Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)

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Vuntut Gwitchin 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 Old Crow before 1992.

It is one of the least populated electoral districts in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date.

The current MLA is Darius Elias.

[edit] MLAs

Vuntut Gwitchin

• Darius Elias, Liberal Party (2006-present)
• Lorraine Peter (Netro before July 2001), New Democratic Party (2000-2006)
• Robert Bruce, New Democratic Party (1996-2000)
• Esau Schafer, Yukon Party (1996)
• Johnny Abel, Yukon Party (1992-1995 or 1996)

Old Crow

• Norma Kassi, New Democratic Party (1985-1992)
• Kathie Nukon, Progressive Conservative Party (1982-1985)
• Grafton Njootli, Progressive Consersative Party (1978-1982)

[edit] Election results

Yukon general election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Darius Elias	65	45.8%	+22.0%
	NDP	Lorraine Peter	40	28.2%	-19.3%
	Yukon Party	William Josie	37	26.0%	-2.7%
Total			142	100.0%

Yukon general election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Lorraine Peter	68	47.5%	+9.8%
	Yukon Party	Randall Tetlichi	41	28.7%	-0.3%
	Liberal	Joe Tetlichi	34	23.8%	-9.5%
Total			143	100.0%

Yukon general election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Lorraine Netro	69	37.7%	-17.3%
	Liberal	Esau Schafer	61	33.3%
	Yukon Party	Kathie Nukon	53	29.0%	-16.0%
Total			183	100.0%

April 1997 by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Robert Bruce	88	55.0%	+13.2%
	Yukon Party	Esau Schafer	72	45.0%	+3.2%
Total			160	100.0%

Yukon general election, 1996
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Robert Bruce	69	41.8%	-2.4%
	Yukon Party	Esau Schafer	69	41.8%	-14.0%
	Liberal	Shirlee Frost	27	16.4%
Total			165	100.0%

• Because of the tie vote, Robert Bruce was declared elected after his name was drawn from a hat.

1996 by-election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Esau Schafer	87	55.8%
	NDP	Randall Tetlichi	69	44.2%
Total			156	100.0%

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