Lake Laberge (electoral district)
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Lake Laberge is an electoral district
which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly
of the Yukon Territory in Canada
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The current MLA is Brad Cathers
, who was elected on November 4, 2002, and served as Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board from December 12, 2005 to July 3, 2008; as Minister responsible for Yukon Liquor Corporation and Yukon Lottery Commission from July 3, 2008 to July 6, 2009; and as Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources from July 3, 2008 to August 28, 2009. He also served as Government House Leader from December 12, 2005 to August 28, 2009.
On August 28, 2009, Cathers resigned from cabinet and the government caucus to sit as an independent member over issues with Premier Dennis Fentie.
| Yukon Party
| Mickey Fisher
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| NDP
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| Liberal
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| Independent
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| NDP
| Doug Livingston
| align="right"|328
| align="right"|29.4
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| Yukon Party
| Mickey Fisher
| align="right"|325
| align="right"|29.1
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| Liberal
| Linda Biensch
| align="right"|242
| align="right"|21.7
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| Independent
| Mark Bain
| align="right"|221
| align="right"|19.8
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|1116
! align=right|100.0
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| Liberal
| Pam Buckway
| align="right"|459
| align="right"|45.9
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| Yukon Party
| Mickey Fisher
| align="right"|361
| align="right"|36.1
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| NDP
| Graham McDonald
| align="right"|180
| align="right"|18.0
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! align=right|1000
! align=right|100.0
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| Liberal
| Pam Buckway
| align="right"|514
| align="right"|48.5
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| Yukon Party
| Roger Gallagher
| align="right"|363
| align="right"|34.3
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| NDP
| Gary LeGoffe
| align="right"|182
| align="right"|17.2
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|1059
! align=right|100.0
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| Yukon Party
| Brad Cathers
| align="right"|466
| align="right"|55.9
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| Liberal
| Pam Buckway
| align="right"|218
| align="right"|26.1
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| NDP
| Bill Commins
| align="right"|150
| align="right"|18.0
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|834
! align=right|100.0
|}
| Yukon Party
| Brad Cathers
| align="right"|458
| align="right"|57.32
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| Liberal
| John Breen
| align="right"|221
| align="right"|27.66
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| NDP
| Nina Sutherland
| align="right"|120
| align="right"|15.02
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|799
! align=right|100.0
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| Yukon Party
| Brad Cathers
| align="right"| 528
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| NDP
| Brad Turner
| align="right"| 330
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| Liberal
| Mike Simon
| align="right"| 159
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 1017
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Electoral district
An electoral district is a distinct territorial subdivision for holding a separate election for one or more seats in a legislative body...
which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the 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...
of the Yukon Territory in Canada
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...
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The current MLA is Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.- Political career :...
, who was elected on November 4, 2002, and served as Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board from December 12, 2005 to July 3, 2008; as Minister responsible for Yukon Liquor Corporation and Yukon Lottery Commission from July 3, 2008 to July 6, 2009; and as Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources from July 3, 2008 to August 28, 2009. He also served as Government House Leader from December 12, 2005 to August 28, 2009.
On August 28, 2009, Cathers resigned from cabinet and the government caucus to sit as an independent member over issues with Premier Dennis Fentie.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
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| 1992 Yukon general election, 1992 The 1992 Yukon general election was held on October 19, 1992 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the Yukon Party.-Results by party:-Yukon Votes 1992:... |
1992-1996 | Mickey Fisher | 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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| 1996 Yukon general election, 1996 The 1996 Yukon general election was held on September 30, 1996 to elect the seventeen members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in Yukon Territory, Canada. The governing Yukon Party, a conservative party, was defeated by the social democratic Yukon New Democratic Party . The NDP formed the... |
1996-1999 | Doug Livingston Doug Livingston Douglas Roy "Doug" Livingston is an educator and former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He represented Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999 as a NDP member.... |
Yukon New Democratic Party Yukon New Democratic Party The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's... |
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| 1999-2000 | Pam Buckway Pam Buckway Pam Buckway is a former Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.... |
Yukon Liberal Party Yukon Liberal Party The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:... |
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| 2000 Yukon general election, 2000 The Yukon general election of 2000 was held on April 17, 2000 to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the Yukon Territory in Canada... |
2000-2002 | |||
| 2002 | 2002-2006 | Brad Cathers Brad Cathers Brad Cathers is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.- Political career :... |
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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| 2006 Yukon general election, 2006 The 36th Yukon general election was held on October 10, 2006, in Yukon, Canada, to elect members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Premier of Yukon asked the territorial Commissioner for a dissolution of the Assembly on September 8, 2006... |
2006-2009 | |||
| 2009-2011 | Independent | |||
| 2011 | 2011-present | 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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1992 general election
|-| 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:...
| Mickey Fisher
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| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
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| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
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| Independent
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1996 general election
|-| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Doug Livingston
Doug Livingston
Douglas Roy "Doug" Livingston is an educator and former political figure in the Yukon, Canada. He represented Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 1999 as a NDP member....
| align="right"|328
| align="right"|29.4
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| 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:...
| Mickey Fisher
| align="right"|325
| align="right"|29.1
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| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
| Linda Biensch
| align="right"|242
| align="right"|21.7
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| Independent
| Mark Bain
| align="right"|221
| align="right"|19.8
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|1116
! align=right|100.0
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1999 by-election
}| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
| Pam Buckway
Pam Buckway
Pam Buckway is a former Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party....
| align="right"|459
| align="right"|45.9
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| 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:...
| Mickey Fisher
| align="right"|361
| align="right"|36.1
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| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Graham McDonald
| align="right"|180
| align="right"|18.0
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|1000
! align=right|100.0
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2000 general election
|-| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
| Pam Buckway
Pam Buckway
Pam Buckway is a former Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party....
| align="right"|514
| align="right"|48.5
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| 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:...
| Roger Gallagher
| align="right"|363
| align="right"|34.3
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| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Gary LeGoffe
| align="right"|182
| align="right"|17.2
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|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|1059
! align=right|100.0
|}
2002 general election
|-| 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:...
| Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.- Political career :...
| align="right"|466
| align="right"|55.9
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| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
| Pam Buckway
Pam Buckway
Pam Buckway is a former Canadian politician. She represented the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party....
| align="right"|218
| align="right"|26.1
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| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Bill Commins
| align="right"|150
| align="right"|18.0
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|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|834
! align=right|100.0
|}
2006 general election
|-| 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:...
| Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.- Political career :...
| align="right"|458
| align="right"|57.32
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| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
| John Breen
| align="right"|221
| align="right"|27.66
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| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Nina Sutherland
| align="right"|120
| align="right"|15.02
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right|799
! align=right|100.0
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2011 general election
|-| 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:...
| Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers
Brad Cathers is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.- Political career :...
| align="right"| 528
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| NDP
Yukon New Democratic Party
The Yukon New Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada.The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony Penikett from 1985 to 1992, and under the leadership of Piers McDonald from 1996 to 2000. The party's...
| Brad Turner
| align="right"| 330
| align="right"|
| align="right"|
| Liberal
Yukon Liberal Party
The Yukon Liberal Party is a political party in the Yukon Territory in Canada.Arthur Mitchell is the Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.-History:...
| Mike Simon
| align="right"| 159
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! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 1017
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