Riverdale South

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Riverdale South
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
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Boundaries of Riverdale South in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Tracy McPhee
Liberal
First contested 1978
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,691
Census subdivision(s)Riverdale

Riverdale South 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 North, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse called Riverdale. It is bordered by the ridings of Riverdale North, Mountainview, Copperbelt South, and Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes.

Contents

MLAs

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
24th 1978–1980   Iain MacKay Liberal
1981-1982   Ron Veale Liberal
25th 1982–1985   Bea Firth Progressive Conservative
26th 1985–1989
27th 1989–1992
1991–1992   Independent
28th 1992–1996
29th 1996–2000   Sue Edelman Liberal
30th 2000–2002
31st 2002–2006   Glenn Hart Yukon Party
32nd 2006–2011
33rd 2011–2016   Jan Stick New Democratic
34th 2016–2021   Tracy McPhee Liberal
35th 2021–present

Election history

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Tracy-Anne McPhee 41539.29+2.1%
New Democratic Jason Cook33431.62-2.4%
Yukon Party Cynthia Lyslo30729.07+0.5%
Total valid votes 1,056
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal hold Swing +1.28
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Tracy McPhee 42137.2%+8.9%
  NDP Jan Stick 38434.0%-5.2%
Yukon Party Danny Macdonald32328.6%-3.8%
Total1128100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Jan Stick [2] 38039.2%+18.7%
Yukon Party Glenn Hart 31432.4%-11.9%
  Liberal Dan Curtis 27528.3%-9.5%
Total969100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Glenn Hart 35741.6%+1.9%
  Liberal Phil Treusch32437.8%+3.6%
  NDP Peter Lesniak17620.5%-5.6%
Total857100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon Party Glenn Hart 38539.7%+16.0%
  Liberal Sue Edelman 33234.2%-14.7%
  NDP Cary Gryba25326.1%-1.3%
Total970100.0%

2000

2000 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Sue Edelman 42248.9%-8.8%
  NDP Heather Finton23727.4%+27.4%
Yukon Party Ginny Macdonald20523.7%-18.6%
Total864100.0%

1996

1996 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Sue Edelman 47657.7%+52.7%
Yukon Party Barbara Toombs34942.3%+12.0%
Total825100.0%

1992

1992 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 } Independent Bea Firth 38439.7%
Yukon Party Dale Stokes29330.3%
  NDP Maurice Byblow 24225.0%
  Liberal Paul Thériault 485.0%
Total967100.0%

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References

  1. Unofficial Results, Riverdale South Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  2. "Territorial Election 2011". Yukon NDP. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.