Whitehorse South Centre

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Whitehorse South Centre
Flag of Yukon.svg Yukon electoral district
Defunct territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
First contested 1974
Last contested 1989
Demographics
Census subdivision(s) Whitehorse

Whitehorse South Centre was a territorial electoral district in Yukon. Serving the city of Whitehorse, the district elected one member to the Yukon Territorial Council from 1974 to 1978, and to the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1992.

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Members

ParliamentYearsMemberParty
27th 1974-1978   Jack Hibberd Independent
28th 1978-1981   Progressive Conservative
1981-1982   Roger Kimmerly New Democratic Party
29th 1982-1985
30th 1985-1989
31st 1989-1992   Joyce Hayden New Democratic Party

Election results

1974 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Independent Jack Hibberd 267
  Independent Tony Penikett 143
  Independent Ron Veale 130
Total

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1978 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  Progressive Conservative Jack Hibberd 24543.44
  Liberal Bert Law19734.93
  NDP Ken Krocker12221.63
Total valid votes564100
Total rejected ballots30.53
Turnout56762.24
Registered voters911
Source: Canadian Elections Database [1]
By-election, October 13, 1981
Resignation of Jack Hibberd
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Roger Kimmerly 203
  Progressive Conservative Neil Hayes127
  Liberal Mimi Stehelin116
  Independent Chuck Rear97
Total

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1982 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Roger Kimmerly 32843.39
  Progressive Conservative Chuck Rear32042.33
  Liberal Carol Christian10814.29
Total valid votes756100
Total rejected ballots50.66
Turnout76178.13
Registered voters974
Source: Canadian Elections Database [2]
1985 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Roger Kimmerly 34647.14
  Progressive Conservative Ron Granger30341.28
  Liberal Arthur Giovinazzo8511.58
Total valid votes734100
Total rejected ballots40.54
Turnout73876.32
Registered voters967
Source: Canadian Elections Database [3]
1989 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
  NDP Joyce Hayden 35047.23
  Progressive Conservative Gerry Thick22830.77
  Liberal Phil Wheelton16322.00
Total valid votes741100
Total rejected ballots40.53
Turnout74575.25
Registered voters990
Source: Canadian Elections Database [4]

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References

  1. "1978 Yukon Election". Canadian Elections Database.
  2. "1982 Yukon Election". Canadian Elections Database.
  3. "1985 Yukon Election". Canadian Elections Database.
  4. "1989 Yukon Election". Canadian Elections Database.