# Klondike (electoral district)

Klondike is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. One of Yukon's eight rural ridings, it is also the oldest riding in Yukon, first established in 1905. The riding includes Dawson City and its environs, as well as Eagle Plains.
Klondike was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 territorial election and the only seat held by the Liberals prior to the 2016 territorial election.

## Geography

The constituency is named after the region of Klondike.

## Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly

| Assembly | Years | Member | Party |
| 23rd | 1974–1978 | Fred Berger | Independent |
| 24th | 1978–1982 | Meg McCall | Progressive Conservative |
| 25th | 1982–1985 | Clarke Ashley | Progressive Conservative |
| 26th | 1985–1989 | Art Webster | New Democratic |
| 27th | 1989–1992 | Art Webster | New Democratic |
| 28th | 1992–1996 | David Millar | Yukon Party |
| 29th | 1996–2000 | Peter Jenkins | Yukon Party |
| 30th | 2000–2002 | Peter Jenkins | Yukon Party |
| 31st | 2002–2005 | Peter Jenkins | Yukon Party |
| 31st | 2005–2006 | Peter Jenkins | Independent |
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | Steve Nordick | Yukon Party |
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Sandy Silver | Liberal |
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Sandy Silver | Liberal |
| 35th | 2021–Present | Sandy Silver | Liberal |

## Election results
### 2021

vte2021 Yukon general election: Klondike :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sandy Silver | 526 | 47.2 | -11.9 |
| | Yukon Party | Charlie Dagostin | 364 | 32.7 | +1.3 |
| | New Democratic | Chris Clarke | 224 | 20.1 | +10.6 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,114 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -0.07 |
| Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021. |||||||

### 2016

2016 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sandy Silver | 687 | 59.1% | +10.3% |
| | Yukon Party | Brad Whitelaw | 365 | 31.4% | -5.8% |
| | NDP | Jay Farr | 111 | 9.5% | -4.0% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1163 | 100.0% | – |

### 2011

2011 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Sandy Silver | 530 | 48.8% | +34.1% |
| | Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 404 | 37.2% | -7.9% |
| | NDP | Jorn Meir | 147 | 13.5% | -19.6% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1085 | 100.0% | – |

### 2006

2006 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 405 | 45.1% | -9.1% |
| | NDP | Jorn Meier | 297 | 33.1% | +11.8% |
| | Liberal | Steve Taylor | 132 | 14.7% | -9.2% |
| | Independent | Glen Everitt | 56 | 6.2% | +6.2% |
| Total | Total | Total | 898 | 100.0% | – |

### 2002

2002 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 508 | 54.2% | +14.8% |
| | Liberal | Glen Everitt | 224 | 22.9% | -14.0% |
| | NDP | Lisa Hutton | 200 | 21.3% | -1.9% |
| Total | Total | Total | 937 | 100.0% | – |

### 2000

2000 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 424 | 39.4% | -15.5% |
| | Liberal | Stuart Schmidt | 397 | 36.9% | +28.2% |
| | NDP | Aedes Scheer | 249 | 23.2% | -10.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1075 | 100.0% | – |

### 1996

1996 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Peter Jenkins | 603 | 54.9% | +2.0% |
| | NDP | Tim Gerberding | 372 | 33.9% | -12.0% |
| | Liberal | Glen Everitt | 96 | 8.8% | +8.8% |
| | Independent | John Cramp | 21 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| Total | Total | Total | 1099 | 100.0% | – |

### 1992

1992 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | David Millar | 409 | 52.9% | – |
| | NDP | Art Webster | 355 | 45.9% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 773 | 100.0% | – |
* The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party re-branded itself the Yukon Party before the 1992 election.

### 1978

1978 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Meg McCall | 152 | 38.3% | – |
| | NDP | Fred Berger | 130 | 32.8% | |
| | Independent | Eleanor Millard | 114 | 28.7% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | | |
* Partisan politics introduced into the territory.

### 1922

1920 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Ferrell | Acclaimed | Acclaimed |

### 1920

1920 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Paul S. Hogan | 254 | 53.4% | – |
| | Independent | Allan McMillan | 221 | 46.5% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 475 | 100% | – |

### 1917

1917 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William Lowden | – | – | – |
| | Independent | Joseph McIntosh | – | – | – |
| | Independent | John Pickering | – | – | – |
| | Independent | James Wilson | – | – | – |
| Total | Total | Total | – | – | – |
Top two candidates declared elected.