Yukon (federal electoral district)

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Yukon (federal electoral district) is a Canadian House of Commons constituency that encompasses the entire territory of Yukon and is represented by a single Member of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian federal electoral district
federal electoral district
country Canada
created 1952
electoralBoundaryBasis territorial boundaries of Yukon
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects Member of Parliament
encompasses entire territory of Yukon
federalLevel yes
firstElection 1953 Canadian federal election
geographicCoverage territorial electoral district
governingLaw Canada Elections Act
hasAbbreviation Yukon
hasCharacteristic large geographic area
sparsely populated
hasElectorateType territory-wide electorate
hasVotersFrom Carmacks
Dawson City
Haines Junction, Yukon
surface form: Haines Junction

Mayo
Old Crow
Teslin
Watson Lake NERFINISHED
Whitehorse
isDistinctFrom Yukon (territorial electoral district)
Yukon
surface form: Yukon (territory)
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction of Canada
legislativeBody House of Commons of Canada
locatedIn Yukon
MPRepresents Yukon in the House of Commons of Canada
numberOfMembers 1
officialLanguageContext English
French
parliamentaryBody Parliament of Canada
predecessor Yukon (federal electoral district) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Yukon-Mackenzie River (federal electoral district)
provinceOrTerritoryStatus territorial riding
representationInParliament Yukon’s sole federal riding
representationType single-member constituency
represents Yukon
status active

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Yukon Territory federalElectoralDistrict Yukon (federal electoral district)
Yukon (federal electoral district) predecessor Yukon (federal electoral district) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Yukon-Mackenzie River (federal electoral district)