1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election

By-election in Canada September 2023 October 2021 1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election 253 326 31.9% 14.8% Shelda Hutton YP YT Yukon nohash YT Yukon name 24.7% YK Liberal nohash 10.1% MLA Tony Penikett YT NDP name David Sloan YT NDP name 1996 Yukon general election YT Liberal name Larry Bagnell Yukon 1992 71.19% ( 5.72%) 1,437 parliamentary no no no 1992 Yukon general election 1996 02 05 x160px Electoral district of Whitehorse West David Sloan YNDP YT NDP nohash YT NDP name 433 42.3% 3.3% Sep. 1996 The 1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election took place on February 5, 1996. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the district's incumbent MLA Tony Penikett on September 27, 1995. NDP candidate David Sloan won the by-election. Background The previous MLA for Whitehorse West, Tony Penikett, resigned on September 27, 1995 to accept a position as a policy advisor in the office of Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow."Penikett gets Regina post". Vancouver Sun, September 27, 1995. Results By-election: 1996Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on By-elections Held February 5, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 22, 2017.YT NDP row | NDP | Dave Sloan | align="right"| 433 | align="right"| 42.3% | align="right"| -3.3% YT Liberal row |Liberal | Larry Bagnell | align="right"| 326 | align="right"| 31.9% | align="right"| +14.8% YT Yukon Shelda Hutton 253 24.7% -10.1% |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 1023 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| – References Whitehorse West territorial by-election Whitehorse West territorial by-election Whitehorse West territorial by-election Category:Territorial by-elections in Yukon