Yukon is a federal electoral district covering the entire territory of

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

, Canada. It has been represented in the

House of Commons of Canada The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Common ...

from 1902 to 1949 and since 1953. The City of

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

comprises an overwhelmingly large portion of the electorate and thus elections are fought on a comparatively small area.

Demographics

:''According to the

Canada 2016 Census The 2016 Canadian census was an enumeration of Canadian residents, which counted a population of 35,151,728, a change from its 2011 population of 33,476,688. The census, conducted by Statistics Canada, was Canada's seventh quinquennial 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 James Hamilton Ross (May 12, 1856 – December 14, 1932) was a Canadian politician, the third commissioner of Yukon, and an ardent defender of territorial rights. He is also considered to be the first resident of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. E ...

, the third

Commissioner of Yukon The commissioner of Yukon (french: Commissaire du Yukon) is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor gene ...

, was elected on December 2, 1902. The riding was abolished in 1947, and the riding of

Yukon—Mackenzie River Yukon—Mackenzie River was a federal electoral district in Canada that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1949 to 1953. It covered the Yukon Territory, and the southwestern part of the Northwest Territories. This riding was c ...

was created including a portion of the Northwest Territories. In 1952, Yukon-Mackenzie River was abolished, and the riding of Yukon was recreated. This riding did not change as a result of the 2012 redistribution.

Riding associations

Riding association An electoral district association (french: association de circonscription enregistrée), commonly known as a riding association (french: association de comté) or constituency association, is the basic unit of a political party at the level of the ...

s are the local branches of political parties:

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 Brendan E. Hanley (born 1958) is a Canadian politician and physician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election. He represents the electoral district of the Yukon as a member of the Liberal Party ...

, a member of the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

who was elected in

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October–November 2021 ...

Election results

Yukon (1953-present)

Yukon (1902–1947)

References

* * *
Expenditures – 2004

Expenditures – 2000

Expenditures – 1997

Notes

External links

* Website of th
Parliament of Canada
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yukon (Electoral District) Politics of Yukon Yukon federal electoral districts