Justin Ziegler
Canadian politician
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Justin Ziegler is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2025 Yukon general election. He represents the electoral district of Riverdale South as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.[1]
Justin Ziegler | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Riverdale South | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tracy-Anne McPhee |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | France and since 2024 Canada as well |
| Party | Yukon New Democratic Party |
Early life
Born and raised in France, Ziegler was trained in jazz dance in his youth, and was a professional dancer prior to moving to Canada in 2018.[2]
Life in Yukon, Canada
Settling in Whitehorse, he taught jazz dance classes, and later cofounded ZGB Productions, a performing arts collective.[3]
He has also worked in administration for Northerners Taking Flight, an aviation training program, and as an air ambulance coordinator for Alkan Air, and has served on the boards of the Association Franco-Yukonnaise and the Yukon Imagination Library.[4][5]
Electoral record
| 2025 Yukon general election: Riverdale South | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Justin Ziegler | 434 | 44.4 | |||||
| Yukon Party | Aurora Viernes | 339 | 34.7 | |||||
| Liberal | Sunny Patch | 204 | 20.9 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 977 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
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