Watson Lake (electoral district)
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Yukon electoral district | |||
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Territorial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
Yukon Party | ||
District created | 1970 | ||
First contested | 1970 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2016) | 857 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Swift River, , Upper Liard, Watson Lake, Yukon, Unorganized |
Watson Lake is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The riding is one of the Yukon's eight rural ridings and is one of the oldest ridings in the Yukon.
Watson Lake includes the communities of Watson Lake and Upper Liard and is situated on the traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council and the Liard First Nation of the Kaska Dena. It is bordered to the west by the rural riding of Pelly-Nisutlin.
It is considered a Yukon Party stronghold.
Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly[]
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
---|---|---|---|---|
22nd | 1970–1974 | Donald Taylor | Independent | |
23rd | 1974–1978 | |||
1978–1982 | Progressive Conservative | |||
1982–1985 | ||||
1985–1985 | Independent | |||
1985–1989 | Dave Porter | New Democratic | ||
1989–1991 | John Devries | Progressive Conservative | ||
1991–1992 | Yukon Party | |||
1992–1996 | ||||
1996–2000 | Dennis Fentie | New Democratic | ||
2000–2002 | ||||
2002–2002 | Yukon Party | |||
31st | 2002–2006 | |||
32nd | 2006–2011 | |||
33rd | 2011–2016 | Patti McLeod | ||
34th | 2016–2021 | |||
35th | 2021–Present |
Electoral results[]
2021 general election[]
The Yukon NDP nominated candidate Amy Labonte. Two days after the close of nominations, following controversy over past social media posts,[1] Labonte withdrew her candidacy on March 24, 2021.[2] Watson Lake became the only electoral district in the Yukon without an NDP candidate. For the first time since 1970, Watson Lake had only two candidates on the ballot.
2021 Yukon general election | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Yukon Party | Patti McLeod | 313 | 56.9 | +18.0% | ||||
Liberal | Amanda Brown | 237 | 43.09 | +15.5% | ||||
Total valid votes | 550 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | 11 | |||||||
Turnout | 561 | |||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Yukon Party hold | Swing | -6.91 | ||||||
Source(s) |
2016 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon Party | Patti McLeod | 299 | 38.9% | +1.8% | |
NDP | Erin Labonte | 219 | 28.5% | -4.6% | |
Liberal | Ernie Jamieson | 212 | 27.6% | +5.0% | |
Independent | Victor Kisoun | 38 | 5.0% | -1.6% | |
Total | 768 | 100.0% | – |
2011 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon Party | Patti McLeod | 276 | 37.8% | -26.9% | |
NDP | Liard McMillan | 242 | 33.1% | +27.3% | |
Liberal | Thomas Slager | 165 | 22.6% | -3.0% | |
Independent | Patricia Gilhooly | 48 | 6.6% | +6.6% | |
Total | 731 | 100.0% | – |
2006 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon Party | Dennis Fentie | 495 | 64.7% | +1.6% | |
Liberal | Rick Harder | 196 | 25.6% | +4.4% | |
NDP | Rachael Lewis | 45 | 5.8% | -10.0% | |
Independent | Dale Robert Worsfold | 28 | 3.6% | +3.6% | |
Total | 764 | 100.0% | – |
2002 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon Party | Dennis Fentie | 521 | 63.1% | +46.2% | |
Liberal | Tom Cove | 174 | 21.1% | -10.9% | |
NDP | Kathy Magun | 130 | 15.8% | -35.3% | |
Total | 825 | 100.0% | – |
2000 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NDP | Dennis Fentie | 434 | 51.1% | -1.7% | |
Liberal | Isaac Wood | 272 | 32.0% | +19.3% | |
Yukon Party | Mickey Thomas | 144 | 16.9% | -12.8% | |
Total | 850 | 100.0% | – |
1996 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NDP | Dennis Fentie | 442 | 52.8% | +18.3% | |
Yukon Party | Barrie Ravenhill | 249 | 29.7% | -29.0% | |
Liberal | Dave Kalles | 106 | 12.7% | +5.9% | |
Independent | Mickey Thomas | 40 | 4.8% | +4.8% | |
Total | 837 | 100.0% | – |
1992 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yukon Party | John Devries | 485 | 58.7% | +13.5% | |
NDP | Karel Kauppinen | 285 | 34.5% | -10.2% | |
Liberal | Ron Lutz | 56 | 6.8% | -2.7% | |
Total | 826 | 100.0% | – |
- The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party re-branded itself as the Yukon Party before the 1992 election.
1989 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | John Devries | 298 | 45.2% | +29.4% | |
NDP | Karel Kauppinen | 295 | 44.7% | +11.5% | |
Liberal | John McDonald | 63 | 9.5% | +9.5% | |
Total | 660 | 100.0% | – |
1985 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
NDP | Dave Porter | 183 | 33.2% | +29.9% | |
Independent | Donald Taylor | 174 | 30.6% | -0.4% | |
Independent | Brian Shanahan | 119 | 21.0% | -8.1% | |
Progressive Conservative | Don McIntosh | 90 | 15.8% | -11.1% | |
Total | 568 | 100.0% | – |
1982 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Taylor | 170 | 31.0% | +31.0% | |
Independent | Brian Shanahan | 154 | 28.1% | +28.1% | |
Progressive Conservative | Dave Rollie | 142 | 27.5% | -25.9% | |
Liberal | Eileen Van Bibber | 60 | 10.9% | -34.9% | |
NDP | James Cahill | 18 | 3.3% | +3.3% | |
Total | 548 | 100.0% | – |
1978 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive Conservative | Donald Taylor | 226 | 53.4% | – | |
Liberal | Grant Taylor | 188 | 44.9% | – | |
Total | 419 | 100.0% | – |
- Partisan politics introduced into the territory
1974 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Taylor | 223 | 49.6% | – | |
Independent | Johnny Friend | 110 | 24.4% | – | |
Independent | Harold Godfrey | 107 | 23.8% | – | |
Total | 450 | 100.0% | – |
1970 general election[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Donald Taylor | 397 | 58.0% | – | |
Independent | R.W. Stubenberg | 275 | 40.2% | – | |
Total | 684 | 100.0% | – |
References[]
- ^ NDP candidate for Watson Lake to withdraw Yukon Chronicle, March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021
- ^ https://electionsyukon.ca/en/withdrawl-of-candidate[dead link]
- ^ Unofficial results, Watson Lake Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the General Election Held on September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1974 Elections Yukon, 1974. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1970 Elections Yukon, 1970. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- Watson Lake - Yukon Votes 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
- Yukon territorial electoral districts