# Porter Creek North

Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It contains part of the 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 and 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 Dan Lang, former Premier John Ostashek, former Whitehorse City Councillor Doug Graham, and former Yukon Commissioner Geraldine Van Bibber.

## MLAs

Whitehorse Porter Creek East
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 24th | 1978–1982 | Dan Lang | Yukon Progressive Conservative Party |
| 25th | 1982–1985 | Dan Lang | Yukon Progressive Conservative Party |
| 26th | 1985–1989 | Dan Lang | Yukon Progressive Conservative Party |
| 27th | 1989–1991 | Dan Lang | Yukon Progressive Conservative Party |
| 27th | 1991–1992 | Dan Lang | Yukon Party |
Porter Creek North
| Legislature | Years | Member | Party |
| 28th | 1992–1996 | John Ostashek | Yukon Party |
| 29th | 1996–2000 | John Ostashek | Yukon Party |
| 30th | 2000–2002 | Don Roberts | Yukon Liberal Party |
| 30th | 2002 | Don Roberts | Independent |
| 31st | 2002–2006 | Jim Kenyon | Yukon Party |
| 32nd | 2006–2011 | Jim Kenyon | Yukon Party |
| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Doug Graham | Yukon Party |
| 34th | 2016–2021 | Geraldine Van Bibber | Yukon Party |
| 35th | 2021–present | Geraldine Van Bibber | Yukon Party |

## Election results
### 2021

vte2021 Yukon general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Geraldine Van Bibber | 562 | 49.16 | +5.2% |
| | Liberal | Staci McIntosh | 331 | 28.95 | -8.8% |
| | New Democratic | Francis Van Kessel | 250 | 21.87 | +7.2% |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 1,143 |
| 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 | -10.11 |
| Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021. |||||||

### 2016

2016 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Geraldine Van Bibber | 435 | 44.0% | -5.3% |
| | Liberal | Eileen Melnychuk | 372 | 37.7% | +27.6% |
| | New Democratic | Francis van Kessel | 145 | 14.7% | -16.5% |
| | Green | Mike Ivens | 37 | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 989 | 100.0% | – |

### 2011

2011 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Doug Graham | 400 | 49.3% | +2.3% |
| | New Democratic | Mike Tribes | 253 | 31.2% | +7.3% |
| | Liberal | Dawn Beauchemin | 82 | 10.1% | -18.8% |
| | Green | Mike Ivens | 69 | 8.5% | +8.5% |
| Total | Total | Total | 811 | 100.0% | – |

### 2006

2006 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Jim Kenyon | 311 | 47.0% | +1.7% |
| | Liberal | Dale Cheeseman | 191 | 28.9% | +8.7% |
| | NDP | Dave Hobbis | 158 | 23.9% | +5.7% |
| Total | Total | Total | 661 | 100.0% | – |

### 2002

2002 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | Jim Kenyon | 331 | 45.3% | +11.2 |
| | Liberal | Dave Austin | 148 | 20.2% | -33.1% |
| | NDP | Mark Bowers | 135 | 18.5% | 15.4% |
| | Independent | Roger Rondeau | 112 | 15.3% | +3.2 |
| Total | Total | Total | 731 | 100.0% | – |

### 2000

2000 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal | Don Roberts | 504 | 53.3% | +14.1% |
| | Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 323 | 34.1% | -7.1% |
| | NDP | Sidney Maddison | 114 | 12.1% | -7.4% |
| Total | Total | Total | 946 | 100.0% | – |

### 1996

1996 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 403 | 41.2% | -11.2% |
| | Liberal | Don Roberts | 384 | 39.2% | +25.4% |
| | NDP | Luigi Zanasi | 191 | 19.5% | +13.8% |
| Total | Total | Total | 979 | 100.0% | – |

### 1992

1992 Yukon general election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Yukon Party | John Ostashek | 474 | 52.4% | – |
| | NDP | Carl Rumscheidt | 301 | 33.3% | – |
| | Liberal | Eldon Organ | 125 | 13.8% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 904 | 100.0% | – |