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2002 Yukon general election
The
2002
Yukon
general election
was held on
November 4
, 2002 to
elect
members of the
Yukon Legislative Assembly
in
Yukon, Canada
.
Results by
party
Results by riding
names
in bold indicate
party leaders
Geoffrey
Capp
15
Electoral
boundary
changes from last
election
The riding of
Faro
was represented by
Trevor Harding
.
Jim McLachlan
was
elected
in a by-election after Harding resigned. The riding disappeared, absorbed into
Pelly-Nisutlin
.
The riding of
Ross River-Southern Lakes
represented by
Dave Keenan
was split, with
Ross River
and
Teslin
going in Pelly-Nisutlin, the rest became
Southern Lakes
along with the portions of the
Mount Lorne
riding.
The
Whitehorse
riding of Riverside,, disappeared absorbed into
Whitehorse Centre
and
Riverdale North
.
The Whitehorse riding of
Copperbelt
is a new riding created by splitting
Whitehorse West
.
The Whitehorse riding of
Porter Creek Centre
is a new riding created by splitting
Porter Creek North
.
Member changes from last election
James R. McLachlan elected in a by-election in the riding of Faro after the resignation of Trevor Harding in 2000.
Dennis Fentie defects to the
Yukon Party
in
May 2002
and became leader one month later.
Mike McLarnon defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
Wayne Jim defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.
Don Roberts defects and becomes an Independent in May 2002.