Lane Tredger
Lane Tredger | |
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| House Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office April 12, 2021 | |
| Member of the Yukon Legislative Assembly for Whitehorse Centre | |
| Assumed office April 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Elizabeth Hanson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Yukon New Democratic Party |
| Residence(s) | Whitehorse, Yukon |
| Occupation | Speech pathologist |
Lane Tredger (formerly Emily Tredger) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2021 Yukon general election.[1] They represent the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party.
Prior to their election to the legislature Tredger worked as a speech pathologist in Whitehorse, including as executive director of Teegatha’Oh Zheh, an organization supporting Yukon residents with developmental disabilities, and served as president of the Queer Yukon Society.[2]
In the 35th Legislature of Yukon, Tredger served as the Yukon New Democratic Party House Leader and the Deputy Chair of Committee of the Whole of the Yukon Legislative Assembly. They also served as the Third Party critic for Housing, Environment, Highways and Public Works, the Women’s Directorate, the Yukon Liquor Corporation, Yukon Lotteries, the Yukon Energy Corporation, and the Yukon Development Corporation.
Personal life
Tredger is the Yukon's first out non-binary MLA,[3] and changed their name in March 2023.[4] Tredger is married and has two twin children, born in 2024.[5][6]
Electoral record
| 2025 Yukon general election: Whitehorse Centre | ||||||||
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| ** Preliminary results — Not yet official ** | ||||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Lane Tredger | 425 | 49.88 | +2.86 | ||||
| Yukon Party | Keith Jacobsen | 350 | 41.08 | +17.57 | ||||
| Liberal | Mellisa Kwok | 77 | 9.04 | -20.42 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 852 | |||||||
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| 2021 Yukon general election: Whitehorse Centre | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Emily Tredger[a] | 498 | 47.03 | +3.2% | ||||
| Liberal | Dan Curtis | 312 | 29.46 | -9.4% | ||||
| Yukon Party | Eileen Melnychuk | 249 | 23.51 | +6.1% | ||||
| Total valid votes | 1,059 | |||||||
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| New Democratic hold | Swing | +2.98 | ||||||
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References
- ^ Paul Tukker, "CBC projects minority government in Yukon election, winner too close to call". CBC North, April 12, 2021.
- ^ "New Democrats unveil two more candidates". Whitehorse Star, March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Lane Tredger is Yukon’s first out non-binary MLA". Xtra, March 29, 2023.
- ^ "Lane Tredger". Yukon Legislative Assembly.
- ^ Hatherly, Dana (2024-09-21). "Ahead of Yukon legislature's fall sitting, MLA Tredger announces twins expected". Yukon News. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
- ^ Hatherly, Dana (2025-09-13). "Tredger's re-election bid means all 3 Yukon NDP MLAs intend to return to legislature". Yukon News. Retrieved 2025-09-17.