2025 Yukon general election
Canadian territorial election
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The 2025 Yukon general election was held on November 3, 2025, to elect members to the 36th Legislature of Yukon. A plebiscite on electoral reform was also held in conjunction with the general election.
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November 3, 2025
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All 21 seats to the Yukon Legislative Assembly 11 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 53.07% ( 12.55pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Currie Dixon led the Yukon Party to a majority government for the first time since 2011, with the party winning 14 seats, the largest caucus for any party in Yukon history, as well as 51.9% of the vote, the party's best ever result and the first time any party won a majority of the vote since the adoption of a multi-party electoral system starting with the 1978 election. With 66.6% of the territorial legislature's seats, the Yukon Party had one of the largest percentage of MLAs in the legislature in Yukon's history, tied with the 2002 election, with only 1978's total (when 68.75% of the MLAs were part of the Yukon Party, then known as the Yukon Progressive Conservative Party) being slightly larger. Dixon also became the first Yukon-born premier of the territory.[2] Kate White's New Democratic Party (NDP) won 6 seats and 37.8% of the vote, achieving its best result since 1996, the last time the party won government, and forming the official opposition. The incumbent Liberal Party, led by Mike Pemberton, recorded one of its worst results in party history, with Pemberton losing in his riding and the party coming in first in only one riding that was ordered for a mandatory recount due to the close result. Pemberton also became the first sitting Yukon premier to lose his riding despite not having been in the legislature at the time of his premiership.[3][4]
Turnout for the election was 53.09%, the lowest in Yukon's history since the adoption of the modern election system in the territory in 1978.[5] The election also resulted in more women being elected than men for the first time, with 11 out of the 21 elected MLAs being women, and a twelfth non-male MLA, Lane Tredger, being non-binary.[6]
Background
Under amendments to the territorial Elections Act passed in 2020, the first fixed election date following the 2021 Yukon general election was set as November 3, 2025.[7] All subsequent elections will take place on the first Monday in November of the fourth calendar year following the previous election.[8] The legislative assembly was dissolved by order of the Commissioner of Yukon on the advice of the premier on October 3, 2025.[9] This election will elect an expanded legislature of two more seats, due to population growth in the territory.
In view of the population changes across the territory, the Yukon Electoral District Boundaries Commission was set up to redraw the constituencies to balance the discrepancy of the population each MLA represents. In their final report, a two-seat expansion of the size of the assembly (from 19) was recommended, with both new ridings located in Whitehorse.[10] This was to reflect the city's significantly greater population growth than the average of the territory in over a decade. The final proposal was approved by MLAs in November 2024 and took affect at the 2025 election.[11][12]
All incumbent Liberal cabinet ministers declined to seek re-election; Speaker Jeremy Harper was the only Liberal MLA who sought re-election,[13] but was ultimately defeated by Yukon Party candidate Cory Bellmore.
Timeline
- April 12, 2021 – The Yukon Liberal Party under Sandy Silver won a minority government in the 2021 Yukon general election.
- April 28, 2021 – The Yukon New Democratic Party announced that they had entered into a formal confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals.[14]
- November 15, 2021 – The Yukon Freedom Party registers as a political party with Elections Yukon.[15]
- September 9, 2022 – Sandy Silver announced his intention to resign as premier and party leader, staying on until the party elects a successor.[16]
- January 9, 2023 – Silver was succeeded by Ranj Pillai. Pillai was acclaimed as Liberal leader and became premier on January 14.[17]
- May 7, 2025 – Pillai announced his decision to not seek re-election and resign as party leader.[18]
- June 19, 2025 – Businessman Mike Pemberton was elected to succeed Pillai; he did not hold a seat in the legislature before the election. Pemberton became premier on June 27.
- October 3, 2025 – Premier Pemberton asked the Commissioner to dissolve the Legislative Assembly for a general territorial election, scheduled for November 3, 2025.[19]
Incumbents not standing for re-election
| Member of the Legislative Assembly | Electoral District | Date announced | |
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| Sandy Silver[16] | Klondike | September 9, 2022 | |
| Geraldine Van Bibber[20] | Porter Creek North | January 28, 2025 | |
| Ranj Pillai[18] | Porter Creek South | May 7, 2025 | |
| Stacey Hassard[21] | Pelly-Nisutlin | July 2, 2025 | |
| Richard Mostyn[22] | Whitehorse West | July 30, 2025 | |
| Nils Clarke[23] | Riverdale North | August 1, 2025 | |
| Jeanie McLean[24] | Mountainview | August 15, 2025 | |
| John Streicker[25] | Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes | August 22, 2025 | |
| Tracy-Anne McPhee[26] | Riverdale South | September 10, 2025 | |
Campaign
Prior to the drawing up of the writ, the Yukon Party became the first party to launch its campaign for the election on May 6, 2025.[27] The NDP launched their campaign on September 11, and the Liberals launched their campaign on October 2.[28] Issues in the election include rising territorial debt, healthcare, crime, the cost-of-living, and housing.[29] The CBC's leaders' forum was held on October 23, hosted by Chris Windeyer.[30][31]
Party slogans
| Party | Slogan | Ref. |
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| █ Yukon Party | "Change Starts Now" |
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| █ Liberal | "Real action. Real results." |
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| █ New Democratic | "You Can Count on Kate" |
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Opinion polling
| Polling firm | Client | Last date of polling |
Link | Liberal | Yukon | NDP | Other | Margin of error |
Sample size |
Polling method | Lead |
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| Forum Research | N/a | November 1, 2025 | 11.9 | 48.1 | 39.1 | 0.8 | 4.0% | 697 | IVR | 9 | |
| Pollara | Canadian Labour Congress | October 26, 2025 | HTML | 11 | 52 | 34 | 3 | 4.4% | 502 | phone | 18 |
| Léger | Yukon Party | August 27, 2025 | HTML | 25 | 43 | 30 | 1 | 4.4% | 500 | phone | 13 |
| Léger | Yukon Party | January 30, 2025 | HTML | 23 | 41 | 34 | 1 | 4.4% | 500 | phone | 7 |
| Léger | Yukon Party | January 24, 2024 | HTML | 20 | 44 | 35 | 1 | 4.35% | 500 | phone | 9 |
| Léger | Yukon Party | September 21, 2022 | HTML | 23 | 45 | 30 | 2 | 4.35% | 500 | phone | 15 |
| Election 2021 | April 12, 2021 | 32.37 | 39.32 | 28.17 | 0.14 | 19,098 | 6.95 | ||||
Results
Summary
The final seat standing for the election was only resolved on November 12, 2025, because the close margin in Vuntut Gwitchin triggered an automatic recount. The initial count had Liberal candidate Debra-Leigh Reti at 52 votes, compared to New Democratic candidate Annie Blake at 45. The recount was conducted on November 12, which confirmed the initial count and declared Reti elected.[35]
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | |||||
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| 2021 | Dissolution | Elected | Change | ||||||
| Yukon Party | 9,798 | 51.93 |  12.61pp | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | ||
| New Democratic | 7,132 | 37.80 | 9.63pp | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Liberal | 1,924 | 10.20 | 22.17pp | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | ||
| Independent | 13 | 0.07 | 0.07pp | 0 | 0 | 0 |  0 | ||
| Total | 18,867 | 100.00 | – | 19 | 19 | 21 | – | ||
| Valid votes | 18,867 | 98.85 | |||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 219 | 1.15 | |||||||
| Total votes | 19,086 | 100.00 | |||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 35,962 | 53.07 | |||||||
Results by district
Bold indicates party leaders
† – denotes a retiring incumbent MLA
‡ – running for re-election in different riding
Rural Yukon
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||||
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| Yukon | Liberal | NDP | Independent | |||||||
| Klondike | Richard Nagano[37] 444 47.95% |
Brent McDonald[38] 482 52.05% |
Sandy Silver†[16] | |||||||
| Kluane | Wade Istchenko[39] 435 56.06% |
John Vandermeer[38] 341 43.94% |
Wade Istchenko | |||||||
| Lake Laberge | Brad Cathers[40] 948 71.93% |
Tom Amson[41] 64 4.86% |
Kai Miller[38] 306 23.22% |
Brad Cathers | ||||||
| Mayo-Tatchun | Cory Bellmore[42] 315 45.99% |
Jeremy Harper[43] 288 42.04% |
Colin Prentice[38] 82 11.97% |
Jeremy Harper | ||||||
| Marsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn | Jen Gehmair[44] 520 57.78% |
James Rowberry[45] 32 3.56% |
Kevin Kennedy[38] 348 38.67% |
John Streicker† Mount Lorne-Southern Lakes | ||||||
| Southern Lakes | Tyler Porter[46] 269 44.68% |
Cynthia James[47] 127 21.10% |
Tip Evans[48] 193 32.06% |
Jean-Michel Harvey[49] 13 2.16% |
New District | |||||
| Watson Lake-Ross River–Faro | Patti McLeod[50] 409 53.19% |
Lael Lund[51] 75 9.75% |
Josie O'Brien[38] 285 37.06% |
Stacey Hassard†[21] Pelly-Nisutlin | ||||||
| Merged District | ||||||||||
| Patti McLeod Watson Lake | ||||||||||
| Vuntut Gwitchin | Sandra Charlie[52] 34 25.95% |
Debra-Leigh Reti[51] 52 39.67% |
Annie Blake[53] 45 34.35% |
Annie Blake | ||||||
Whitehorse
| Electoral district | Candidates | Incumbent | ||||||
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| Yukon | Liberal | NDP | ||||||
| Copperbelt North | Currie Dixon[54] 760 68.35% |
Matthew Lien[38] 352 31.65% |
Currie Dixon | |||||
| Copperbelt South | Scott Kent[55] 787 66.47% |
Derek Yap[56] 60 5.10% |
Robin Reid-Fraser[48] 337 28.46% |
Scott Kent | ||||
| Mountainview | Peter Grundmanis[57] 362 36.71% |
Jon Weller[58] 107 10.85% |
Linda Moen[38] 517 52.43% |
Jeanie McLean† | ||||
| Porter Creek Centre | Ted Laking[59] 737 65.98% |
Louis Gagnon[60] 91 8.15% |
Hilary Smith[48] 289 25.87% |
Yvonne Clarke‡ | ||||
| Porter Creek North | Doris Anderson[61] 384 53.63% |
Jacklyn Stockstill[62] 67 9.36% |
Chris Dunbar[48] 265 37.01% |
Geraldine Van Bibber†[20] | ||||
| Porter Creek South | Adam Gerle[63] 493 53.13% |
Harjit Mavi[64][65] 62 6.68% |
Dario Paola[38] 373 40.19% |
Ranj Pillai†[18] | ||||
| Riverdale North | Rose Sellars[66] 405 38.64% |
Mark Kelly[67] 181 17.27% |
Carmen Gustafson[38] 462 44.17% |
Nils Clarke†[23] | ||||
| Riverdale South | Aurora Viernes[68] 339 34.70% |
Sunny Patch[69][65] 204 20.88% |
Justin Ziegler[38] 434 44.42% |
Tracy-Anne McPhee† | ||||
| Takhini | Logan Freese[70] 391 35.32% |
Abdullah Khalid[71][65] 89 8.04% |
Kate White[1] 627 56.64% |
Kate White Takhini-Kopper King | ||||
| Whistle Bend North | Yvonne Clarke[72] 457 52.65% |
Beverly Cooper[73] 107 12.33% |
Tiara Topps[74] 304 35.37% |
New District | ||||
| Whistle Bend South | Linda Benoit[75] 344 45.99% |
Vida Pelayo[76] 102 13.66% |
Dustin McKenzie-Hubbard[38] 302 40.37% |
New District | ||||
| Whitehorse Centre | Keith Jacobsen[77] 350 41.08% |
Mellisa Kwok[78] 77 9.04% |
Lane Tredger[79] 425 49.88% |
Lane Tredger | ||||
| Whitehorse West | Laura Lang[80] 615 55.06% |
Mike Pemberton[1] 139 12.44% |
Katherine McCallum[38] 363 32.50% |
Richard Mostyn†[22] | ||||
Victory margins
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Riding | Percentage-point margin | Vote margin |
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| 1 | Brad Cathers | YP | Lake Laberge | 48.71 | 642 |
| 2 | Ted Laking | YP | Porter Creek Centre | 42.34 | 445 |
| 3 | Scott Kent | YP | Copperbelt South | 38.01 | 450 |
| 4 | Currie Dixon | YP | Copperbelt North | 36.70 | 408 |
| 5 | Laura Lang | YP | Whitehorse West | 22.56 | 252 |
| 6 | Kate White | NDP | Takhini | 21.32 | 236 |
| 7 | Jen Gehmair | YP | Marsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn | 19.11 | 172 |
| 8 | Doris Anderson | YP | Porter Creek North | 16.62 | 119 |
| 9 | Yvonne Clarke | YP | Whistle Bend North | 16.55 | 145 |
| 10 | Patti McLeod | YP | Watson Lake-Ross River–Faro | 16.13 | 124 |
| 11 | Linda Moen | NDP | Mountainview | 15.72 | 155 |
| 12 | Adam Gerle | YP | Porter Creek South | 12.94 | 120 |
| 13 | Tyler Porter | YP | Southern Lakes | 12.62 | 76 |
| 14 | Wade Istchenko | YP | Kluane | 12.12 | 94 |
| 15 | Justin Ziegler | NDP | Riverdale South | 9.72 | 95 |
| 16 | Lane Tredger | NDP | Whitehorse Centre | 8.80 | 75 |
| 17 | Linda Benoit | YP | Whistle Bend South | 5.70 | 42 |
| 18 | Carmen Gustafson | NDP | Riverdale North | 5.55 | 58 |
| 19 | Debra-Leigh Reti | Lib | Vuntut Gwitchin | 5.30 | 7 |
| 20 | Brent McDonald | NDP | Klondike | 4.10 | 38 |
| 21 | Cory Bellmore | YP | Mayo-Tatchun | 3.95 | 27 |
| YP: 14 seats; NDP: 5 seats; Lib: 1 seat. | |||||
| Candidate | Party | Riding | Vote Percentage |
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| Brad Cathers | Yukon Party | Lake Laberge | 71.93% |
| Currie Dixon | Yukon Party | Copperbelt North | 68.35% |
| Ted Laking | Yukon Party | Porter Creek Centre | 67.27% |
| Scott Kent | Yukon Party | Copperbelt South | 66.47% |
| Jen Gehmair | Yukon Party | Marsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn | 57.78% |
| Kate White | NDP | Takhini | 56.64% |
| Wade Istchenko | Yukon Party | Kluane | 56.06% |
| Laura Lang | Yukon Party | Whitehorse West | 55.06% |
| Doris Anderson | Yukon Party | Porter Creek North | 53.63% |
| Patti McLeod | Yukon Party | Watson Lake-Ross River–Faro | 53.19% |
| Adam Gerle | Yukon Party | Porter Creek South | 53.13% |
| Linda Moen | NDP | Mountainview | 52.43% |
| Yvonne Clarke | Yukon Party | Whistle Bend North | 52.17% |
| Brent McDonald | NDP | Klondike | 52.05% |
Incumbents seeking re-election
The following table lists incumbents from the 39th Yukon Legislative Assembly who sought re-election, their parties, outcomes, and changes in personal vote share from 2021. Data is preliminary and subject to final validation.[82][83]
| Incumbent Name | Party | 2021 Riding | 2021 Vote % | 2025 Riding | 2025 Vote % | Reelected | Change in Vote % |
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| Wade Istchenko | YP | Kluane | 45.00 | Kluane | 56.06 | Yes | +11.06 |
| Brad Cathers | YP | Lake Laberge | 62.10 | Lake Laberge | 71.93 | Yes | +9.83 |
| Jeremy Harper | Lib | Mayo-Tatchun | 37.70 | Mayo-Tatchun | 42.04 | No | +4.34 |
| Patti McLeod | YP | Watson Lake | 56.90 | Watson Lake-Ross River–Faro | 53.19 | Yes | -3.71 |
| Currie Dixon | YP | Copperbelt North | 51.90 | Copperbelt North | 68.35 | Yes | +16.45 |
| Scott Kent | YP | Copperbelt South | 57.00 | Copperbelt South | 66.47 | Yes | +9.47 |
| Kate White | NDP | Takhini-Kopper King | 63.30 | Takhini | 56.64 | Yes | -6.66 |
| Yvonne Clarke | YP | Porter Creek Centre | 41.80 | Whistle Bend North (new) | 52.17 | Yes | +10.37 |
| Lane Tredger | NDP | Whitehorse Centre | 47.00 | Whitehorse Centre | 49.88 | Yes | +2.88 |
| Annie Blake | NDP | Vuntut Gwitchin | 50.00 | Vuntut Gwitchin | 34.09 | No | -15.91 |
Seats that changed hands
The following seats changed allegiance from the 2021 redistributed results.
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Electoral reform plebiscite
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November 3, 2025
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Should Yukon change to a ranked voting electoral system as recommended by the Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform? | |||||||||||||
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 Results of the plebiscite by riding. | |||||||||||||
Following the final report from the citizen's assembly on electoral reform, the territorial government announced on September 19, 2024, that a plebiscite on adopting instant-runoff voting will be held simultaneously with the 2025 general election.[85] The opposition Yukon Party reiterated its stance that changes to Yukon's electoral system should have to go through a referendum, while expressing its preference for First-past-the-post voting.[86] The Yukon NDP is for the plebiscite while the Yukon Liberal Party is neutral on the matter.[87]
According to preliminary results, the plebiscite recorded a majority in favour of switching to ranked-choice voting, with 56.18% in favour and 43.82% opposed.[84] Despite the results of the plebiscite, the Yukon Party government has refused to change from the current FPTP system.[88]
Student Vote results
Student Vote elections are mock elections that run parallel to real elections, in which students not of voting age participate. They are administered by CIVIX Canada, in partnership with Elections Yukon. Student Vote elections are for educational purposes and do not count towards the actual results.[89]
| Party | Leader | Seats | Votes | |||||
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| Elected | 2021 | ± | # | % | Change (pp) | |||
| Yukon Party | Currie Dixon | 7 | 5 | 2 | 701 | 42.83 | 14.28 | |
| New Democratic | Kate White | 4 | 5 | 1 | 624 | 37.86 | 8.54 | |
| Liberal | Mike Pemberton | 1 | 3 | 2 | 321 | 19.48 | 9.95 | |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.60 | ||
| Vacant[b] | 9 | 7 | 2 | N/a | N/a | N/a | ||
| Total votes cast | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1,648 | 100.00 | N/a | ||
| Source: Student Vote Yukon 2025 complete results | ||||||||
The students also voted in a mock plebiscite, with 57.4% of the valid ballots voting yes.