Electoral reform not priority, despite vote: Yukon’s premier-designate
Currie Dixon prioritizes hospital expansion and electrical infrastructure over electoral reform despite 56% voting for a ranked ballot, citing resource limitations.
- On Nov. 4, 2025, Yukon premier-designate Currie Dixon said changing the territory's voting system is not the best use of limited resources right now but he is ready to begin implementing key campaign promises.
- The non-binding vote indicated 10,186 of 18,130 voters supported switching to a ranked ballot, according to unofficial results from Elections Yukon.
- Dixon said his early priorities include expanding Whitehorse General Hospital and improving the territory's electrical infrastructure, and the legislature must be adjusted for two new MLAs as ridings grew from 19 to 21.
- The final call will rest with his new cabinet, which Dixon said will decide on electoral reform, while a swearing-in date has not been set yet.
- The vote reshaped Yukon politics with the Yukon Party winning 14 of 21 ridings, while the Liberals secured one seat and the NDP increased to six.
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Yukoners voted for electoral reform. They probably won't get it
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Yukon Party's premier-designate Currie Dixon says their election 'generational shift'
The Yukon’s premier-designate says he’s ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of changing to a ranked ballot. Currie Dixon made history Monday when his Yukon Party picked up 14 of the 21 available ridings, meaning he’ll become the […]
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Electoral reform not priority, despite vote: Yukon’s premier-designate
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour
Yukon Party’s premier-designate Currie Dixon says their election ‘generational shift’
The Yukon's premier-designate says he's ready to start implementing key promises from his election campaign but stopped short of pledging electoral reform even after residents voted in favour of changing to a ranked ballot. Currie Dixon made history M...
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