2006 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election September 2023 2006 Yukon general election Yukon parliamentary no no no 2002 Yukon general election 2002 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly 2011 Yukon general election members 2011 18 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly 10 October 10, 2006 72.90%Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006 Retrieved January 21, 2017( 5.23pp) x160px YT Yukon nohash Dennis Fentie 2002 YT Yukon name Watson Lake 12 10 2 5,503 40.6% 0.3pp YLP YT Liberal nohash Arthur Mitchell 2005 YT Liberal name Copperbelt 1 5 4 4,704 34.7% 5.7pp NDP YT NDP nohash Todd Hardy 2002 YT NDP name Whitehorse Centre 5 3 2 3,197 23.6% 3.3pp Yukon_general_election,_2006_-_Results_By_Riding.svg 400px Popular 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. Premier Premier after election Dennis Fentie YT Yukon name Dennis Fentie YT Yukon name The 2006 Yukon general election was held on October 10, 2006, in Yukon, Canada, to elect members of the 32nd Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Premier of Yukon asked the territorial Commissioner for a dissolution of the Assembly on September 8, 2006. Because of changes in the Yukon Act, the Yukon Party government's mandate resulting from this election is for as long as five years instead of four. Results By party PartyParty leader# ofcandidatesSeatsPopular vote2002DissolutionElected% Change#% YT Yukon row-name Dennis Fentie1812910 -16.7 5,503 40.6 YT Liberal row-name Arthur Mitchell18145 +400.0 4,704 34.7 YT NDP row-name Todd Hardy18533 -40.0 3,197 23.6 YT Independent row Independents4020 - 143 1.1Total58181818-13,547100.0 By region Party nameWhitehorseRuralTotal YT Yukon rowYukon Party Seats:5510 YT Yukon row Popular vote:38.9%42.9%40.6% YT Liberal rowLiberal Seats:235 YT Liberal row Popular vote:38.3%30.0%34.7% YT NDP rowNew Democratic Party Seats:213 YT NDP row Popular vote:22.8%24.6%23.6% YT Independent rowIndependent Seats:(no candidate)00 YT Independent row Popular vote:(no candidate)2.5%1.1%Total seats: 9918 By rank PartySeatsSecondThirdFourthYT Yukon row-name 10530 YT Liberal row-name5940 YT NDP row-name34110 YT Independent rowIndependents0004 Changes since the last election Haakon Arntzen leaves the Yukon Party caucus after investigations into several sexual assault cases in the 70's and the 80's began. While serving as an independent, he was found guilty. The Opposition called for his resignation, however this was rebuffed by the Government who believed he should be sentenced first. The Liberal Party held a leadership race after Pat Duncan lost the previous election moving from government to only one seat and third place. The party chose Arthur Mitchell over Duncan to lead the party. Arntzen resigns from the legislature on September 9, 2005. A by-election was held on November 21, 2005 to fill the Copperbelt seat and Liberal leader Arthur Mitchell won the election with almost 50% of the vote. Peter Jenkins, member for Klondike, resigns from Yukon Party, November 28, 2005 and from the cabinet after a dispute with the Premier over the payment of loans. Gary McRobb, member for Kluane, and Eric Fairclough, member for Mayo-Tatchun were expelled from the New Democratic Party (NDP) on February 28, 2006 and March 1, 2006 respectively when it is learned that they are exploring the possibility of running as independents or Liberals in the next election. McRobb (on March 17, 2006) and Fairclough (on May 1, 2006) both joined the Liberal caucus. Fairclough's joining brought the Liberals ahead of the NDP making them the official opposition. Edzerza on August 2, 2006 resigned from cabinet and the Yukon Party caucus; the following day, Edzerza said he would seek the NDP nomination in his riding. In accordance with NDP policy, Edzerza is to sit as an independent until nominated and elected as an NDP candidate. Campaign slogans Yukon Party: Imagine tomorrow Yukon Liberal Party: Putting people first Yukon New Democratic Party: Leading the way Results by riding names in bold indicate cabinet ministers, names in italics are party leaders Rural Yukon YT Yukon Liberal NDP Other |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Klondike |YT Yukon background|  |Steve Nordick 405 | |Steve Taylor 132 | |Jorn Meier 297 | |Glen Everitt 56 |YT Independent background|  |Peter Jenkins |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Kluane | |Jim Bowers 176 |YT Liberal background|  |Gary McRobb 317 | |Lillian Grubach-Hambrook 82 | |Freddy Hutter 19 |YT Liberal background|  |Gary McRobb |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Lake Laberge |YT Yukon background|  |Brad Cathers 458 | |Jon Breen 221 | |Nina Sutherland 120 | | |YT Yukon background|  |Brad Cathers |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mayo-Tatchun | |Jean VanBibber 166 |YT Liberal background|  |Eric Fairclough 301 | |Karen Gage 99 | | |YT Liberal background|  |Eric Fairclough |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Mount Lorne | |Valerie Boxall 236 | |Colleen Wirth 231 |YT NDP background| |Steve Cardiff 361 | | |YT NDP background|  |Steve Cardiff |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Pelly-Nisutlin |YT Yukon background|  |Marian Horne 241 | |Hammond Dick 145 | |Gwen Wally 146 | |Elvis Aaron Presley ("Tagish" Elvis Presley) 40 |YT Yukon background|  |Dean Hassard |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Southern Lakes |YT Yukon background|  |Patrick Rouble 276 | |Ethel Tizya 134 | |Kevin Barr 238 | | |YT Yukon background|  |Patrick Rouble |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Vuntut Gwitchin | |William Josie 38 |YT Liberal background|  |Darius Elias 64 | |Lorraine Peter 40 | | |YT NDP background|  |Lorraine Peter |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Watson Lake |YT Yukon background|  |Dennis Fentie 495 | |Rick Harder 196 | |Rachael Lewis 45 | |Dale Robert Worsfold 28 |YT Yukon background|  |Dennis Fentie |} Whitehorse YT Yukon Liberal NDP Other |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Copperbelt | |Russ Hobbis 374 |YT Liberal background|  |Arthur Mitchell 632 | |David Hedmann 191 | |  |YT Liberal background|  |Arthur Mitchell |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|McIntyre-Takhini | |Vicki Durrant 201 | |Ed Schultz 328 |YT NDP background|  |John Edzerza 334 | | |YT Independent background|  |John Edzerza |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Porter Creek Centre |YT Yukon background|  |Archie Lang 344 | |David Laxton 224 | |Kate White 159 | |  |YT Yukon background|  |Archie Lang |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Porter Creek North |YT Yukon background| |Jim Kenyon 311 | |Dale Cheeseman 191 | |Dave Hobbis 158 | | |YT Yukon background|  |Jim Kenyon |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Porter Creek South | |Dean Hassard 298 |YT Liberal background|  |Don Inverarity 304 | |Samson Hartland 97 | |  |YT Liberal background|  |Pat Duncan |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Riverdale North |YT Yukon background|  |Ted Staffen 429 | |Lesley Cabott 373 | |James McCullough 172 | |  |YT Yukon background|  |Ted Staffen |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Riverdale South |YT Yukon background|  |Glenn Hart 357 | |Phil Treusch 324 | |Peter Lesniak 226 | |  |YT Yukon background|  |Glenn Hart |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse Centre | |Jerry Johnson 190 | |Bernie Phillips 211 |YT NDP background|  |Todd Hardy 357 | | |YT NDP background|  |Todd Hardy |- | style="background:whitesmoke;"|Whitehorse West |YT Yukon background|  |Elaine Taylor 511 | |Mike Walton 371 | |Rhoda Merkel 75 | |  |YT Yukon background|  |Elaine Taylor |} Opinion polls thumb|200px|DataPath polling chart thumb|200px|Trendlines polling chart Polling FirmDateYPLibNDPIndResults of Election 20024029274DataPathJuly 20022335355DataPathMarch 200431262221DataPathFebruary 200531233313DataPathMay 200528293013DataPathAugust 20053021436TrendLinesAugust 2005353034TrendLinesSeptember 2005352935TrendLinesOctober 2005323236DataPathDecember 20052531359TrendLinesJanuary 20062634372TrendLinesMarch 20063132334TrendLinesMay 200627272917DataPathMay 20062931337TrendLinesJune 200626262721TrendLinesJuly 200635332310DataPathAugust 20063330316TrendLinesSeptember 20063239237DataPathOctober 20063437254TrendLinesOctober 20063532312Results of Election 20064135241 Trendlines polls from October 2005 to June 2006 are based on a 100-day rolling average. Trendlines polls from July 2006 to October 2006 only include the respective monthly figures. Trendlines has conducted a poll in every riding every month for several months. According to the September/October polls, the Yukon Party could form a minority government with 7 of the 18 seats; or the Liberal Party and NDP could form a majority coalition with 11 out of the 18 seats. Trendlines Riding pollsDistrictYPLibNDPIndCopperbelt2856160Klondike2314559Kluane1436437Lake Laberge3431286*McIntyre-Takhini4615380Mayo-Tatchun3350170Mount Lorne3218500Pelly-Nisutlin4282525Porter Creek Centre5035150Porter Creek North2929430Porter Creek South3555100Riverdale North3340270Riverdale South5025250Southern Lakes3214467Vuntut Gwitchin1457290Watson Lake6317138Whitehorse Centre1020700Whitehorse West554150Totals 7560 *Independent candidate Tim Zeigdel has since withdrawn. TrendLines Research https://web.archive.org/web/20070709040039/http://www.theyukon.tv/free/trendlines/index.htm 2007-07-09 References External links Election Almanac - Yukon Territorial Election Yukon Votes 2006. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006 Category:2006 elections in Canada Election Category:October 2006 in Canada Category:October 2006 elections