Doug Graham
Minister of Education
In office
January 16, 2015  December 3, 2016
PremierDarrell Pasloski
Preceded byElaine Taylor
Succeeded byTracy McPhee
Minister of Health and Social Services
In office
November 5, 2011  January 16, 2015
PremierDarrell Pasloski
Preceded byGlenn Hart
Succeeded byMike Nixon
MLA for Porter Creek North
In office
October 11, 2011  November 7, 2016
Preceded byJim Kenyon
Succeeded byGeraldine Van Bibber
MLA for Whitehorse Porter Creek West
In office
November 20, 1978  June 7, 1982
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byAndy Philipsen
Minister of Justice
Minister of Education
In office
December 14, 1978  January 30, 1981
PremierChris Pearson
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded by?
Personal details
Born1949
Political partyProgressive Conservative (1978 - 1981)
Independent (1981-1982)
Yukon Party (2011-present)
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon
OccupationPolitician; 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

Whitehorse Centre[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  NDP Liz Hanson 487 43.8% -18.3%
  Liberal Tamara Goeppel 432 38.9% +23.6%
Yukon PartyDoug Graham19317.4%-6.5%
Total 1,112 100.0%

Yukon general election, 2011

Porter Creek North[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon PartyDoug Graham40049.8%+2.6%
New DemocraticMike Tribes25331.5%+7.6%
LiberalDawn Beauchemin8210.2%-18.7%
GreenMike Ivens698.6%
Total 804 100.0%

Whitehorse municipal election, 2009

Whitehorse municipal election, 2009[5]
Candidate Votes  %
Doug Graham2,67813.1%
Ranj Pillai2,42211.8%
Betty Irwin2,0019.8%
Dave Stockdale1,9869.7%
Florence Roberts1,7948.8%
Dave Austin1,7508.5%
Jeanine Myhre1,4597.1%
Ron Swizdaryk1,4507.1%
Graham Lang1,3956.8%
Skeeter Miller-Wright1,3706.7%
Janet Brault1,1635.7%
Michael Buurman1,0215.0%
Total20,475100.0%

Yukon general election, 1978

Whitehorse Porter Creek West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
  Progressive Conservative Doug Graham 188 48.2%
  Liberal Clive Tanner 142 36.4%
  NDP Kathy Horton 60 15.4%
Total 390 100.0%

References

  1. Yukon Votes 2011: Porter Creek North. CBC News, October 11, 2011.
  2. "Whitehorse Municipal Election 2021 Results". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  3. Unofficial Results, Whitehorse Centre Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/candidates2011.pdf List of Candidates (Elections Yukon)
  5. "Buckway re-elected Whitehorse mayor". CBC News. Retrieved 2016-11-11.


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