Yukon Legislative Assembly

Yukon Legislative Assembly

Assemblée législative du Yukon
36th Yukon Legislative Assembly
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Unicameral house of the Legislature of Yukon
Leadership
Speaker
Yvonne Clarke, Yukon
since 8 December 2025
Currie Dixon, Yukon
since 22 November 2025
Leader of the Opposition
Kate White, New Democratic
since 3 November 2025
Structure
Seats21
Political groups
Government (14)
  •   Yukon (14)

Official Opposition (6)

  •   New Democratic (6)

Others (1)

Elections
Last election
November 3, 2025
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Legislative Building
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Website
yukonassembly.ca

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.

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

Name Party Riding First elected / previously elected No. of terms
  Currie Dixon Yukon Copperbelt North 2011, 2021 3rd term*
  Scott Kent Yukon Copperbelt South 2000,[a] 2011 5th term*
  Brent McDonald New Democratic Klondike 2025 1st term
  Wade Istchenko Yukon Kluane 2011 4th term
  Brad Cathers Yukon Lake Laberge 2002 6th term
  Cory Bellmore Yukon Mayo-Tatchun 2025 1st term
  Jen Gehmair Yukon Marsh Lake-Mount Lorne-Golden Horn 2025 1st term
  Linda Moen New Democratic Mountainview 2025 1st term
  Patti McLeod Yukon Watson Lake-Ross River-Faro 2011 4th term
  Ted Laking Yukon Porter Creek Centre 2025 1st term
  Doris Anderson Yukon Porter Creek North 2025 1st term
  Adam Gerle Yukon Party Porter Creek South 2025 1st term
  Carmen Gustafson New Democratic Riverdale North 2025 1st term
  Justin Ziegler New Democratic Riverdale South 2025 1st term
  Kate White New Democratic Takhini 2011 4th term
  Debra-Leigh Reti Liberal Vuntut Gwitchin 2025 1st term
  Tyler Porter Yukon Southern Lakes 2025 1st term
  Lane Tredger New Democratic Whitehorse Centre 2021 2nd term
  Laura Lang Yukon Whitehorse West 2025 1st term
  Yvonne Clarke Yukon Whistle Bend North 2021 2nd term
  Linda Benoit Yukon Whistle Bend South 2025 1st term

Party standings

Party Rural Whitehorse Total
  Yukon 6 8 14
  New Democratic 1 5 6
  Liberal 1 0 1
 Total 8 13 21
Government majority 3

See also

  • List of speakers of the Yukon Legislative Assembly
  • List of Yukon general elections
  • List of the Yukon Legislative Assemblies
  • List of Yukon territorial electoral districts

Notes

  1. ^ Riverside (First elected as a Liberal)

References