Jim McLachlan

Canadian politician

Jim McLachlan

MLA for Faro
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Maurice Byblow
Succeeded by	Maurice Byblow
MLA for Faro
In office 2000–2002
Preceded by	Trevor Harding
Succeeded by	riding dissolved
Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party
In office May 9, 1986 – 1989
Preceded by	Roger Coles
Succeeded by	Paul Thériault

Personal details
Born	(1943-09-01) September 1, 1943 (age 80) Flin Flon, Manitoba
Political party	Liberal

James Robert McLachlan is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Faro in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1989 and from 2001 to 2002. He was a member of the Yukon Liberal Party, and the party's leader from 1986 to 1989.^[1]

He became the party's interim leader after the resignation of Roger Coles due to criminal charges.^[2]

Electoral record

2002 general election

Pelly-Nisutlin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Dean Hassard	297	46.4%	–
	Liberal	Jim McLachlan	181	28.3%	–
	NDP	Buzz Burgess	162	25.3%	–
Total			640	100.0%	–

2000 By-election

2000 Faro By-election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim McLachlan	129	65.5%	+42.6%
	NDP	Harold Boehm	66	33.5%	-43.1%
Total			197	100.0%	–

On the resignation of Trevor Harding (2000).

2000 general election

Faro^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Trevor Harding	177	76.6%	-17.7%
	Liberal	Jim McLachlan	53	22.9%	+17.7%
Total			231	100.0%	–

1992 general election

Faro^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Trevor Harding	388	53.2%	+10.4%
	Liberal	Jim McLachlan	337	46.2%	+9.1%
Total			729	100.0%	–

1989 general election

Faro^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NDP	Maurice Byblow	194	42.8%	+9.3%
	Liberal	Jim McLachlan	168	37.1%	-2.2%
	Progressive Conservative	Mel Smith	90	19.9%	-7.0%
Total			453	100.0%	–

1985 general election

Faro^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jim McLachlan	142	39.3%	+17.1%
	NDP	Sibyl Frei	121	33.5%	-15.8%
	Progressive Conservative	Ted Bartsch	97	26.9%	-1.4%
Total			361	100.0%	–

References

^ Normandin, P.G. (1985). Guide Parlementaire Canadien. Gale Canada. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
^ Yukon History at Hougen Group of Companies
^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on a By-election in Faro - November 27, 2000 Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 24, 2017
^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1989 General Election Elections Yukon, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2017
^ Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1985 General Election Elections Yukon, 1985. Retrieved January 21, 2017