Porter Creek South

Porter Creek South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It comprises part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek and is the smallest riding in Whitehorse. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek Centre, Porter Creek North, and Takhini-Kopper King.

Porter Creek South
Yukon electoral district
Boundaries of Porter Creek South in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureYukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ranj Pillai
Liberal
First contested1992
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)921
Census subdivision(s)Porter Creek

Porter Creek South is also the former seat of Pat Duncan, 6th Premier of the Yukon, who served from 2000 to 2002. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2002 territorial election when the Duncan's Liberal government was defeated.

It is considered a Liberal stronghold.

MLAs

LegislatureYearsMemberParty
28th1992-1996   Alan NordlingIndependent
29th1996-2000   Pat DuncanLiberal
30th2000-2002
31st2002-2006
32nd2006-2011Don Inverarity
33rd2011–2016   Mike NixonYukon Party
34th2016–2021   Ranj PillaiLiberal
35th2021–present

Election history

2021

2021 Yukon general election
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
LiberalRanj Pillai30947.17+0.6%
Yukon PartyChad Sjodin26240+0.6%
New DemocraticColette Acheson8412.82-1.3%
Total valid votes 655
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Liberal holdSwing-17.18
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 LiberalRanj Pillai33746.6%+6.0%
Yukon PartyMike Nixon28539.4%-3.5%
 NDPShirley Chua-Tan10214.1%-2.4%
Total724100.0%

2011

2011 Yukon general election[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Yukon PartyMike Nixon25742.9%+0.3%
 LiberalDon Inverarity24340.6%-2.8%
 NDPJohn Carney9916.5%+2.6%
Total599100.0%

2006

2006 Yukon general election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 LiberalDon Inverarity30443.4%-8.3%
Yukon PartyDean Hassard29842.6%+4.5%
 NDPSamson Hartland9713.9%+3.8%
Total700100.0%

2002

2002 Yukon general election[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 LiberalPat Duncan40851.7%-12.5%
Yukon PartyLynn Ogden30138.1%+13.3%
 NDPPaul Warner8010.1%-0.7%
Total789100.0%

2000

2000 Yukon general election[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 LiberalPat Duncan60764.2%+21.3%
Yukon PartyLarry Carlyle23524.8%-14.3%
 NDPMark Dupuis10310.8%-7.0%
Total945100.0%

1996

1996 Yukon general election[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 LiberalPat Duncan43542.9%+15.0%
Yukon PartyAlan Nordling39739.1%+39.1%
 NDPMark Dupuis18117.8%-7.8%
Total1013100.0%

1992

1992 Yukon general election[7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
 IndependentAlan Nordling43546.5%
 LiberalShayne Fairman26127.9%
 NDPBrian McLaughlin24025.6%
Total936100.0%

References