Annie Blake
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Vuntut Gwitchin
Assumed office
April 12, 2021
Preceded byPauline Frost
Personal details
Political partyYukon New Democratic Party
Residence(s)Old Crow, Yukon

Annie Blake is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.

She finished in a 78–78 tie with incumbent MLA Pauline Frost on election night, which was further confirmed on a recount.[1] Under Yukon election law, an exact tie between candidates is settled by drawing lots, and Blake was drawn as the winner.[2] This was the second time in the history of the district, following the 1996 Yukon general election, that an election resulted in an exact tie settled in this manner.

Blake currently serves as Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committee of the Whole of the Yukon Legislative Assembly

Electoral record

2021 Yukon general election: Vuntut Gwitchin
Party Candidate Votes%±%
New DemocraticAnnie Blake7850+48.0%
LiberalPauline Frost7850-1.3%
Total valid votes 156
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
New Democratic gain Swing +1
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

References


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