Yukon general election, 2016

Yukon general election, 2016
Yukon
November 7, 2016

All 19 seats to the Legislative Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Sandy Silver Darrell Pasloski Elizabeth Hanson
Party Liberal Yukon Party New Democratic
Leader since August 17, 2012 May 28, 2011 September 26, 2009
Leader's seat Klondike Mountainview
(lost re-election)
Whitehorse Centre
Last election 2 seats, 25.2% 11 seats, 40.5% 6 seats, 32.6%
Seats before 1 11 6
Seats won 11 6 2
Seat change Increase10 Decrease5 Decrease4
Popular vote 7,404 6,272 4,928
Percentage 39.4% 33.4% 26.2%
Swing Increase14.2pp Decrease7.1pp Decrease6.4pp

Popular vote by riding. As this is an FPTP election, seat totals are not determined by popular vote, but instead via results by each riding.

Premier before election

Darrell Pasloski
Yukon Party

Elected Premier

Sandy Silver
Liberal

The 38th general election in Yukon, Canada, took place on November 7, 2016 to return members to the 34th Yukon Legislative Assembly.[1]

The incumbent Yukon Party government, led by Darrell Pasloski, was defeated by the Liberal Party of Sandy Silver, with Pasloski losing his own seat.

Pre-writ period

Standings

Summary of the 2016 Legislative Assembly of Yukon election results (Unofficial results)[13]

Party Party leader Candidates Seats Popular vote
2011 Dissol. 2016 Change # % Change
Liberal Sandy Silver 19 2 1 11 +10 7,404 39.4% +14.2%
Yukon Party Darrell Pasloski 19 11 11 6 -5 6,272 33.4% -7.1%
New Democratic Liz Hanson 19 6 6 2 -4 4,928 26.2% -6.4%
Green Frank De Jong 5 0 0 - 0 145 0.8% +0.1%
  Independent 1 0 1 - 0 38 0.2% -0.3%
Total 63 19 19 19

Candidates

Bold incumbents indicates cabinet members and party leaders and the speaker of the assembly are italicized.[14] Results are unofficial.

Rural Yukon

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 Yukon NDP Liberal Green Other
Klondike Brad Whitelaw
365 (31.4%)
Jay Farr
111 (9.5%)
Sandy Silver
687 (59.1%)
Sandy Silver
Kluane Wade Istchenko
338 (43.3%)
Sally Wright
153 (19.5%)
Mathieya Alatini
289 (37.1%)
Wade Istchenko
Lake Laberge Brad Cathers
558 (46.5%)
Anne Tayler
261 (21.8%)
Alan Young
342 (28.5%)
Julie Anne Ames
38 (3.2%)
Brad Cathers
Mayo-Tatchun Cory Bellmore
166 (22.7%)
Jim Tredger
233 (31.9%)
Don Hutton
331 (45.3%)
Jim Tredger
Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes Rob Schneider
284 (24.2%)
Kevin Barr
437 (37.3%)
John Streicker
451 (38.5%)
Kevin Barr
Pelly-Nisutlin Stacey Hassard
280 (42.4%)
Ken Hodgins
207 (31.3%)
Carl Sidney
152 (23.0%)
Frank De Jong
22 (3.3%)
Stacey Hassard
Vuntut Gwitchin Darius Elias
70 (46.7%)
Skeeter Wright
3 (2.0%)
Pauline Frost
77 (51.3%)
Darius Elias
Watson Lake Patti McLeod
299 (38.9%)
Erin Labonte
219 (28.5%)
Ernie Jamieson
212 (27.6%)
Victor Kisoun
38 (5.0%)
Patti McLeod

Whitehorse

Electoral District Candidates   Incumbent
 Yukon NDP Liberal Green Other
Copperbelt North Pat McInroy
529 (42.1%)
André Bourcier
161 (12.8%)
Ted Adel
566 (45.1%)
Currie Dixon
Copperbelt South Scott Kent§
449 (36.9%)
Lois Moorcroft
331 (27.2%)
Jocelyn Curteanu
425 (34.9%)
Phillipe Leblond
12 (1.0%)
Lois Moorcroft
Mountainview Darrell Pasloski
399 (31.4%)
Shaunagh Stikeman
433 (34.1%)
Jeanie Dendys
439 (34.5%)
Darrell Pasloski
Porter Creek Centre Michelle Kolla
379 (36.3%)
Pat Berrel
213 (20.4%)
Paolo Gallina
452 (43.3%)
David Laxton
Porter Creek North Geraldine Van Bibber
435 (44.0%)
Francis van Kessel
145 (14.7%)
Eileen Melnychuk
372 (37.6%)
Mike Ivens
37 (3.7%)
Doug Graham§
Porter Creek South Mike Nixon
285 (39.4%)
Shirley Chua-Tan
102 (14.1%)
Ranj Pillai
337 (46.6%)
Mike Nixon
Riverdale North Mark Beese
258 (23.1%)
Rod Snow
337 (30.2%)
Nils Clarke
486 (43.5%)
Kristina Calhoun
36 (3.2%)
Scott Kent§
Riverdale South Danny Macdonald
323 (28.6%)
Jan Stick
384 (34.0%)
Tracy McPhee
421 (37.3%)
Jan Stick
Takhini-Kopper King Vanessa Innes
229 (17.5%)
Kate White
605 (46.1%)
Jeane Lassen
478 (36.4%)
Kate White
Whitehorse Centre Doug Graham§
193 (17.4%)
Liz Hanson
487 (43.8%)
Tamara Goeppel
432 (38.9%)
Liz Hanson
Whitehorse West Elaine Taylor
433 (43.6%)
Stu Clark
106 (10.7%)
Richard Mostyn
455 (45.8%)
Elaine Taylor

§ - denotes incumbent MLAs who have opted to run in another district
† - denotes a retiring incumbent MLA

Opinion polls

Polling Firm Date of Polling Link Yukon Party New Democratic Liberal Green Undecided
Mainstreet Technologies February 3, 2016 [15] 6 11 22 -- 61
DataPath Systems December, 2015 [16] 20 28 32 -- 19
2011 election October 11, 2011 PDF 40.5 32.6 25.3 0.66

References

  1. "Carbon tax and First Nations relations: Parties lay out agendas for Yukon election". CBC News. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. "Old Crow MLA quits Liberal Party". CBC News. August 18, 2012. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  3. "Elias joins the Yukon Party". Yukon News. July 8, 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  4. "Sandy Silver named new Yukon Liberal Party leader". CBC News. February 11, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  5. "N.S. native to head Yukon Liberals". The Chronicle Herald. February 13, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-06.
  6. "David Laxton resigns as Yukon Speaker, Patti McLeod takes over". CBC News. 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  7. "Yukon Speaker resigned because of sexual harassment allegation". CBC News. 2016-05-19. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  8. "Former Speaker David Laxton dumped as candidate by Yukon Party". CBC News. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  9. "Graham plans to leave politics". Whitehorse Daily Star. 2016-06-08. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  10. "Yukon cabinet minister Currie Dixon won't seek re-election". CBC News. 2016-06-15. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  11. "Yukon cabinet minister Doug Graham shelves retirement plans". CBC News. 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  12. "Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski calls election for Nov. 7". Toronto Star. October 7, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  13. "Unofficial Results". Elections Yukon. 2016-11-08.
  14. "Candidate List" (PDF). Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  15. http://www.mainstreetresearch.ca/yukon-liberals-lead-with-high-undecided/
  16. Maura Forrest (2016-02-03). "Liberals in the lead, Yukon Party lagging: polls". Yukon News. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
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