# Lake Laberge (electoral district)

Lake Laberge is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural districts and is named after the eponymous Lake Laberge, which is within the riding.
Lake Laberge encompasses the Whitehorse subdivisions of MacPherson, and Hidden Valley, as well as the residents of the Takhini Hot Springs Road, Pilot Mountain, the Hamlet of Ibex Valley, and the North Klondike Highway and Lake Laberge as far as Braeburn Lodge. The riding is also part of the traditional territory of the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations, the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, and the Ta'an Kwach'an Council. It is bordered by the rural ridings of Mayo-Tatchun, Kluane, and Pelly-Nisutlin, as well as the Whitehorse ridings Porter Creek North and Riverdale North.
The riding is considered a Yukon Party stronghold.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 28th | 1992–1996 | Mickey Fisher | Yukon Party |
| 29th | 1996–1999 | Doug Livingston | New Democratic |
| 29th | 1999–2000 | Pam Buckway | Liberal |
| 30th | 2000–2002 | Pam Buckway | Liberal |
| 31st | 2002–2006 | Brad Cathers | Yukon Party |
| 32nd | 2006–2009 | Brad Cathers | Yukon Party |
| 32nd | 2009–2011 | Brad Cathers | Independent |
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Brad Cathers | Yukon Party |
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Brad Cathers | Yukon Party |
| 35th | 2021–Present | Brad Cathers | Yukon Party |

## Electoral results
### 2021

vte2021 Yukon general election: Lake Laberge :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 799 | 62.56 | +15.6% |
| | New Democratic | Ian A Angus | 259 | 20.28 | -1.7% |
| | Liberal | Tracey Jacobs | 219 | 17.14 | -10.7% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,277 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Yukon Party hold | Yukon Party hold | Swing | Swing | -21.14 |
| Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021. |||||||

### 2016

2016 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 558 | 46.5% | -5.4% |
| | Liberal | Alan Young | 342 | 28.5% | +12.9% |
| | NDP | Anne Tayler | 261 | 21.8% | -10.7% |
| | Green | Julie Anne Ames | 38 | 3.2% | +3.2% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1199 | 100.0% | – |

### 2011

2011 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 528 | 51.9% | -5.4% |
| | NDP | Frank Turner | 330 | 32.5% | +17.5% |
| | Liberal | Mike Simon | 159 | 15.6% | -12.1% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1017 | 100.0% | – |

### 2006

2006 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 458 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| | Liberal | John Breen | 221 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| | NDP | Nina Sutherland | 120 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 799 | 100.0% | – |

### 2002

2002 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Brad Cathers | 466 | 55.9% | +21.6% |
| | Liberal | Pam Buckway | 218 | 26.1% | -22.4% |
| | NDP | Bill Commins | 150 | 18.0% | +0.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 834 | 100.0% | – |

### 2000

2000 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pam Buckway | 514 | 48.5% | +2.6% |
| | Yukon Party | Roger Gallagher | 363 | 34.3% | -1.8% |
| | NDP | Gary LeGoffe | 182 | 17.2% | -0.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1059 | 100.0% | – |

### 1999 by-election

October, 1999 by-election On the resignation of Doug Livingston :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pam Buckway | 459 | 45.9% | +24.2% |
| | Yukon Party | Mickey Fisher | 361 | 36.1% | +7.0% |
| | NDP | Graham McDonald | 180 | 18.0% | -11.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1000 | 100.0% | – |

### 1996

1996 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | NDP | Doug Livingston | 328 | 29.4% | +9.6% |
| | Yukon Party | Mickey Fisher | 325 | 29.1% | -6.%5 |
| | Liberal | Linda Biensch | 242 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| | Independent | Mark Bain | 221 | 19.8% | +19.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1116 | 100.0% | – |

### 1992

1992 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Mickey Fisher | 345 | 35.6% | – |
| | Independent | Chris Gladish | 223 | 23.0% | – |
| | Liberal | Bonnie Hurlock | 210 | 21.6% | – |
| | NDP | Sandra Gibbs | 192 | 19.8% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 970 | 100.0% | – |