The Yukon Legislative Assembly () 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.
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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
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!Name
!Party
!Riding
!First elected / previously elected
!No. of terms
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|Currie Dixon
|Yukon
|Copperbelt North
|2011, 2021
|3rd term*
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|Scott Kent
|Yukon
|Copperbelt South
|2000, 2011
|5th term*
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|Brent McDonald
||New Democratic
|Klondike
|2025
|1st term
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|Wade Istchenko
|Yukon
|Kluane
|2011
|4th term
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|Brad Cathers
|Yukon
|Lake Laberge
|2002
|6th term
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|Cory Bellmore
|Yukon
|Mayo-Tatchun
|2025
|1st term
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|Jen Gehmair
|Yukon
|Marsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn
|2025
|1st term
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|Linda Moen
|New Democratic
|Mountainview
|2025
|1st term
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|Patti McLeod
|Yukon
|Watson Lake-Ross River-Faro
|2011
|4th term
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|Ted Laking
|Yukon
|Porter Creek Centre
|2025
|1st term
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|Doris Anderson
|Yukon
|Porter Creek North
|2025
|1st term
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|Adam Gerle
|Yukon Party
|Porter Creek South
|2025
|1st term
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|Carmen Gustafson
|New Democratic
|Riverdale North
|2025
|1st term
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|Justin Ziegler
|New Democratic
|Riverdale South
|2025
|1st term
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|Kate White
|New Democratic
|Takhini
|2011
|4th term
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|Debra-Leigh Reti
|Liberal
|Vuntut Gwitchin
|2025
|1st term
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|Tyler Porter
|Yukon
|Southern Lakes
|2025
|1st term
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|Lane Tredger
|New Democratic
|Whitehorse Centre
|2021
|2nd term
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|Laura Lang
|Yukon
|Whitehorse West
|2025
|1st term
|Yvonne Clarke
|Yukon
|Whistle Bend North
|2021
|2nd term
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|Linda Benoit
|Yukon
|Whistle Bend South
|2025
|1st term
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Party standings
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! colspan=2 | Party
! Rural
! Whitehorse
! Total
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| style="text-align:left;" | Yukon
| 6
| 8
| 14
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| style="text-align:left;" | New Democratic
| 1
| 5
| 6
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| bgcolor="#EA6D6A" |
| style="text-align:left;" | Liberal
| 1
| 0
| 1
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Total
| 8
| 13
| 21
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2 | Government majority
| colspan=2 |
| 3
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See also
- List of speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
- List of Yukon general elections
- List of the Yukon Legislative Assemblies
- List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
Notes
References
External links
- Yukon Legislature