Porter Creek Centre
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Paolo Gallina Liberal | ||
| First contested | 2002 | ||
| Last contested | 2016 | ||
| Demographics | |||
Electors (2016) | 1,308 | ||
| Census subdivisions | Porter Creek, Whistle Bend | ||
Porter Creek Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada.[1] It was created in 2002 out of the Whitehorse ridings of Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South. It encompasses the Whitehorse subdivision of Whistle Bend and part of the subdivision of Porter Creek. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek South, Porter Creek North, and Riverdale North.
The current MLA of Porter Creek Centre is Paolo Gallina of the Yukon Liberal Party, who was elected on November 7, 2016. Porter Creek Centre is the former riding of Yukon's 11th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, David Laxton.
Contents
1 MLAs
2 Election results
2.1 2016 general election
2.2 2011 general election
2.3 2006 general election
2.4 2002 general election
3 References
MLAs
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | 2002–2006 | | Archie Lang | Yukon Party |
2006 | 2006–2011 | |||
2011 | 2011–2016 | | David Laxton | Yukon Party |
| 2016 | | Independent | ||
2016 | 2016–present | | Paolo Gallina | Liberal |
Election results
2016 general election
| 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% | |||
2011 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | David Laxton | 298 | 38.5% | -8.8% | |
| | Liberal | Kerry Huff[2] | 245 | 31.6% | +0.8% |
| | NDP | Jean-François Des Lauriers | 230 | 29.7% | +7.8% |
| Total | 773 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Archie Lang | 344 | 47.3% | -4.3% | |
| | Liberal | David Laxton | 224 | 30.8% | -9.5% |
| | NDP | Kate White | 159 | 21.9% | +13.8% |
| Total | 727 | 100.0% | – | ||
2002 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Archie Lang | 399 | 51.6% | – | |
| | Liberal | Scott Kent | 312 | 40.3% | – |
| | NDP | Judi Johnny | 63 | 8.1% | – |
| Total | 774 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
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^ "Kerry Huff Acclaimed as Porter Creek Centre Candidate". Yukon Liberal Party. October 28, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
^ McElheran, Graeme (6 October 2006). "NDP and Libs hope to tilt Porter Creek left". Yukon News. Whitehorse. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
