Pelly-Nisutlin
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![]() Boundaries of Pelly-Nisutlin | |||
Territorial electoral district | |||
Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
MLA |
Yukon Party | ||
First contested | 2002 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
Demographics | |||
Electors (2021) | 1,007 | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Faro, Johnsons Crossing, Ross River, Teslin (Teslin land), Teslin (village) Teslin Post 13, Yukon, Unorganized |
Pelly-Nisutlin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the districts of Faro and Ross River-Southern Lakes. The riding includes the communities of Teslin, Faro, Ross River, Little Salmon, and Johnsons Crossing. It encompasses the traditional territory of the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Ross River Dena Council of the Kaska Dena. Pelly-Nisutlin is bordered by the rural ridings of Mayo-Tatchun, Lake Laberge, Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes, and Watson Lake.
Boundary commission controversy
Yukon electoral boundaries are examined by a commission every ten years to determine whether they should be adjusted. When Pelly-Nisutlin was created, it drew criticism from the Village of Teslin and the Teslin Tlingit Council, which argued that it should not be part of the same riding as Ross River and Faro, but rather Carcross and Tagish. There was concern not only that the MLA representing the district would face challenges representing and travelling to the communities of such a vast area (Faro is better accessed through Whitehorse), but also because there were greater commonalities between the Teslin Tlingit Council and the Carcross/Tagish First Nation.[1]
Accordingly, the commission considered dismantling the electoral district and redistributing it into neighbouring districts, but rejected the option as it would create a greater imbalance between rural and urban seats in the Yukon. It also rejected the suggestion that Teslin form its own riding, since it was seen as too small in population. The report concluded: "while we acknowledge that the relationship of the Teslin area to the remainder of the electoral district is somewhat of an anomaly, we are unable to propose a justifiable solution other than to retain the district within its current boundaries."[2]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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31st | 2002–2006 | Dean Hassard | Yukon Party | |
32nd | 2006–2011 | Marian Horne | ||
33rd | 2011–2016 | Stacey Hassard | ||
34th | 2016–2021 | |||
35th | 2021–Present |
Election results
2021
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
Yukon Party | Stacey Hassard | 362 | 50.77 | +8.41 | ||||
New Democratic | George Bahm | 254 | 35.62 | +4.31 | ||||
Liberal | Katherine Alexander | 97 | 13.60 | -9.39 | ||||
Total valid votes | 713 | |||||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
Turnout | ||||||||
Eligible voters | ||||||||
Yukon Party hold | Swing | +2.05 | ||||||
Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021. |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Yukon Party | Stacey Hassard | 280 | 42.3% | -7.1% | |
NDP | Ken Hodgins | 207 | 31.2% | -0.8% | |
Liberal | Carl Sidney | 152 | 23.0% | +9.9% | |
Green | Frank de Jong | 22 | 3.3% | +3.3% | |
Total | 661 | 100.0% | – |
2011
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Yukon Party | Stacey Hassard | 275 | 49.4% | +7.3% | |
NDP | Carol Geddes[3] | 178 | 32.0% | +6.5% | |
Liberal | Carl Sidney | 73 | 13.1% | -12.3% | |
Independent | Elvis Presley | 31 | 5.5% | -1.5% | |
Total | 557 | 100.0% | – |
2006
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Yukon Party | Marian Horne | 241 | 42.1% | -4.3% | |
NDP | Gwen Wally | 146 | 25.5% | +0.2% | |
Liberal | Hammond Dick | 145 | 25.4% | -2.9% | |
Independent | Elvis Aaron Presley ("Tagish" Elvis) | 40 | 7.0% | +7.0% | |
Total | 572 | 100.0% | – |
2002
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Yukon Party | Dean Hassard | 297 | 46.4% | – | |
Liberal | Jim McLachlan | 181 | 28.3% | – | |
NDP | Buzz Burgess | 162 | 25.3% | – | |
Total | 640 | 100.0% | – |
References
- ^ Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (2008) Elections Yukon, p. 16-17.
- ^ Yukon Electoral Boundaries Commission Final Report (2008) Elections Yukon, p. 16-17.
- ^ "Territorial Election 2011". Yukon NDP. June 17, 2011. Archived from the original on August 16, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2011.