Doug Graham (Canadian politician) explained

Doug Graham
Birth Date:1949
Residence:Whitehorse, Yukon
Office1:Minister of Education
Premier1:Darrell Pasloski
Term Start1:January 16, 2015
Term End1:December 3, 2016
Predecessor1:Elaine Taylor
Successor1:Tracy McPhee
Office2:Minister of Health and Social Services
Premier2:Darrell Pasloski
Term Start2:November 5, 2011
Term End2:January 16, 2015
Predecessor2:Glenn Hart
Successor2:Mike Nixon
Office3:MLA for Porter Creek North
Term Start3:October 11, 2011
Term End3:November 7, 2016
Predecessor3:Jim Kenyon
Successor3:Geraldine Van Bibber
Office4:MLA for Whitehorse Porter Creek West
Term Start4:November 20, 1978
Term End4:June 7, 1982
Predecessor4:Constituency established
Successor4:Andy Philipsen
Office5:Minister of Justice
Minister of Education
Premier5:Chris Pearson
Term Start5:December 14, 1978
Term End5:January 30, 1981
Predecessor5:Office established
Successor5:?
Party:Progressive Conservative (1978 - 1981)
Independent (1981-1982)
Yukon Party (2011-present)
Occupation:Politician; Administrator

Doug Graham is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Porter Creek North as a member of the Yukon Party caucus until his defeat in the 2016 election.

He previously represented the district of Whitehorse Porter Creek West from 1978 to 1982.

Before becoming a territorial legislator a second time, Graham was elected in 2009 as a city councillor in Whitehorse, carrying the highest number of votes amongst all candidates. In 2021, he ran for the Whitehorse City Council a second time, narrowly missing being elected by 22 votes.[2]

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2016

|-| NDP| Liz Hanson| align="right"| 487| align="right"| 43.8%| align="right"| -18.3%| Liberal| Tamara Goeppel| align="right"| 432| align="right"| 38.9%| align="right"| +23.6%|-|-! align=left colspan=3|Total! align=right| 1,112! align=right| 100.0%! align=right|  - |}

Yukon general election, 2011

|-|-! align=left colspan=3|Total! align=right| 804! align=right| 100.0%! align=right|  -

Whitehorse municipal election, 2009

Whitehorse municipal election, 2009[3]
CandidateVotes%
Doug Graham 2,678 13.1%
Ranj Pillai 2,422 11.8%
Betty Irwin 2,001 9.8%
Dave Stockdale 1,986 9.7%
Florence Roberts 1,794 8.8%
Dave Austin 1,750 8.5%
Jeanine Myhre 1,459 7.1%
Ron Swizdaryk 1,450 7.1%
Graham Lang 1,395 6.8%
Skeeter Miller-Wright 1,370 6.7%
Janet Brault 1,163 5.7%
Michael Buurman 1,021 5.0%
Total20,475 100.0%

Yukon general election, 1978

|-| Progressive Conservative| Doug Graham| align="right"| 188| align="right"| 48.2%| align="right"|  - | Liberal| Clive Tanner| align="right"| 142| align="right"| 36.4%| align="right"|  - | NDP| Kathy Horton| align="right"| 60| align="right"| 15.4%| align="right"|  - |-! align=left colspan=3|Total! align=right| 390! align=right| 100.0%! align=right|  - |}

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/yukonvotes2011/ridings/011/ Yukon Votes 2011: Porter Creek North
  2. Web site: Whitehorse Municipal Election 2021 Results . City of Whitehorse . November 4, 2021.
  3. News: Buckway re-elected Whitehorse mayor. CBC News. 2016-11-11.