Dean Hassard is a
Canadian
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politician. He represented the
electoral district
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of
Pelly-Nisutlin
Pelly-Nisutlin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the districts of Faro and Ross River-Southern Lakes. The riding incl ...
in the
Yukon Legislative Assembly
The Yukon Legislative Assembly () is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contr ...
as a member of the
Yukon Party
The Yukon Party, formerly the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party, is a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada.
History
The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party was founded in April 1978. Long time Yukon legislator Hilda Watson was ...
from 2002 to 2006.
Hassard ran for the Yukon Party in the newly created riding of Pelly-Nisutlin in the
snap election of 2002. Hassard ran against
Liberal Jim McLachlan, the former Mayor of
Faro and the incumbent MLA for
Faro. McLachlan's riding had been dissolved to form part of Pelly-Nisutlin. Hassard beat McLachlan comfortably and joined the government of
Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie, who defeated the incumbent Liberals.
During his term in office, Hassard served as a backbench MLA. He was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Regulatory Review Committee. He was also the Yukon Party's Caucus Whip and the Deputy Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
After Hassard decided to move his family to
Whitehorse
Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...
permanently, he chose to stand as the Yukon Party's candidate in the Whitehorse riding of
Porter Creek South
Porter Creek South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It comprises part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek and is the smallest riding in Whitehorse. It is ...
in the
2006 territorial election. However, he was defeated by
Liberal candidate
Don Inverarity by just six votes.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Hassard was a businessman and municipal councilor in
Teslin, Yukon. He is the brother of current Pelly-Nisutlin MLA
Stacey Hassard, a former Cabinet minister, who is the incumbent Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon.
Electoral record
2006 general election
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Liberal
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Don Inverarity
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, align="right", 43.4%
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NDP
, Samson Hartland
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2002 general election
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Liberal
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Jim McLachlan
, align="right", 181
, align="right", 28.3%
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NDP
, Buzz Burgess
, align="right", 162
, align="right", 25.3%
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References
External links
Dean Hassard
Yukon Party MLAs
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century members of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
Businesspeople from Yukon
Politicians from Whitehorse
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