Voters head to the polls in Yukon election, with non-binding electoral reform also on ballot

It is the first territorial election with 21 ridings after several boundaries were redrawn.

The polls have opened in a Yukon territorial election where voters are also being asked for their say on possible electoral reform.

The Yukon Liberals went into the race as a minority government holding eight out of 19 seats in the legislature, governing through an agreement with the three territorial New Democrats.

The election represents the first substantial challenge for Liberal Premier Mike Pemberton who was elected party leader in June but does not have a seat in the legislature.

It is the first territorial election with 21 ridings after several boundaries were redrawn, but the Liberals were only able to find 18 candidates to go up against full slates from the NDP and the Opposition Yukon