Porter Creek Centre
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2011) |
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Porter Creek Centre in Whitehorse | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| First contested | 2002 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2016) | 1,308 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Porter Creek, Whistle Bend | ||
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.
The current MLA of Porter Creek Centre is Paolo Gallina of the Yukon Liberal Party, who was elected on November 7, 2016. Porter Creek Centre is the former riding of Yukon's 11th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, David Laxton.
MLAs
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2002–2006 | Archie Lang | Yukon Party | |
| 2006 | 2006–2011 | |||
| 2011 | 2011–2016 | David Laxton | Yukon Party | |
| 2016 | Independent | |||
| 2016 | 2016–present | Paolo Gallina | Liberal | |
Election results
2016 general election
| 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 general election
| 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 general election
| 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 general election
| 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
- ^ 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.