Takhini
Territorial electoral district in the Yukon, Canada
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Takhini (formerly Takhini-Kopper King) is a territorial electoral district of Yukon that has been represented in the Yukon Legislative Assembly since 2011.
 Yukon electoral district | |||
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Interactive map of riding boundaries | |||
| Territorial electoral district | |||
| Legislature | Yukon Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
New Democratic | ||
| District created | 2009 | ||
| First contested | 2011 | ||
| Last contested | 2025 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2021) | 2,128 | ||
| Census subdivision | Whitehorse | ||
The riding was established in 2009 out of much of the former district of McIntyre-Takhini. In accordance with the Yukon Electoral District Boundaries Act (2024), it underwent moderate boundary changes and was renamed Takhini for the 2025 Yukon general election.
Since 2011, the district has been represented Kate White, leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
Geography
As of the 2025 election, Takhini comprises the Whitehorse subdivisions of Takhini and Raven's Ridge, as well as Kopper King, Northland mobile home parks, and the residences along Fish Lake Road. Yukon University and the Whitehorse Correctional Centre are also located in the district; however, under Yukon election law, inmates’ votes are counted in their home riding.
MLAs
| Assembly | Years | Member | Party | |
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| Takhini-Kopper King Riding created from McIntyre-Takhini |
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| 33rd | 2011–2016 | Kate White | New Democratic | |
| 34th | 2016–2021 | |||
| 35th | 2021–2025 | |||
| Takhini | ||||
| 36th | 2025–Present | Kate White | New Democratic | |
Election results
2025
| 2025 Yukon general election | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kate White | 627 | 56.64 | -6.68 | ||||
| Yukon Party | Logan Freese | 391 | 35.32 | +15.07 | ||||
| Liberal | Abdullah Khalid | 89 | 8.04 | -8.39 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,107 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -10.9 | ||||||
| 2021 Yukon general election redistributed results[1] | |||
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| Party | Votes | % | |
| New Democratic | 639 | 62.40 | |
| Yukon Party | 220 | 21.48 | |
| Liberal | 165 | 16.11 | |
2021
| 2021 Yukon general election: Takhini-Kopper King | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Kate White | 763 | 63.32 | +17.21% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Morgan Yuill | 244 | 20.25 | +2.80% | ||||
| Liberal | Raj Murugaiyan | 198 | 16.43 | -20.00% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,205 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | ||||||||
| Eligible voters | ||||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | +7.21 | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Kate White | 605 | 46.11% | +0.22% | |
| Liberal | Jeane Lassen | 478 | 36.43% | +13.99% | |
| Yukon Party | Vanessa Innes | 229 | 17.45% | -14.21% | |
| Total | 1312 | 100.0% | – | ||
2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NDP | Kate White | 458 | 45.89% | – | |
| Yukon Party | Samson Hartland | 316 | 31.66% | – | |
| Liberal | Cherish Clarke | 224 | 22.44% | – | |
| Total | 998 | 100.0% | – | ||