Don Roberts (politician)
Encyclopedia
Don Roberts is a former Canadian
politician, who represented the electoral district
of Porter Creek North
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 2000 to 2002.
He was elected as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party
in the 2000 election
. He served as Minister for Health. In 2002 he was one of three MLAs, along with Mike McLarnon
and Wayne Jim
, who resigned from the Liberal Party caucus. The resignations were designed to protest the leadership of Pat Duncan
, sending Duncan's government into a minority
. He did not run in the resulting 2002 election.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Porter Creek North
Porter Creek North
Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada...
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 2000 to 2002.
He was elected as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
in the 2000 election
Yukon general election, 2000
The Yukon general election of 2000 was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada...
. He served as Minister for Health. In 2002 he was one of three MLAs, along with Mike McLarnon
Mike McLarnon
Mike McLarnon is a lifelong Yukoner and former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002....
and Wayne Jim
Wayne Jim
Wayne Jim is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of McIntyre-Takhini in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2002....
, who resigned from the Liberal Party caucus. The resignations were designed to protest the leadership of Pat Duncan
Pat Duncan
Pat Duncan is a former politician in the Yukon, Canada. Duncan served as leader of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1998 to 2005 and as the sixth Premier of Yukon from 2000 until 2002...
, sending Duncan's government into a minority
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
. He did not run in the resulting 2002 election.