Yukon Legislative Assembly Explained

Yukon Legislative Assembly
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Legislature:35th Yukon Legislative Assembly
House Type:Unicameral house of the Legislature of Yukon
Leader2 Type:Speaker
Leader2:Jeremy Harper
Party2:Liberal
Election2:May 11, 2021
Leader3 Type:Premier
Leader3:Ranj Pillai
Party3:Liberal
Election3:January 14, 2023
Leader4 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Leader4:Currie Dixon
Party4:Yukon
Election4:April 12, 2021
Members:19
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Political Groups1:Government

Confidence and supply

Official Opposition

Election5:October 10, 2006
Next Election1:TBD
Meeting Place:Legislative Building
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Website:legassembly.gov.yk.ca

The Yukon Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, their legislative assemblies are elected on a non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model.

Each member represents one electoral district, elected through first-past-the-post voting. Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in by the commissioner of Yukon.

History

From 1900 to 1978, the elected legislative body in Yukon was the Yukon Territorial Council, a body which did not act as the primary government, but was a non-partisan advisory body to the commissioner of the Yukon. Following the passage of the Yukon Elections Act in 1977, the Territorial Council was replaced by the current Legislative Assembly, which was elected for the first time in the 1978 Yukon general election.

Seating plan

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Current members

Italicized text indicates a member of cabinet. Bold text indicates a party leader. Both indicates the Premier of Yukon

NamePartyRiding
Brad CathersYukonLake Laberge
Nils ClarkeLiberalRiverdale North
Yvonne ClarkeYukonPorter Creek Centre
Currie DixonYukonCopperbelt North
Jeremy HarperLiberalMayo-Tatchun
Stacey HassardYukonPelly-Nisutlin
Wade IstchenkoYukonKluane
Scott KentYukonCopperbelt South
Jeanie McLeanLiberalMountainview
Patti McLeodYukonWatson Lake
Tracy-Anne McPheeLiberalRiverdale South
Richard MostynLiberalWhitehorse West
Ranj PillaiLiberalPorter Creek South
Sandy SilverLiberalKlondike
John StreickerLiberalMount Lorne-Southern Lakes
Lane TredgerNew DemocraticWhitehorse Centre
Geraldine Van BibberYukonPorter Creek North
Kate WhiteNew DemocraticTakhini-Kopper King
Annie BlakeNew DemocraticVuntut Gwitchin

Party standings

PartyRuralWhitehorseTotal
 Liberal358
 Yukon448
 New Democratic123
 Total81119
Government majority-2

See also