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| Party | Candidate | Votes | Vote Share (%) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101/101 polls | Updated: May. 3, 2011 3:40 AM EDT | |||
| CON | Ryan Leef | 5,422 | 33.77 |
Elected |
| LIB | Larry Bagnell | 5,290 | 32.95 |
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| GRN | John Streicker | 3,037 | 18.91 |
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| NDP | Kevin Barr | 2,308 | 14.37 |
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All results are unofficial until final ballot counts are verified by Elections Canada. CBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
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Riding Info
Situated in Canada's mountainous northwest corner, the Yukon Territory covers 455,400 square kilometres.
Most of the residents of this riding live in the capital, Whitehorse. Smaller population centres include historic Dawson City, the transport hub of Watson Lake, and Haines Junction, the gateway to Kluane National Park.
Population: 30,372 (2006 census; an increase of 5.9% since 2001)
Political History
Liberal Larry Bagnell won a fourth consecutive term, beating Conservative Darrel Pasloski by 1,809 votes. Bagnell made his strongest showing in 2006, besting the NDP's Pam Boyde once again, this time by almost 3,500 votes. This was Bagnell's third consecutive win, his second with a strong percentage of the votes.
Bagnell ousted the New Democrats in 2000, when he beat Louise Hardy by a scant 60 votes. In 2004, Bagnell increased his margin, beating Boyde by 2,508 votes.
When the NDP's Audrey McLaughlin won this seat in a 1987 byelection, she put an end to nearly three decades of Tory dominance. McLaughlin triumphed in the general election the next year and was soon named NDP leader, making her the first woman to lead a major party in Canada.
McLaughlin won again in 1993 and was succeeded in 1997 by Hardy.
- 1902 byelection - LIB
- 1904 - CON
- 1908 - LIB
- 1911-30 inclusive - CON
- 1935 - IND CON
- 1940, 1945 - CON
- 1953, 1957 - LIB
- 1957 byelection to 1984 inclusive - PC
- 1987 byelection, 1988, 1993, 1997 - NDP
- 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 - LIB
Demographics
Ethnic Origin
| Region | Percentage |
|---|---|
| British Isles | 51.08% (15,425) |
| French | 14.46% (4,365) |
| Aboriginal | 25.87% (7,810) |
| American | 2.02% (610) |
| Canadian | 20.10% (6,070) |
| Caribbean | 0.28% (85) |
| Latin, Central, South | 0.48% (145) |
| Western European | 22.22% (6,710) |
| Northern European | 9.04% (2,730) |
| Eastern European | 11.43% (3,450) |
| S European | 4.09% (1,235) |
| Other European | 0.71% (215) |
| Scandinavian | 8.58% (2,590) |
| Baltic | 0.23% (70) |
| Czech/Slovak | 0.79% (240) |
| African | 0.40% (120) |
| Arab | 0.20% (60) |
| Maghrebi | 0.00% (0) |
| West Asia | 0.12% (35) |
| South Asia | 0.66% (200) |
| East/SE Asia | 3.33% (1,005) |
| Oceania | 0.28% (85) |
| Pacific Islands | 0.00% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population: 30,195 | |
Mother Tongue
| Language | Percentage |
|---|---|
| English | 86% (25,655) |
| French | 4% (1,105) |
| Algonquin | 0% (0) |
| Atikamekw | 0% (0) |
| Blackfoot | 0% (10) |
| Carrier | 0% (0) |
| Chilcotin | 0% (0) |
| Chipewyan | 0% (0) |
| Cree | 0% (55) |
| Siouan languages (Dakota/Sioux) | 0% (0) |
| Dene | 0% (0) |
| Dogrib | 0% (10) |
| Gitksan | 0% (10) |
| Inuinnaqtun | 0% (0) |
| Inuktitut, n.i.e. | 0% (55) |
| Kutchin-Gwich'in (Loucheux) | 0% (0) |
| Malecite | 0% (0) |
| Mi'kmaq | 0% (0) |
| Mohawk | 0% (0) |
| Montagnais-Naskapi | 0% (0) |
| Nisga'a | 0% (0) |
| North Slave (Hare) | 0% (30) |
| Ojibway | 0% (10) |
| Oji-Cree | 0% (0) |
| Shuswap | 0% (0) |
| South Slave | 0% (15) |
| Tlingit | 0% (70) |
| Italian | 0% (25) |
| Portuguese | 0% (15) |
| Romanian | 0% (10) |
| Spanish | 0% (130) |
| Danish | 0% (15) |
| Dutch | 0% (140) |
| Flemish | 0% (0) |
| Frisian | 0% (0) |
| German | 3% (780) |
| Norwegian | 0% (10) |
| Swedish | 0% (10) |
| Yiddish | 0% (0) |
| Bosnian | 0% (0) |
| Bulgarian | 0% (20) |
| Croatian | 0% (0) |
| Czech | 0% (35) |
| Macedonian | 0% (0) |
| Polish | 0% (20) |
| Russian | 0% (55) |
| Serbian | 0% (10) |
| Serbo-Croatian | 0% (15) |
| Slovak | 0% (15) |
| Slovenian | 0% (45) |
| Ukrainian | 0% (40) |
| Latvian | 0% (10) |
| Lithuanian | 0% (0) |
| Estonian | 0% (10) |
| Finnish | 0% (15) |
| Hungarian | 0% (80) |
| Greek | 0% (10) |
| Armenian | 0% (0) |
| Turkish | 0% (0) |
| Amharic | 0% (0) |
| Arabic | 0% (20) |
| Hebrew | 0% (0) |
| Maltese | 0% (0) |
| Somali | 0% (0) |
| Tigrigna | 0% (0) |
| Bengali | 0% (10) |
| Gujarati | 0% (0) |
| Hindi | 0% (0) |
| Kurdish | 0% (0) |
| Panjabi (Punjabi) | 0% (80) |
| Pashto | 0% (0) |
| Persian (Farsi) | 0% (0) |
| Sindhi | 0% (0) |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 0% (0) |
| Urdu | 0% (0) |
| Malayalam | 0% (0) |
| Tamil | 0% (10) |
| Telugu | 0% (10) |
| Japanese | 0% (25) |
| Korean | 0% (10) |
| Cantonese | 0% (90) |
| Chinese, n.o.s. | 0% (90) |
| Mandarin | 0% (70) |
| Taiwanese | 0% (0) |
| Lao | 0% (10) |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 0% (0) |
| Vietnamese | 0% (105) |
| Bisayan languages | 0% (20) |
| Ilocano | 0% (0) |
| Malay | 0% (0) |
| Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) | 0% (145) |
| Akan (Twi) | 0% (0) |
| Swahili | 0% (0) |
| Creoles | 0% (0) |
| Statistics Canada Population (Single Responses): 29,940 | |
Industry
| Industry | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | 0.92 |
| Mining | 6.67 |
| Utilities | 1.36 |
| Construction | 6.76 |
| Manufacturing | 0.00 |
| Wholesale | 1.59 |
| Retail | 9.23 |
| Transport | 8.12 |
| Info Culture | 2.60 |
| Finance Insurance | 1.57 |
| Real Estate | 2.04 |
| ProSciTech | 4.05 |
| Management | 0.13 |
| Waste/Remediation | 3.00 |
| Education | 7.03 |
| Heath/Social Assistance | 9.00 |
| Arts/Entertainment | 1.64 |
| Hospitality | 0.00 |
| Other Services | 3.65 |
| Public Admin | 21.26 |
| Statistics Canada Population (Total labour force): 23,825 | |
Overall
- Unemployment Rate
- 9.4%
9.4% National
6.6%
- Seniors
- 7.54%
7.56%% National
13.71%%
- Home Owners
- 26.50%
26.50%% National
26.92%%
- Avg Family Income
- $86,085
$86,085 National
$82,325
- Immigration
- 10%
10% National
20%
- Post-Secondary Degree
- 37.90%
37.90% National
33.35%
Candidate Info
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NDP – Kevin Barr Ryan Leef | |
 | Party: Conservative Party of Canada Contact Information: |
| Age: | 37 |
| Children: | One son |
| Profession: | Is deputy superintendent of the Whitehorse Correctional Centre. |
| Education: | Has an honours degree in criminology from the University of Windsor. |
Kevin Barr | |
 | Party: New Democratic Party of Canada Contact Information: 867-668-2203 |
| Profession: | Businessperson |
| Political Career: | TERRITORIAL: Defeated in Southern Lakes in 2006. |
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