2024 Yukon municipal elections
Appearance
The 2024 Yukon municipal elections are scheduled to be held on October 17, 2024.[1][2]
Background
[edit]The previous elections were held in October 2021.[3]
Whitehorse
[edit]Incumbent mayor Laura Cabott announced in May 2024 that she would not run for re-election.[4]
A slate known as "Together Whitehorse" was formed, with priorities including community safety, fiscal responsibility and collaboration with territorial and First Nations governments. Tattoo artist Dan Bushnell is their mayor candidate.[5]
Other candidates for mayor include city councillor Kirk Cameron, janitor Dino Rudniski, businessman (and father of city councillor Melissa Murray) Stephen Kwok, and homelessness advocate Jack Bogaard.[6]
Mayoral Candidate[7] | Vote | % |
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Kirk Cameron | ||
Dino Rudniski | ||
Dan Bushnell | ||
Stephen Kwok | ||
Jack Bogaard |
References
[edit]- ^ "Municipal and Local Advisory Council elections". yukon.ca. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ OpenCouncil (2022-04-28). "When is the next municipal election in each province in Canada? - Open Council". opencouncil.ca/. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "There will be elections in all but one Yukon municipality this October, unofficially". Yukon News. 2021-09-24. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "Whitehorse Mayor Laura Cabott won't seek re-election this fall". CBC. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Together Whitehorse group announces slate for city election". Yukon News. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "Get to know the people running to be Whitehorse's next mayor". CBC. 2024-10-04. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
- ^ "2024 Municipal Election". City of Whitehorse. Retrieved 2024-10-10.