Lake Laberge (electoral district)

Lake Laberge is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural districts and is named after the eponymous Lake Laberge, which is within the riding.

Lake Laberge
Yukon electoral district
Boundaries of Lake Laberge
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureYukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Brad Cathers
Yukon Party
First contested1992
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,719
Census subdivision(s)Ibex Valley, Lake Laberge 1, Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, Whitehorse, Whitehorse, Unorganized, Yukon, Unorganized

Lake Laberge encompasses the Whitehorse subdivisions of MacPherson, and Hidden Valley, as well as the residents of the Takhini Hot Springs Road, Pilot Mountain, the Hamlet of Ibex Valley, and the North Klondike Highway and Lake Laberge as far as Braeburn Lodge. The riding is also part of the traditional territory of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council. It is bordered by the rural ridings of Mayo-Tatchun, Kluane, and Pelly-Nisutlin, as well as the Whitehorse ridings Porter Creek North and Riverdale North.

The riding is considered a Yukon Party stronghold.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Assembly Years Member Party
28th  1992–1996     Mickey Fisher Yukon Party
29th  1996–1999     Doug Livingston New Democratic
 1999–2000     Pam Buckway Liberal
30th  2000–2002
31st  2002–2006     Brad Cathers Yukon Party
32nd  2006–2009
 2009–2011     Independent
33rd  2011–2016     Yukon Party
34th  2016–2021
35th  2021–Present

Electoral results

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2021

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2021 Yukon general election: Lake Laberge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Brad Cathers 799 62.56 +15.6%
New Democratic Ian A Angus 259 20.28 -1.7%
Liberal Tracey Jacobs 219 17.14 -10.7%
Total valid votes 1,277
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Yukon Party hold Swing -21.14
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

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2016 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Brad Cathers 558 46.5% -5.4%
  Liberal Alan Young 342 28.5% +12.9%
  NDP Anne Tayler 261 21.8% -10.7%
Green Julie Anne Ames 38 3.2% +3.2%
Total 1199 100.0%

2011

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2011 Yukon general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Brad Cathers 528 51.9% -5.4%
  NDP Frank Turner 330 32.5% +17.5%
  Liberal Mike Simon[2] 159 15.6% -12.1%
Total 1017 100.0%

2006

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2006 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Brad Cathers 458 57.3% +1.2%
  Liberal John Breen 221 27.6% +1.5%
  NDP Nina Sutherland 120 15.0% -3.0%
Total 799 100.0%

2002

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2002 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Brad Cathers 466 55.9% +21.6%
  Liberal Pam Buckway 218 26.1% -22.4%
  NDP Bill Commins 150 18.0% +0.8%
Total 834 100.0%

2000

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2000 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Pam Buckway 514 48.5% +2.6%
Yukon Party Roger Gallagher 363 34.3% -1.8%
  NDP Gary LeGoffe 182 17.2% -0.8%
Total 1059 100.0%

1999 by-election

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October, 1999 by-election On the resignation of Doug Livingston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Liberal Pam Buckway 459 45.9% +24.2%
Yukon Party Mickey Fisher 361 36.1% +7.0%
  NDP Graham McDonald 180 18.0% -11.4%
Total 1000 100.0%

1996

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1996 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Doug Livingston 328 29.4% +9.6%
Yukon Party Mickey Fisher 325 29.1% -6.%5
  Liberal Linda Biensch 242 21.7% +0.1%
  Independent Mark Bain 221 19.8% +19.8%
Total 1116 100.0%

1992

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1992 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Mickey Fisher 345 35.6%
  Independent Chris Gladish 223 23.0%
  Liberal Bonnie Hurlock 210 21.6%
  NDP Sandra Gibbs 192 19.8%
Total 970 100.0%

References

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  1. ^ John Thompson (August 1, 2011). "Brad Cathers keeps crown". Yukon News.
  2. ^ "Nomination Meeting Set for Lake Laberge". Yukon Liberal Party. January 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved June 28, 2011.