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1989 Yukon general election

Canadian territorial election

Canadian territorial election

FieldValue
election_name1989 Yukon general election
countryYukon
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
party_colourno
party_nameno
previous_election1985 Yukon general election
previous_year1985
previous_mps26th Yukon Legislative Assembly
next_election1992 Yukon general election
elected_mps[members](27th-yukon-legislative-assembly)
next_year1992
seats_for_election16 seats of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
majority_seats9
election_dateFebruary 20, 1989
turnout77.07% ( 1.33pp)
image1[[File:Tony Penikett (cropped).jpg160x160px]]
colour1
leader1Tony Penikett
leader_since11981
party1
leaders_seat1Whitehorse West
last_election18
seats1**9**
seat_change11
popular_vote1**5,275**
percentage1**44.89%**
swing13.79pp
image2**PC**
colour2
leader2Willard Phelps
leader_since21985
party2
leaders_seat2Hootalinqua
last_election26
seats27
seat_change21
popular_vote25,172
percentage244.02%
swing22.89pp
image3**Lib**
colour3
leader3Jim McLachlan
leader_since31986
party3
leaders_seat3Faro
*(lost re-election)*
last_election32
seats30
seat_change32
popular_vote31,303
percentage311.09%
swing33.45pp
map_imageYukon_Territorial_Election_1989_-_Results_by_Riding.svg
map_size360px
map_captionPopular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding. Riding names are listed at the bottom.
titlePremier
posttitlePremier after election
before_electionTony Penikett
before_party
after_electionTony Penikett
after_party

(lost re-election) The 1989 Yukon general election was held on 20 February 1989 to elect members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of the territory of Yukon, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party.

Results by Party

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- style="background:#ccc;"
}

Member Changes from Previous Election

SeatBeforeChangeDateMemberPartyReasonDateMemberParty
Whitehorse Porter Creek WestSeptember 13, 1985Andy PhilipsenDeathFebruary 10, 1986Alan Nordling
TatchunOctober 31, 1986Roger ColesResignationFebruary 2, 1987Danny Joe

Incumbents not Running for Reelection

The following MLAs had announced that they would not be running in the 1989 election:

New Democratic Party

  • Dave Porter (Watson Lake)
  • Roger Kimmerly (Whitehorse South Centre)

Results by Riding

Bold indicates party leaders

† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA |- | |Mickey Thomas 120 | |Carl Smarch 78 || |Sam Johnston 321 ||

Sam Johnston

| |Mel Smith 90 | |Jim McLachlan 168 || |Maurice Byblow 194 ||

Jim McLachlan
Willard Phelps
541

| |Rodger Thorlakson 112 | |Graham McDonald 508 ||

Willard Phelps

| |Peter Jenkins 295 | | || |Art Webster 385 ||

Art Webster
Bill Brewster
210

| |Bill Woolsey 37 | |Ron Chambers 183 ||

Bill Brewster

| |Mike McGinnis 93 | |Wilf Tuck 34 || |Piers McDonald 210 ||

Piers McDonald

| |Kathie Nukon 45 | |Ethel Tizya 40 || |Norma Kassi 69 ||

Norma Kassi

| |Paul Nieman 108 | |Luke Lacasse 71 || |Danny Joe 165 ||

Danny Joe
John Devries
298

| |John McDonald 63 | |Karel Kauppinen 295 ||

Dave Porter†

| |Pat Joe 155 | |Don Branigan 154 || |Margaret Commodore 251 ||

Margaret Commodore
Dan Lang
606

| |Patty O'Brien 59 | |Paul Harris 292 ||

Dan Lang
Alan Nordling
651

| |Eldon Organ 55 | |John Wright 392 ||

Alan Nordling
Doug Phillips
563

| |Ray Jackson 30 | |Louis Paquet 410 ||

Doug Phillips
Bea Firth
648

| |Gray Jones 79 | |John Sheppard 440 ||

Bea Firth

| |Gerry Thick 228 | |Phil Wheelton 163 || |Joyce Hayden 350 ||

Roger Kimmerly†

| |Flora Evans 491 | |Joe Jack 160 || |Tony Penikett 810 || |Tony Penikett |}

References

References

  1. [https://electionsyukon.ca/sites/elections/files/1992_general_election_0.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 1992 General Election] Elections Yukon, 1992. Retrieved March 26, 2021
  2. "Election Results". Election Almanac.
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