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2002 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election

2002 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election

FieldValue
election_name2002 Yukon general election
countryYukon
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election2000 Yukon general election
previous_year2000
previous_mps30th Yukon Legislative Assembly
next_election2006 Yukon general election
elected_mpsmembers
next_year2006
seats_for_election18 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
majority_seats10
election_dateNovember 4, 2002
turnout78.13% ( 0.45pp)
image1[[File:Dennis Fentie (3x4 crop).jpgx160px]]
colour1
leader1Dennis Fentie
leader_since12002
party1
leaders_seat1Watson Lake
last_election11
seats112
seat_change111
popular_vote15,650
percentage140.3%
swing117.0pp
<!-- NDP -->image2NDP
colour2
leader2Todd Hardy
leader_since22002
party2
leaders_seat2Whitehorse Centre
last_election26
seats25
seat_change21
popular_vote23,763
percentage226.9%
swing25.9pp
<!--Lib-->image3[[File:Pat Duncan Yukon Senator.jpgx160px]]
colour3
leader3Pat Duncan
leader_since31998
party3
leaders_seat3Porter Creek South
last_election310
seats31
seat_change39
popular_vote34,056
percentage329.0%
swing313.7pp
map_imageYukon_general_election,_2002_-_Results_By_Riding.svg
map_size400px
map_captionPopular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Click the map for more details.
titlePremier
posttitlePremier after election
before_electionPat Duncan
before_party
after_electionDennis Fentie
after_party

The 2002 Yukon general election was held on November 4, 2002, to elect members of the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon, Canada.

Results by party

The Yukon Legislature after the 2002 election.
PartyParty leader# of
candidatesSeatsPopular voteBeforeAfter% Change#%12510Total601718+5.614004100.0
Dennis Fentie182+500%565040.3%Todd Hardy184+25%376326.9%Pat Duncan188-87.5%405629.0%Independents63
PartySeatsSecondThirdFourthFifth
1241105

Results by riding

names in bold indicate party leaders

|- || |Haakon Arntzen 374 | |Arthur Mitchell 312 | |Lillian Grubach-Hambrook 263 | | |

New district
Peter Jenkins
508

| |Glen Everitt 224 | |Lisa Hutton 200 | | ||

Peter Jenkins

| |Michael Crawshay 124 | |Paul Birckel 109 || |Gary McRobb 442 | | ||

Gary McRobb
Brad Cathers
466

| |Pam Buckway 218 | |Bill Commins 150 | | ||

Pam Buckway
John Edzerza
288

| |Judy Gingell 204 | |Maureen Stephens 270 | |Wayne Jim 129 Geoffrey Capp 15 ||

Wayne Jim

| |Jerry C. Kruse 102 | |Pat Van Bibber 210 || |Eric Fairclough 339 | |Dibs Williams 36 ||

Eric Fairclough

| |Darcy Tkachuk 271 | |Cynthia Tucker 236 || |Steve Cardiff 334 | | ||

Cynthia Tucker
Dean Hassard
297

| |Jim McLachlan 181 | |Buzz Burgess 162 | | ||

Jim McLachlan
Archie Lang
399

| |Scott Kent 312 | |Judi Johnny 63 | | ||

Scott Kent
Jim Kenyon
331

| |Dave Austin 148 | |Mark Bowers 135 | |Roger Rondeau 112 ||

Don Roberts

| |Lynn Ogden 301 || |Pat Duncan 408 | |Paul Warner 80 | | ||

Pat Duncan
Ted Staffen
446

| |Dale Eftoda 355 | |Jan Slipetz 223 | | ||

Dale Eftoda
Glenn Hart
385

| |Sue Edelman 332 | |Cary Gryba 253 | | ||

Sue Edelman
Patrick Rouble
227

| |Manfred Janssen 106 | |Rachael Lewis 190 | |Warren Braunberger 41 ||

Dave Keenan

| |Randall Tetlichi 41 | |Joe Tetlichi 34 || |Lorraine Peter
68 | | ||

Lorraine Peter
Dennis Fentie
521

| |Tom Cove 130 | |Kathy Magun 174 | | ||

Dennis Fentie

| |Vicki Durrant 171 | |Bernie Phillips 218 || |Todd Hardy 300 | |Mike McLarnon 207 ||

Mike McLarnon
Elaine Taylor
398

| |Dennis Schneider 319 | |Rachel Grantham 117 | | || |Dennis Schneider |}

Electoral boundary changes from last election

  • The riding of Faro was represented by Trevor Harding (NDP). Jim McLachlan (Liberal) was elected in a by-election after Harding resigned. The riding disappeared, absorbed into Pelly-Nisutlin.
  • The riding of Ross River-Southern Lakes represented by Dave Keenan (NDP) was split, with Ross River and Teslin going in Pelly-Nisutlin, the rest (Carcross and Marsh Lake) became Southern Lakes along with the portions of the Mount Lorne riding.
  • The Whitehorse riding of Riverside, (represented by Scott Kent (Lib) who moved to Porter Creek Centre), disappeared absorbed into Whitehorse Centre and Riverdale North.
  • The Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt is a new riding created by splitting Whitehorse West.
  • The Whitehorse riding of Porter Creek Centre is a new riding created by splitting Porter Creek North.

Member changes from last election

  • James R. McLachlan (Liberal) elected in a by-election in the riding of Faro after the resignation of Trevor Harding in 2000.
  • Dennis Fentie (NDP) defects to the Yukon Party in May 2002 and became leader one month later.
  • Mike McLarnon (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
  • Wayne Jim (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
  • Don Roberts (Liberal) defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.

References

References

  1. [http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/election02.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election] Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
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