John Streicker
Canadian politician (born 1962)
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John Streicker (born October 27, 1962) is a Canadian artist[1] and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 Yukon general election.[2] He represented the electoral district of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party until 2025.
John Streicker | |
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| Minister of Community Services | |
| In office December 3, 2016 – January 14, 2023 | |
| Premier | Sandy Silver |
| Preceded by | Currie Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Richard Mostyn |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes | |
| In office November 7, 2016 – October 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Barr |
| Succeeded by | riding redistributed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 27, 1962 |
| Party | Green (federal) Yukon Liberal (territorial) |
| Alma mater | Yukon University University of Saskatchewan |
Streicker is a professional engineer, and lectures at Yukon University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a master's degree in engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He lives in Marsh Lake, Yukon.[3][4][5]
Political career
Prior to his election to the Yukon legislature, Streicker served on Whitehorse City Council from 2012 to 2015.[6] He was formerly president of the Green Party of Canada,[7] for whom he was a candidate in the federal electoral district of Yukon in the 2008 federal election and the 2011 election.
He was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly as the Liberal candidate for the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes on November 7, 2016, as part of a majority government of Sandy Silver. It was the first time the Liberals had won that riding. He defeated incumbent New Democrat Kevin Barr, who had also run in the 2011 federal election, by just 14 votes.
On December 3, 2016, Streicker was sworn into Yukon's Cabinet as Minister of Community Services, Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate, Minister responsible for the Yukon Liquor Corporation, and Minister responsible for the Yukon Lottery Corporation.[8]
He did not run in the 2025 Yukon general election.[9]
Electoral record
| 2021 Yukon general election: Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | John Streicker | 446 | 38.98 | +0.5% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Eric Schroff | 406 | 35.48 | +11.3% | ||||
| New Democratic | Erik Pinkerton | 292 | 25.52 | -11.8% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,144 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -4.98 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
Yukon general election, 2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | John Streicker | 451 | 38.5% | +27.9% | |
| NDP | Kevin Barr | 437 | 37.3% | -9.5% | |
| Yukon Party | Rob Schneider | 284 | 24.2% | -13.7% | |
| Total | 1172 | 100.0% | – | ||
Whitehorse municipal election, 2012
| Whitehorse municipal election, 2012 | ||
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| John Streicker | 2,951 | 10.8% |
| Betty Irwin | 2,530 | 9.3% |
| Kirk Cameron | 2,356 | 8.6% |
| Jocelyn Curteanu | 2,129 | 7.8% |
| Dave Stockdale | 1,640 | 6.0% |
| Mike Gladish | 1,534 | 5.6% |
| Roslyn Woodcock | 1,531 | 5.6% |
| Pat Berrel | 1,435 | 5.3% |
| Dave Austin | 1,401 | 5.1% |
| Sharon Shorty | 1,369 | 5.0% |
| Julie Menard | 1,333 | 4.9% |
| Al Fedoriak | 1,271 | 4.7% |
| Cam Kos | 914 | 3.3% |
| Mike Tribes | 890 | 3.3% |
| Jean-Sebastien Blais | 875 | 3.2% |
| Helen Geisler | 656 | 2.4% |
| Patrick Singh | 630 | 2.3% |
| Leona Kains | 502 | 1.8% |
| Michael Kokiw | 491 | 1.8% |
| Conrad Tiedeman | 383 | 1.0% |
| Garth Brown | 263 | 1.0% |
| Randy Collins | 168 | 0.6% |
| Total | 27,321 | 100% |
Canadian federal election, 2011
| 2011 Canadian federal election: Yukon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Ryan Leef | 5,422 | 33.77 | +1.11 | $78,970 | |||
| Liberal | Larry Bagnell | 5,290 | 32.95 | -12.85 | $79,778 | |||
| Green | John Streicker | 3,037 | 18.91 | +6.08 | $42,746 | |||
| New Democratic | Kevin Barr | 2,308 | 14.37 | +5.67 | $28,631 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 16,057 | 100.0 | $85,898 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 67 | 0.42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 16,124 | 68.11 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 23,673 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +6.98 | ||||||
Canadian federal election, 2008
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Yukon | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Larry Bagnell | 6,715 | 45.80 | –3.26 | $56,745 | |||
| Conservative | Darrell Pasloski | 4,788 | 32.66 | +9.12 | $68,782 | |||
| Green | John Streicker | 1,881 | 12.83 | +9.00 | $14,609 | |||
| New Democratic | Ken Bolton | 1,276 | 8.70 | –14.85 | $13,004 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 14,660 | 100.0 | $82,727 | |||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | |||||||