Kevin Barr
| Kevin Barr | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes | |
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In office 2011–2016 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | John Streicker |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | NDP |
Kevin Barr is a Canadian politician, who served in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016.[1] He represented the electoral district of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus. First elected in the 2011 election, he was defeated in the 2016 election by John Streicker of the Yukon Liberal Party.
Prior to his term in the legislature, Barr was a community worker in Whitehorse and Carcross,[2] and a musician with the bands Undertakin' Daddies and Blue Eagle.
Barr ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 Canadian federal election under the NDP banner,[2] finishing in fourth place in the Yukon electoral district.
References
- ↑ Yukon Votes 2011: Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes. CBC News, October 11, 2011.
- 1 2 "Yukon NDP selects Barr as federal candidate". CBC North, March 31, 2011.
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