John Streicker

John Streicker^[1] is a former president of the Green Party of Canada and the former candidate for the party in the federal electoral district of Yukon. Streicker is a professional engineer, and lectures at Yukon College.^[2]^[3] He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a master's degree in engineering from the University of New Brunswick.^[4] In the 2008 federal election he got 13% of the vote, a margin which grew to 19% in 2011. He lives in Marsh Lake, Yukon.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

In October 2012, Streicker was elected to Whitehorse City Council.^[9]

Election results[edit]

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ryan Leef	5,422	33.77	+1.11	$78,970
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell	5,290	32.95	-12.85	$79,778
	Green	John Streicker	3,037	18.91	+6.08	$42,746
	New Democratic	Kevin Barr	2,308	14.37	+5.67	$28,631
Total valid votes/Expense limit			16,057	100.00	$230,125
Total rejected ballots			67	0.42	–
Turnout			16,124	68.11	–
Eligible voters			23,673	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell	6,715	45.80	-3.26	$56,745
	Conservative	Darrell Pasloski	4,788	32.66	+9.12	$68,782
	Green	John Streicker	1,881	12.83	+9.00	$14,609
	New Democratic	Ken Bolton	1,276	8.70	-14.85	$13,004
Total valid votes/Expense limit			14,660	100.00	$82,727
	Liberal hold		Swing	-6.19

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^ "John Streicker". Yukon Energy. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "John Streicker" (PDF). Yukon: Yukon Federal Green Party Association. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "A New Day". CBC News. 28 March 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
^ "Speakers". Climate Change Conference 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ "Northern activists arrive at Durban climate talks". CBC News. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ Kerr, Josh (1 April 2011). "Streicker strikes a chord with candidates". Whitehorse, Yukon: Yukon News. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ Vigneault, Stéphane (19 October 2012). "reen Party Past President and Arctic Scientist Wins Seat in Whitehorse". Ottawa: Green Party of Canada. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2012.

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