Steve Cardiff

Steve Cardiff (August 10, 1957 – July 6, 2011) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Mount Lorne in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

Steve Cardiff
MLA for Mount Lorne
In office
2002–2011
Preceded byCynthia Tucker
Succeeded byriding dissolved
Personal details
BornAugust 10, 1957
Port Alberni, British Columbia
DiedJuly 6, 2011(2011-07-06) (aged 53)
One kilometre north of Lewes Lake on the South Klondike Highway
Political partyNew Democrat
ResidenceMount Lorne, Yukon
Occupationsheetmetal worker

Political career

He was first elected to the Yukon legislature in the 2002 general election and re-elected in 2006.[1] He won convincingly both times.

He was the NDP caucus critic for the Department of Community Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Highways and Public Works, the Department of Justice, the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board, the Yukon Housing Corporation and the Yukon Liquor Corporation. Cardiff shared critic responsibilities for the Department of Economic Development with party leader Todd Hardy, and was the Third Party House Leader.

Prior to becoming Mount Lorne's MLA Cardiff worked as a certified sheet metal journeyman on industrial, commercial and residential projects in every Yukon community.

For 16 of his 20 years in the sheet metal trade, he volunteered as the local president of the United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters. He volunteered on the executive of the Yukon Federation of Labour for two years at the same time. He also served on Yukon College's board of governors, which he did for nine years, acting as chair for his final three. He is an active volunteer with the Mount Lorne Community Association.

In February 2009, Cardiff declared his candidacy for the leadership of the New Democrats, following Hardy's resignation as party leader.[2] However, he withdrew from the race later in the year for unspecified personal reasons.[3]

Cardiff was killed in a two-vehicle road accident, one kilometre north of Lewes Lake on the South Klondike Highway, involving a tractor trailer and a small vehicle.[4]

Electoral record

2006 general election
Mount Lorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP Steve Cardiff 361 43.6% +3.9%
Yukon PartyValerie Boxall23628.5%-3.7%
     Liberal Colleen Wirth 231 27.9% -0.2%
Total 828 100.0% –

2002 general election
Mount Lorne
Party Candidate Votes % ±
     NDP Steve Cardiff 334 39.7% +6.0%
Yukon PartyDarcy Tkachuk27132.2%+10.8%
     Liberal Cynthia Tucker 236 28.1% -16.9%
Total 841 100.0% –
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References
  1. Yukon Votes 2006: Mount Lorne. cbc.ca.
  2. "Cardiff enters Yukon NDP leadership race", cbc.ca, February 12, 2009.
  3. "Hanson hopes Fentie’s loss is her gain". Yukon News, September 8, 2009.
  4. "Yukon NDP MLA killed in crash". CBC.ca. 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-07-07.


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