Yvonne Clarke

Not to be confused with Yvonne Clark.

Yvonne Clarke
MLA
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
for Porter Creek Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office
April 12, 2021
Preceded byPaolo Gallina
Personal details
Political partyYukon Party
Residence(s)Whitehorse, Yukon

Yvonne Clarke is a Canadian politician who represents Porter Creek Centre on the Yukon Legislative Assembly from the Yukon Party since the 2021 general election.

As of September 29, 2024, Clarke serves as the Official Opposition critic for the Yukon Housing Corporation, Housing and Lot Development, the Public Service Commission, the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, and the French Language Services Directorate.

Prior to her election to the legislature, she was a businessperson and community volunteer in the Whitehorse area, including serving as president of the Canadian-Filipino Society of the Yukon and chair of the Yukon Advisory Council on Women's Issues.[1][2]

Life

Clarke is a Filipino Canadian and has lived in Whitehorse since 1995.[3]

Electoral record

2021 Yukon general election: Porter Creek Centre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Yukon Party Yvonne Clarke 704 41.87 +5.5%
Liberal Paolo Gallina 643 38.25 -4.9%
New Democratic Shonagh McCrindle 334 19.86 -0.6%
Total valid votes 1,681
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Yukon Party gain Swing +1.81
Source(s)
"Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Yukon Party has potential candidate in Porter Creek Centre". Whitehorse Daily Star. February 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Silvestre, Irish Mae (April 23, 2021). "Yvonne Clarke: Yukon's First Filipino Canadian MLA". The Philippine Reporter. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  3. ^ "Filipinos in Yukon 'hunker down,' and skip the annual trip to visit relatives". Yahoo! News. January 23, 2021.


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