40th Yukon general election explained

Election Name:40th Yukon general election
Ongoing:yes
Country:Yukon
Type:legislative
Party Colour:no
Party Name:no
Previous Election:2021 Yukon general election
Previous Year:2021
Previous Mps:35th Legislature of Yukon
Election Date:On or before November 3, 2025
Seats For Election:All 19 seats to the Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:10
Image Upright:0.5
Image1:

YP

Leader1:Currie Dixon
Leader Since1:May 23, 2020
Leaders Seat1:Copperbelt North
Last Election1:8 seats, 39.32%
Seats Before1:8
Leader Since2:January 9, 2023
Leaders Seat2:Porter Creek South
Last Election2:8 seats, 32.37%
Seats Before2:8
Image3:

NDP

Leader3:Kate White
Leader Since3:May 4, 2019
Leaders Seat3:Takhini-Kopper King
Last Election3:3 seats, 28.17%
Seats Before3:3
Map Size:400
Premier
Before Election:Ranj Pillai
Posttitle:Premier after election

The 40th Yukon general election will be held on or before November 3, 2025 to elect members to the 36th Yukon Legislative Assembly. Under amendments to the territorial Elections Act passed in 2020, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Yukon general election is set as November 3, 2025.[1] All subsequent elections will take place on the first Monday in November of the fourth calendar year following the previous election.[2] The legislative assembly may be dissolved earlier by order of the Commissioner of Yukon due to a motion of no confidence in the current minority government or on the advice of the premier.

On September 9, 2022, Silver announced his intention to resign as premier and party leader, staying on until the party elects a successor.[3] He was succeeded by Ranj Pillai in 2023.

Opinion polls

Polling firmLast date
of polling
LinkLiberalYukonNDPOtherMargin
of error
Sample
size
Polling methodLead
Léger January 24, 2024HTML20443514.35%500phone9
Léger September 21, 2022HTML23453024.35%500phone15

Notes and References

  1. News: Ritchie . Haley . Marathon fall legislature sitting ends . December 30, 2020 . . December 30, 2020.
  2. Elections Act. R.S.Y.. 2002. 63. 50.01. https://legislation.yukon.ca/acts/elections_c.pdf. S.Y. 2020, c. 11.
  3. News: 2022-09-09 . Yukon Premier Sandy Silver to step down, asks Liberal Party to find a new leader . . 2020-09-09.