5%	+8.4%
	NDP	Dave Sloan	480	31.3%	-9.4%
	Yukon Party	Elaine Taylor	425	27.7%	+0.7%
Total			1535	100.0%	–

1996

1996 Yukon general election ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Dave Sloan	486	40.7%	-1.6%
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell	383	32.1%	+0.2%
	Yukon Party	Ken McKinnon	323	27.0%	+2.3%
Total			1195	100.0%	–

1996 by-election

By-election: 1996^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Dave Sloan	433	42.3%	-3.3%
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell	326	31.9%	+14.8%
	Yukon Party	Shelda Hutton	253	24.7%	-10.1%
Total			1023	100.0%	–

On the resignation of Tony Penikett, 1995

1992

1992 Yukon general election ^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Tony Penikett	304	45.6%	-9.7%
	Yukon Party	Bob Bruneau	232	34.8%	+1.3%
	Liberal	Shaun Patrick Dennehy	114	17.1%	+6.2%
	Independent	Bernd Schmidt	12	1.8%	+1.8%
Total			666	100.0%	–

The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party re-branded itself as the Yukon Party before the 1992 election.

1989

1989 Yukon general election ^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Tony Penikett	810	55.3%	-1.9%
	Progressive Conservative	Flora Evans	491	33.5%	-8.9%
	Liberal	Joe Jack	160	10.9%	+10.9%
Total			1465	100.0%	–

1985

1985 Yukon general election ^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Tony Penikett	716	57.2%	+8.5%
	Progressive Conservative	Charlie Friday	531	42.4%	-3.7%
Total			1251	100.0%	–

1982

1982 Yukon general election ^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Tony Penikett	541	48.7%	+17.4%
	Progressive Conservative	Pat Harvey	508	45.7%	+20.6%
	Liberal	Adam Skrutkowski	59	5.3%	-21.9%
Total			1112	100.0%	–

1978

1978 Yukon general election ^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Tony Penikett	230	31.3%	–
	Liberal	John Watt	200	27.2%	–
	Progressive Conservative	Anthony Fekete	185	25.1%	–
	Independent	Al Omatani	81	11.0%	–
	Independent	Guy Julien	37	5.0%	–
Total			736	100.0%	–

Partisan politics introduced into the territory

1974

1974 Yukon general election ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Flo Whyard	252	42.3%	–
	Independent	John Watt	227	38.1%	–
	Independent	Al Omatani	116	19.5%	–
Total			596	100.0%	–

1970

1970 Yukon general election ^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ken McKinnon	444	23.4%	–
	Independent	John Watt	294	28.7%	–
	Independent	John P. Hoyt	281	27.5%	–
Total			1023	100.0%	–

References

↑ Hutton, Kyle (24 May 2025). "Yukon's New Electoral Boundaries". Blunt Objects. Substack . Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ Unofficial Results, Whitehorse West Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1996 General Election Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on By-elections Held February 5, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017
↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017
↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1974 Elections Yukon, 1974. Retrieved January 21, 2017
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1970 Elections Yukon, 1970. Retrieved January 21, 2017

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[1] Hutton, Kyle (24 May 2025). "Yukon's New Electoral Boundaries". Blunt Objects. Substack . Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[2] Unofficial Results, Whitehorse West Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[3] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[4] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[5] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[6] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[7] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1996 General Election Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[8] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on By-elections Held February 5, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[9] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 22, 2017.

[10] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017

[11] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017

[12] Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017

[13] Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017

[14] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1974 Elections Yukon, 1974. Retrieved January 21, 2017

[15] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1970 Elections Yukon, 1970. Retrieved January 21, 2017

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v t e Yukon territorial electoral districts
Rural	Klondike Kluane Lake Laberge Mayo-Tatchun Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Pelly-Nisutlin Vuntut Gwitchin Watson Lake
Whitehorse	Copperbelt North Copperbelt South Mountainview Porter Creek Centre Porter Creek North Porter Creek South Riverdale North Riverdale South Takhini-Kopper King Whitehorse Centre Whitehorse West
Defunct	Bonanza Campbell Carmacks-Kluane Copperbelt Dawson Faro Hootalinqua Mayo McIntyre-Takhini Mount Lorne North Dawson Ogilvie Pelly River Ross River-Southern Lakes South Dawson Southern Lakes Tatchun Whitehorse Whitehorse East Whitehorse North Whitehorse North Centre Whitehorse Porter Creek Whitehorse Porter Creek West Whitehorse Riverdale Whitehorse South Centre Yukon Electoral District No. 1 Yukon Electoral District No. 2
See also: 2016 election List of elections Legislative Assembly