# Porter Creek South

Porter Creek South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It comprises part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek and is the smallest riding in Whitehorse. It is bordered by the ridings of Porter Creek Centre, Porter Creek North, and Takhini-Kopper King.
Porter Creek South is also the former seat of Pat Duncan, 6th Premier of the Yukon, who served from 2000 to 2002. It was the only seat won by the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2002 territorial election when the Duncan's Liberal government was defeated.
It is considered a Liberal stronghold.

## MLAs

| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 28th | 1992-1996 | Alan Nordling | Independent |
| 29th | 1996-2000 | Pat Duncan | Liberal |
| 30th | 2000-2002 | Pat Duncan | Liberal |
| 31st | 2002-2006 | Pat Duncan | Liberal |
| 32nd | 2006-2011 | Don Inverarity | Liberal |
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Mike Nixon | Yukon Party |
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Ranj Pillai | Liberal |
| 35th | 2021–present | Ranj Pillai | Liberal |

## Election history
### 2021

vte2021 Yukon general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ranj Pillai | 309 | 47.17 | +0.6% |
| | Yukon Party | Chad Sjodin | 262 | 40 | +0.6% |
| | New Democratic | Colette Acheson | 84 | 12.82 | -1.3% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 655 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -17.18 |
| Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021. |||||||

### 2016

2016 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Ranj Pillai | 337 | 46.6% | +6.0% |
| | Yukon Party | Mike Nixon | 285 | 39.4% | -3.5% |
| | NDP | Shirley Chua-Tan | 102 | 14.1% | -2.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 724 | 100.0% | – |

### 2011

2011 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Mike Nixon | 257 | 42.9% | +0.3% |
| | Liberal | Don Inverarity | 243 | 40.6% | -2.8% |
| | NDP | John Carney | 99 | 16.5% | +2.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 599 | 100.0% | – |

### 2006

2006 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Don Inverarity | 304 | 43.4% | -8.3% |
| | Yukon Party | Dean Hassard | 298 | 42.6% | +4.5% |
| | NDP | Samson Hartland | 97 | 13.9% | +3.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 700 | 100.0% | – |

### 2002

2002 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Duncan | 408 | 51.7% | -12.5% |
| | Yukon Party | Lynn Ogden | 301 | 38.1% | +13.3% |
| | NDP | Paul Warner | 80 | 10.1% | -0.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 789 | 100.0% | – |

### 2000

2000 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Duncan | 607 | 64.2% | +21.3% |
| | Yukon Party | Larry Carlyle | 235 | 24.8% | -14.3% |
| | NDP | Mark Dupuis | 103 | 10.8% | -7.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 945 | 100.0% | – |

### 1996

1996 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Pat Duncan | 435 | 42.9% | +15.0% |
| | Yukon Party | Alan Nordling | 397 | 39.1% | +39.1% |
| | NDP | Mark Dupuis | 181 | 17.8% | -7.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1013 | 100.0% | – |

### 1992

1992 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Alan Nordling | 435 | 46.5% | – |
| | Liberal | Shayne Fairman | 261 | 27.9% | – |
| | NDP | Brian McLaughlin | 240 | 25.6% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 936 | 100.0% | – |