1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election

The 1996 Whitehorse West territorial by-election took place on February 5, 1996. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of the district's incumbent MLA Tony Penikett on September 27, 1995.

NDP candidate David Sloan won the by-election.

Background
The previous MLA for Whitehorse West, Tony Penikett, resigned on September 27, 1995 to accept a position as a policy advisor in the office of Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow.

Results

 * NDP
 * Dave Sloan
 * align="right"| 433
 * align="right"| 42.3%
 * align="right"| -3.3%


 * Liberal
 * Larry Bagnell
 * align="right"| 326
 * align="right"| 31.9%
 * align="right"| +14.8%

!align="left" colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 1023 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
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