Mountainview (electoral district)
Mountainview is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was created in 2009 out of parts of the former districts of McIntyre-Takhini and Copperbelt. It contains the Whitehorse subdivisions of Granger, Valleyview, McIntyre, and Hillcrest.[1]
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Mountainview in Whitehorse | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Liberal | ||
| District created | 2009 | ||
| First contested | 2011 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2016) | 1,453 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Whitehorse | ||
It is the former riding of the Yukon's 8th Premier, Darrell Pasloski. In the 2021 Yukon Elections, it is the only electoral district with an independent candidate and, thus, the only district with more than three candidates.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding created from McIntyre-Takhini and Copperbelt | ||||
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Darrell Pasloski | Yukon Party | |
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Jeanie McLean | Liberal | |
| 35th | 2021–Present | |||
Election results
2021 general election
| 2021 Yukon general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Jeanie McLean | 402 | 38.21 | +3.65 | ||||
| New Democratic | Michelle Friesen | 356 | 33.84 | -0.18 | ||||
| Yukon Party | Ray Sydney | 268 | 25.48 | -5.94 | ||||
| Independent | Coach Jan Prieditis | 26 | 2.47 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 1,052 | 99.91 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1 | 0.09 | ||||||
| Turnout | 1,053 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +1.91 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Jeanie McLean | 439 | 34.6% | +14.5% | |
| NDP | Shaunagh Stikeman | 432 | 34.0% | -1.0% | |
| Yukon Party | Darrell Pasloski | 399 | 31.4% | -13.3% | |
| Total | 1,270 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Darrell Pasloski | 480 | 44.7% | – | |
| NDP | Stephen Dunbar-Edge | 376 | 35.0% | – | |
| Liberal | Dave Sloan | 216 | 20.1% | – | |
| Total | 1,072 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
- "Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report" (PDF). Elections Yukon. March 2008. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
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