- Danny Joe
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Danny Joe MLA for Tatchun In office
1987–1992Preceded by Roger Coles Succeeded by riding dissolved MLA for Mayo-Tatchun In office
1992–1996Preceded by first member Succeeded by Eric Fairclough Personal details Political party New Democrat Danny Joe is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Tatchun from 1987 to 1992, and Mayo-Tatchun from 1992 to 1996, in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
A member of the Yukon New Democratic Party, Joe was formerly a Chief of the Selkirk First Nation.[1] He first won the riding in a by-election in 1987,[1] following the resignation of Roger Coles,[2] and was reelected in the 1989 election. He was subsequently re-elected in the redistricted Mayo-Tatchun in the 1992 election. He did not run again in 1996 and was replaced by Eric Fairclough who also won the riding for the NDP.[3]
References
- ^ a b Justine Davidson (May 17, 2010). "Penikett recalls years of dominance from the left". Whitehorse Star. http://whitehorsestar.com/archive/story/penikett-recalls-years-of-dominance-from-the-left. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ Kenneth Coates, Judith Powell (1989). The modern North: people, politics and the rejection of colonialism. James Lorimer & Company. p. 68. ISBN 9781550281200. http://books.google.ca/books?id=mlf5RtgFslAC&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Yukon Votes 2006". CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/yukonvotes2006/riding/006/. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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