Klondike (electoral district)

Klondike

Yukon electoral district
Interactive map of riding boundaries
Territorial electoral district
Legislature	Yukon Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sandy Silver Liberal
District created	1905
First contested	1917
Last contested	2021
Demographics
Electors (2021)	1,583
Census subdivision(s)	Dawson City, Eagle Plains, Moosehide Creek 2, Yukon, Unorganized

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

Assembly	Years	Member		Party
23rd	1974–1978		Fred Berger	Independent
24th	1978–1982		Meg McCall	Progressive Conservative
25th	1982–1985		Clarke Ashley
26th	1985–1989		Art Webster	New Democratic
27th	1989–1992
28th	1992–1996		David Millar	Yukon Party
29th	1996–2000		Peter Jenkins
30th	2000–2002
31st	2002–2005
	2005–2006			Independent
32nd	2006–2011		Steve Nordick	Yukon Party
33rd	2011–2016		Sandy Silver	Liberal
34th	2016–2021
35th	2021–2025

Election results

2025

v t e 2025 Yukon general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Richard Nagano
	New Democratic	Brent McDonald
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Turnout
Eligible voters
Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2025". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 3 October 2025.

2021

2021 Yukon general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandy Silver	526	47.23	-11.82
	Yukon Party	Charlie Dagostin	364	32.68	+1.30
	New Democratic	Chris Clarke	224	20.11	+9.56
Total valid votes			1,114	99.55
Total rejected ballots			5	0.45
Turnout			1,119	70.71
Eligible voters			1,583
	Liberal hold		Swing		-0.07
Source(s) "Unofficial Election Results 2021". Elections Yukon . Retrieved 24 April 2021.

2016

2016 Yukon general election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandy Silver	687	59.1%	+10.3%
	Yukon Party	Brad Whitelaw	365	31.4%	-5.8%
	NDP	Jay Farr	111	9.5%	-4.0%
Total			1163	100.0%	–

2011

2011 Yukon general election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Sandy Silver	530	48.8%	+34.1%
	Yukon Party	Steve Nordick	404	37.2%	-7.9%
	NDP	Jorn Meir	147	13.5%	-19.6%
Total			1085	100.0%	–

2006

2006 Yukon general election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Steve Nordick	405	45.1%	-9.1%
	NDP	Jorn Meier	297	33.1%	+11.8%
	Liberal	Steve Taylor	132	14.7%	-9.2%
	Independent	Glen Everitt	56	6.2%	+6.2%
Total			898	100.0%	–

2002

2002 Yukon general election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Peter Jenkins	508	54.2%	+14.8%
	Liberal	Glen Everitt	224	22.9%	-14.0%
	NDP	Lisa Hutton	200	21.3%	-1.9%
Total			937	100.0%	–

2000

2000 Yukon general election ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Peter Jenkins	424	39.4%	-15.5%
	Liberal	Stuart Schmidt	397	36.9%	+28.2%
	NDP	Aedes Scheer	249	23.2%	-10.7%
Total			1075	100.0%	–

1996

1996 Yukon general election ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	Peter Jenkins	603	54.9%	+2.0%
	NDP	Tim Gerberding	372	33.9%	-12.0%
	Liberal	Glen Everitt	96	8.8%	+8.8%
	Independent	John Cramp	21	1.9%	+1.9%
Total			1099	100.0%	–

1992

1992 Yukon general election ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Yukon Party	David Millar	409	52.9%	–
	NDP	Art Webster	355	45.9%	–
Total			773	100.0%	–

• The Yukon Progressive Conservative Party re-branded itself the Yukon Party before the 1992 election.

1978

1978 Yukon general election ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Meg McCall	152	38.3%	–
	NDP	Fred Berger	130	32.8%
	Independent	Eleanor Millard	114	28.7%
Total

• Partisan politics introduced into the territory.

1922

1922 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Ferrell	Acclaimed

1920

1920 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Paul S. Hogan	254	53.4%	–
	Independent	Allan McMillan	221	46.5%	–
Total			475	100%	–

1917

1917 Yukon general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William Lowden	–	–	–
	Independent	Joseph McIntosh	–	–	–
	Independent	John Pickering	–	–	–
	Independent	James Wilson	–	–	–
Total			–	–	–

Top two candidates declared elected.

See also

• List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
• Canadian provincial electoral districts

References

1. Unofficial Results, Klondike Elections Yukon, November 7, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2017
2. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2011 General Election Elections Yukon, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2017
3. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election Elections Yukon, 2006. Retrieved January 21, 2017
4. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2002 General Election Elections Yukon, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2017
5. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2000 General Election Elections Yukon, 2000. Retrieved January 21, 2017
6. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the General Election Held on September 30, 1996 Elections Yukon, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2017
7. Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved January 21, 2017
8. Yukon Elections Board Report on the 1978 Election Elections Yukon, 1978. Retrieved January 21, 2017