Richard Mostyn
Richard Mostyn is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Whitehorse West as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party. He is currently the Minister of Highways and Public Works and the Public Service Commission.[2]
Richard Mostyn | |
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| In office December 3, 2016 – January 14, 2023 | |
| Premier | Sandy Silver |
| Preceded by | Scott Kent Currie Dixon |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse West | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Elaine Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Yukon Liberal Party |
Political career
Mostyn was elected on November 7, 2016, defeating high profile, three-term incumbent and Yukon Party Deputy Premier Elaine Taylor by just 22 votes. Taylor, at the time, was the longest-serving Cabinet minister in the Yukon and in Canada. Mostyn was elected as part of the incoming Yukon Liberal majority government of Sandy Silver.
On December 3, 2016, Mostyn was sworn into Cabinet as the Minister of Highways and Public Works and the Minister of the Public Service Commission.[3] Mostyn is also currently a member of the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges.[4]
Personal life
He arrived in Yukon with his wife in 1989.[5]
Prior to entering politics, Mostyn was a journalist and editor of the Yukon News. Throughout his career, he covered small business, politics, health, energy, technology, mining, the environment, and the arts. His career as a journalist spanned the administrations of Yukon Premiers Tony Penikett, John Ostashek, Piers McDonald, Pat Duncan, Dennis Fentie and Darrell Pasloski.[6]
In the course of his career, he was published in The Globe and Mail, National Post, Vancouver Sun, and Up Here Magazine, and appeared on CBC Radio and TV and the BBC World Service.[7]
After leaving journalism in 2011, Mostyn worked for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and its campaign to champion the Peel Watershed land-use plan. In 2012, he joined the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board before running for territorial politics.[8]
Electoral record
| 2021 Yukon general election: Whitehorse West | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Richard Mostyn | 398 | 39.68 | -6.1% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Angela Drainville | 376 | 37.48 | -6.1% | ||||
| New Democratic | Ron Davis | 229 | 22.83 | +12.1% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,003 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -7.33 | ||||||
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2016 general election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Richard Mostyn | 455 | 45.8% | +17.1% | |
| Yukon Party | Elaine Taylor | 433 | 43.6% | -14.3% | |
| NDP | Stu Clark | 106 | 10.7% | -2.2% | |
| Total | 994 | 100.0% | – | ||
References
- "Golden night for Silver". Yukon News, November 8, 2016.
- Richard Mostyn, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- Richard Mostyn, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- Richard Mostyn, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
- "Richard Mostyn, Whitehorse West". Yukon Liberals. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
- Richard Mostyn, Liberal Candidate. Yukon Liberal Party. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- Richard Mostyn, Liberal Candidate. Yukon Liberal Party. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- Richard Mostyn, Liberal Candidate. Yukon Liberal Party. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- Unofficial Results, Whitehorse West Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2017.