Copperbelt South
Yukon electoral district
Boundaries of Copperbelt South in Whitehorse
Territorial electoral district
LegislatureYukon Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Scott Kent
Yukon Party
District created2009
First contested2011
Last contested2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)1,723
Census subdivision(s)Mary Lake, Cowley Creek, Wolf Creek, Whitehorse Copper, Mount Sima, MacRae, Pineridge, Golden Horn

Copperbelt South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is an amalgamation of the former ridings of Mount Lorne and Copperbelt. It is bordered by the ridings of Riverdale South, Copperbelt North, Takhini-Kopper King, and Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes.

The district comprises the rural-residential subdivisions of southern Whitehorse, Yukon: Mary Lake; Cowley Creek; Wolf Creek; Pineridge; Golden Horn; Mount Sima; MacRae; and Whitehorse Copper.

The district was first contested in the 2011 election.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Assembly Years Member Party
Riding created from Mount Lorne and Copperbelt
33rd  2011–2016     Lois Moorcroft New Democratic
34th  2016–2021     Scott Kent Yukon Party
35th  2021–Present

Election results

2021 general election

2021 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Yukon PartyScott Kent72656.98+20.1
New DemocraticKaori Torigai28922.68-4.5%
LiberalSheila Robertson25920.32-14.6%
Total valid votes 1,274
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Yukon Party hold Swing +18.33
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016 general election

2016 Yukon general election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyScott Kent44936.9%-4.8%
  Liberal Jocelyn Curteanu 425 34.9% +18.6%
  NDP Lois Moorcroft 331 27.2% -14.8%
GreenPhilippe LeBlond121.0%+1.0%
Total 1,217 100.0%

2011 general election

2011 Yukon general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Lois Moorcroft 397 42.0%
Yukon PartyValerie Boxall39441.7%
  Liberal Colleen Wirth 154 16.3%
Total 945 100.0%

References

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