The 2021 Yukon general election was held on April 12, 2021 to return members of the

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. The election resulted in a

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where the incumbent governing

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and the opposition

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won 8 seats each, while the

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held the remaining 3. As the incumbent party given the first opportunity to form government, a Liberal

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was sworn in on April 23, 2021. The Liberals and NDP announced the establishment of a formal confidence and supply agreement on April 28, 2021. During the 2016 election, the Liberals included a commitment in their platform to introduce fixed election dates in the territory. In October 2020, the government introduced legislation to amend the ''Elections Act'' and create fixed election dates. The legislation passed in December 2020, and took effect after the 2021 election. Voter turnout dropped almost twelve percentage points compared to 2016, caused to an extent by the introduction of a standing List of Electors, resulting in a higher percentage of Yukoners being registered. More votes were cast than in 2016, in part due to the territory's strong population growth since the last election.

Results

The final seat standing for the election was only resolved on April 19, 2021, because of a 78-78 vote tie in the Vuntut Gwitchin riding, the territory's smallest by population. After the tie was upheld by a judicial recount, drawing of lots gave the seat to the NDP's Annie Blake, denying the Yukon Liberals a one seat plurality over the Yukon Party. , - style="background:#ccc;" ! rowspan="2" colspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Party ! rowspan="2" style="text-align:left;", Party leader !rowspan="2", Candidates ! colspan="4" style="text-align:center;", Seats !colspan="3" style="text-align:center;", Popular vote , - !

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Results by Riding

Each candidate stands in a single

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. Bold indicates party leaders and ''cabinet members'' are ''italicized''
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Rural Yukon

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526 (47.2%) , , , Charlie Dagostin
364 (32.7%) , , , Chris Clarke
224 (20.1%) , , , , Sandy Silver , - , style="background: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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219 (28.0%) , , , ,

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 Yuko ...

352 (45.0%) , , , Dave Weir
211 (27.0%) , , , , Wade Istchenko , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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 ...

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229 (17.8%) , , , ,

Brad Cathers Brad Cathers is a Canadian politician. He represents the electoral district of Lake Laberge in the Yukon Legislative Assembly on behalf of the Yukon Party. He is currently the longest-serving incumbent in the Assembly. Political career Cathe ...

799 (62.1%) , , , Ian Angus
259 (20.1%) , , , , Brad Cathers , - , style="background: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 ...

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238 (37.7%) , , , Peter Grundmanis
186 (29.4%) , , ,

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208 (32.9%) , , , ,

Don Hutton Don Hutton is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral district of Mayo-Tatchun, first as a Liberal from 2016 to 2021 and then as an independent for the final ...

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446 (39.0%) , , , Eric Schroff
406 (35.5%) , , , Erik Pinkerton
292 (25.5%) , , , , ''John Streicker'' , - , style="background: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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97 (13.6%) , , , ,

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

362 (50.8%) , , , George Bahm
254 (35.6%) , , , , Stacey Hassard , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Vuntut Gwitchin , , , ''

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78 (50.0%) , , , , , , , Annie Blake
78 (50.0%) , , , , ''Pauline Frost'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Watson Lake , , , Amanda Brown
237 (43.1%) , , , ,

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 As ...

313 (56.9%) , , , , , , , Patti McLeod In Vuntut Gwitchin, both candidates each received 78 votes, resulting in a tie. A judicial recount took place and there remained a tie vote therefore, a random draw determined that Annie Blake would fill the seat.

Whitehorse

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346 (25.1%) , , , , Currie Dixon
717 (51.9%) , , , Saba Javed
318 (23.0%) , , , , , , , Ted Adel , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Copperbelt South , , , Sheila Robertson
259 (20.3%) , , , ,

Scott Kent Scott Kent is a Canadian politician, who was elected to in the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2000, 2011 and 2016 Yukon elections. He currently represents the Whitehorse electoral district of Copperbelt South as a member of the Yukon Party c ...

726 (57.0%) , , , Kaori Torigai
289 (22.7%) , , , , , , , Scott Kent , - , style="background:whitesmoke;", Mountainview , , , , ''

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402 (38.2%) , , , Ray Sydney
268 (25.5%) , , , Michelle Friesen
356 (33.8%) , , , Coach Jan Prieditis
26 (2.5%) , , , , ''Jeanie McLean'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Porter Creek Centre Porter Creek Centre is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon, Canada. It was created in 2002 out of the Whitehorse ridings of Porter Creek North and Porter Creek South. It encompasses ...

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Paolo Gallina Paolo Gallina is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represented the electoral district of Porter Creek Centre as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party until his defeat in the 2021 Yu ...

646 (38.4%) , , , , Yvonne Clarke
704 (41.8%) , , , Shonagh McCrindle
334 (19.8%) , , , , , , , Paolo Gallina , - , style="background: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 ...

, , , Staci McIntosh
331 (28.9%) , , , ,

Geraldine Van Bibber Geraldine Van Bibber (born July 3, 1951) is a Canadian politician representing the Yukon electoral district of Porter Creek North as a member of the Yukon Party. She was elected as part of the 2016 Yukon election. Van Bibber served as the comm ...

562 (49.2%) , , , Francis van Kessel
250 (21.9%) , , , , , , , Geraldine Van Bibber , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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

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Ranj Pillai Ranj Pillai is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represents the electoral district of Porter Creek South as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party. Early life Ranj was born in Nov ...

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309 (47.2%) , , , Chad Sjodin
262 (40.0%) , , , Colette Acheson
84 (12.8%) , , , , , , , ''Ranj Pillai'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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. ...

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Nils Clarke Nils Clarke is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. He represents the electoral district of Riverdale North as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party. Clarke was a lawyer in the Yukon for ...

469 (41.7%) , , , Cory Adams
280 (24.9%) , , , Vanessa Thorson
375 (33.4%) , , , , , , , Nils Clarke , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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 ...

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Tracy-Anne McPhee Tracy-Anne McPhee is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 election. She represents the electoral district of Riverdale South as a member of the Yukon Liberal Party. She is currently the Minister ...

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415 (39.3%) , , , Cynthia Lyslo
307 (29.1%) , , , Jason Cook
334 (31.6%) , , , , , , , ''Tracy-Anne McPhee'' , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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 ...

, , , Raj Murugaiyan
198 (16.4%) , , , Morgan Yuill
244 (20.3%) , , , ,

763 (63.3%) , , , , , , , Kate White , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

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 ...

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312 (29.5%) , , , Eileen Melnychuk
249 (23.5%) , , , , Emily Tredger
498 (47.0%) , , , , , , , Liz Hanson† , - , style="background:whitesmoke;",

Whitehorse West Whitehorse West is an electoral district which returns a member (known as an MLA) to the Legislative Assembly of the Yukon Territory in Canada. The Whitehorse district is the smallest riding, by size, in the Yukon and includes the subdivisions ...

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Richard Mostyn Richard Mostyn is a Canadians, Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Yukon in the 2016 Yukon general election, 2016 election. He represents the electoral district of Whitehorse West as a member of the Yukon Liberal Pa ...

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398 (39.7%) , , , Angela Drainville
376 (37.5%) , , , Ron Davis
229 (22.8%) , , , , , , , ''Richard Mostyn'' The

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did not run any candidates in the election; as a result, the party has been deregistered by

Elections Yukon Elections Yukon is an independent agency that oversees elections and plebiscites in the Yukon including: * all general elections and by-elections for the 19 Members of the Yukon's Legislative Assembly, according to the Elections Act. * School bo ...

Incumbent MLAs who were defeated

Opinion polls

Aftermath

The election resulted in a

, with no party winning the requisite 10 seats to form a majority in the legislature. The Yukon Party and the Liberals, with 8 seats each, entered discussions with the NDP to determine support for a minority government. The Liberals, as the incumbent governing party, were given the first opportunity to form a government and test the confidence of the legislature. The Yukon Party publicly stated that they were not included in any talks to form a coalition government or provide other support to the Liberals, while the NDP did not indicate the content of their leader's discussion with the Liberals. On April 28, 2021, the Liberals and NDP announced a formal confidence and supply agreement to allow the Liberals to form a minority government. Following the tie vote in Vuntut Gwitchin, which declared NDP candidate Annie Blake as the winner following the drawing of lots, outgoing Liberal MLA

filed a legal challenge challenging the results; Frost initially claimed that two votes had been counted from the district that "should not have been cast." Only one vote was actually formally challenged by Frost in court, on the grounds that as a prisoner in the Whitehorse Correctional Centre the voter should have registered to vote in Whitehorse rather than his home community; the challenge was rejected by Suzanne Duncan of the

Supreme Court of Yukon The Supreme Court of Yukon (SCY; french: Cour suprême du Yukon) is the superior court having general jurisdiction for the Canadian territory of Yukon. Civil and criminal cases are heard by the court, as well as appeals from the Yukon Territorial ...

in August, affirming Blake's victory.Tim Gilick
"‘I think there’s a sense of relief,’ MLA says"
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'', August 6, 2021.

Notes

References

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