Polls have closed in Yukon, but winner may not be declared tonight
CBC
Federal election polls have closed in Yukon and at least one thing is already certain — the territory will soon have a new, rookie member of Parliament.
But it could be Tuesday before we know who that person is, according to Elections Canada's Yukon returning officer.
Five names were on the ballot this time in Yukon, and none have held public office before. They're vying to replace long-time Liberal MP Larry Bagnell, who announced last month that he wouldn't run again.
Brendan Hanley is hoping to hold the seat for the Liberals, while Jonas Smith — who narrowly lost in 2019 as a Conservative — ran this time as an independent. Political newcomers Barbara Dunlop (Conservative) and Lisa Vollans-Leduc (NDP) were also on the ballot, along with Lenore Morris who ran her second campaign for the Greens.
The territory's 90 polling stations closed at 7 p.m. local time.
Michael Lauer, returning officer in Yukon, said earlier on Monday that there may be no winner declared in the territory until sometime on Tuesday.
"Yukon elections are generally pretty tight. The last election, the incumbent MP won by 153 votes. Right now we've got close to 2,300 special ballots that will not be counted until Tuesday," he said.
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