Yukon Green Party
Encyclopedia
Yukon Green Party is a territorial green political party in Yukon
, Canada
. It was inspired by the Green Party of Canada
. Its leader is Kristina Calhoun, a stay at home mom, who has lived in Yukon since 2006. The party started out at a meeting in November 2010, and was officially registered in February 2011.
Yukon
Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’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...
. It was inspired by the Green Party of Canada
Green Party of Canada
The Green Party of Canada is a Canadian federal political party founded in 1983 with 10,000–12,000 registered members as of October 2008. The Greens advance a broad multi-issue political platform that reflects its core values of ecological wisdom, social justice, grassroots democracy and...
. Its leader is Kristina Calhoun, a stay at home mom, who has lived in Yukon since 2006. The party started out at a meeting in November 2010, and was officially registered in February 2011.
Electoral record
| General election | # of candidates | # of elected candidates | # of ridings | # of votes | % of popular vote | % of popular vote in contested ridings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 104 | 0.66 | 5.81 |