Porter Creek North

Porter Creek North
Yukon electoral district
	Boundaries of Porter Creek North in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA	Doris Anderson; Yukon Party
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First contested	1992
Last contested	2025
Demographics
Electors (2021)	2,019
Census subdivision(s)	Crestview, Kulan, Porter Creek

Porter Creek North (formerly Whitehorse Porter Creek East) is a territorial electoral district of Yukon that has been represented in the Yukon Legislative Assembly since 1992.

The district at various points has been held by Yukon Conservative Senator Dan Lang, former Premier John Ostashek, former Whitehorse City Councillor Doug Graham, and former Yukon Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber.

Geography

Porter Creek North comprises the northern portion of the Whitehorse neighbourhood of Porter Creek. The district includes residential areas north of Wann Road and west toward the Alaska Highway and north of the Kulan Industrial area, along with parts of the Crestview neighbourhood. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek Centre, Whistle Bend North, Riverdale North, and Lake Laberge.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly	Years		Party
Whitehorse Porter Creek East
24th	1978–1982	Dan Lang	Progressive Conservative
25th	1982–1985
26th	1985–1989
27th	1989–1991
27th	1991–1992		Yukon Party
Porter Creek North
28th	1992–1996	John Ostashek	Yukon Party
29th	1996–2000	John Ostashek	Yukon Party
30th	2000–2002	Don Roberts	Liberal
30th	2002–2002	Don Roberts	Independent
31st	2002–2006	Jim Kenyon	Yukon Party
32nd	2006–2011	Jim Kenyon
33rd	2011–2016	Doug Graham
34th	2016–2021	Geraldine Van Bibber
35th	2021–2025	Geraldine Van Bibber
36th	2025–present	Doris Anderson

Election results

2025

2025 Yukon general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Doris Anderson	384	53.63	+7.59
	New Democratic	Chris Dunbar	265	37.01	–21.51
	Liberal	Jacklyn Stockstill	67	9.36	+13.92
Total valid votes			716
Total rejected ballots
Turnout				40.64
Eligible voters			1,762
	Yukon Party hold		Swing		-3.17
Source(s) "2025 General Election Official Results". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 16 April 2026.

2021 Yukon general election redistributed results^[1]
Party		Votes	%
	Yukon Party	355	46
	Liberal	238	31
	New Democratic	178	23

2021

2021 Yukon general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Geraldine Van Bibber	562	49.16	+5.2%
	Liberal	Staci McIntosh	331	28.95	-8.8%
	New Democratic	Francis Van Kessel	250	21.87	+7.2%
Total valid votes			1,143
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Yukon Party hold		Swing		-10.11
Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Geraldine Van Bibber	435	44.0%	-5.3%
	Liberal	Eileen Melnychuk	372	37.7%	+27.6%
	New Democratic	Francis van Kessel	145	14.7%	-16.5%
	Green	Mike Ivens	37	3.7%	-4.8%
Total			989	100.0%	–

2011

2011 Yukon general election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Doug Graham	400	49.3%	+2.3%
	New Democratic	Mike Tribes	253	31.2%	+7.3%
	Liberal	Dawn Beauchemin	82	10.1%	-18.8%
	Green	Mike Ivens	69	8.5%	+8.5%
Total			811	100.0%	–

2006

2006 Yukon general election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Jim Kenyon	311	47.0%	+1.7%
	Liberal	Dale Cheeseman	191	28.9%	+8.7%
	NDP	Dave Hobbis	158	23.9%	+5.7%
Total			661	100.0%	–

2002

2002 Yukon general election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Jim Kenyon	331	45.3%	+11.2
	Liberal	Dave Austin	148	20.2%	-33.1%
	NDP	Mark Bowers	135	18.5%	15.4%
	Independent	Roger Rondeau	112	15.3%	+3.2
Total			731	100.0%	–

2000

2000 Yukon general election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Roberts	504	53.3%	+14.1%
	Yukon Party	John Ostashek	323	34.1%	-7.1%
	NDP	Sidney Maddison	114	12.1%	-7.4%
Total			946	100.0%	–

1996

1996 Yukon general election^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	John Ostashek	403	41.2%	-11.2%
	Liberal	Don Roberts	384	39.2%	+25.4%
	NDP	Luigi Zanasi	191	19.5%	+13.8%
Total			979	100.0%	–

1992

1992 Yukon general election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	John Ostashek	474	52.4%	–
	NDP	Carl Rumscheidt	301	33.3%	–
	Liberal	Eldon Organ	125	13.8%	–
Total			904	100.0%	–

References

↑ Hutton, Kyle (24 May 2025). "Yukon's New Electoral Boundaries". Blunt Objects. Substack. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
↑ The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2016 General Election Elections Yukon (March 6, 2017).
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon (December 8, 2011).
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon (January 15, 2007).
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon (March 3, 2003).
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon (June 27, 2000).
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the Yukon General Election Held September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon (January 20, 1997).
↑ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon (March 3, 1993).

[1] Hutton, Kyle (24 May 2025). "Yukon's New Electoral Boundaries". Blunt Objects. Substack. Retrieved 3 June 2025.

[2] The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2016 General Election Elections Yukon (March 6, 2017).

[3] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon (December 8, 2011).

[4] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon (January 15, 2007).

[5] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon (March 3, 2003).

[6] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon (June 27, 2000).

[7] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the Yukon General Election Held September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon (January 20, 1997).

[8] Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon (March 3, 1993).

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Yukon territorial electoral districts
Rural	Klondike Kluane Lake Laberge Marsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn Mayo-Tatchun Southern Lakes Vuntut Gwitchin Watson Lake-Ross River-Faro
Whitehorse	Copperbelt North Copperbelt South Mountainview Porter Creek Centre Porter Creek North Porter Creek South Riverdale North Riverdale South Takhini Whistle Bend North Whistle Bend South Whitehorse Centre Whitehorse West
Defunct	Bonanza Campbell Carmacks-Kluane Copperbelt Dawson Faro Hootalinqua Mayo McIntyre-Takhini Mount Lorne North Dawson Ogilvie Pelly-Nisutlin Pelly River Ross River-Southern Lakes South Dawson Tatchun Whitehorse Whitehorse East Whitehorse North Whitehorse North Centre Whitehorse Porter Creek Whitehorse Porter Creek West Whitehorse Riverdale Whitehorse South Centre Yukon Electoral District No. 1 Yukon Electoral District No. 2
See also: 2025 election List of elections Legislative Assembly