Debra-Leigh Reti
Debra-Leigh Reti | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Vuntut Gwitchin | |
| Assumed office November 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Annie Blake |
| Interim Leader of the Yukon Liberal Party | |
| Assumed office January 21, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Pemberton |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Yukon Liberal |
Debra-Leigh Reti is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2025 Yukon general election, having received 52 votes. She represents the electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party.[1] She was the only member of the Liberal Party elected in the election.[2][3]
Reti was previously a member of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation council, serving as deputy chief.[4][5] She has worked as the First Nations cultural coordinator for the Yukon University.[6] Following Mike Pemberton's resignation as Liberal leader in January 2026, Reti became the interim leader of the party.[7][8]
Electoral record
| 2025 Yukon general election: Vuntut Gwitchin | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Liberal | Debra-Leigh Reti | 52 | 39.69 | -10.31 | ||||
| New Democratic | Annie Blake | 45 | 34.35 | -15.65 | ||||
| Yukon Party | Sandra Charlie | 34 | 25.95 | New | ||||
| Total valid votes | 131 | |||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 68.23 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 192 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +2.67 | ||||||
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References
- ↑ "Debra-Leigh Reti". Yukon Liberals. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- ↑ Paul Tukker, "'Change is here': Yukon Party wins majority government, as Liberals implode". CBC North, November 3, 2025.
- ↑ "L'élection de la libérale Debra-Leigh Reti confirmée dans Vuntut Gwitchin | Radio-Canada". ici.radio-canada.ca. November 13, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.
- ↑ "Affordability, health care, and education are on the mind of Vuntut Gwitchin citizens in this Yukon election". www.cbc.ca.
- ↑ "Vuntut Gwitchin first nation - Council resolution 05-04-2023-#25" (PDF). vgg.ca.
- ↑ "2 more Yukon Liberals added to roster in rural ridings ahead of election call". Yukon News. September 25, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- ↑ Hatherly, Dana (January 21, 2026). "Yukon Liberal leader steps down, MLA Debra-Leigh Reti replaces him". Yukon News. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
- ↑ Plonka, Gabrielle (January 21, 2026). "Mike Pemberton resigns as Yukon Liberal leader". CBC News. Retrieved April 3, 2026.