Mike Nixon is a

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politician, who was elected to in the

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in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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caucus until 2016.

Political career

Nixon first attempted to enter politics as the

candidate in Yukon New Democrat

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, which had been vacated following the death of New Democrat leader

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from cancer. Nixon lost his bid to Hardy's successor, Liz Hanson, finishing third in the December 13, 2010 by-election. Nixon sought election once again the following year during the 2011 Yukon election as the Yukon Party candidate in the Whitehorse riding of

, long-considered a

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stronghold. Nixon successfully defeated Liberal incumbent

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by just 14 votes. It was the first time the Yukon Party had been elected in the riding of Porter Creek South. Following the election, Nixon was appointed to the Cabinet of Yukon Premier

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as Minister of Justice and Minister of Tourism and Culture. In January 2015, Nixon was moved to Minister of Health and Social Services and Minister responsible for the Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board. He received criticism during his time as Minister of Health and Social Services for the government's inadequate planning of healthcare and continuing care spaces in the territory and for its failure to deliver an adequate mental health strategy, Nixon announced his intention to seek re-election in the 2016 Yukon election, but was defeated by former Whitehorse city councillor and Yukon Liberal candidate

Ranj Pillai Ranj Pillai (born January 1974) is a Canadian politician, who has been the tenth premier of Yukon since January 14, 2023, and leader of the Yukon Liberal Party since January 9, 2023. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek South i ...

. He was one of four Yukon Party Cabinet ministers to be defeated in that election, in which the party was reduced to Official Opposition status.

Personal life

Nixon, originally from

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, has an honours diploma from

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. He moved to the Yukon in 1998. Nixon has owned and operated several businesses, including a graphics design company and a property management firm. He is also a co-founder of Autism Yukon. Nixon is the former son-in-law of Yukon

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Dan Lang and has served as President and Treasurer of the Yukon Party.RIDING PROFILE , Porter Creek South — Shirley Chua-Tan, Mike Nixon, Ranj Pillai
''CBC North'' (Nancy Thomson), November 1, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016. After his electoral defeat, Nixon became Vice-President of Property Management at Northern Vision Development.

Electoral record

Yukon general election, 2016

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Yukon general election, 2011

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2010 by-election

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References

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