Whitehorse Centre

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Whitehorse Centre
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Boundaries of Whitehorse Centre in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Lane Tredger
New Democratic
First contested 1992
Last contested 2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,968
Census subdivision(s) Whitehorse

Whitehorse Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon in Canada. It was created in 1992 from an amalgamation of the ridings of Whitehorse North Centre and Whitehorse South Centre and readjusted in 2002 following the dissolution of the neighbouring riding of Riverside. The riding encompasses the downtown core of the City of Whitehorse (including Marwell) between the escarpment and the Yukon River. Whitehorse Centre is home to most of Whitehorse's businesses and government offices.

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Whitehorse Centre is bordered by the ridings of Riverdale North, Takhini-Kopper King, and Mountainview.

The riding is generally considered a New Democrat stronghold.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
28th 1992–1996   Margaret Commodore NDP
29th 1996–2000 Todd Hardy
30th 2000–2002   Mike McLarnon Liberal
2002   Independent
31st 2002–2006   Todd Hardy NDP
32nd 2006–2010
2010–2011 Liz Hanson
33rd 2011–2016
34th 2016–2021
35th 2021–present Lane Tredger

Electoral results

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
New Democratic Emily Tredger [lower-alpha 1] 49847.02+3.2%
Liberal Dan Curtis 31229.46-9.4%
Yukon Party Eileen Melnychuk24923.51+6.1%
Total valid votes 1,059
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
New Democratic hold Swing +2.98
  1. Now known as Lane Tredger
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Liz Hanson 48743.8%-18.3%
  Liberal Tamara Goeppel43238.9%+23.6%
Yukon Party Doug Graham19317.4%-6.5%
Total1,112100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Liz Hanson 52562.1%+9.6%
Yukon Party Marian Horne 20223.9%+3.2%
  Liberal Patrick Singh10412.3%-13.9%
Total846100.0%

2010 by-election

December 13, 2010 By-election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Liz Hanson 35651.6%+5.0%
  Liberal Kirk Cameron18126.2%-1.3%
Yukon Party Mike Nixon 15021.7%-3.1%
Total690100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Todd Hardy 35746.6%+13.4%
  Liberal Bernie Phillips21127.5%+3.4%
Yukon Party Jerry Johnson18824.8%+5.9%
Total766100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Todd Hardy 30033.2%-0.7%
  Liberal Bernie Phillips21824.1%-22.1%
  Independent Mike McLarnon 20722.9%
Yukon Party Vicki Durrant17118.9%+0.3%
Total904100.0%

2000

2000 Yukon general election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Liberal Mike McLarnon 31246.2%+23.0%
  NDP Todd Hardy 22933.9%-11.9%
Yukon Party Vicki Durrant13019.2%-11.0%
Total676100.0%

1996

1996 Yukon general election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Todd Hardy 32845.8%+8.3%
Yukon Party Linda Dixon21630.2%-7.0%
  Liberal Jon Breen16623.2%-1.7%
Total716100.0%

1992

1992 Yukon general election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Margaret Commodore 28837.5%
Yukon Party Chuck Rear28637.2%
  Liberal Phil Wheelton19124.9%
Total768100.0%

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