Paolo Gallina
Paolo Gallina | |
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| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Porter Creek Centre | |
| In office November 7, 2016 – March 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | David Laxton |
| Succeeded by | Yvonne Clarke |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
| Residence(s) | Whitehorse, Yukon |
Paolo Gallina is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2021 Yukon general election.
Gallina has a background in tourism, sport management and community investment. Prior to entering territorial politics, he was the Community Investment Manager at Northwestel. He also served as Marketing Manager for the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse and promoted Yukon culture and tourism at Canada's Northern House during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver in 2010.[2]
Gallina was elected as MLA of Porter Creek Centre on November 7, 2016, as part of the election of a Liberal majority government in the Yukon. Gallina is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.[3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2021 Yukon general election: Porter Creek Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Yvonne Clarke | 704 | 41.87 | +5.5% | ||||
| Liberal | Paolo Gallina | 643 | 38.25 | -4.9% | ||||
| New Democratic | Shonagh McCrindle | 334 | 19.86 | -0.6% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,681 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Yukon Party gain | Swing | +1.81 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
Yukon general election, 2016
[edit]| 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% | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Results: 10 - Porter Creek Centre". Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016.
- ^ Paolo Gallina, Yukon Liberal candidate
- ^ Paolo Gallina, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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