Steve Nordick
Steve Nordick | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Economic Development | |
| In office May 4, 2011 – October 11, 2011 | |
| Premier | Darrell Pasloski |
| Preceded by | Jim Kenyon |
| Succeeded by | Currie Dixon |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Klondike | |
| In office October 10, 2006 – October 11, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Jenkins |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Silver |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Yukon Party |
Steve Nordick is a Canadian politician, who represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Klondike in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2011.[1] He is a member of the Yukon Party.
Political career[edit]
Nordick was elected MLA for Klondike in the 2006 Yukon election. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from November 2006 until his appointment to Premier Darrell Pasloski's Cabinet in May 2011. He assumed responsibility for the Department of Economic Development, the Yukon Housing Corporation, Yukon Liquor Corporation, and the Yukon Lottery Commission.[2]
Nordick was defeated by Yukon Liberal Sandy Silver in the 2011 Yukon election.
Personal life[edit]
Nordick and his wife have owned a bed and breakfast in Dawson City, Yukon since 1999. Before electoral politics, he was an operations manager for a petroleum company, hauled fuel and freight as a long haul truck driver, and drove tour bus for a local company. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Klondike Visitor's Association and the Dawson City Chamber of Commerce.[3]
He is originally from Saskatchewan.
Electoral record[edit]
Yukon general election, 2011[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Sandy Silver | 530 | 48.8% | +34.1% | |
| Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 404 | 37.2% | -7.9% | |
| NDP | Jorn Meir | 147 | 13.5% | -19.6% | |
| Total | 1,085 | 100.0% | – | ||
Yukon general election, 2006[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yukon Party | Steve Nordick | 405 | 45.1% | -9.1% | |
| NDP | Jorn Meier | 297 | 33.1% | +11.8% | |
| Liberal | Steve Taylor | 132 | 14.7% | -9.2% | |
| Independent | Glen Everitt | 56 | 6.2% | +6.2% | |
| Total | 898 | 100.0% | – | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Yukon Votes 2006: Klondike. cbc.ca.
- ^ Hon. Steve Nordick Yukon Government. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Hon. Steve Nordick Yukon Government. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
- ^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017