Porter Creek Centre
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Porter Creek Centre is an electoral district
which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly
of the Yukon Territory in Canada
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| style="width: 130px" |Yukon Party
|Archie Lang
|align="right"|399
|align="right"|51.6%
|align="right"|
|Liberal
|Scott Kent
|align="right"|312
|align="right"|40.3%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
|Judi Johnny
|align="right"|63
|align="right"|8.1%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|774
!align="right"|100.0%
!align="right"|
| style="width: 130px" |Yukon Party
|Archie Lang
|align="right"|344
|align="right"|47.3%
|align="right"|-4.3%
|Liberal
|David Laxton
|align="right"|224
|align="right"|30.8%
|align="right"|-9.5%
|-
|NDP
|Kate White
|align="right"|159
|align="right"|21.9%
|align="right"|+13.8%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|727
!align="right"|100.0%
!align="right"|
| Yukon Party
| David Laxton
| align="right"| 298
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| Liberal
|Kerry Huff
| align="right"| 245
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| NDP
| Jean-François Des Lauriers
| align="right"| 230
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 773
! align=right|
! align=right|
|}
Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the 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...
of the Yukon Territory in Canada
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...
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MLAs
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2002-2006 | Archie Lang Archie Lang Archie Lang is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011.-Political career:... |
Yukon Party Yukon Party The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:... |
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| 2006 Yukon general election, 2006 The 36th Yukon general election was held on October 10, 2006, in Yukon, Canada, to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Premier of Yukon asked the territorial Commissioner for a dissolution of the Assembly on September 8, 2006... |
2006-2011 | |||
| 2011 | 2011-present | David Laxton David Laxton David Laxton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre as a member of the Yukon Party caucus.... |
Yukon Party Yukon Party The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:... |
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2002 general election
|-| style="width: 130px" |Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
|Archie Lang
Archie Lang
Archie Lang is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011.-Political career:...
|align="right"|399
|align="right"|51.6%
|align="right"|
|Liberal
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:...
|Scott Kent
Scott Kent
Scott Kent is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Riverdale North as a member of the Yukon Party caucus.-References:...
|align="right"|312
|align="right"|40.3%
|align="right"|
|-
|NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
|Judi Johnny
|align="right"|63
|align="right"|8.1%
|align="right"|
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|774
!align="right"|100.0%
!align="right"|
2006 general election
|-| style="width: 130px" |Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
|Archie Lang
Archie Lang
Archie Lang is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011.-Political career:...
|align="right"|344
|align="right"|47.3%
|align="right"|-4.3%
|Liberal
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:...
|David Laxton
David Laxton
David Laxton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre as a member of the Yukon Party caucus....
|align="right"|224
|align="right"|30.8%
|align="right"|-9.5%
|-
|NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
|Kate White
Kate White (politician)
Kate White is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Takhini-Kopper King as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus.-References:...
|align="right"|159
|align="right"|21.9%
|align="right"|+13.8%
|- bgcolor="white"
!align="left" colspan=3|Total
!align="right"|727
!align="right"|100.0%
!align="right"|
2011 general election
|-| Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
| David Laxton
David Laxton
David Laxton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre as a member of the Yukon Party caucus....
| align="right"| 298
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| Liberal
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:...
|Kerry Huff
| align="right"| 245
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Jean-François Des Lauriers
| align="right"| 230
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 773
! align=right|
! align=right|
|}