Who's running in the Yukon election this fall?
A rundown of who will be - and who wants to be - on the ballot in the 2016 Yukon territorial election.
Some candidates already nominated, some seeking nomination, and plenty of open spots
The Yukon election has not yet been called, but we already know a number of people on the ballot this fall and some who want to be.
Here's thelowdown, so far, of who's running where, and who's hoping to run.
Copperbelt North
- Liberal:TedAdel(clerk, Yukon Liquor Corporation)and RajMurugaiyan(owner, Whitehorse airport gift shop)bothseeking nomination
- NDP:Andr Bourcier(director, Yukon Native Language Centre) seeking nomination
- Yukon Party: Pat McInroy(owner, P&M Recycling Depot)and Lindsay Schneider(acting financial controller, City of Whitehorse)both seekingnomination
Copperbelt South
- Lib: JocelynCurteanu(regional administrative coordinator atCanNor, Whitehorse citycouncillor)
- NDP:LoisMoorcroft(incumbent MLA)
- YP: Scott Kent(MLA in Riverdale North, government minister)
Klondike
- Lib:Sandy Silver(incumbent MLA, Liberal party leader)
- NDP: no candidates yet
- YP: no candidatesyet
Kluane
- Lib:MathieyaAlatini(chief ofKluaneFirst Nation)seeking nomination
- NDP:Sally Wright(artist, renewable energy advocate)
- YP: Wade Istchenko(incumbent minister)
Lake Laberge
- Lib:Alan Young(owner, Midnight Sun Outfitting)
- NDP: PatrickWinstanley(Legislative Assemblysecurity guard)and BudMcCue(union rep, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers)both seeking nomination
- YP: Brad Cathers (incumbent minister)
Mayo-Tatchun
- Lib:DonHutton(retiredwildlandfirefighter)
- NDP:JimTredger(incumbent MLA)
- YP: Cory Bellmore(CAO, Village of Carmacks)
Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes
- Lib:JohnStreicker(climate change researcher, recreation director)
- NDP:KevinBarr(incumbent MLA)
- YP: no candidates yet
Mountainview
- Lib: Jeanie Dendys(director of justice, KwanlinDn First Nation)
- NDP:ShaunaghStikeman(lawyer)
- YP: no candidates yet
Pelly-Nisutlin
- Lib: no candidates yet
- NDP: no candidates yet
- YP: no candidates yet
Porter Creek Centre
- Lib:PaoloGallina(community investment manager atNorthwestel)
- NDP:PatBerrel(retired Whitehorse Elementary School principal)
- YP: Michelle Kolla(former executive director, Council of Yukon First Nations)
Porter Creek South
- Lib:RanjPillai(executive director, Champagne andAishihikFirst Nation)
- NDP: ShirleyChua-Tan(realtor)seeking nomination
- YP: Mike Nixon (incumbent minister)
Porter Creek North
- Lib:Mike Tribes (self-employed IT consultant and property manager)seekingnomination
- NDP:Francis Van Kessel (Days Inn manager) seeking nomination
- YP:Geraldine Van Bibber (formerYukon Commissioner)
Riverdale North
- Lib: Nils Clarke(executive director, Yukon Legal Services Society)and Sunny Patch(Northwestel employee)both seeking nomination
- NDP:Rod Snow(lawyer)
- YP: Mark Beese(tools and hardware managerat Home Hardware)
Riverdale South
- Lib:Tracy McPhee (former Yukon ombudsman) seeking nomination
- NDP:Jan Stick(incumbent MLA)
- YP: Danny Macdonald (government press secretary)
Takhini-Kopper King
- Lib:JeaneLassen(teacher, former Olympic weightlifter)
- NDP:Kate White(incumbent MLA)
- YP: no candidates yet
Vuntut Gwitchin
- Lib: Pauline Frost (President of Vuntut GwitchinLimited Partnership,Chair ofYukon River Salmon Sub-Committee)seeking nomination
- NDP: no candidates yet
- YP: Darius Elias (incumbent MLA)
Watson Lake
- Lib:ErnieJamieson(business owner)
- NDP: no candidates yet
- YP: Patti McLeod(incumbent MLA, Speaker of Legislative Assembly)
Whitehorse Centre
- Lib:TamaraGoeppel(volunteer, entrepreneur)
- NDP:Liz Hanson(incumbent MLA, NDP leader)
- YP: no candidates yet
Whitehorse West
- Lib:RichardMostyn(communications atYukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board, former journalist)
- NDP: no candidates yet
- YP: Elaine Taylor (incumbent minister)seeking nomination
Corrections
- An earlier version of this story said Riverdale North candidate Mike Beese is the publisher of What's Up Yukon. In fact, he is a former part owner of the publication. His wife is the publisher.Jul 18, 2016 6:53 PM CT