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♂ Antony D.J. Penikett
aliasAntony D.J. Penikett
Record
48938 · 7083

Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 63%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 0 1 1
Yukon 5 2 7
Total 5 3 8
Birth 14 November 1945
Age 78 years + 5 months
First mandate 20 November 1978 → 45 years + 5 months ago
↳ at age 33 years
 
Mandate ended 28 years + 7 months ago (27 September 1995)
Special notes
None
 
Antony D.J. Penikett (1945– ) 200x266
© Photo 1980 SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations — licensed under CC BY 2.0
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 16 10 2 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. YT 24
NDP
 1 Party leader 35–49 15 Feb 1981 — 30 Apr 1995 14 2 15
2. YT 24–25
NDP
 1 Opposition Leader 35–39 14 Oct 1981 — 12 May 1985 3 6 28
3. YT 26–27
NDP
 1 Premier 39–46 13 May 1985 — 18 Oct 1992 7 5 5
4. YT 28
NDP
 2 Opposition Leader 46–49 19 Oct 1992 — 27 Sep 1995 2 11 8

Electoral history

Races 8  
Path points 9  
5 documented challengers
⊖ John C. Hibberd  m 
⊖ Michael G. Stutter  m 
⊖ John V. Watt  m 
 		 ⊖ Erik H. Nielsen  m 
⊕ Ronald S. Veale  m 
 
Eligible: 677 Votes: 563 Participation: 83.16% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
22		 Yukon
8 September 1970
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30349(F) — 17 Jan 2023 17:22 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
24
IND
 2/5 116 20.86% -142 Winner:
IND
 258 46.40% Michael G. Stutter
Eligible: 10,857 Votes: 8,315 Participation: 76.59% Candidacies: 3
Federal
30		 Yukon
8 July 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 10655(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✗
 Failed to enter Parliament
Age
28
NDP
 3/3 1,618 19.46% -2,295 Winner:
PC
 3,913 47.06% Erik H. Nielsen
Eligible: 878 Votes: 542 Participation: 61.73% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
23		 Yukon
7 October 1974
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  INDE  Majority
ID: 30346(F) — 17 Jan 2023 19:08 ET
✗
 Defeated but elected later to this legislature
Age
28
IND
 2/3 143 26.48% -124 Winner:
IND
 267 49.44% John C. Hibberd
Eligible: 1,143 Votes: 736 Participation: 64.39% Candidacies: 5
Territorial
24		 Yukon
20 November 1978
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27134(F) — 9 Oct 2023 00:38 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
33
NDP
 1/5 230 31.38% +30 Loser:
LIB
 200 27.29% John V. Watt

Service: 3 years 6 months 17 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,620 Votes: 1,112 Participation: 68.64% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
25		 Yukon
7 June 1982
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PC  Majority
ID: 27152(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:43 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
36
NDP
 1/3 541 48.83% +33 Loser:
PC
 508 45.85% Pat Harvey

Service: 2 years 11 months 5 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,597 Votes: 1,251 Participation: 78.33% Candidacies: 2
Territorial
26		 Yukon
13 May 1985
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Minority
ID: 27168(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
39
NDP
 1/2 716 57.42% +185 Loser:
PC
 531 42.58% Charlie Friday

Service: 3 years 9 months 6 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 2,090 Votes: 1,465 Participation: 70.10% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
27		 Yukon
20 February 1989
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  NDP  Majority
ID: 27186(F) — 20 Aug 2022 15:08 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
43
NDP
 1/3 810 55.44% +319 Loser:
PC
 491 33.61% Flora Evans

Service: 3 years 7 months 28 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 866 Votes: 666 Participation: 76.91% Candidacies: 4
Territorial
28		 Yukon
19 October 1992
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Minority
ID: 27202(F) — 28 Feb 2022 10:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
46
NDP
 1/4 304 45.92% +72 Loser:
YP
 232 35.05% Bob Bruneau
After his election:
27 Sep 1995 49
NDP
 →
Vac.
 To accept an appointment (judge, senator, etc.)
Service: 2 years 11 months 8 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 1,437 Votes: 1,023 Participation: 71.19% Candidacies: 3
Territorial
28		 Yukon
5 February 1996
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  YP  Minority
ID: 27206(F) — 21 Jul 2021 13:44 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
50		 Successor:
NDP
 433 42.79% David R. Sloan

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
EN Wikipedia
Tony Penikett		 14 Nov 2023
FR Wikipédia
Tony Penikett		 14 Nov 2023
EN Yukon Legislature Speaks
Antony (Tony) Penikett		 14 Nov 2023

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