Hassard ran for the Yukon Party in the newly created riding of Pelly-Nisutlin in the snap election of 2002. Hassard ran against LiberalJim McLachlan, the former Mayor of Faro and the incumbent MLA for Faro. McLachlan's riding had been dissolved to form part of Pelly-Nisutlin. Hassard beat McLachlan comfortably and joined the government of Yukon PremierDennis Fentie, who defeated the incumbent Liberals.
During his term in office, Hassard served as a backbench MLA. He was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Regulatory Review Committee. He was also the Yukon Party's Caucus Whip and the Deputy Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
Prior to his election to the legislature, Hassard was a businessman and municipal councilor in Teslin, Yukon. He is the brother of current Pelly-Nisutlin MLA Stacey Hassard, a former Cabinet minister, who is the incumbent Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon.
dean, hassard, canadian, politician, represented, electoral, district, pelly, nisutlin, yukon, legislative, assembly, member, yukon, party, from, 2002, 2006, pelly, nisutlinin, office, november, 2002, october, 2006preceded, byconstituency, establishedsucceeded. Dean Hassard is a Canadian politician He represented the electoral district of Pelly Nisutlin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2006 Dean HassardMLA for Pelly NisutlinIn office November 4 2002 October 10 2006Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byMarian HornePersonal detailsPolitical partyYukon PartyResidence s Whitehorse YukonOccupationBusinessman Hassard ran for the Yukon Party in the newly created riding of Pelly Nisutlin in the snap election of 2002 Hassard ran against Liberal Jim McLachlan the former Mayor of Faro and the incumbent MLA for Faro McLachlan s riding had been dissolved to form part of Pelly Nisutlin Hassard beat McLachlan comfortably and joined the government of Yukon Premier Dennis Fentie who defeated the incumbent Liberals During his term in office Hassard served as a backbench MLA He was a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Regulatory Review Committee He was also the Yukon Party s Caucus Whip and the Deputy Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly After Hassard decided to move his family to Whitehorse permanently he chose to stand as the Yukon Party s candidate in the Whitehorse riding of Porter Creek South in the 2006 territorial election However he was defeated by Liberal candidate Don Inverarity by just six votes Prior to his election to the legislature Hassard was a businessman and municipal councilor in Teslin Yukon He is the brother of current Pelly Nisutlin MLA Stacey Hassard a former Cabinet minister who is the incumbent Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Contents 1 Electoral record 1 1 2006 general election 1 2 2002 general election 2 References 3 External linksElectoral record edit2006 general election edit Porter Creek South 1 Party Candidate Votes Liberal Don Inverarity 304 43 4 8 3 Yukon Party Dean Hassard 298 42 6 4 5 NDP Samson Hartland 97 13 9 3 8 Total 700 100 0 2002 general election edit 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 References edit The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon 2007 Retrieved December 2 2016 External links editDean Hassard nbsp This article about a Yukon politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dean Hassard amp oldid 1134714464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
