The 2011 general election in

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

, Canada, took place on October 11, 2011, to return members to the

33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly The 33rd Yukon Legislative Assembly commenced on October 12, 2011, after Yukon voters returned a majority Yukon Party government under the leadership of Darrell Pasloski. The Yukon NDP became the official opposition while the Liberals took third pla ...

. The incumbent government was led by

Darrell Pasloski Darrell Thomas Pasloski (born December 2, 1960) is a territorial politician from Yukon, Canada, who was leader of the Yukon Party, and served as the eighth premier of Yukon from 2011 to 2016. His party was defeated in the general election of No ...

, who was elected as leader of the

Yukon Party The Yukon Party (french: Parti du Yukon) is a conservative political party in Yukon, Canada. It is the successor to the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party. Formation With Prime Minister Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative federal go ...

at a convention on May 28, 2011, replacing former Premier Dennis Fentie. The Yukon Party won its third majority government, with

Elizabeth Hanson Elizabeth Hanson (born 1951), also known as Liz Hanson, is a Canadian politician from the Yukon. She was the leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party from 2009 until 2019, and represented the electoral district of Whitehorse Centre in the Yukon ...

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becoming the Official Opposition, replacing the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

, whose leader Arthur Mitchell was unable to return to the Assembly.

Pre-writ period

Redistribution

In 2008, the Yukon Assembly struck a committee to review the electoral district boundaries for this election. The committee decided to increase the number of seats in the territory to 19. Yukon now matches the other territorial assemblies in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in terms of the number of seats. The rural districts outside of the capital city of

Whitehorse Whitehorse () is the capital of Yukon, and the largest city in Northern Canada. It was incorporated in 1950 and is located at kilometre 1426 (Historic Mile 918) on the Alaska Highway in southern Yukon. Whitehorse's downtown and Riverdale areas ...

remained unchanged with the exception of Mount Lorne and Southern Lakes which were merged into a single district. The total number of rural districts dropped from 9 to 8. The urban ridings in Whitehorse were increased to 11 from 9. Only three districts in Whitehorse had no boundary changes,

Whitehorse Centre Whitehorse Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon in Canada. It was created in 1992 from an amalgamation of the ridings of Whitehorse North Centre and Whitehorse South C ...

Riverdale North Riverdale North is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along with Riverdale South, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse of Riverdale. ...

and

Riverdale South Riverdale South is an electoral district which elects a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. Along with Riverdale North, it makes up the subdivision of Whitehorse called Riverdale ...

. The riding that received the most significant alteration was Copperbelt. That district was split into four ridings, primarily

Copperbelt North Copperbelt North is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. The riding was created in 2009 following the amalgamation of part of the district of Whitehorse West and the former ...

and

Copperbelt South Copperbelt South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It is an amalgamation of the former ridings of Mount Lorne and Copperbelt. It is bordered by the ridings of Riverda ...

, while McIntyre-Takhini was significantly expanded in western uninhabited part of Copperbelt and renamed

Takhini-Kopper King Takhini-Kopper King is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was created in 2009 out of much of the former riding of McIntyre-Takhini. The riding includes the Whitehorse s ...

. An entirely new riding was also created out of Copperbelt called Mountainview. The remaining urban districts all received minor boundary adjustments. The boundary changes were adopted by the Yukon Legislative Assembly in 2009.

Lake Laberge dispute

In the fall of 2009, Yukon Party MLA Brad Cathers had a falling out with Premier Dennis Fentie, and ended up sitting as an independent on the opposition side. Cathers remained a party member despite his public criticism of Fentie. On May 19, 2010, the Yukon Party riding executive of Lake Laberge nominated Brad Cathers as a delegate to the party's 2010 convention. The meeting lasted three hours and saw the riding executive loyal to Fentie, including the President, walk out on the 60 members who attended. Former MLA Al Falle defended Cathers at the meeting. The meeting ended with a board of directors loyal to Cathers being elected.

Summary of results

Official results.

Candidates running

Bold incumbents indicates cabinet members and ''party leaders and the speaker of the assembly'' are ''italicized''.

Rural Yukon

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Klondike , , , Steve Nordick
404 (37.4%) , , , Jorn Meier
147 (13.6%) , , , ,

Sandy Silver Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver (born October 15, 1969) is a Canadian politician, the ninth and current premier of Yukon since 2016. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election, and was re-elected in 2016. He rep ...

530 (49.0%) , , , , , , , Steve Nordick , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Kluane Kluane is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian territory of Yukon. It is named after Kluane National Park, which is within the riding. It is one of the Yukon's eight rural dis ...

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Wade Istchenko Wade Istchenko is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 and 2016 elections. A former cabinet minister, he currently represents the rural Yukon district of Kluane as a member of the opposition Yuk ...

287 (37.9%) , , , Eric Stinson
220 (29.0%) , , , Timothy Cant
219 (28.9%) , , , ''Gerald Dickson'' ( FNP)
32 (4.2%) , , , ,

Gary McRobb Gary Douglas McRobb is a Canadian politician, who represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Kluane in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2011. Political career McRobb entered public life to protect Aishihik Lake from further ...

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Lake Laberge Lake Laberge is a widening of the Yukon River north of Whitehorse, Yukon in Canada. It is fifty kilometres long and ranges from two to five kilometres wide. Its water is always very cold, and its weather often harsh and suddenly variable. Names ...

, , , , Brad Cathers
528 (51.9%) , , , Frank Turner
330 (32.4%) , , , Mike Simon
159 (15.6%) , , , , , , , Brad Cathers , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Mayo-Tatchun Mayo-Tatchun is an electoral district which returns an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is an amalgamation of the former Mayo and Tatchun electoral districts. Mayo-Tatchun is currently one of the Yukon's e ...

, , , Elaine Wyatt
214 (31.6%) , , , ,

Jim Tredger Jim Tredger is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represented the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus from 2011 to 2016. Prio ...

282 (41.7%) , , ,

Eric Fairclough Eric Fairclough is a Canadian politician, who was a Cabinet minister and Leader of the Official Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. He represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun in the Yukon Legislative Assembly f ...

181 (26.7%) , , , , , , , Eric Fairclough , - , rowspan=3 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in Canada. It was one of the Yukon's eight rural ridings. The district was first contested in the 2011 election. I ...

, rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Deborah Fulmer
395 (37.9%) , rowspan=3 , , rowspan=3,

Kevin Barr Kevin Barr is a Canadian politician, who served in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2011 to 2016. He represented the electoral district of Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus. First elected in the ...

488 (46.8%) , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3,

Ted Adel Ted Adel is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral district of Copperbelt North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party untl his defeat in the 2021 Yukon gener ...

111 (10.6%) , rowspan=3, , rowspan=3, Stanley James ( FNP)
49 (4.7%) , , , Vacant
'' Mount Lorne'' , - , colspan=2, Merged district , - , , , Patrick Rouble†
'' Southern Lakes'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Pelly-Nisutlin Pelly-Nisutlin is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the districts of Faro and Ross River-Southern Lakes. The riding includ ...

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Stacey Hassard Stacey Hassard is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He represents the electoral district of Pelly-Nisutlin as a member of the Yukon Party caucus. He is a former leader of the Yuk ...

275 (49.4%) , , , Carol Geddes
178 (32.0%) , , , Carl Sidney
73 (13.1%) , , , Elvis Presley (Ind.)
31 (5.6%) , , , , Marian Horne , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Vuntut Gwitchin , , , Garry Njootli
52 (35.9%) , , , , , , ,

Darius Elias Darius Mortimer Elias (March 17, 1972 – February 17, 2021) was a Canadian politician. He represented the rural Yukon electoral district of Vuntut Gwitchin in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2006–2016 as a member of both the Yukon Liberal ...

93 (64.1%) , , , , , , , Darius Elias , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Watson Lake , , , ,

Patti McLeod Patti McLeod is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Watson Lake as a member of the Yukon Party caucus. Political career 33rd Legislative A ...

276 (37.8%) , , , Liard McMillan
242 (33.1%) , , , Thomas Slager
165 (22.6%) , , , Patricia Gilhooly (Ind.)
48 (6.6%) , , , , Dennis Fentie†

Whitehorse

, - , bgcolor=whitesmoke rowspan=2,

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Currie Dixon Currie Dixon (born September 2, 1985) is a Canadian politician, leader of the Yukon Party, and MLA for Copperbelt North. Dixon was a cabinet minister in the government of Darrell Pasloski and is the former MLA for Copperbelt North, having ser ...

520 (47.9%) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Skeeter Miller-Wright
159 (14.6%) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, '' Arthur Mitchell''
407 (37.5%) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2,

, colspan=2, Split district , - , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2, ''Arthur Mitchell''
''

Copperbelt The Copperbelt () is a natural region in Central Africa which sits on the border region between northern Zambia and the southern Democratic Republic of Congo. It is known for copper mining. Traditionally, the term ''Copperbelt'' includes the ...

'' , - , rowspan=2 bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Valerie Boxall
394 (40.4%) , rowspan=2 , , rowspan=2,

Lois Moorcroft Lois Moorcroft (born August 21, 1954) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral districts of Mount Lorne (1992-2000) and Copperbelt South (2011-2016) in the Yukon Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Yukon New Democratic ...

397 (40.7%) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2, Colleen Wirth
184 (18.9%) , rowspan=2, , rowspan=2,

, - , colspan=2, Split district , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Mountainview , , , , ''

''
480 (44.8%) , , , Stephen Dunbar-Edge
376 (35.1%) , , , Dave Sloan
216 (20.1%) , , , , colspan=2, New district , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Porter Creek Centre , , , ,

David Laxton David Laxton is a Canadian politician who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. He served as the 10th Speaker of the Yukon Legislative Assembly and represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre on be ...

298 (38.6%) , , , Jean-François Des Lauriers
230 (29.8%) , , , Kerry Huff
245 (31.7%) , , , , , , , Archie Lang† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Porter Creek North Porter Creek North is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It contains part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek, as well as the subdivisions of Crestview and Kulan ...

, , , , Doug Graham
400 (49.8%) , , , Mike Tribes
253 (31.5%) , , , Dawn Beauchemin
82 (10.2%) , , , Mike Ivens (

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)
69 (8.6%) , , ,

Jim Kenyon Jim Kenyon is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Porter Creek North in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2011. He is a member of the Yukon Party. Kenyon was a candidate for the leadership of the Yukon Par ...

† , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

Porter Creek South Porter Creek South is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It comprises part of the Whitehorse subdivision of Porter Creek and is the smallest riding in Whitehorse. It is bor ...

, , , ,

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257 (42.9%) , , , John Carney
99 (16.5%) , , , Don Inverarity
243 (40.6%) , , , , , , Don Inverarity , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , , Scott Kent
366 (37.1%) , , , Peter Lesniak
296 (30.0%) , , , Christie Richardson
289 (29.3%) , , , ''Kristina Calhoun'' (

)
35 (3.5%) , , , ''

Ted Staffen Ted Staffen is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Riverdale North in the Yukon Legislative Assembly as a member of the Yukon Party from 2002 to 2011. He served as the 9th Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 200 ...

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, , , Glenn Hart
314 (32.4%) , , , ,

Jan Stick Jan Stick is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Riverdale South as a member of the Yukon New Democratic Party caucus until her defeat in th ...

380 (39.3%) , , ,

Dan Curtis Dan Curtis (born Daniel Mayer Cherkoss; August 12, 1927 – March 27, 2006) was an American director, writer, and producer of television and film, known among fans of horror films for his afternoon TV series ''Dark Shadows'' (1966–1971) and ...

274 (28.3%) , , , , , , Glenn Hart , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , Samson Hartland
316 (31.7%) , , , , Kate White
458 (45.9%) , , , Cherish Clarke
224 (22.4%) , , , , , , John Edzerza†
McIntyre-Takhini , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke,

, , , Marian Horne
202 (24.3%) , , , , '' Elizabeth (Liz) Hanson''
525 (63.2%) , , , Patrick Singh
104 (12.5%) , , , , , , ''Elizabeth (Liz) Hanson'' , - , bgcolor=whitesmoke, Whitehorse West , , , , Elaine Taylor
422 (58.2%) , , , Louis R. Gagnon
94 (13.0%) , , , Cully Robinson
209 (28.8%) , , , , , , Elaine Taylor

Timeline

*October 10, 2006, the

, under Dennis Fentie, wins its second majority government in the 36th Yukon general election. *January 2009, John Edzerza resigns from the YNDP to sit again as an independent. *August 28, 2009, Brad Cathers, MLA for

resigns from cabinet and the government caucus to sit as an independent member over issues with Premier Dennis Fentie. *September 26, 2009, the NDP chooses

as party leader. *October 22, 2009, John Edzerza joins the

(which he had previously been a member of until 2006) and now serves as Minister of the Environment. *July 28, 2010,

Todd Hardy Todd Hardy (May 17, 1957 – July 28, 2010) was a Canadian carpenter, trade union activist, and politician who served as Leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party. He has also served as Leader of the Opposition in the Yukon Legislative Assembly ...

, MLA for

and former leader of the

Yukon New Democratic Party The Yukon New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique du Yukon) is a social-democratic political party in the Yukon territory of Canada. The Yukon NDP first formed the government of the territory under the leadership of Tony P ...

dies after a long battle with leukemia at age 53. *September 17, 2010, the United Citizens Party of Yukon is registered. *December 13, 2010, in a by-election,

is elected MLA of

with 51% of the vote. *February 28, 2011, the

Yukon Green Party The Yukon Green Party (french: Parti vert du Yukon) was a territorial green political party in Yukon, Canada. It was inspired by the Green Party of Canada. Its first leader was Kristina Calhoun, a stay-at-home mother, who has lived in Yukon ...

is registered. *April/May 2011, United Citizens Party leader

Willard Phelps Willard Leroy Phelps (born October 23, 1941) is a former Yukon politician, who briefly served as the second premier of Yukon in 1985. Background Born in 1941, he was the grandson of Willard "Deacon" Phelps and the son of John Phelps, both form ...

resigns. *May 28, 2011, the Yukon Party chooses

as party leader and Premier at a convention in

. *June 12, 2011,

is sworn in as Premier. *June 29, 2011, Brad Cathers rejoins the Yukon Party. *July 6, 2011, Steve Cardiff MLA for Mount Lorne dies in a car accident. *August 2011, Kristina Calhoun is appointed leader of the

. *September 6, 2011, the

Yukon First Nations Party The Yukon First Nation Party was a territorial First Nations political party in Yukon, Canada. It was registered three days before the 2011 general election was called, by Gerald Dickson Sr., a member of the Kluane First Nation. Dickson created ...

is registered, Gerald Dickson is the leader. *September 9, 2011, issue of the writs. *September 19, 2011, 62 candidates are successfully nominated, none from the United Citizens Party, causing it to be deregistered. *October 2 & 3, 2011, advance polling. *October 5, 2011,

CBC North CBC North ( iu, ᓰᐲᓰ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ, lit=CBC Northwest, translit=, SiiPiiSii Ukiuqtaqtumi; cr, ᓰᐲᓰ ᒌᐌᑎᓅᑖᐦᒡ, label=cr, SiiPiiSii Chiiwetinuutaahch; french: Radio-Canada Nord) is the Canadian Broadcasting Corpora ...

hosts a leader's debate with Hanson, Mitchell, and Pasloski. *October 11, 2011, polling day. *October 17, 2011, return of the writs. Elections Yukon also announces the results of a recount in

, confirming

's three-vote margin of victory over Valerie Boxall."Moorcroft confirmed Copperbelt South winner"

CBC News CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca ...

, October 17, 2011.

Retiring MLAs

Opinion polls

Notes

References

External links

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