Ted Adel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Copperbelt North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party untl his defeat in the 2021 Yukon general election.
Ted Adel | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Copperbelt North | |
| In office November 7, 2016 – March 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Currie Dixon |
| Succeeded by | Currie Dixon |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
Adel worked for Canada Post and held executive positions within the Canadian Union of Postal Workers before retiring in 2007. He worked as a real estate agent and for the Yukon Liquor Corporation before entering territorial politics.[2]
He has a bachelor of arts from Wilfrid Laurier University.[3]
Adel first ran unsuccessfully in the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes for the Yukon Liberal Party in the 2011 Yukon election, losing to New Democrat Kevin Barr. Adel was elected on November 7, 2016 as MLA for the Whitehorse riding of Copperbelt North as part of the Liberal majority government, narrowly defeating Yukon Party president Pat McInroy. He served as a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.[4]
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Yukon general election: Copperbelt North | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Currie Dixon | 717 | 51.91 | +9.8 | ||||
| Liberal | Ted Adel | 346 | 25.05 | -20.0 | ||||
| New Democratic | Saba Javed | 318 | 23.02 | +10.2 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,381 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Yukon Party gain | Swing | -13.43 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
2016 general election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Ted Adel | 566 | 45.1% | +10.8% | |
| Yukon Party | Pat McInroy | 529 | 42.1% | -1.7% | |
| NDP | André Bourcier | 161 | 12.8% | -0.6% | |
| Total | 1256 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011 general election
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Kevin Barr | 488 | 46.8% | – | |
| Yukon Party | Deborah Fulmer | 395 | 37.9% | – | |
| Liberal | Ted Adel | 111 | 10.6% | – | |
| First Nations Party | Stanley James | 49 | 4.7% | – | |
| Total | 1043 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
edit- ^ "Results: 01 - Copperbelt North". Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016.
- ^ Ted Adel, Liberal candidate. Yukon Liberal Party
- ^ Ted Adel, Liberal candidate. Yukon Liberal Party
- ^ Ted Adel, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
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