2006 Yukon general election

Results

By party

By region

By rank

Changes since the last election

• Haakon Arntzen leaves the Yukon Party caucus after investigations into several sexual assault cases in the 70's and the 80's began. While serving as an independent, he was found guilty. The Opposition called for his resignation, however this was rebuffed by the Government who believed he should be sentenced first.
• The Liberal Party held a leadership race after Pat Duncan lost the previous election moving from government to only one seat and third place. The party chose Arthur Mitchell over Duncan to lead the party.
• Arntzen resigns from the legislature on September 9, 2005. A by-election was held on November 21, 2005 to fill the Copperbelt seat and Liberal leader Arthur Mitchell won the election with almost 50% of the vote.
• Peter Jenkins, member for Klondike, resigns from Yukon Party, November 28, 2005 and from the cabinet after a dispute with the Premier over the payment of loans.
• Gary McRobb, member for Kluane, and Eric Fairclough, member for Mayo-Tatchun were expelled from the New Democratic Party (NDP) on February 28, 2006 and March 1, 2006 respectively when it is learned that they are exploring the possibility of running as independents or Liberals in the next election.
• McRobb (on March 17, 2006) and Fairclough (on May 1, 2006) both joined the Liberal caucus. Fairclough's joining brought the Liberals ahead of the NDP making them the official opposition. https://web.archive.org/web/20060512091454/http://www.cbc.ca/north/story/nor-yukon-opposition.html
• Edzerza on August 2, 2006 resigned from cabinet and the Yukon Party caucus; the following day, Edzerza said he would seek the NDP nomination in his riding. In accordance with NDP policy, Edzerza is to sit as an independent until nominated and elected as an NDP candidate.

Campaign slogans

• Yukon Party: Imagine tomorrow
• Yukon Liberal Party: Putting people first
• Yukon New Democratic Party: Leading the way

Results by riding

names in bold indicate cabinet ministers, names in italics are party leaders

Rural Yukon

|- || |Steve Nordick 405 | |Steve Taylor 132 | |Jorn Meier 297 | |Glen Everitt 56 ||

| |Jim Bowers 176 || |Gary McRobb 317 | |Lillian Grubach-Hambrook 82 | |Freddy Hutter 19 ||

| |Jon Breen 221 | |Nina Sutherland 120 | | ||

| |Jean VanBibber 166 || |Eric Fairclough 301 | |Karen Gage 99 | | ||

| |Valerie Boxall 236 | |Colleen Wirth 231 || |Steve Cardiff 361 | | ||

| |Hammond Dick 145 | |Gwen Wally 146 | |Elvis Aaron Presley ("Tagish" Elvis Presley) 40 ||

| |Ethel Tizya 134 | |Kevin Barr 238 | | ||

| |William Josie 38 || |Darius Elias 64 | |Lorraine Peter 40 | | ||

| |Rick Harder 196 | |Rachael Lewis 45 | |Dale Robert Worsfold 28 || |Dennis Fentie |}

Whitehorse

|- | |Russ Hobbis 374 || |Arthur Mitchell 632 | |David Hedmann 191 | | ||

| |Vicki Durrant 201 | |Ed Schultz 328 || |John Edzerza 334 | | ||

| |David Laxton 224 | |Kate White 159 | | ||

| |Dale Cheeseman 191 | |Dave Hobbis 158 | | ||

| |Dean Hassard 298 || |Don Inverarity 304 | |Samson Hartland 97 | | ||

| |Lesley Cabott 373 | |James McCullough 172 | | ||

| |Phil Treusch 324 | |Peter Lesniak 226 | | ||

| |Jerry Johnson 190 | |Bernie Phillips 211 || |Todd Hardy 357 | | ||

| |Mike Walton 371 | |Rhoda Merkel 75 | | || |Elaine Taylor |}

Opinion polls

Trendlines polls from October 2005 to June 2006 are based on a 100-day rolling average. Trendlines polls from July 2006 to October 2006 only include the respective monthly figures.

Trendlines has conducted a poll in every riding every month for several months. According to the September/October polls, the Yukon Party could form a minority government with 7 of the 18 seats; or the Liberal Party and NDP could form a majority coalition with 11 out of the 18 seats.

*Independent candidate Tim Zeigdel has since withdrawn.

• TrendLines Research

References

References

1. [http://www.electionsyukon.gov.yk.ca/docs/election06.pdf Report of the Chief Electoral Officer of Yukon on the 2006 General Election] Elections Yukon, 2006 Retrieved January 21, 2017