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

{| class="wikitable"

|Population, 2024

|47,124

|-

|Electors

|21,196

|-

|Area (km<sup>2</sup>)

|482,443&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>

|-

|Population density (people per km<sup>2</sup>)

|0.06/km<sup>2</sup>

|}

: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:

{| class="wikitable"

|-

| colspan="2" rowspan="1" align="left" valign="top" | Party

| valign="top" |Association name

| valign="top" |CEO

| valign="top" |HQ city

|Yukon Conservative Association

|Colin Yellowknee

|Whitehorse

|Yukon Green Party Association

|Shirley A. Watts-Haase

|Marsh Lake

|Yukon Liberal Association

|Michael L. Pemberton

|Whitehorse

|Yukon Federal New Democratic Party Riding Association

|Daniel R. Bader

|Whitehorse

|}

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&nbsp;– 2000
  • Expenditures&nbsp;– 1997

Notes

  • Website of the Parliament of Canada