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Porter Creek Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada.[1] It was created in 2002 out of the Whitehorse ridings of Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South. It encompasses the Whitehorse subdivision of Whistle Bend and part of the subdivision of Porter Creek. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek South, Porter Creek North, and Riverdale North.
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Porter Creek Centre in Whitehorse | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Yukon Party | ||
| First contested | 2002 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021) | 2,477 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Porter Creek, Whistle Bend | ||
Members of the Legislative Assembly
edit| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South | ||||
| 31st | 2002–2006 | Archie Lang | Yukon Party | |
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | |||
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | David Laxton | ||
| 2016–2016 | Independent | |||
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Paolo Gallina | Liberal | |
| 35th | 2021–Present | Yvonne Clarke | Yukon Party | |
Election results
edit2021
edit| 2021 Yukon general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Yvonne Clarke | 704 | 41.87 | +5.5% | ||||
| Liberal | Paolo Gallina | 643 | 38.25 | -4.9% | ||||
| New Democratic | Shonagh McCrindle | 334 | 19.86 | -0.6% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,681 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Yukon Party gain | Swing | +1.81 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
2016
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paolo Gallina | 452 | 43.3% | +11.7% | |
| Yukon Party | Michelle Kolla | 379 | 36.3% | -2.5% | |
| NDP | Pat Berrel | 213 | 20.4% | -9.3% | |
| Total | 1044 | 100.0% | |||
2011
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | David Laxton | 298 | 38.5% | -8.8% | |
| Liberal | Kerry Huff[2] | 245 | 31.6% | +0.8% | |
| NDP | Jean-François Des Lauriers | 230 | 29.7% | +7.8% | |
| Total | 773 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Archie 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% | – | ||
2002
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Archie Lang | 399 | 51.6% | – | |
| Liberal | Scott Kent | 312 | 40.3% | – | |
| NDP | Judi Johnny | 63 | 8.1% | – | |
| Total | 774 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Yukon Votes 2006 District Profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006, retrieved 25 September 2010
- ^ "Kerry Huff Acclaimed as Porter Creek Centre Candidate". Yukon Liberal Party. October 28, 2010. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
- ^ McElheran, Graeme (6 October 2006). "NDP and Libs hope to tilt Porter Creek left". Yukon News. Whitehorse. Retrieved 25 September 2010.