Ted Adel
Ted Adel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Copperbelt North | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Currie Dixon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
Ted Adel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Copperbelt North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.
Adel worked for Canada Post and held executive positions within the Canadian Union of Postal Workers before retiring in 2007. He worked as a real estate agent and for the Yukon Liquor Corporation before entering territorial politics.[2]
He has a Bachelor of Arts from Wilfrid Laurier University.[3]
Adel first ran unsuccessfully in the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes for the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2011 Yukon election, losing to New Democrat Kevin Barr. Adel was elected on November 7, 2016 as MLA for the Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt North as part of the Liberal majority government, narrowly defeating Yukon Party president Pat McInroy. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.[4]
Electoral record
2016 general election
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/Liberal/row| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ted Adel | 566 | 45.1% | +10.8% | ||||||
| Yukon Party | Pat McInroy | 529 | 42.1% | -1.7% | NDP | André Bourcier | 161 | 12.8% | -0.6% | |
| Total | 1256 | 100.0% | – | |||||||
2011 general election
Template:Canadian politics/party colours/NDP/rowTemplate:Canadian politics/party colours/Independent/row| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Kevin Barr | 488 | 46.8% | – | ||||||
| Yukon Party | Deborah Fulmer | 395 | 37.9% | – | Liberal | Ted Adel | 111 | 10.6% | – | |
| First Nations Party | Stanley James | 49 | 4.7% | – | ||||||
| Total | 1043 | 100.0% | – | |||||||
References
- ^ "Results: 01 - Copperbelt North". Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016.
- ^ Ted Adel, Liberal candidate. Yukon Liberal Party
- ^ Ted Adel, Liberal candidate. Yukon Liberal Party
- ^ Ted Adel, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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