Porter Creek North

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Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The electoral district was known as Whitehorse Porter Creek East before 1992.

The current MLA is Jim Kenyon, who is the minister of Economic Development, minister responsible for Yukon Liquor Corporation, minister responsible for Yukon Housing Corporation and minister responsible for Yukon Lottery Commission.

Contents 1 MLAs 2 2002 general election 3 2000 general election 4 1996 general election

[edit] MLAs

Porter Creek North

• Jim Kenyon, Yukon Party (2002-present)
• Don Roberts, Liberal Party (2000-2002) then Independent (2002)
• John Ostashek, Yukon Party (1992-2000)

Whitehorse Porter Creek East

• Dan Lang, Progressive Conservative Party (1978-1992)

[edit] 2002 general election

Party		Candidate	Elected	Popular Vote
				#	%
	Yukon Party	Jim Kenyon	X	331	45.6
	Liberal	Dave Austin	-	148	20.4
	NDP	Mark Bowers	-	135	18.6
	Independent	Roger Rondeau	-	112	15.4
Total				726	100.0

[edit] 2000 general election

Party		Candidate	Elected	Popular Vote
				#	%
	Liberal	Don Roberts	X	504	53.6
	Yukon Party	John Ostashek	-	323	34.3
	NDP	Sidney Maddison	-	114	12.1
Total				941	100.0

[edit] 1996 general election

Party		Candidate	Elected	Popular Vote
				#	%
	Yukon Party	John Ostashek	X	403	41.2
	Liberal	Don Roberts	-	384	39.3
	NDP	Luigi Zanasi	-	191	19.5
Total				978	100.0

Yukon Territory territorial electoral districts v • d • e
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
See also: 2006 election | List of elections | Legislative Assembly