Yukon Legislative Assembly
Legislature of Yukon, Canada
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The Yukon Legislative Assembly (French: Assemblée législative du Yukon) is the legislative assembly for Yukon, Canada. Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, their legislative assemblies are elected on a non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model.
Yukon Legislative Assembly Assemblée législative du Yukon | |
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| 36th Yukon Legislative Assembly | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 21 |
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Political groups | Government (14)
Official Opposition (6) Others (1) |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2025 |
Next election | 2029 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Legislative Building Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada | |
| Website | |
| yukonassembly.ca | |
Each member represents one electoral district, elected through first-past-the-post voting. Members of the Legislative Assembly are sworn in 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. 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.
Current members
Italicized text indicates a member of cabinet. Bold text indicates a party leader. Both indicates the Premier of Yukon
Party standings
| Party | Rural | Whitehorse | Total | |
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| Yukon | 6 | 8 | 14 | |
| New Democratic | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Liberal | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 13 | 21 | |
| Government majority | 3 | |||