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Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)

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First contested
  
1978

Electors (2016)
  
163

MLA
  
Pauline Frost; Liberal

Last contested
  
2016

Elector
  
163

Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district)

Legislature
  
Yukon Legislative Assembly

Census subdivisions
  
Old Crow, Yukon, Unorganized

Census divisions
  
Old Crow, Yukon, Unorganized Yukon

Vuntut Gwitchin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural seats.

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The electoral district was known as Old Crow, named after the community it encompasses, before 1992. It is situated on the traditional territory of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.

It is one of the least populated electoral districts in any provincial or territorial legislature in Canada, with fewer than 200 total ballots cast in any territorial election to date.

The current MLA is Pauline Frost, who defeated Darius Elias in the 2016 election. Vuntut Gwitchin is also the former riding of Robert Bruce, the 5th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.

MLAs

Old Crow

Vuntut Gwitchin

1996 general election

  • Because of the tie vote, Robert Bruce was declared elected after his name was drawn from a hat.
  • References

    Vuntut Gwitchin (electoral district) Wikipedia