Yukon is a federal electoral district covering the entire territory of Yukon, Canada. It has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1902 to 1949 and since 1953.
The city of Whitehorse comprises an overwhelmingly large portion of the electorate.
Demographics Population, 202447,124Electors21,196Area (km2)482,443 km2Population density (people per km2)0.06/km2 According to the 2016 Canadian census Twenty most common mother tongue languages (2016) : 83.4% English, 4.5% French, 2.3% Tagalog, 2.2% German, 0.6% Cantonese, 0.6% Northern Tutchone, 0.5% Spanish, 0.5% Kaska, 0.3% Dutch, 0.3% Mandarin, 0.3% Japanese, 0.3% Panjabi, 0.2% Cebuano, 0.2% Gwi'chin, 0.2% Russian, 0.2% Southern Tutchone, 0.2% Polish, 0.2% Tlingit, 0.2% Czech
Geography The district includes all of Yukon.
History The electoral district was created in 1901 with the obligation that Yukon send a Member of Parliament to the House of Commons by January 1, 1903. James Hamilton Ross, the third Commissioner of Yukon, was elected on December 2, 1902.
The riding was abolished in 1947, and the riding of Yukon—Mackenzie River was created including a portion of the Northwest Territories. In 1952, Yukon-Mackenzie River was abolished, and the riding of Yukon was recreated.
Riding associations Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:
PartyAssociation nameCEOHQ cityYukon Conservative AssociationColin YellowkneeWhitehorseYukon Green Party AssociationShirley A. Watts-HaaseMarsh LakeYukon Liberal AssociationMichael L. PembertonWhitehorseYukon Federal New Democratic Party Riding AssociationDaniel R. BaderWhitehorse
Members of Parliament
This riding has elected the following members of Parliament:
Current member of Parliament Yukon's current member of Parliament is Brendan Hanley, a member of the Liberal Party who was elected in 2021.
Election results Yukon (1953–present)
Yukon (1902–1947)
See also List of Canadian electoral districts Historical federal electoral districts of Canada
References
Expenditures – 2000 Expenditures – 1997
External links
Website of the Parliament of Canada