Copperbelt (electoral district)
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Copperbelt is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada.
Its current MLA is Arthur Mitchell, who is the leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and of the opposition.
[edit] MLAs
- Arthur Mitchell, Liberal Party (November 2005-present)
- Haakon Arntzen, Yukon Party (November 2002-April 2004) and Independent (April 2004-September 2005)
[edit] Election results
| Yukon general election, 2006 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Arthur Mitchell | 632 | 52.8% | +3.2% | |
| Yukon Party | Russ Hobbis | 374 | 31.2% | +11.7% | |
| NDP | David Hedmann | 191 | 16.0% | -14.8% | |
| Total | 1197 | 100.0% | |||
| By-election: November 21, 2005 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Arthur Mitchell | 459 | 49.6% | +16.7% | |
| NDP | Maureen Stephens | 285 | 30.8% | +3.1% | |
| Yukon Party | Cynthia Kearns | 181 | 19.5% | -19.9% | |
| Total | 925 | 100.0% | |||
After the resignation of the only independent member, a by-election was called for November 21. The seat was important strategically for all parties because each had something at stake. The Liberals needed the seat in order to elect the new leader, Arthur Mitchell. The NDP, who seems to be set to form the next government (according to most opinion polls), would have needed the riding in hopes of winning a majority government. The Yukon Party needed to dispel negativity toward the government by proving that they could still win this riding. After the vote, Liberal leader Arthur Mitchell won the riding, increasing the number of Liberals in the legislature to two.
| Yukon general election, 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Yukon Party | Haakon Arntzen | 374 | 39.4% | ||
| Liberal | Arthur Mitchell | 312 | 32.9% | ||
| NDP | Lillian Grubach-Hambrook | 263 | 27.7% | ||
| Total | 949 | 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 |
