Election day in the Yukon: Vote includes non-binding electoral reform question

WHITEHORSE — Yukon residents go to the polls today in a territorial election where voters are also being asked for their say on possible electoral reform.

The Yukon Liberals went into the race as a minority government holding eight out of 19 seats in the legislature, governing through an agreement with the three territorial New Democrats.

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The election represents the first substantial challenge for Liberal Premier Mike Pemberton who was elected party leader in June but does not have a seat in the legislature.

It is the first territorial election with 21 riding