Yukon Legislative Assembly
Yukon Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative du Yukon | ||
|---|---|---|
Speaker | ||
| Structure | ||
| Seats | 19 | |
 | ||
Political groups | Government
Official Opposition
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| Elections | ||
Last election | Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| Website | ||
| legassembly.gov.yk.ca | ||
The Yukon Legislative Assembly (
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
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
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
- List of speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
- List of Yukon general elections
- List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
References
Politics of Yukon | ||
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| Commissioner |  | |
| Premier | ||
| Opposition Leader | ||
| Legislature |
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| Elections | ||
| Other Canadian politics | ||
