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♂ Eric Fairclough
aliasEric Fairclough
Record
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Tutchone   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 80%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Yukon 4 1 5
Birth 6 July 1962
Age 61 years + 10 months
First mandate 30 September 1996 → 27 years + 7 months ago
↳ at age 34 years + 2 months
 
Mandate ended 12 years + 7 months ago (10 October 2011)
Special notes
None
 
Eric Fairclough (1962– ) 200x189
© Photo c. 1996 Legislative Assembly, Yukon — Fair trade
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Yukon 15 0 6 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. YT 30
NDP
 1 ✓ Party leader 38–39 22 Oct 2000 — 31 May 2002 1 7 9
2. YT 30
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 38–39 22 Oct 2000 — 31 May 2002 1 7 9

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 5  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Jim Tredger  m 
 
 
Eligible: 889 Votes: 641 Participation: 72.10% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
29		 Yukon
30 September 1996
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 27211(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
34
NDP
 1/2 454 71.61% +274 Loser:
YP
 180 28.39% Mike McGinnis

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 874 Votes: 728 Participation: 83.30% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
30		 Yukon
17 April 2000
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 27230(F) — 28 Feb 2022 12:53 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
37
NDP
 1/2 446 61.69% +169 Loser:
LIB
 277 38.31% Wilf Tuck

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 867 Votes: 692 Participation: 79.82% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
31		 Yukon
4 November 2002
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Majority
ID: 27248(F) — 28 Feb 2022 13:03 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
40
NDP
 1/4 339 49.34% +129 Loser:
LIB
 210 30.57% Pat Van Bibber
After his election:
1 Mar 2006 43
NDP
 →
IND
 Changed allegiance ()
1 May 2006 43
IND
 →
LIB
 Changed allegiance ()
Service: 3 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 797 Votes: 573 Participation: 71.89% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
32		 Yukon
10 October 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Majority
ID: 27268(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
44
LIB
 1/3 301 53.18% +135 Loser:
YP
 166 29.33% Jean Van Bibber

Service: 5 years (Oppo.)
Eligible: 916 Votes: 679 Participation: 74.13% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
33		 Yukon
11 October 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Majority
ID: 27287(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✗
 Defeated incumbent →
Age
49
LIB
 3/3 181 26.74% -101 Winner:
NDP
 282 41.65% Jim Tredger

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Eric Fairclough		  3 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Eric Fairclough		  3 Jan 2024
EN Yukon Legislature Speaks
Eric Fairclough		  3 Jan 2024

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