Laura Lang (politician)
Canadian politician
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Laura Lang is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2025 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Whitehorse West as a member of the Yukon Party.[1]
PremierCurrie Dixon
Preceded byTracy-Anne McPhee (Justice)
John Streicker (French Language Services Directorate)
Jeanie McLean (Women and Gender Equity Directorate)
Richard Mostyn (Worker's Safety and Compensation Board)
John Streicker (French Language Services Directorate)
Jeanie McLean (Women and Gender Equity Directorate)
Richard Mostyn (Worker's Safety and Compensation Board)
Preceded byRichard Mostyn
Laura Lang | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice and Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate, the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, and the Worker's Safety and Compensation Board | |
| Assumed office November 22, 2025 | |
| Premier | Currie Dixon |
| Preceded by | Tracy-Anne McPhee (Justice) John Streicker (French Language Services Directorate) Jeanie McLean (Women and Gender Equity Directorate) Richard Mostyn (Worker's Safety and Compensation Board) |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse West | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Mostyn |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Yukon Party |
Prior to her election to the legislature, she was a senior director of the Yukon Housing Corporation.[2] She is the daughter-in-law of retired Yukon MLA and senator Daniel Lang.[1]
Electoral record
| 2025 Yukon general election: Whitehorse West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Laura Lang | 615 | 55.06 | +17.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Katherine McCallum | 363 | 32.50 | +9.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Pemberton | 139 | 12.44 | -27.24 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,117 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 52.54 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,126 | |||||||
| Yukon Party gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.41 | ||||||
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