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Yukon (electoral district)

Yukon
Yukon electoral district
Yukon, Canada.svg
Federal electoral district
Legislature House of Commons
MP
 
 
 
Larry Bagnell
Liberal
District created 1952
First contested 1953
Last contested 2015
District webpage profile, map
Demographics
Population (2013) 33,897
Electors (2015) 25,264
Area (km²) 482,443
Pop. density (per km²) 0.07
Census divisions Yukon
Census subdivisions Whitehorse, Dawson City, Watson Lake, Haines Junction

Yukon is the only federal electoral district in 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 and thus elections are fought on a comparatively small area.

The district includes all of Yukon.

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 Yukon's third Commissioner, 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.

This riding did not change as a result of the 2012 redistribution.

Riding associations are the local branches of political parties:

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Yukon's current Member of Parliament is Larry Bagnell. He was elected in the 2015 election as the candidate of the Liberal Party of Canada.


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