Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)

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.

Vuntut Gwitchin

Yukon electoral district
Boundaries of Vuntut Gwitchin
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA	Pauline Frost Liberal
First contested	1978
Last contested	2016
Demographics
Electors (2016)	163
Communities	Old Crow

The electoral district was known as Old Crow, named after the community it encompasses, before 1992. It is situated on the traditional territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation. At 1974 election[1] and 1970 election,[2] the riding was part of Ogilvie[1] and Dawson.[2]

It is one of the least populated electoral districts in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date.

The current MLA is Pauline Frost, who defeated Darius Elias in the 2016 election. Vuntut Gwitchin is also the former riding of Robert Bruce, the 5th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

MLAs

Old Crow

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
1978	1978–1982		Grafton Njootli	Yukon Progressive Conservative Party
1982	1982–1985		Kathie Nukon
1985	1985–1989		Norma Kassi	Yukon New Democratic Party
1989	1989–1992

Vuntut Gwitchin

Parliament	Years	Member		Party
1992	1992–1995		Johnny Abel	Yukon Party
	1996		Esau Schafer
1996	1996–2000		Robert Bruce	Yukon New Democratic Party
2000	2000–2002		Lorraine Peter
2002	2002–2006
2006	2006–2011		Darius Elias	Yukon Liberal Party
2011	2011–2012
	2012–2013			Independent
	2013–2016			Yukon Party
2016	2016–present		Pauline Frost	Liberal

Election results

2016 general election

2016 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Pauline Frost	77	51.3%	-12.8%
	Yukon Party	Darius Elias	70	46.7%	+10.8%
	NDP	Skeeter Miller-Wright	3	2.0%	+2.0%
Total			150	100.0%	–

2011 general election

2011 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Darius Elias[3]	93	64.1%	+18.1%
	Yukon Party	Garry Njootli	52	35.9%	+9.9%
Total			145	100.0%	–

2006 general election

2006 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Darius Elias	65	45.8%	+22.0%
	NDP	Lorraine Peter	40	28.2%	-19.3%
	Yukon Party	William Josie	37	26.0%	-2.7%
Total			142	100.0%	–

2002 general election

2002 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Lorraine Peter	68	47.5%	+9.8%
	Yukon Party	Randall Tetlichi	41	28.7%	-0.3%
	Liberal	Joe Tetlichi	34	23.8%	-9.5%
Total			143	100.0%	–

2000 general election

2000 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Lorraine Netro	69	37.7%	-17.3%
	Liberal	Esau Schafer	61	33.3%	+33.3%
	Yukon Party	Kathie Nukon	53	29.0%	-16.0%
Total			183	100.0%	–

1997 by-election

April 1997 by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Robert Bruce	88	55.0%	+13.2%
	Yukon Party	Esau Schafer	72	45.0%	+3.2%
Total			160	100.0%	–

• Held after a challenge of the 1996 results.

1996 general election

1996 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Robert Bruce	69	41.8%	-2.4%
	Yukon Party	Esau Schafer	69	41.8%	-14.0%
	Liberal	Shirlee Frost	27	16.4%	+16.4%
Total			165	100.0%	–

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

1996 by-election

1996 by-election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Esau Schafer	87	55.8%	-7.4%
	NDP	Randall Tetlichi	69	44.2%	+44.2%
Total			156	100.0%	–

• Held on the death of Johnny Abel, 1995.

1992 general election

1992 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Johnny Abel	96	63.2%	–
	Liberal	Grafton Njootli	56	36.8%	–
Total			152	100.0%	–

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.