Watson Lake (electoral district)

Watson Lake is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The riding is one of the Yukon's eight rural ridings and is one of the oldest ridings in the Yukon.

Watson Lake includes the communities of Watson Lake and Upper Liard and is situated on the traditional territory of the Ross River Dena Council and the Liard First Nation of the Kaska Dena. It is bordered to the west by the rural riding of Pelly-Nisutlin.

It is considered a Yukon Party stronghold.

2021
The Yukon NDP nominated candidate Amy Labonte. Two days after the close of nominations, following controversy over past social media posts, Labonte withdrew her candidacy on March 24, 2021. Watson Lake became the only electoral district in the Yukon without an NDP candidate. For the first time since 1970, Watson Lake had only two candidates on the ballot.

2016





 * NDP
 * Erin Labonte
 * align="right"| 219
 * align="right"| 28.5%
 * align="right"| -4.6%


 * Liberal
 * Ernie Jamieson
 * align="right"| 212
 * align="right"| 27.6%
 * align="right"| +5.0%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 768 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Independent
 * Victor Kisoun
 * align="right"| 38
 * align="right"| 5.0%
 * align="right"| -1.6%
 * }

2011





 * NDP
 * Liard McMillan
 * align="right"| 242
 * align="right"| 33.1%
 * align="right"| +27.3%


 * Liberal
 * Thomas Slager
 * align="right"| 165
 * align="right"| 22.6%
 * align="right"| -3.0%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 731 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Independent
 * Patricia Gilhooly
 * align="right"| 48
 * align="right"| 6.6%
 * align="right"| +6.6%
 * }

2006





 * Liberal
 * Rick Harder
 * align="right"|196
 * align="right"|25.6%
 * align="right"|+4.4%


 * NDP
 * Rachael Lewis
 * align="right"|45
 * align="right"|5.8%
 * align="right"|-10.0%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 764 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Independent
 * Dale Robert Worsfold
 * align="right"|28
 * align="right"|3.6%
 * align="right"|+3.6%
 * }

2002





 * Liberal
 * Tom Cove
 * align="right"|174
 * align="right"|21.1%
 * align="right"|-10.9%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 825 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * NDP
 * Kathy Magun
 * align="right"|130
 * align="right"|15.8%
 * align="right"|-35.3%
 * }

2000



 * NDP
 * Dennis Fentie
 * align="right"|434
 * align="right"|51.1%
 * align="right"|-1.7%


 * Liberal
 * Isaac Wood
 * align="right"|272
 * align="right"|32.0%
 * align="right"|+19.3%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 850 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * }

1996



 * NDP
 * Dennis Fentie
 * align="right"|442
 * align="right"|52.8%
 * align="right"|+18.3%


 * Liberal
 * Dave Kalles
 * align="right"|106
 * align="right"|12.7%
 * align="right"|+5.9%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 837 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Independent
 * Mickey Thomas
 * align="right"|40
 * align="right"|4.8%
 * align="right"|+4.8%
 * }

1992





 * NDP
 * Karel Kauppinen
 * align="right"| 285
 * align="right"| 34.5%
 * align="right"| -10.2%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 826 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Liberal
 * Ron Lutz
 * align="right"| 56
 * align="right"| 6.8%
 * align="right"| -2.7%
 * }
 * The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party re-branded itself as the Yukon Party before the 1992 election.

1989





 * NDP
 * Karel Kauppinen
 * align="right"| 295
 * align="right"| 44.7%
 * align="right"| +11.5%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 660 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Liberal
 * John McDonald
 * align="right"| 63
 * align="right"| 9.5%
 * align="right"| +9.5%
 * }

1985



 * NDP
 * Dave Porter
 * align="right"| 183
 * align="right"| 33.2%
 * align="right"| +29.9%


 * Independent
 * Donald Taylor
 * align="right"| 174
 * align="right"| 30.6%
 * align="right"| -0.4%


 * Independent
 * Brian Shanahan
 * align="right"| 119
 * align="right"| 21.0%
 * align="right"| -8.1%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 568 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * }

1982



 * Independent
 * Donald Taylor
 * align="right"| 170
 * align="right"| 31.0%
 * align="right"| +31.0%


 * Independent
 * Brian Shanahan
 * align="right"| 154
 * align="right"| 28.1%
 * align="right"| +28.1%




 * Liberal
 * Eileen Van Bibber
 * align="right"| 60
 * align="right"| 10.9%
 * align="right"| -34.9%

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 548 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * NDP
 * James Cahill
 * align="right"| 18
 * align="right"| 3.3%
 * align="right"| +3.3%
 * }

1978




! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 419 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Liberal
 * Grant Taylor
 * align="right"| 188
 * align="right"| 44.9%
 * align="right"| –
 * }
 * Partisan politics introduced into the territory

1974



 * Independent
 * Donald Taylor
 * align="right"| 223
 * align="right"| 49.6%
 * align="right"| –


 * Independent
 * Johnny Friend
 * align="right"| 110
 * align="right"| 24.4%
 * align="right"| –

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 450 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Independent
 * Harold Godfrey
 * align="right"| 107
 * align="right"| 23.8%
 * align="right"| –
 * }

1970



 * Independent
 * Donald Taylor
 * align="right"| 397
 * align="right"| 58.0%
 * align="right"| –

! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 684 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
 * Independent
 * R.W. Stubenberg
 * align="right"| 275
 * align="right"| 40.2%
 * align="right"| –
 * }