Lake Laberge (electoral district)
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Lake Laberge in relation to other rural Yukon electoral districts
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| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
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Yukon Party |
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| First contested | 1992 | ||
| Last contested | 2006 | ||
Lake Laberge is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada.
The current MLA is Brad Cathers, who was first elected on November 4, 2002, and served as Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board from December 12, 2005 to July 3, 2008; as Minister responsible for Yukon Liquor Corporation and Yukon Lottery Commission from July 3, 2008 to July 6, 2009; and as Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources from July 3, 2008 to August 28, 2009. He also served as Government House Leader from December 12, 2005 to August 28, 2009.
On August 28, 2009, Cathers resigned from cabinet and the government caucus to sit as an independent member over issues with Premier Dennis Fentie.
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Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit]
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 1992 | 1992–1996 | Mickey Fisher | Yukon Party | |
| 1996 | 1996–1999 | Doug Livingston | Yukon New Democratic Party | |
| 1999–2000 | Pam Buckway | Yukon Liberal Party | ||
| 2000 | 2000–2002 | |||
| 2002 | 2002–2006 | Brad Cathers | Yukon Party | |
| 2006 | 2006–2009 | |||
| 2009–2011 | Independent | |||
| 2011 | 2011–present | Yukon Party | ||
Electoral results[edit]
1992 general election[edit]
| Yukon general election, 1992 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Yukon Party | Mickey Fisher | – | – | ||
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| Liberal | |||||
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1996 general election[edit]
| Yukon general election, 1996 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| NDP | Doug Livingston | 328 | 29.4 | ||
| Yukon Party | Mickey Fisher | 325 | 29.1 | – | |
| Liberal | Linda Biensch | 242 | 21.7 | ||
| Independent | Mark Bain | 221 | 19.8 | ||
| Total | 1116 | 100.0 | |||
1999 by-election[edit]
| October, 1999 by-election
On the resignation of Doug Livingston |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Liberal | Pam Buckway | 459 | 45.9 | ||
| Yukon Party | Mickey Fisher | 361 | 36.1 | – | |
| NDP | Graham McDonald | 180 | 18.0 | ||
| Total | 1000 | 100.0 | |||
2000 general election[edit]
| Yukon general election, 2000 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Liberal | Pam Buckway | 514 | 48.5 | ||
| Yukon Party | Roger Gallagher | 363 | 34.3 | – | |
| NDP | Gary LeGoffe | 182 | 17.2 | ||
| Total | 1059 | 100.0 | |||
2002 general election[edit]
| Yukon general election, 2002 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 466 | 55.9 | – | |
| Liberal | Pam Buckway | 218 | 26.1 | ||
| NDP | Bill Commins | 150 | 18.0 | ||
| Total | 834 | 100.0 | |||
2006 general election[edit]
| Yukon general election, 2006 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 458 | 57.32 | – | |
| Liberal | John Breen | 221 | 27.66 | ||
| NDP | Nina Sutherland | 120 | 15.02 | ||
| Total | 799 | 100.0 | |||
2011 general election[edit]
| Yukon general election, 2011 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Yukon Party | Brad Cathers[1] | 528 | 51.9% | -5.4% | |
| NDP | Brad Turner[2] | 330 | 32.5% | +17.5% | |
| Liberal | Mike Simon[3] | 159 | 15.6% | -12.1% | |
| Total | 1017 | 100.0% | |||
References[edit]
- ^ John Thompson (August 1, 2011). "Brad Cathers keeps crown". Yukon News.
- ^ "Territorial Election 2011". Yukon NDP. June 17, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Nomination Meeting Set for Lake Laberge". Yukon Liberal Party. January 25, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
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