Whitehorse West
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Whitehorse West is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was the only seat won by the Yukon New Democratic Party in the 1978 territorial election.
The current MLA is Elaine Taylor, who is the deputy Premier, minister responsible for Public Service Commission, minister of Tourism and Culture, minister of Justice, minister of Education and minister responsible for Women's Directorate.
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[edit] MLAs
- Elaine Taylor, Yukon Party (2002-present)
- Dennis Schneider, Liberal Party (2000-2002)
- David Sloan, New Democratic Party (1996-2000)
- Tony Penikett, New Democratic Party (1978-1995)
[edit] 2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | Elected | Popular Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ||||
| Yukon Party | Elaine Taylor | X | 398 | 47.7 | |
| Liberal | Dennis Schneider | - | 319 | 38.3 | |
| NDP | Rachel Grantham | - | 117 | 14.0 | |
| Total | 834 | 100.0 | |||
[edit] 2000 general election
| Party | Candidate | Elected | Popular Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ||||
| Liberal | Dennis Schneider | X | 621 | 40.7 | |
| NDP | David Sloan | - | 480 | 31.5 | |
| Yukon Party | Elaine Taylor | - | 425 | 27.8 | |
| Total | 1526 | 100.0 | |||
[edit] 1996 general election
| Party | Candidate | Elected | Popular Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ||||
| NDP | David Sloan | X | 486 | 40.8 | |
| Liberal | Larry Bagnell | - | 383 | 32.1 | |
| Yukon Party | Ken McKinnon | - | 323 | 27.1 | |
| Total | 1192 | 100.0 | |||
[edit] 1996 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Elected | Popular Vote | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | ||||
| NDP | David Sloan | X | 433 | 42.8 | |
| Liberal | Larry Bagnell | - | 326 | 32.2 | |
| Yukon Party | Shelda Hutton | - | 253 | 25.0 | |
| Total | 1012 | 100.0 | |||
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Yukon Territory territorial electoral districts
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| Rural: Klondike | Kluane | Lake Laberge | Mayo-Tatchun | Mount Lorne | Pelly-Nisutlin Southern Lakes | Vuntut Gwitchin | Watson Lake |
| Whitehorse: Copperbelt | McIntyre-Takhini | Porter Creek Centre | Porter Creek North Porter Creek South | Riverdale North | Riverdale South | Whitehorse Centre | Whitehorse West |
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See also: 2006 election | List of elections | Legislative Assembly |
