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Klondike (electoral district)

Klondike is a territorial electoral district of Yukon that has been represented in the Yukon Legislative Assembly since 1917.

As one of Yukon's eight rural ridings, it is the oldest riding in Yukon, first established in 1905. The district includes Dawson City and its environs, as well as Eagle Plains. Klondike was the only seat won by the Yukon Party in the 2000 general election and the only seat held by the Yukon Liberals prior to the 2016 election.

From 2011 to 2025, the district was represented by Sandy Silver, former Premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Liberal Party.

Geography

As of the 2025 Yukon general election, Klondike comprises Dawson City and surrounding areas in the central Yukon. The district includes the Klondike River region and extends north to Eagle Plains along the Dempster Highway. It is bordered by the districts of Vuntut Gwitchin to the north and Mayo-Tatchun to the south.

Members of the Territorial Council / Legislative Assembly

Election results

2025

2021

2016

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| Liberal | Sandy Silver | align="right"| 687 | align="right"| 59.1% | align="right"| +10.3% |-

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| NDP | Jay Farr | align="right"| 111 | align="right"| 9.5% | align="right"| -4.0% |- ! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 1163 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –

2011

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| Liberal | Sandy Silver | align="right"| 530 | align="right"| 48.8% | align="right"| +34.1% |-

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| NDP | Jorn Meir | align="right"| 147 | align="right"| 13.5% | align="right"| -19.6% |- ! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 1085 ! align=right| 100.0% ! align=right| –

2006

|NDP | Jorn Meier |align="right"| 297 |align="right"| 33.1% |align="right"| +11.8% |-

| style="width: 130px" |Liberal | Steve Taylor |align="right"| 132 |align="right"| 14.7% |align="right"| -9.2% |-

| style="width: 130px" |Independent | Glen Everitt |align="right"| 56 |align="right"| 6.2% |align="right"| +6.2% |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"| 898 !align="right"| 100.0% !align="right"| –

2002

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| style="width: 130px" |Liberal | Glen Everitt |align="right"| 224 |align="right"| 22.9% |align="right"| -14.0% |-

|NDP | Lisa Hutton |align="right"| 200 |align="right"| 21.3% |align="right"| -1.9% |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"| 937 !align="right"| 100.0% !align="right"| –

2000

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| style="width: 130px" |Liberal | Stuart Schmidt |align="right"| 397 |align="right"| 36.9% |align="right"| +28.2% |-

|NDP | Aedes Scheer |align="right"| 249 |align="right"| 23.2% |align="right"| -10.7% |- |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"| 1075 !align="right"| 100.0% !align="right"| –

1996

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|NDP | Tim Gerberding |align="right"| 372 |align="right"| 33.9% |align="right"| -12.0% |-

| style="width: 130px" |Liberal | Glen Everitt |align="right"| 96 |align="right"| 8.8% |align="right"| +8.8% |-

| style="width: 130px" |Independent | John Cramp |align="right"| 21 |align="right"| 1.9% |align="right"| +1.9% |- |- bgcolor="white" !align="left" colspan=3|Total !align="right"| 1099 !align="right"| 100.0% !align="right"| –

1992

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| NDP | Art Webster | align="right"| 355 | align="right"| 45.9% | align="right"| – |- ! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| 773 !align="right"| 100.0% !align="right"| –

1978

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| NDP | Fred Berger | align="right"| 130 | align="right"| 32.8% | align="right"|

| Independent | Eleanor Millard | align="right"| 114 | align="right"| 28.7% | align="right"| |- ! align=left colspan=4|Total ! align=right| ! align=right|

  • Partisan politics introduced into the territory.

1922

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| Independent | John Ferrell |colspan="2" align=center|Acclaimed

1920

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| Independent | Paul S. Hogan | align="right"| 254 | align="right"| 53.4% | align="right"| –

| Independent | Allan McMillan | align="right"| 221 | align="right"| 46.5% | align="right"| – |- ! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right|475 ! align=right|100% ! align=right| –

1917

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| Independent | William Lowden | align="right"| – | align="right"| – | align="right"| – |-

| Independent | Joseph McIntosh | align="right"| – | align="right"| – | align="right"| – |-

| Independent | John Pickering | align="right"| – | align="right"| – | align="right"| – |-

| Independent | James Wilson | align="right"| – | align="right"| – | align="right"| – |- ! align=left colspan=3|Total ! align=right| – ! align=right| – ! align=right| –

Top two candidates declared elected.

See also

References