Porter Creek Centre
| Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Porter Creek Centre in Whitehorse | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Yukon Party | ||
| District created | 2002 | ||
| First contested | 2002 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021) | 2,477 | ||
| Census subdivision | Whitehorse | ||
Porter Creek Centre is a territorial electoral district of Yukon that has been represented in the Yukon Legislative Assembly since 2002.
The district was established from portions of the Whitehorse ridings of Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South. Following the 2024 electoral redistribution, it underwent significant boundary changes, losing the Whistle Bend neighbourhood and gaining areas west of the Alaska Highway.
Geography
Porter Creek Centre comprises the central portion of the Porter Creek subdivision in Whitehorse, including areas around the Kulan Industrial Area and the Alaska Highway. It is bordered by the districts of Porter Creek North, Porter Creek South, Whistle Bend North, Whistle Bend South, and Lake Laberge.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Creek Centre Riding created from Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South |
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| 31st | 2002–2006 | Archie Lang | Yukon Party | |
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | |||
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | David Laxton | ||
| 2016–2016 | Independent | |||
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Paolo Gallina | Liberal | |
| 35th | 2021–2025 | Yvonne Clarke | Yukon Party | |
| 36th | 2025–present | Ted Laking | ||
Election results
2025
| 2025 Yukon general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Ted Laking | 737 | 65.98 | +19.98 | ||||
| New Democratic | Hilary Smith | 289 | 25.87 | +7.09 | ||||
| Liberal | Louis Gagnon | 91 | 8.15 | –24.88 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,117 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,146 | |||||||
| Yukon Party hold | Swing | +6.45 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2021 Yukon general election redistributed results[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | |
| Yukon Party | 546 | 47 | |
| Liberal | 392 | 34 | |
| New Democratic | 223 | 19 | |
2021
| 2021 Yukon general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Yvonne Clarke | 704 | 41.87 | +5.5% | ||||
| Liberal | Paolo Gallina | 643 | 38.25 | -4.9% | ||||
| New Democratic | Shonagh McCrindle | 334 | 19.86 | -0.6% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,681 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Yukon Party gain | Swing | +1.81 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Paolo Gallina | 452 | 43.3% | +11.7%
| |
| Yukon Party | Michelle Kolla | 379 | 36.3% | -2.5% | |
| NDP | Pat Berrel | 213 | 20.4% | -9.3% | |
| Total | 1044 | 100.0% | |||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | David Laxton | 298 | 38.5% | -8.8% | |
| Liberal | Kerry Huff[2] | 245 | 31.6% | +0.8% | |
| NDP | Jean-François Des Lauriers | 230 | 29.7% | +7.8% | |
| Total | 773 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Archie Lang | 344 | 47.3% | -4.3% | |
| Liberal | David Laxton | 224 | 30.8% | -9.5% | |
| NDP | Kate White | 159 | 21.9% | +13.8% | |
| Total | 727 | 100.0% | – | ||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Archie Lang | 399 | 51.6% | – | |
| Liberal | Scott Kent | 312 | 40.3% | – | |
| NDP | Judi Johnny | 63 | 8.1% | – | |
| Total | 774 | 100.0% | – | ||
See also
References
- ^ Hutton, Kyle (24 May 2025). "Yukon's New Electoral Boundaries". Blunt Objects. Substack. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
- ^ "Kerry Huff Acclaimed as Porter Creek Centre Candidate". Yukon Liberal Party. 28 October 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Yukon Votes 2006 District Profiles, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, 2006, retrieved 25 September 2010
- ^ McElheran, Graeme (6 October 2006). "NDP and Libs hope to tilt Porter Creek left". Yukon News. Whitehorse. Retrieved 25 September 2010.