Whitehorse West

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

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.

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While it is one of the oldest ridings in the Yukon by name, the current riding no longer represents its initial boundaries, nor even the boundaries as recent as the 2000 general election due to the continued residential development in that area of the city.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

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
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
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
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

Electoral results

2021 Yukon general election redistributed results [1]
PartyVotes%
  Liberal 40839
  Yukon Party 39738
  New Democratic 24123

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Richard Mostyn 39839.68-6.1%
Yukon Party Angela Drainville37637.48-6.1%
New Democratic Ron Davis22922.83+12.1%
Total valid votes1,003
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Richard Mostyn 45545.8%+17.1%
Yukon Party Elaine Taylor 43343.6%-14.3%
  NDP Stu Clark10610.7%-2.2%
Total994100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Elaine Taylor 42257.9%+4.8%
  Liberal Cully Robinson20928.7%-9.9%
  NDP Louis Gagnon9412.9%+5.1%
Total729100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Elaine Taylor 51153.1%+5.7%
  Liberal Mike Walton37138.6%+0.6%
  NDP Rhoda Merkel757.8%-6.1%
Total963100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Elaine Taylor 39847.4%+19.7%
  Liberal Dennis Schneider 31938.0%-2.5%
  NDP Rachel Grantham11713.9%-17.4%
Total840100.0%

2000

2000 Yukon general election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Dennis Schneider 62140.5%+8.4%
  NDP Dave Sloan 48031.3%-9.4%
Yukon Party Elaine Taylor 42527.7%+0.7%
Total1535100.0%

1996

1996 Yukon general election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Dave Sloan 48640.7%-1.6%
  Liberal Larry Bagnell 38332.1%+0.2%
Yukon Party Ken McKinnon 32327.0%+2.3%
Total1195100.0%

1996 by-election

By-election: 1996 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Dave Sloan 43342.3%-3.3%
  Liberal Larry Bagnell 32631.9%+14.8%
Yukon Party Shelda Hutton25324.7%-10.1%
Total1023100.0%

1992

1992 Yukon general election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Tony Penikett 30445.6%-9.7%
Yukon Party Bob Bruneau23234.8%+1.3%
  Liberal Shaun Patrick Dennehy11417.1%+6.2%
 IndependentBernd Schmidt121.8%+1.8%
Total666100.0%

1989

1989 Yukon general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Tony Penikett 81055.3%-1.9%
Progressive Conservative Flora Evans49133.5%-8.9%
  Liberal Joe Jack16010.9%+10.9%
Total1465100.0%

1985

1985 Yukon general election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Tony Penikett 71657.2%+8.5%
Progressive Conservative Charlie Friday53142.4%-3.7%
Total1251100.0%

1982

1982 Yukon general election [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Tony Penikett 54148.7%+17.4%
Progressive Conservative Pat Harvey50845.7%+20.6%
  Liberal Adam Skrutkowski595.3%-21.9%
Total1112100.0%

1978

1978 Yukon general election [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Tony Penikett 23031.3%
  Liberal John Watt 20027.2%
Progressive Conservative Anthony Fekete18525.1%
 IndependentAl Omatani8111.0%
 IndependentGuy Julien375.0%
Total736100.0%

1974

1974 Yukon general election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Flo Whyard 25242.3%
  Independent John Watt 22738.1%
  Independent Al Omatani11619.5%
Total596100.0%

1970

1970 Yukon general election [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Ken McKinnon 44423.4%
  Independent John Watt 29428.7%
  Independent John P. Hoyt28127.5%
Total1023100.0%

See also

References

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  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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