John Streicker (born October 27, 1962) is a Canadian artist and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 Yukon general election."Yukon Liberals win majority government". CBC North, November 7, 2016. He represented the electoral district of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party until 2025.
Streicker is a professional engineer, and lectures at Yukon University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a master's degree in engineering from the University of New Brunswick. He lives in Marsh Lake, Yukon.
Political career
Prior to his election to the Yukon legislature, Streicker served on Whitehorse City Council from 2012 to 2015."Mike Gladish, John Streicker say goodbye to Whitehorse city council". CBC North, October 13, 2015. He was formerly president of the Green Party of Canada,"Streicker won't seek MP seat in 2015". Yukon News, December 3, 2014. for whom he was a candidate in the federal electoral district of Yukon in the 2008 federal election and the 2011 election.
He was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly as the Liberal candidate for the rural riding of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes on November 7, 2016, as part of a majority government of Sandy Silver. It was the first time the Liberals had won that riding. He defeated incumbent New Democrat Kevin Barr, who had also run in the 2011 federal election, by just 14 votes.
On December 3, 2016, Streicker was sworn into Yukon's Cabinet as Minister of Community Services, Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate, Minister responsible for the Yukon Liquor Corporation, and Minister responsible for the Yukon Lottery Corporation.Liberals officially sworn in, forming new Yukon government CBC North (Nancy Thomson), December 3, 2016.
He did not run in the 2025 Yukon general election.
Electoral record
Yukon general election, 2016
| Liberal | John Streicker | align="right"| 451 | align="right"| 38.5% | align="right"| +27.9%
| NDP | Kevin Barr | align="right"| 437 | align="right"| 37.3% | align="right"| -9.5%
! align left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 1172 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –
Whitehorse municipal election, 2012
Whitehorse municipal election, 2012 Candidate Votes %John Streicker 2,951 10.8%Betty Irwin 2,530 9.3%Kirk Cameron 2,356 8.6%Jocelyn Curteanu 2,129 7.8%Dave Stockdale 1,640 6.0%Mike Gladish 1,534 5.6%Roslyn Woodcock 1,531 5.6%Pat Berrel 1,435 5.3%Dave Austin 1,401 5.1%Sharon Shorty 1,369 5.0%Julie Menard 1,333 4.9%Al Fedoriak 1,271 4.7%Cam Kos 914 3.3%Mike Tribes 890 3.3%Jean-Sebastien Blais 875 3.2%Helen Geisler 656 2.4%Patrick Singh 630 2.3%Leona Kains 502 1.8%Michael Kokiw 491 1.8%Conrad Tiedeman 383 1.0%Garth Brown 263 1.0%Randy Collins 168 0.6%Total 27,321 100%
Canadian federal election, 2011
Canadian federal election, 2008
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