John Streicker

John Streicker is a Canadian artist^[1] and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 Yukon general election.^[2] He represents the electoral district of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.

The Honourable John Streicker MLA
Minister of Community Services
In office December 3, 2016 – January 14, 2023
Premier	Sandy Silver
Preceded by	Currie Dixon
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes
Incumbent
Assumed office November 7, 2016
Preceded by	Kevin Barr
Personal details
Born	(1962-10-27) October 27, 1962 (age 62)
Political party	Green (federal) Yukon Liberal (territorial)
Residence(s)	Marsh Lake, Yukon
Alma mater	Yukon University University of Saskatchewan

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.^[3][4][5]

Political career

Prior to his election to the Yukon legislature, Streicker served on Whitehorse City Council from 2012 to 2015.^[6] He was formerly president of the Green Party of Canada,^[7] 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.^[8]

Electoral record

v t e 2021 Yukon general election: Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Streicker	446	38.98	+0.5%
	Yukon Party	Eric Schroff	406	35.48	+11.3%
	New Democratic	Erik Pinkerton	292	25.52	-11.8%
Total valid votes			1,144
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
	Liberal hold		Swing		-4.98
Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon. Retrieved 24 April 2021.

Yukon general election, 2016

Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Streicker	451	38.5%	+27.9%
	NDP	Kevin Barr	437	37.3%	-9.5%
	Yukon Party	Rob Schneider	284	24.2%	-13.7%
Total			1172	100.0%	–

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

v t e 2011 Canadian federal election: Yukon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Ryan Leef	5,422	33.77	+1.11	$78,970
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell	5,290	32.95	-12.85	$79,778
	Green	John Streicker	3,037	18.91	+6.08	$42,746
	New Democratic	Kevin Barr	2,308	14.37	+5.67	$28,631
Total valid votes/expense limit			16,057	100.0		$85,898
Total rejected ballots			67	0.42
Turnout			16,124	68.11
Eligible voters			23,673
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		+6.98

Canadian federal election, 2008

v t e 2008 Canadian federal election: Yukon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Larry Bagnell	6,715	45.80	–3.26	$56,745
	Conservative	Darrell Pasloski	4,788	32.66	+9.12	$68,782
	Green	John Streicker	1,881	12.83	+9.00	$14,609
	New Democratic	Ken Bolton	1,276	8.70	–14.85	$13,004
Total valid votes/expense limit			14,660	100.0		$82,727
	Liberal hold		Swing