Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)
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 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Boundaries of Vuntut Gwitchin | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| First contested | 1978 | ||
| Last contested | 2021 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021) | 204 | ||
| Communities | Old Crow | ||
Vuntut Gwitchin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural seats.
The electoral district was known as Old Crow, named after the community it encompasses, before 1992. In the 1974 election[1] and the 1970 election,[2] the riding was part of Ogilvie[1] and Dawson, respectively.[2]
It is the least populated electoral district in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date. In two elections since the district's creation, in 1996 and 2021, two candidates finished in an exact tie; under Yukon election law, a tied vote is settled by drawing lots rather than by reconducting a full by-election.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Crow Riding created from Ogilvie | ||||
| 24th | 1978–1982 | Grafton Njootli | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1982–1985 | Kathie Nukon | ||
| 26th | 1985–1989 | Norma Kassi | New Democratic | |
| 27th | 1989–1992 | |||
| Vuntut Gwitchin | ||||
| 28th | 1992–1995† | Johnny Abel | Yukon Party | |
| 1996–1996 | Esau Schafer | |||
| 29th | 1996–2000 | Robert Bruce | New Democratic | |
| 30th | 2000–2002 | Lorraine Peter | ||
| 31st | 2002–2006 | |||
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | Darius Elias | Liberal | |
| 33rd | 2011–2012 | |||
| 2012–2013 | Independent | |||
| 2013–2016 | Yukon Party | |||
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Pauline Frost | Liberal | |
| 35th | 2021–Present | Annie Blake | New Democratic | |
Election results
[edit]2021
[edit]As both candidates each received 78 votes, it resulted in a tie. A judicial recount took place and there remained a tie vote, therefore a random draw determined that Annie Blake would fill the seat.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Annie Blake | 78 | 50.0% | +48.0% | |
| Liberal | Pauline Frost | 78 | 50.0% | -1.3% | |
| Total | 156 | 100.0% | – | ||
2016
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Pauline Frost | 77 | 51.3% | -12.8% | |
| Yukon Party | Darius Elias | 70 | 46.7% | +10.8% | |
| NDP | Skeeter Miller-Wright | 3 | 2.0% | +2.0% | |
| Total | 150 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Darius Elias[4] | 93 | 64.1% | +18.1% | |
| Yukon Party | Garry Njootli | 52 | 35.9% | +9.9% | |
| Total | 145 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Darius Elias | 65 | 45.8% | +22.0% | |
| NDP | Lorraine Peter | 40 | 28.2% | -19.3% | |
| Yukon Party | William Josie | 37 | 26.0% | -2.7% | |
| Total | 142 | 100.0% | – | ||
2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Lorraine Peter | 68 | 47.5% | +9.8% | |
| Yukon Party | Randall Tetlichi | 41 | 28.7% | -0.3% | |
| Liberal | Joe Tetlichi | 34 | 23.8% | -9.5% | |
| Total | 143 | 100.0% | – | ||
2000
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Lorraine Netro | 69 | 37.7% | -17.3% | |
| Liberal | Esau Schafer | 61 | 33.3% | +33.3% | |
| Yukon Party | Kathie Nukon | 53 | 29.0% | -16.0% | |
| Total | 183 | 100.0% | – | ||
1997 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Robert Bruce | 88 | 55.0% | +13.2% | |
| Yukon Party | Esau Schafer | 72 | 45.0% | +3.2% | |
| Total | 160 | 100.0% | – | ||
- Held after a challenge of the 1996 results.
1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Robert Bruce | 69 | 41.8% | -2.4% | |
| Yukon Party | Esau Schafer | 69 | 41.8% | -14.0% | |
| Liberal | Shirlee Frost | 27 | 16.4% | +16.4% | |
| Total | 165 | 100.0% | – | ||
- Because of the tie vote, Robert Bruce was declared elected after his name was drawn from a hat.
1996 by-election
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Esau Schafer | 87 | 55.8% | -7.4% | |
| NDP | Randall Tetlichi | 69 | 44.2% | +44.2% | |
| Total | 156 | 100.0% | – | ||
- Held on the death of Johnny Abel, 1995.
1992
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Johnny Abel | 96 | 63.2% | – | |
| Liberal | Grafton Njootli | 56 | 36.8% | – | |
| Total | 152 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "1974 General Election" (PDF). Elections Yukon, pp. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ a b "1970 General Election" (PDF). Elections Yukon, pp. 32. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Yukon NDP win final riding by rare drawing of lots, maintaining Liberal, Yukon Party tie in assembly". CBC North. April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
- ^ "Elias to Seek the Confidence of Vuntut Residents". Yukon Liberal Party. April 16, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.