Tatchun (electoral district)

Tatchun was an electoral district which returned an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 1978 out of the ridings of Klondike and Pelly River. It was abolished in 1992 when it was amalgamated with the riding of Mayo to form the riding of Mayo-Tatchun.

Tatchun

Yukon electoral district
Defunct territorial electoral district
Legislature	Yukon Legislative Assembly
District created	1978
District abolished	1992
First contested	1978
Last contested	1989
Demographics
Electors (1989)	418
Census subdivisions	Carmacks, Pelly Crossing, Little Salmon

The district included the communities of Carmacks, Pelly Crossing, and Little Salmon. It was situated on the historical territory of the Selkirk First Nation, the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun, the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation, and the Ross River Dena Council of the Kaska Dena. At creation, the population of the electorate was 325 voters and by abolition it was 418 voters.

When partisan politics was introduced to the Yukon in the 1978 election, Tatchun was one of the initial electoral districts established. At the time, it was one of the Yukon's nine rural ridings. It was bordered by the ridings of Mayo, Klondike, Faro, Kluane, Hootalinqua, and Campbell.[1]

Tatchun is also the former seat of Roger Coles, leader of the Yukon Liberal Party from 1984 to 1986. He later resigned both his seat and his position as leader after being sentenced to prison time for cocaine trafficking.[2][3][4]

MLAs

Legislature	Years	Member		Party
1978	1978–1982		Howard Tracey	Progressive Conservative
1982	1982–1985
1985	1985–1986		Roger Coles	Liberal
	1986–1987			Vacant
	1987-1989		Danny Joe	New Democratic
1989	1989–1992

Electoral results

1989 general election

1989 Yukon general election[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	Danny Joe	165	47.8%	+6.6%
	Progressive Conservative	Paul Nieman	108	31.3%	+6.2%
	Liberal	Luke Lacasse	71	20.6%	-10.3%
Total			345	100.0%	–

By-Election: 1987

By-election: 1987[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	NDP	Danny Joe	149	41.2%	+7.1%
	Liberal	Elijah Smith	112	30.9%	-10.5%
	Progressive Conservative	Pete Berry	91	25.1%	+6.6%
	Independent	Ray A. Jackson	8	2.2%	+2.2%
Total			362	100.0%	–

• On the resignation of Roger Coles.

1985 general election

1985 Yukon general election[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal	Roger Coles	159	41.4%	+8.6%
	NDP	Victor Mitander	131	34.1%	+1.9%
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Tracey	93	18.5%	-15.3%
Total			384	100.0%	–

1982 general election

1982 Yukon general election[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Tracey	106	33.8%	-7.5%
	Liberal	Roger Coles	103	32.8%	-5.9%
	NDP	Bill Larson	101	32.2%	+0.8%
Total			314	100.0%	–

1978 general election

1978 Yukon general election[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Progressive Conservative	Howard Tracey	109	41.3%	–
	NDP	Jerry Roberts	83	31.4%	–
	Liberal	Hugh Netzel	71	26.9%	–
Total			264	100.0%	–

References

1. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election (p. 10/26). Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017
2. Kenneth Coates, Judith Powell (1989). The modern North: people, politics and the rejection of colonialism. James Lorimer & Company. p. 68. ISBN 978-1-55028-120-0. Retrieved 1 October 2010.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
3. Yukon History at Hougen Group of Companies
4. "Coles Sentenced". Orlando Sentinel. November 4, 1986. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
5. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017
6. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the By-election Tatchun - February 2, 1987 Elections Yukon, 1987. Retrieved January 21, 2017
7. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017
8. Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1982 Election Elections Yukon, 1982. Retrieved January 21, 2017
9. Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017