Government of Yukon has tabled the Electoral District Boundaries Act

On October 15, 2024, the Government of Yukon tabled the Electoral District Boundaries Act in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. The Act contains the recent recommendations from the Electoral District Boundaries Commission, which include:

• increasing the number of electoral districts in the Yukon from 19 to 21;
• dividing Whistle Bend into two different ridings;
• merging Golden Horn with Mount Lorne and Marsh Lake;
• merging Teslin with the Southern Lakes (Carcross and Tagish);
• combining Watson Lake, Ross River and Faro, and
• Vuntut Gwitchin remaining as its own riding.

The goal of the proposed changes to the electoral district boundaries is to represent the Yukon’s population effectively as the territory grows.