Porter Creek Centre

Porter Creek Centre
Yukon electoral district

Porter Creek Centre in relation to other electoral districts in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 

David Laxton
Yukon Party

First contested 2002
Last contested 2011

Porter Creek Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada.[1]

MLAs

Parliament Years Member Party
2002 2002–2006     Archie Lang Yukon Party
2006 2006–2011
2011 2011–present     David Laxton Yukon Party

Election results

2002 general election

Yukon general election, 2002[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyArchie Lang 399 51.6% –
     Liberal Scott Kent 312 40.3%
     NDP Judi Johnny 63 8.1%
Total 774 100.0%

2006 general election

Yukon general election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyArchie Lang 344 47.3% -4.3%
     Liberal David Laxton 224 30.8% -9.5%
     NDP Kate White 159 21.9% +13.8%
Total 727 100.0%

2011 general election

Yukon general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party David Laxton 298 – –
     Liberal Kerry Huff[3] 245
     NDP Jean-François Des Lauriers 230
Total 773

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yukon Votes 2006 District Profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006, retrieved 25 September 2010
  2. ↑ McElheran, Graeme (6 October 2006). "NDP and Libs hope to tilt Porter Creek left". Yukon News (Whitehorse). Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Kerry Huff Acclaimed as Porter Creek Centre Candidate". Yukon Liberal Party. October 28, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.