Jim Kenyon
Encyclopedia
Jim Kenyon is a Canadian
politician, who represented the electoral district
of Porter Creek North
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the Yukon Party
.
Kenyon was a candidate for the leadership of the Yukon Party in 2011, following the resignation of Dennis Fentie
, but lost to Darrell Pasloski
.
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...
politician, who represented the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Porter Creek North
Porter Creek North
Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada...
in the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly
-History:From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in the Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a ten-member body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the Commissioner of the Yukon...
from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the Yukon Party
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party , is a conservative political party in the Yukon Territory of Canada. It was previously known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party.-Declining fortunes:...
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Kenyon was a candidate for the leadership of the Yukon Party in 2011, following the resignation of Dennis Fentie
Dennis Fentie
Dennis G. Fentie, MLA is a Canadian politician. He was the seventh Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake.-Background:...
, but lost to Darrell Pasloski
Darrell Pasloski
Darrell Thomas Pasloski is a territorial politician from the Yukon, Canada, currently serving as leader of the Yukon Party and as Premier of Yukon.-Court case:...
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