Don Hutton

Don Hutton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election.^[1] He represented the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun, first as a Liberal from 2016 to 2021 and then as an independent for the final few days of his term, until his retirement following the 2021 election.^[2]

Don Hutton
Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Mayo-Tatchun
In office November 7, 2016 – March 12, 2021
Preceded by	Jim Tredger
Succeeded by	Jeremy Harper
Personal details
Political party	Yukon Liberal Party (2016-2021) Independent (2021-present)

Hutton served a 34-year career in forestry as a wildland firefighter and has worked with the federal government as a resource management officer. He also has worked for First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun where he helped establish their Lands and Resources Department and later served as their director of the Lands and Resources Department. Hutton is the former mayor of Mayo, Yukon.^[3]

On January 12, 2017, Hutton was elected deputy speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Hutton was also a member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committee on Rules, Elections and Privileges, the Standing Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Standing Committee on Appointments to Major Government Boards and Committees.^[4]

On March 8, 2021, Hutton left the Liberal Party to sit as an independent.^[5] He did not run for re-election in the 2021 Yukon general election.

Electoral record

2016 general election

Mayo-Tatchun

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Don Hutton	331	45.3%	+18.6%
	NDP	Jim Tredger	233	31.9%	-9.8%
	Yukon Party	Cory Bellmore	166	22.7%	-8.9%
Total			730	100.0%	–

References

1. "Yukon Liberals win majority government". CBC North, November 7, 2016.
2. d'Entremont, Danielle (April 9, 2021). "Former Liberal MLA campaigns for Yukon NDP, blasts former party for 'inaction' on addictions". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
3. "Don Hutton, Liberal candidate". Yukon Liberal Party
4. Don Hutton, Yukon Legislative Assembly. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
5. Yukon Liberal MLA Don Hutton to leave party, sit as independent. CBC North, March 8, 2021.