31st Legislature of Yukon explained

The 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly convened in 2002, after the victory of the Yukon Party led by Dennis Fentie in the 2002 Yukon general election. The Yukon Party formed the territorial government, Dennis Fentie became the premier, and Ted Staffen became the speaker.

Membership in the 31st Assembly

The following members were elected to the 31st Yukon Legislative Assembly in the general election of November 4, 2002:^[1]

	Member	Party	Electoral district	Haakon Arntzen	Yukon Party	Copperbelt	Independent	Peter Jenkins	Yukon Party	Klondike	Independent	Gary McRobb	NDP	Kluane	Brad Cathers	Yukon Party	Lake Laberge	John Edzerza	Yukon Party	McIntyre-Takhini	Eric Fairclough	NDP	Mayo-Tatchun	Steve Cardiff	NDP	Mount Lorne	Dean Hassard	Yukon Party	Pelly-Nisutlin	Archie Lang	Yukon Party	Porter Creek Centre	Jim Kenyon	Yukon Party	Porter Creek North	Pat Duncan	Liberal	Porter Creek South	Ted Staffen	Yukon Party	Riverdale North	Glenn Hart	Yukon Party	Riverdale South	Patrick Rouble	Yukon Party	Southern Lakes	Lorraine Peter	NDP	Vuntut Gwitchin	Dennis Fentie	Yukon Party	Watson Lakes	Todd Hardy	Yukon Party	Whitehorse Centre	Elaine Taylor	Yukon Party	Whitehorse West

Standings changes after the 2002 general election

Number of members per party by date	2002	2004	2005	2005
Nov 4	Apr 28	Nov 21	Nov 28	Yukon Party	12	11	11	10	NDP	5	5	5	5	Liberal Party	1	1	2	2	Independent	0	1	0	1
	Total members	18
	Vacant	0
	Government Majority	6	4	2	2

Membership changes

By-elections

A by-election was held in the district of Copperbelt in 2005:^[3]

External links

Yukon Legislature

Notes and References

Web site: The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of the Yukon on the 2002 General Election . March 3, 2003 . Elections Yukon . February 26, 2019.
Web site: Jenkins' stroll astonished NDP leader . November 29, 2005 . Whitehorse Daily Star . February 27, 2019.
Web site: The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on a By-Election in the Electoral District of Copperbelt November 21, 2005 . December 9, 2005 . Elections Yukon . February 27, 2019.
Web site: Election 2006: Riding profile . September 14, 2006 . Elections Yukon . February 27, 2019.