Yukon (electoral district)
Federal electoral district in Yukon, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Yukon electoral district | |||
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Federal electoral district | |||
Legislature | House of Commons | ||
MP |
Liberal | ||
District created | 1952 | ||
First contested | 1953 | ||
Last contested | 2021 | ||
District webpage | profile, map | ||
Demographics | |||
Population (2013)[1] | 33,897 | ||
Electors (2015) | 25,264 | ||
Area (km²)[2] | 482,443 | ||
Pop. density (per km²) | 0.07 | ||
Census division(s) | Yukon | ||
Census subdivision(s) | Whitehorse, Dawson City, Watson Lake, Haines Junction, Carmacks, Faro, Teslin, Mayo |
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The city of Whitehorse comprises an overwhelmingly large portion of the electorate and thus elections are fought on a comparatively small area.