Yukon Legislative Assembly

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.

Yukon Legislative Assembly

Assemblée législative du Yukon
35th Yukon Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Angélique Bernard
since March 12, 2018
Jeremy Harper, Liberal
since May 11, 2021
Ranj Pillai, Liberal
since January 14, 2023
Currie Dixon, Yukon
since April 12, 2021
Structure
Seats19
Political groups
Government
  •   Liberal (8)

Confidence and supply

Official Opposition

Elections
Last election
April 12, 2021
Next election
TBD
Meeting place
Legislative Building
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Website
legassembly.gov.yk.ca

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
McLeod Van Bibber Hassard Istchenko Tredger
Kent DIXON Clarke Cathers WHITE Blake
Harper
McPhee PILLAI Streicker Silver
Clarke McLean Mostyn

Current members

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

Name Party Riding
  Brad Cathers Yukon Lake Laberge
  Nils Clarke Liberal Riverdale North
  Yvonne Clarke Yukon Porter Creek Centre
  Currie Dixon Yukon Copperbelt North
  Jeremy Harper Liberal Mayo-Tatchun
  Stacey Hassard Yukon Pelly-Nisutlin
  Wade Istchenko Yukon Kluane
  Scott Kent Yukon Copperbelt South
  Jeanie McLean Liberal Mountainview
  Patti McLeod Yukon Watson Lake
  Tracy-Anne McPhee Liberal Riverdale South
  Richard Mostyn Liberal Whitehorse West
  Ranj Pillai Liberal Porter Creek South
  Sandy Silver Liberal Klondike
  John Streicker Liberal Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes
  Lane Tredger New Democratic Whitehorse Centre
  Geraldine Van Bibber Yukon Porter Creek North
  Kate White New Democratic Takhini-Kopper King
  Annie Blake New Democratic Vuntut Gwitchin

Party standings
Party Rural Whitehorse Total
  Liberal 3 5 8
  Yukon 4 4 8
  New Democratic 1 2 3
 Total 8 11 19
Government majority -2

See also

References
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