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{{Short description|Territorial electoral district in the Yukon, Canada}}
{{More citations needed|date=June 2011}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox Canada electoral district
| name                = Porter Creek North
| province            = Yukon
| image               = YT Whitehorse Elections Porter Creek North.svg
| caption             = Boundaries of Porter Creek North in Whitehorse
| prov-status         = active
| prov-created        = 
| prov-abolished      = 
| prov-election-first = 1992
| prov-election-last  = 2021
| prov-rep            = Geraldine Van Bibber
| prov-rep-party      = Yukon Party
| demo-census-date    = 
| demo-pop            = 
| demo-electors       = 2,019
| demo-electors-date  = 2021
| demo-area           = 
| demo-cd             = 
| demo-csd            = Porter Creek, Crestview, Kulan
}}
'''Porter Creek North''' is an [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the [[Yukon Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Yukon]], Canada. It contains part of the [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]] subdivision of Porter Creek, as well as the subdivisions of Crestview and Kulan. It is bordered by the Whitehorse ridings of [[Porter Creek Centre]], [[Porter Creek South]], [[Takhini-Kopper King]], and [[Riverdale North]], as well as the rural ridings of [[Lake Laberge (electoral district)|Lake Laberge]] and [[Kluane (electoral district)|Kluane]].

The electoral district was known as Whitehorse Porter Creek East before 1992.

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

==MLAs==
'''Whitehorse Porter Creek East'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Legislature
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[24th Legislature of Yukon|24th]]
| 1978–1982
| rowspan="4" {{Canadian party colour|YT|PC|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="5" | [[Daniel Lang (Yukon politician)|Dan Lang]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Yukon Progressive Conservative Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[25th Legislature of Yukon|25th]]
| 1982–1985
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[26th Legislature of Yukon|26th]]
| 1985–1989
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[27th Legislature of Yukon|27th]]
| 1989–1991
|-
| 1991–1992
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[Yukon Party]]
|}

'''Porter Creek North'''
{| border=1 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0
|- bgcolor="CCCCCC"
! Legislature
! Years
! colspan="2" | Member
! Party
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[28th Legislature of Yukon|28th]]
| 1992–1996
| rowspan="2" {{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[John Ostashek]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Yukon Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[29th Legislature of Yukon|29th]]
| 1996–2000
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" rowspan="2" | [[30th Legislature of Yukon|30th]]
| 2000–2002
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Don Roberts (politician)|Don Roberts]]
| [[Yukon Liberal Party]]
|-
| 2002
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Independent|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| [[Independent (politician)#Canada|Independent]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[31st Legislature of Yukon|31st]]
| 2002–2006
| rowspan="5" {{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}} | &nbsp; &nbsp;
| rowspan="2" | [[Jim Kenyon]]
| rowspan="5" | [[Yukon Party]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[32nd Legislature of Yukon|32nd]]
| 2006–2011
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC" | [[33rd Legislature of Yukon|33rd]]
| 2011–2016
| [[Doug Graham (Canadian politician)|Doug Graham]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC"  | [[34th Legislature of Yukon|34th]]
| 2016–2021
| rowspan=2| [[Geraldine Van Bibber]]
|-
| bgcolor="CCCCCC"  | [[35th Legislature of Yukon|35th]]
| 2021–present
|}

==Election results==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[2021 Yukon general election]] redistributed results<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hutton |first=Kyle |title=Yukon's New Electoral Boundaries |date=May 24, 2025 |access-date= June 3, 2025 |publisher=[[Substack]] |website=Blunt Objects |url=https://bluntobjects.substack.com/p/yukons-new-electoral-boundaries}}</ref>
|-
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="130px" colspan="2" | Party
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="50px" | Votes
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="30px" | %
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Yukon|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Yukon Party]] ||align=right| 355 ||align=right| 46
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]] ||align=right| 238 ||align=right| 31
|-
| {{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|background}} | &nbsp;
| [[Yukon New Democratic Party|New Democratic]] ||align=right| 178 ||align=right| 23
|}

===2021===
{{2021 Yukon general election/Porter Creek North}}

===2016===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2016 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://electionsyk.ca/docs/English%20WEBSITE%202016%20Election%20Report.pdf The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2016 General Election] Elections Yukon (March 6, 2017).</ref>}}
|-
{{CANelec|YT|Yukon|'''[[Geraldine Van Bibber]]'''| 435 | 44.0% | -5.3% }}
{{CANelec|YT| Liberal | Eileen Melnychuk| 372 | 37.7% | +27.6%}}
{{CANelec|YT|NDP| Francis van Kessel | 145 | 14.7% | -16.5%}}
{{CANelec|YT|Green| Mike Ivens| 37 | 3.7% | -4.8%}}
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 989
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

===2011===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2011 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/elections_report_2011.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election] Elections Yukon (December 8, 2011).</ref>}}
|-
{{CANelec|YT|Yukon|'''[[Doug Graham (Canadian politician)|Doug Graham]]'''| 400 | 49.3% | +2.3% }}
{{CANelec|YT|NDP| Mike Tribes | 253 | 31.2% | +7.3% }}
{{CANelec|YT|Liberal| Dawn Beauchemin | 82 | 10.1% | -18.8% }}
{{CANelec|YT|Green| Mike Ivens | 69 | 8.5% | +8.5% }}
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 811
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

===2006===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2006 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/election06.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election] Elections Yukon (January 15, 2007).</ref>}}
|-
{{CANelec | YT | Yukon | '''[[Jim Kenyon]]''' | 311 | 47.0% | +1.7% }}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| [[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| Dale Cheeseman
| align="right"| 191
| align="right"| 28.9%
| align="right"| +8.7%
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| [[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
| Dave Hobbis
| align="right"| 158
| align="right"| 23.9%
| align="right"| +5.7%
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 661
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

===2002===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2002 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/election02.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2002 General Election] Elections Yukon (March 3, 2003).</ref>}}

{{CANelec | YT | Yukon | '''Jim Kenyon''' | 331 | 45.3% | +11.2 }}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| [[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| Dave Austin
| align="right"| 148
| align="right"| 20.2%
| align="right"| -33.1%
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| [[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
| Mark Bowers
| align="right"| 135
| align="right"| 18.5%
| align="right"| 15.4%
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|Independent|row}}
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| Roger Rondeau
| align="right"| 112
| align="right"| 15.3%
| align="right"| +3.2
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 731
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

===2000===

{{Election box begin | title=[[2000 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/2000_General_Election.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2000 General Election] Elections Yukon (June 27, 2000).</ref>}}

{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| '''[[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]'''
| '''[[Don Roberts (politician)|Don Roberts]]'''
| align="right"| 504
| align="right"| 53.3%
| align="right"| +14.1%

{{CANelec | YT | Yukon | [[John Ostashek]] | 323 | 34.1% | -7.1% }}

{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| [[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
| Sidney Maddison
| align="right"| 114
| align="right"| 12.1%
| align="right"| -7.4%
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 946
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

===1996===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1996 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/1996_General_Election.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the Yukon General Election Held September 30, 1996] Elections Yukon (January 20, 1997).</ref>}}

{{CANelec |YT |Yukon | '''John Ostashek''' | 403 | 41.2% | -11.2% }}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| [[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| Don Roberts
| align="right"| 384
| align="right"| 39.2%
| align="right"| +25.4%
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| [[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
| Luigi Zanasi
| align="right"| 191
| align="right"| 19.5%
| align="right"| +13.8%
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 979
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

===1992===

{{Election box begin | title=[[1992 Yukon general election]]<ref>[http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/1992_General_Election.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 1992 General Election] Elections Yukon (March 3, 1993).</ref>}}
|-
{{CANelec |YT |Yukon | '''John Ostashek''' | 474 | 52.4% |&ndash;}}

{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| [[Yukon New Democratic Party|NDP]]
| Carl Rumscheidt
| align="right"| 301
| align="right"| 33.3%
| align="right"| &ndash;

{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| [[Yukon Liberal Party|Liberal]]
| Eldon Organ
| align="right"| 125
| align="right"| 13.8%
| align="right"| &ndash;
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 904
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| &ndash;
{{End}}

== See also ==
* [[List of Yukon territorial electoral districts]]
* [[Canadian provincial electoral districts]]

==References==
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