Laura Lang (politician)
Laura Lang | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice and Minister responsible for the French Language Services Directorate, the Women and Gender Equity Directorate, and the Worker's Safety and Compensation Board | |
| Assumed office November 22, 2025 | |
| Premier | Currie Dixon |
| Preceded by | Tracy-Anne McPhee (Justice) John Streicker (French Language Services Directorate) Jeanie McLean (Women and Gender Equity Directorate) Richard Mostyn (Worker's Safety and Compensation Board) |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse West | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Mostyn |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Yukon Party |
Laura Lang is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2025 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Whitehorse West as a member of the Yukon Party.[1]
Prior to her election to the legislature, she was a senior director of the Yukon Housing Corporation.[2] She is the daughter-in-law of retired Yukon MLA and senator Daniel Lang.[1]
Electoral record
| 2025 Yukon general election: Whitehorse West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Laura Lang | 615 | 55.06 | +17.58 | ||||
| New Democratic | Katherine McCallum | 363 | 32.50 | +9.67 | ||||
| Liberal | Mike Pemberton | 139 | 12.44 | -27.24 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,117 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 52.54 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 2,126 | |||||||
| Yukon Party gain from Liberal | Swing | +22.41 | ||||||
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References
- ^ a b Paul Tukker, "'Change is here': Yukon Party wins majority government, as Liberals implode". CBC North, November 3, 2025.
- ^ Dana Hatherly, "Housing director vs. NGO leader: Yukon Party race for Whitehorse West bid". Yukon News, July 31, 2025.