Jan Stick
{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image =
| name = Jan Stick
| caption =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = Whitehorse, Yukon
| office = Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Riverdale South
| term_start = October 11, 2011
| term_end = November 7, 2016
| predecessor = Glenn Hart
| successor = Tracy McPhee
| office1 = Whitehorse City Council
| termstart1 = 2018
| termend1 = 2021
| termstart2 = 2005
| termend2 = October 15, 2009
| predecessor2 = Yvonne Harris
| party = New Democrat
| occupation = Proprietor; Community worker
}}
Jan Stick is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/yukonvotes2011/ridings/014/ Yukon Votes 2011: Riverdale South]. CBC News, October 11, 2011. She represented the electoral district of Riverdale South as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus until her defeat in the 2016 election.
Prior to her election to the territorial legislature, Stick served on Whitehorse City Council. She has since returned to municipal politics, and served again as a member of Whitehorse's city council from 2018 until 2021.
Political career
Stick entered Whitehorse municipal politics in 2005, running in a city council by-election to succeed incumbent councillor Yvonne Harris, who had resigned to move outside the territory.[http://whitehorsestar.com/News/third-woman-joins-city-council-race Third woman joins city council race] Whitehorse Star, January 6, 2005. Retrieved April 2, 2017. Stick was successful in her bid,[http://yukon-news.com/news/council-candidates-municipal-election Council candidates- MUNICIPAL ELECTION] Yukon News, October 14, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2017. and was re-elected in the 2006 municipal election with the highest share of the vote. As city councillor, Stick served on the city operations and community services committees, as well as the Association of Yukon Communities.[http://whitehorsestar.com/News/new-mayor-looks-forward-to-three-years-of-work New mayor looks forward to three years of work] Whitehorse Star, October 31, 2006. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
Stick did not seek another term in the 2009 election.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/14-running-in-whitehorse-city-election-1.815367 14 running in Whitehorse city election] CBC North, September 24, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2017.
In 2011, Stick announced her intent to seek territorial office for the New Democrats in the Whitehorse riding of Riverdale South. She upset two-term incumbent Yukon Party Cabinet minister Glenn Hart, as well as Liberal Dan Curtis, the future Mayor of Whitehorse. It was the first time that the New Democrats captured the seat of Riverdale South.
During the 33rd Legislative Assembly, Stick served as Official Opposition House Leader for the New Democrats, as well as caucus critic for Health and Social Services, the Ombudsman & Information and Privacy Commissioner, Poverty Elimination and Social Inclusion, and Small Business.[http://www.yukonndpcaucus.ca/janstick Jan Stick] Yukon New Democratic Party. Retrieved April 1, 2017. As Health and Social Services critic, Stick was vocal about the government's failure to plan adequate bed spaces in the territory's healthcare and continuing care facilities.
Stick announced her decision to seek re-election in Riverdale South in the 2016 Yukon election, but was defeated by Liberal and former Yukon Ombudsman, Tracy McPhee, in a close race. The New Democrats were reduced to third party status in that campaign.
Stick was elected to Whitehorse City Council for a third time in 2018.{{Cite web|title=Councillor Jan Stick {{!}} Whitehorse, YT|url=https://www.whitehorse.ca/city-council/mayor-and-council/councillor-jan-stick|access-date=2020-06-25|website=www.whitehorse.ca}}
Personal life
Stick is a small business owner, operating a used bookstore, Well-Read Books, in Whitehorse. A former social service case manager, she has also sat on the board of the Association of Community Living and the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board's Appeal Tribunal. Stick was awarded the Yukon Commissioner's Award for Public Service and the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award for her community involvement.[http://www.yukonndpcaucus.ca/janstick Jan Stick] Yukon New Democratic Party. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
Electoral record
=2016 general election=
{{Election box begin | title=Riverdale South[http://results.electionsyk.ca/results/14.htm Unofficial Results, Riverdale South] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202005444/http://results.electionsyk.ca/results/14.htm |date=2017-02-02 }} Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2017.}}
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{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| Liberal
| align="right"| 421
| align="right"| 37.2%
| align="right"| +8.9%
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| NDP
| Jan Stick
| align="right"| 384
| align="right"| 34.0%
| align="right"| -5.2%
|-
{{CANelec |YT |Yukon | Danny Macdonald | 323| 28.6% |-3.8%}}
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 1128
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| –
|}
=2011 general election=
{{Election box begin | title=Riverdale South{{cite web|title=Territorial Election 2011|publisher=Yukon NDP|url=http://www.yukonndp.ca/Election2011/index.html|accessdate=June 19, 2011|date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816140906/http://www.yukonndp.ca/Election2011/index.html|archive-date=August 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|NDP|row}}
| NDP
| Jan Stick
| align="right"| 380
| align="right"| 39.2%
| align="right"| +18.7%
|-
{{CANelec |YT |Yukon | Glenn Hart | 314 | 32.4% |-11.9%}}
|-
{{Canadian party colour|YT|Liberal|row}}
| Liberal
| align="right"| 275
| align="right"| 28.3%
| align="right"| -9.5%
|-
! align=left colspan=3|Total
! align=right| 969
! align=right| 100.0%
! align=right| –
|}