Watson Lake
Yukon electoral district
Boundaries of Watson Lake
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureYukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Patti McLeod
Yukon Party
District created1970
First contested1970
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2016)857
Census subdivision(s)Swift River, Two Mile and Two and One-Half Mile Village, Upper Liard, Watson Lake, Yukon, Unorganized

Watson Lake is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The riding is one of the Yukon's eight rural ridings and is one of the oldest ridings in the Yukon.

Watson Lake includes the communities of Watson Lake and Upper Liard and is situated on the traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council and the Liard First Nation of the Kaska Dena. It is bordered to the west by the rural riding of Pelly-Nisutlin.

It is considered a Yukon Party stronghold.

Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
22nd  1970–1974     Donald Taylor Independent
23rd  1974–1978
24th  1978–1982     Progressive Conservative
25th  1982–1985
 1985–1985     Independent
26th  1985–1989     Dave Porter New Democratic
27th  1989–1991     John Devries Progressive Conservative
 1991–1992     Yukon Party
28th  1992–1996
29th  1996–2000     Dennis Fentie New Democratic
30th  2000–2002
 2002–2002     Yukon Party
31st  2002–2006
32nd  2006–2011
33rd  2011–2016 Patti McLeod
34th  2016–2021
35th  2021–Present

Electoral results

2021 general election

The Yukon NDP nominated candidate Amy Labonte. Two days after the close of nominations, following controversy over past social media posts,[1] Labonte withdrew her candidacy on March 24, 2021.[2] Watson Lake became the only electoral district in the Yukon without an NDP candidate. For the first time since 1970, Watson Lake had only two candidates on the ballot.

2021 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Yukon PartyPatti McLeod31356.9+18.0%
LiberalAmanda Brown23743.09+15.5%
Total valid votes 550
Total rejected ballots 11
Turnout 561
Eligible voters
Yukon Party hold Swing -6.91
Source(s)
"Official Election Results 2021" (PDF). Elections Yukon. Retrieved 12 August 2021.

2016 general election

2016 Yukon general election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyPatti McLeod29938.9%+1.8%
  NDP Erin Labonte 219 28.5% -4.6%
  Liberal Ernie Jamieson 212 27.6% +5.0%
  Independent Victor Kisoun 38 5.0% -1.6%
Total 768 100.0% –

2011 general election

2011 Yukon general election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyPatti McLeod27637.8%-26.9%
  NDP Liard McMillan 242 33.1% +27.3%
  Liberal Thomas Slager 165 22.6% -3.0%
  Independent Patricia Gilhooly 48 6.6% +6.6%
Total 731 100.0% –

2006 general election

2006 Yukon general election[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyDennis Fentie49564.7%+1.6%
  Liberal Rick Harder 196 25.6% +4.4%
  NDP Rachael Lewis 45 5.8% -10.0%
  Independent Dale Robert Worsfold 28 3.6% +3.6%
Total 764 100.0% –

2002 general election

2002 Yukon general election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyDennis Fentie52163.1%+46.2%
  Liberal Tom Cove 174 21.1% -10.9%
  NDP Kathy Magun 130 15.8% -35.3%
Total 825 100.0% –

2000 general election

2000 Yukon general election[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Dennis Fentie 434 51.1% -1.7%
  Liberal Isaac Wood 272 32.0% +19.3%
Yukon PartyMickey Thomas14416.9%-12.8%
Total 850 100.0% –

1996 general election

1996 Yukon general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Dennis Fentie 442 52.8% +18.3%
Yukon PartyBarrie Ravenhill24929.7%-29.0%
  Liberal Dave Kalles 106 12.7% +5.9%
  Independent Mickey Thomas 40 4.8% +4.8%
Total 837 100.0% –

1992 general election

1992 Yukon general election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyJohn Devries48558.7%+13.5%
  NDP Karel Kauppinen 285 34.5% -10.2%
  Liberal Ron Lutz 56 6.8% -2.7%
Total 826 100.0% –

1989 general election

1989 Yukon general election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeJohn Devries29845.2%+29.4%
  NDP Karel Kauppinen 295 44.7% +11.5%
  Liberal John McDonald 63 9.5% +9.5%
Total 660 100.0% –

1985 general election

1985 Yukon general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Dave Porter 183 33.2% +29.9%
  Independent Donald Taylor 174 30.6% -0.4%
  Independent Brian Shanahan 119 21.0% -8.1%
Progressive ConservativeDon McIntosh9015.8%-11.1%
Total 568 100.0% –

1982 general election

1982 Yukon general election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Independent Donald Taylor 170 31.0% +31.0%
  Independent Brian Shanahan 154 28.1% +28.1%
Progressive ConservativeDave Rollie14227.5%-25.9%
  Liberal Eileen Van Bibber 60 10.9% -34.9%
  NDP James Cahill 18 3.3% +3.3%
Total 548 100.0% –

1978 general election

1978 Yukon general election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Progressive ConservativeDonald Taylor22653.4%–
  Liberal Grant Taylor 188 44.9% –
Total 419 100.0% –
  • Partisan politics introduced into the territory

1974 general election

1974 Yukon general election[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Independent Donald Taylor 223 49.6% –
  Independent Johnny Friend 110 24.4% –
  Independent Harold Godfrey 107 23.8% –
Total 450 100.0% –

1970 general election

1970 Yukon general election[15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Independent Donald Taylor 397 58.0% –
  Independent R.W. Stubenberg 275 40.2% –
Total 684 100.0% –

References

  1. ↑ NDP candidate for Watson Lake to withdraw Yukon Chronicle, March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021
  2. ↑ https://electionsyukon.ca/en/withdrawl-of-candidate
  3. ↑ Unofficial results, Watson Lake Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  4. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  5. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  6. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  7. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  8. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the General Election Held on September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  9. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  10. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  11. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  12. ↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  13. ↑ Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  14. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1974 Elections Yukon, 1974. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  15. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on Yukon Territory Elections Held During the Year 1970 Elections Yukon, 1970. Retrieved January 21, 2017
  • Watson Lake - Yukon Votes 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2009.

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