1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election
February 5, 1996 (1996-02-05)
Electoral district of Whitehorse West
Registered1,437
Turnout71.19% (Decrease 5.72%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
YNDP
YP
Candidate David Sloan Larry Bagnell Shelda Hutton
Party New Democratic Liberal Yukon Party
Popular vote 433 326 253
Percentage 42.3% 31.9% 24.7%
Swing Decrease 3.3% Increase 14.8% Decrease 10.1%
MLA before election

Tony Penikett
New Democratic

 Elected MLA

David Sloan
New Democratic

The 1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election took place on February 5, 1996. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the district's incumbent MLA Tony Penikett on September 27, 1995.

NDP candidate David Sloan won the by-election.

Background

The previous MLA for Whitehorse West, Tony Penikett, resigned on September 27, 1995 to accept a position as a policy advisor in the office of Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow.[1]

Results

By-election: 1996[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Dave Sloan 433 42.3% -3.3%
  Liberal Larry Bagnell 326 31.9% +14.8%
Yukon PartyShelda Hutton25324.7%-10.1%
Total 1023 100.0% –

References

  1. ↑ "Penikett gets Regina post". Vancouver Sun, September 27, 1995.
  2. ↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on By-elections Held February 5, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
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