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Election day in the Yukon: Vote includes non-binding electoral reform question
Voters chose representatives in 21 ridings and participated in a plebiscite on ranked ballots with turnout just over 53%, marking the first plebiscite in over a century.
- Yukon voters today cast ballots in a territorial election and a non-binding plebiscite on switching from the first-past-the-post electoral system to ranked ballots.
- The Yukon Liberals went into the race as a minority government holding eight out of 19 seats and governing through an agreement with the three territorial New Democrats.
- This is the first territorial election with 21 ridings after boundaries were redrawn, but the Yukon Liberals fielded only 18 candidates while the New Democratic Party and Opposition Yukon Party ran full slates.
- The contest pits NDP Leader Kate White against Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon, with either potentially becoming the first Yukon-born premier if their party wins.
- Health care, housing and the economy drove the month-long campaign, with promises including hospital expansions and post-secondary funding for health-care and education workers.
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Voting begins in Yukon election, with non-binding electoral reform also on ballot
WHITEHORSE — The polls have opened in a Yukon territorial election where voters are also being asked for their say on possible electoral reform.
·Sechelt, Canada
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Yukoners are called to the polls on Monday to elect their representatives to the Legislative Assembly.The counting of votes will begin at 8 p.m.
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Election day in the Yukon: Vote includes non-binding electoral reform question
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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