Porter Creek North
Territorial electoral district in the Yukon, Canada
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Porter Creek North (formerly Whitehorse Porter Creek East) is a territorial electoral district of Yukon that has been represented in the Yukon Legislative Assembly since 1992.
 Yukon electoral district | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Boundaries of Porter Creek North in Whitehorse | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
Yukon Party | ||
| First contested | 1992 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021) | 2,019 | ||
| Census subdivision(s) | Crestview, Kulan, Porter Creek | ||
The district at various points has been held by Yukon Conservative Senator Dan Lang, former Premier John Ostashek, former Whitehorse City Councillor Doug Graham, and former Yukon Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber.
Geography
Porter Creek North comprises the northern portion of the Whitehorse neighbourhood of Porter Creek. The district includes residential areas north of Wann Road and west toward the Alaska Highway and north of the Kulan Industrial area, along with parts of the Crestview neighbourhood. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek Centre, Whistle Bend North, Riverdale North, and Lake Laberge.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehorse Porter Creek East | ||||
| 24th | 1978–1982 | Dan Lang | Progressive Conservative | |
| 25th | 1982–1985 | |||
| 26th | 1985–1989 | |||
| 27th | 1989–1991 | |||
| 1991–1992 | Yukon Party | |||
| Porter Creek North | ||||
| 28th | 1992–1996 | John Ostashek | Yukon Party | |
| 29th | 1996–2000 | |||
| 30th | 2000–2002 | Don Roberts | Liberal | |
| 2002–2002 | Independent | |||
| 31st | 2002–2006 | Jim Kenyon | Yukon Party | |
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | |||
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Doug Graham | ||
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Geraldine Van Bibber | ||
| 35th | 2021–2025 | |||
| 36th | 2025–present | Doris Anderson | ||
Election results
2025
| 2025 Yukon general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Doris Anderson | 384 | 53.63 | +7.59 | ||||
| New Democratic | Chris Dunbar | 265 | 37.01 | –21.51 | ||||
| Liberal | Jacklyn Stockstill | 67 | 9.36 | +13.92 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 716 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 40.64 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,762 | |||||||
| Yukon Party hold | Swing | -3.17 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
| 2021 Yukon general election redistributed results[1] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | % | |
| Yukon Party | 355 | 46 | |
| Liberal | 238 | 31 | |
| New Democratic | 178 | 23 | |
2021
| 2021 Yukon general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Geraldine Van Bibber | 562 | 49.16 | +5.2% | ||||
| Liberal | Staci McIntosh | 331 | 28.95 | -8.8% | ||||
| New Democratic | Francis Van Kessel | 250 | 21.87 | +7.2% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,143 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Yukon Party hold | Swing | -10.11 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Geraldine Van Bibber | 435 | 44.0% | -5.3% | |
| Liberal | Eileen Melnychuk | 372 | 37.7% | +27.6% | |
| New Democratic | Francis van Kessel | 145 | 14.7% | -16.5% | |
| Green | Mike Ivens | 37 | 3.7% | -4.8% | |
| Total | 989 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Doug Graham | 400 | 49.3% | +2.3% | |
| New Democratic | Mike Tribes | 253 | 31.2% | +7.3% | |
| Liberal | Dawn Beauchemin | 82 | 10.1% | -18.8% | |
| Green | Mike Ivens | 69 | 8.5% | +8.5% | |
| Total | 811 | 100.0% | – | ||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Jim Kenyon | 311 | 47.0% | +1.7% | |
| Liberal | Dale Cheeseman | 191 | 28.9% | +8.7% | |
| NDP | Dave Hobbis | 158 | 23.9% | +5.7% | |
| Total | 661 | 100.0% | – | ||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Jim Kenyon | 331 | 45.3% | +11.2 | |
| Liberal | Dave Austin | 148 | 20.2% | -33.1% | |
| NDP | Mark Bowers | 135 | 18.5% | 15.4% | |
| Independent | Roger Rondeau | 112 | 15.3% | +3.2 | |
| Total | 731 | 100.0% | – | ||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Don Roberts | 504 | 53.3% | +14.1% | |
| Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 323 | 34.1% | -7.1% | |
| NDP | Sidney Maddison | 114 | 12.1% | -7.4% | |
| Total | 946 | 100.0% | – | ||
1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 403 | 41.2% | -11.2% | |
| Liberal | Don Roberts | 384 | 39.2% | +25.4% | |
| NDP | Luigi Zanasi | 191 | 19.5% | +13.8% | |
| Total | 979 | 100.0% | – | ||
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 474 | 52.4% | – | |
| NDP | Carl Rumscheidt | 301 | 33.3% | – | |
| Liberal | Eldon Organ | 125 | 13.8% | – | |
| Total | 904 | 100.0% | – | ||