Photo: Susan Drury from Watson Lake, Canada · CC BY 2.0Brendan Hanley (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Watson Lake in Ottawa as MP for Yukon
1 of the 1 MPs from Yukon belong to the Liberal Party of Canada. The Yukon Legislative Assembly’s ridings aren’t loaded on this site yet, so Watson Lake isn’t placed in one. In the census’s list of municipalities, Watson Lake is a town. In Yukon, councils aren’t on any open list we can use, so Watson Lake’s mayor isn’t named.
Three governments, and who does what
Watson Lake, a town in Yukon, shares the work with the province and Ottawa.
Local services, by-laws and property tax.
Schools, health care, highways, municipal law.
yukonassembly.ca ↗Passports, pensions, EI, defence, immigration.
ourcommons.ca ↗Who to ask
Green: municipal. Gold: provincial. Grey: federal.
The census places Watson Lake in Yukon, a division that governs nothing; no county council sits above the town’s.
From the council table to Ottawa
Every elected tier that speaks for Watson Lake, from the most recent elections.
- 1Watson Lake councilTown
- 2Yukon Legislative Assembly–
- 3House of CommonsYukon
Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada
When Watson Lake votes
The last and next general elections at each level; a by-election can come in between.
| Election | Last | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Watson Lake council | 17 October 2024 | 19 October 2028 |
| Yukon Legislative Assembly | 3 November 2025 | – |
| House of Commons | 28 April 2025 | – |
After the 17 October 2024 election, Watson Lake council next goes to the polls on 19 October 2028. It is the third Thursday in October every four years, as the Municipal Act provides. The Yukon Legislative Assembly was last elected on 3 November 2025, and the House of Commons on 28 April 2025. Why not 2025? Elections Canada publishes those counts under non-commercial terms, and its open data stop at the 2021 election.
Election dates: the legislatures, MMAH and MAMH
The Yukon Legislative Assembly: riding not placed
Provinces and territories run schools, health care and municipal law; each riding elects one MLA.
Find your MLA on the legislature’s site
yukonassembly.ca ↗Legislatures: their own member pages
Brendan Hanley represents Yukon in Ottawa
Each riding elects one MP to the House of Commons; the general election of 28 April 2025 chose the 45th Parliament.
Yukon · Liberal Party of Canada · first elected 2021
en.wikipedia.org ↗- Liberal Party of Canada1
As Wikidata records them.
The MP’s record
Mapped onto today’s Yukon, the 2021 vote gives the Liberal Party of Canada 33%; in 2025 Brendan Hanley kept the seat in the same hands. Brendan Hanley has sat in the Commons since 2021, now for the 2nd Parliament.
MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026
Yukon stayed with the Liberal Party of Canada in 2021, electing Brendan Hanley
Yukon as it stood from 2013: the 2019 and 2021 counts, before the riding was redrawn for 2025.
Turnout in Yukon reached 64% in 2021, against 63% nationally. In 2021, Yukon went to Brendan Hanley (Liberal Party of Canada) on 33%; Barbara Dunlop (Conservative Party of Canada) finished 1,375 votes behind. Back in 2019 the seat went to Larry Bagnell (Liberal Party of Canada), on 33%.
All 5 candidates in Yukon, 2021
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brendan Hanley | Liberal Party of Canada | 6,471 | 33.4% |
| Barbara Dunlop | Conservative Party of Canada | 5,096 | 26.3% |
| Lisa Vollans-Leduc | New Democratic Party | 4,354 | 22.4% |
| Jonas Jacot Smith | Independent | 2,639 | 13.6% |
| Lenore Morris | Green Party of Canada | 846 | 4.4% |
Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Having a say in how Watson Lake is run
Check or update the federal list.
elections.ca ↗Every MP lists an office.
ourcommons.ca ↗Ridings, registration and voting dates.
electionsyukon.ca ↗What this data can and can’t tell you
- Not on this page. No council budgets, no band councils, and no party tally for the council, which the open lists don’t record.
- Election results. Where the page says “today’s boundaries”, it means Elections Canada’s estimate of the 2021 vote on the 2023 ridings; every other count is official and on the 2013 map.
- Which riding. A place belongs to the riding where most of its 2021 Census residents live, plus any other with 5% or more.
- Who holds each seat. Each MP’s name and party are Wikidata’s statements for the 45th Parliament, read in November 2026.
Questions about how Watson Lake is run
Who is the MP for Watson Lake?
Yukon’s MP, Brendan Hanley of the Liberal Party of Canada, represents Watson Lake.
Which party won Watson Lake in the 2021 federal election?
The Liberal Party of Canada: Brendan Hanley won Yukon in 2021 and still holds it.
Who is the MLA for Watson Lake?
Use the Yukon Legislative Assembly’s own list: every MLA is there by riding, though Watson Lake isn’t placed in one here.
Who heads the council in Watson Lake?
The head of Watson Lake’s council isn’t named here; as a town, it publishes its council itself.
Sources: MPs: Wikidata (CC0), 45th Parliament statements, read 7 November 2026; ridings: 2023 Representation Order, Statistics Canada · Next municipal election: the province’s municipal election act · Municipality types: Statistics Canada census subdivisions · Federal results: Elections Canada, 43rd and 44th general elections and the 44th’s transposition to the 2023 ridings, via open.canada.ca. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada · MPs’ records: Wikidata (CC0), positions held and party memberships, read 8 November 2026. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).