Lane Tredger
Canadian politician
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Lane Tredger (formerly Emily Tredger) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election.[1] They represent the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
Lane Tredger | |
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| House Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office April 12, 2021 | |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse Centre | |
| Assumed office April 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Hanson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Yukon New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Speech pathologist |
Prior to their election to the legislature Tredger worked as a speech pathologist in Whitehorse, including as executive director of Teegatha’Oh Zheh, an organization supporting Yukon residents with developmental disabilities, and served as president of the Queer Yukon Society.[2]
In the 35th Legislature of Yukon, Tredger served as the Yukon New Democratic Party House Leader and the Deputy Chair of Committee of the Whole of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. They also served as the Third Party critic for Housing, Environment, Highways and Public Works, the Women’s Directorate, the Yukon Liquor Corporation, Yukon Lotteries, the Yukon Energy Corporation, and the Yukon Development Corporation.
Personal life
Electoral record
| 2025 Yukon general election: Whitehorse Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lane Tredger | 425 | 49.88 | +2.86 | ||||
| Yukon Party | Keith Jacobsen | 350 | 41.08 | +17.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Mellisa Kwok | 77 | 9.04 | -20.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 852 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 39.54 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,155 | |||||||
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| 2021 Yukon general election: Whitehorse Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Emily Tredger[a] | 498 | 47.03 | +3.2% | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Curtis | 312 | 29.46 | -9.4% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Eileen Melnychuk | 249 | 23.51 | +6.1% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,059 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.98 | ||||||
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