Vuntut_Gwitchin_(electoral_district)

Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)

Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)

Provincial electoral district in Yukon, Canada


Vuntut Gwitchin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural seats.

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The electoral district was known as Old Crow, named after the community it encompasses, before 1992. In the 1974 election[1] and the 1970 election,[2] the riding was part of Ogilvie[1] and Dawson, respectively.[2]

It is the least populated electoral district in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date. In two elections since the district's creation, in 1996 and 2021, two candidates finished in an exact tie; under Yukon election law, a tied vote is settled by drawing lots rather than by reconducting a full by-election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election results

2021

As both candidates each received 78 votes, it resulted in a tie. A judicial recount took place and there remained a tie vote, therefore a random draw determined that Annie Blake would fill the seat.[3]

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2016

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2011

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2006

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2002

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2000

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1997 by-election

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  • Held after a challenge of the 1996 results.

1996

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  • Because of the tie vote, Robert Bruce was declared elected after his name was drawn from a hat.

1996 by-election

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1992

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References

  1. "1974 General Election" (PDF). Elections Yukon, pp. 9. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. "1970 General Election" (PDF). Elections Yukon, pp. 32. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. "Elias to Seek the Confidence of Vuntut Residents". Yukon Liberal Party. April 16, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2011.


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