Linda Benoit
Linda Benoit | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Highways and Public Works | |
| Assumed office November 22, 2025 | |
| Premier | Currie Dixon |
| Preceded by | Nils Clarke |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whistle Bend South | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 |
| Party | Yukon Party |
Linda Benoit is a Canadian politician and businesswoman, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2025 Yukon general election. She represents the electoral district of Whistle Bend South as a member of the Yukon Party.
She ran in the 2020 Yukon Party leadership election, placing third. She is a former party president, party treasurer, and official agent.[1][2][3]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2025 Yukon general election: Whistle Bend South | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Linda Benoit | 344 | 45.99 | +8.54 | ||||
| New Democratic | Dustin McKenzie-Hubbard | 302 | 40.37 | +18.56 | ||||
| Liberal | Vida Pelayo | 102 | 13.64 | –27.11 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 748 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 54.16 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 1,381 | |||||||
| Yukon Party notional gain from Liberal | Swing | –5.01 | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Gignac, Julien (14 January 2020). "Longtime party supporter vies for Yukon Party leadership". Yukon News. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Linda Benoit joins race for Yukon Party leadership". CBC News. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Former federal candidate backs Benoit for Yukon Party leadership". Whitehorse Star. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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