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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See also: 2006 election • List of elections • Legislative Assembly