The Yukon Legislative Assembly (french: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the
legislative assembly for
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. Unique among Canada's
three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along
political party
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lines. In contrast, in
Nunavut
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and the
Northwest Territories
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, their legislative assemblies are elected on a
non-partisan basis and operate on a
consensus government model.
Each member represents one
electoral district
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, elected through
first-past-the-post voting
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast their ...
. Members of the Legislative Assembly are
sworn in
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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
The commissioner of Yukon (french: Commissaire du Yukon) is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor gene ...
. 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 The 1978 Yukon general election was held on November 20, 1978, was the first conventional legislative election in the history of Canada's Yukon Territory. Prior elections were held to elect representatives to the Yukon Territorial Council, a non-par ...
.
Seating plan
Current members
''Italicized text'' indicates a member of cabinet. Bold text indicates a party leader. ''Both'' indicates the Premier of Yukon
Party standings
See also
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List of speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
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List of Yukon general elections
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
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List of Yukon territorial electoral districts
References
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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 ...
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 ...
1978 establishments in Yukon