Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)
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 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Vuntut Gwitchin | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
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| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2016) | 163 | ||
| Communities | Old Crow | ||
Vuntut Gwitchin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural seats.
The electoral district was known as Old Crow, named after the community it encompasses, before 1992. It is situated on the traditional territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. At 1974 election[1] and 1970 election,[2] the riding was part of Ogilvie[1] and Dawson.[2]
It is the least populated electoral district in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date.
MLAs
Old Crow
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24th | 1978–1982 | Grafton Njootli | Yukon Progressive Conservative Party | |
| 25th | 1982–1985 | Kathie Nukon | ||
| 26th | 1985–1989 | Norma Kassi | Yukon New Democratic Party | |
| 27th | 1989–1992 | |||
Vuntut Gwitchin
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th | 1992–1995 | Johnny Abel | Yukon Party | |
| 1996 | Esau Schafer | |||
| 29th | 1996–2000 | Robert Bruce | Yukon New Democratic Party | |
| 30th | 2000–2002 | Lorraine Peter | ||
| 31st | 2002–2006 | |||
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | Darius Elias | Yukon Liberal Party | |
| 33rd | 2011–2012 | |||
| 2012–2013 | Independent | |||
| 2013–2016 | Yukon Party | |||
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Pauline Frost | Liberal | |
| 35th | 2021–present | TBD | ||
Election results
2021 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pauline Frost | 78 | 50 | ||
| NDP | Annie Blake | 78 | 50 | ||
| Total | 100.0% | – | |||
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pauline Frost | 77 | 51.3% | -12.8% | |
| Yukon Party | Darius Elias | 70 | 46.7% | +10.8% | |
| NDP | Skeeter Miller-Wright | 3 | 2.0% | +2.0% | |
| Total | 150 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Darius Elias[3] | 93 | 64.1% | +18.1% | |
| Yukon Party | Garry Njootli | 52 | 35.9% | +9.9% | |
| Total | 145 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006 general election
| 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% | – | ||
2002 general election
| 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% | – | ||
2000 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Lorraine Netro | 69 | 37.7% | -17.3% | |
| Liberal | Esau Schafer | 61 | 33.3% | +33.3% | |
| Yukon Party | Kathie Nukon | 53 | 29.0% | -16.0% | |
| Total | 183 | 100.0% | – | ||
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% | – | ||
- Held after a challenge of the 1996 results.
1996 general election
| 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% | +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% | -7.4% | |
| NDP | Randall Tetlichi | 69 | 44.2% | +44.2% | |
| Total | 156 | 100.0% | – | ||
- Held on the death of Johnny Abel, 1995.
1992 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Johnny Abel | 96 | 63.2% | – | |
| Liberal | Grafton Njootli | 56 | 36.8% | – | |
| Total | 152 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
- ^ a b "1974 General Election" (PDF). Elections Yukon, pp. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "1970 General Election" (PDF). Elections Yukon, pp. 32. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Elias to Seek the Confidence of Vuntut Residents". Yukon Liberal Party. April 16, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.